The Flush Valve Mystery

A certain Tampa residential community was owned by a new-age property baron who liked to get to the bottom of things.  When the books were thoroughly scrutinized, it was clear that there was something wrong: the place was going through water.  A lot of it, in fact.  Three years book-keeping showed a 3% increase in water use each year, in addition to other increases that the savvy owner factored out.

When the resident Tampa Plumbers appeared on the scene, they found the culprits almost immediately: some toilets installed in a certain year by the same contractor were leaking faster than the Hoover Dam.  Why?  Flush valves installed in their tanks were just plain bad.  

The flush valve, the piece in your toilet that keeps water in the tank, is important.  It’s easy for that simple flap to get out of shape and let a trickle of water down into the bowl.  That water goes just as quickly down your sewer drain.

You might not be able to spot this kind of thing.  The above story shows how hard it can be to self-diagnose these issues and how a Tampa Plumber can easily provide the right fix.

A good Tampa Plumbing shop can just as easily stop this problem by delivering replacement parts, as the vigilant Tampa property owner found out, and the same tactics can work for you.  If you suspect you have water loss, check out the bowl daily to see for yourself.  Putting a little food coloring in the tank is one way to see if there is continual leakage.  If you need help, just let the pros do the diagnosis and the fix, with simple little rubber parts that can save you a boat load of money and and make you a better steward of your resources.  That kind of savings helps everybody, from tenants (who may pay higher rent on properties with high utility bills) to the common population who all rely on the same water supply.  So keep one good eye on your toilet tank at all times.