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Winter Haven water utility warns leaky toilet flappers can waste 100,000 gallons monthly
Summary
A City Water Department spokesperson urged Winter Haven residents to check and replace toilet flappers, saying a faulty flapper can waste over 100,000 gallons in a month and add as much as $1,000 to water bills; a replacement part costs about $7, the spokesperson said.
Kyle Yates, a spokesperson for the Winter Haven City Water Department, told residents that a toilet flapper that does not seal properly can use more than 100,000 gallons of water in one month and could add as much as $1,000 to a household water bill.
“Did you know that a toilet flapper that does not seal properly can use over 100,000 gallons in 1 month?” Yates said. He described common signs of a faulty flapper — a hissing sound, jiggling the handle, or a toilet that repeatedly fills and stops — and urged homeowners to check fixtures.
Yates said replacing the part is inexpensive. “For roughly $7 you can go to your local home improvement warehouse and pick yourself up a new toilet clapper saving yourself hundreds of dollars,” he said, and recommended replacing toilet flappers every few years. He closed with the department’s slogan: “And as I always say, seal the deal, save the water.”
The messages delivered by the City Water Department are aimed at reducing avoidable household water loss and lowering utility bills for residents. The department framed the advice as a routine maintenance step homeowners can take without specialized tools or professional service.
No specific programs, rebates or assistance for replacing flappers were mentioned during the remarks, and no formal council or commission action was recorded on this item.
