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anyone else annoyed by how wasteful plumbing can be?

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scottpianist
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I was fixing a leaky faucet yesterday (again, ugh) and it just hit me how much water gets wasted from these little drips. Like, gallons and gallons over time, you know? And then I started thinking about toilets and showers and all that stuff... seems like plumbing could be way more efficient or something. Is it just me being overly picky or does this bug other people too?


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"Like, gallons and gallons over time, you know?"

Yeah, totally get you on this. It's crazy how those tiny drips add upβ€”had a customer once whose water bill spiked massively just from a leaky toilet flapper. Plumbing's definitely improved over the years, but there's still plenty of room for efficiency. And don't even get me started on showerheads... some of them spray everywhere except on you.


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Plumbing's definitely improved over the years, but there's still plenty of room for efficiency. And don't even get me started on showerheads...

Yeah, been there with the showerheads... some designs make you wonder if the engineers ever actually took a shower. But you're right, those little leaks really sneak up on youβ€”good reminder to check things regularly.


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