@newhomeownerplanner: Lift the porcelain lid off your toilet tank and look down at the small metal chain connecting your flush handle lever to the rubber flapper. Is that chain dangling with a little bit of slack, or is it pulled drum-tight like a guitar string? If your toilet chain has zero slack, it creates a constant microscopic pull on the rubber flapper. The rubber never quite seals flat against the porcelain flush valve opening. Water trickles past the seal around the clock, driving up your municipal water bill by $30 to $50 every month without leaving a single drop of water on your bathroom floor. Unhook the bead chain clip and readjust it so the chain has exactly half an inch of slack when resting. Full checklist: search 'newhomeownerplanner' on Selar Look inside your toilet tank right now: Is the chain pulled tight or loose? Part 15 of 30 — follow so you don't land mid-series. #plumbing #toilet #waterbill #homeowner #firsthome #diyplumbing #homeinspection #hometips #savemoney
