    
Water usage is a determined by individual use and the water features included in your water system. Check the links above to see other water saving ideas. And check out the these water loss scenarios to see what impact these water problems could have on your water bill. WATER LOSS:| Dripping Faucet @ 1/4 gpm | = | 10,800 gallons a month | | Leaking Toilet @ 1/2 gpm | = | 21,500 gallons a month | | Drip Irrigation @ 1 gpm | = | 43,200 gallons a month | | Watering Garden for 2 hours @ 5 gpm | = | 18,000 gallons | | Watering Garden for 2 hours @ 10 gpm | = | 36,000 gallons | | Unattended Water Hose One Night @ 10 gpm | = | 5,400 gallons | | Broken Service line 1 night @ 15 gpm | = | 8,100 gallons | | Broken Service line 1 full day @ 15 gpm | = | 21,600 gallons | | Broken Service line 1 week @ 15 gpm | = | 151,200 gallons | | Broken Service line 1 month @ 15 gpm | = | 648,000 gallons | | Stuck Ice Maker @ 2 gpm | = | 86,400 gallons a month | | Stuck Valve in Washer - 30 min @ 8 gpm | = | 240 gallons | | Stuck Float in Water Trough @ 5 gpm | = | 216,000 gallons a month |
Typical Water Uses:| 1 Bath | = | 42 gallons | x | 30 | = | 1,260 gallons | | 1 Shower | = | 17 gallons | x | 30 | = | 510 gallons | | 1 load of clothes | = | 45 gallons | x | 20 | = | 900 gallons | | Flush Toilet | = | 3 gallons | | | | |
Sprinkler System on average will use 10 gallons per head per minute. | Gallonsper Head | | Numberof heads | | MinutesRun | | Zones | | Gallons usedEach time youSprinkler goesthrough one Cycle | | 10 | x | 5 | x | 15 | x | 4 | = | 3,000 |
In a month you would use 24,000 a month if your sprinkler system is set to run 2 times a week. |
