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These devices can be used in your home to help save water


Fit-All-Flapper: Easy as 1-2-3

Fit-all-flapper step 1 STEP 1: Turn control valve on bottom of Flapper to adjust water savings
Fit-all-flapper step 2 STEP 2: Attach metal clip from Flapper chain to flusher arm.
Fit-all-flapper step 3 STEP 3: Attach Flapper to studs on toilet overflow tube.

* Fits almost every style toilet.

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Leak Detection Tablets

Savings: Finding and repairing toilet leaks, which can waste over 100 gallons a day (often without making a sound), can be a rewarding experience - worth as much as $100 a year in water bill savings.
Leak detection tablet step 1
STEP 1: Remove cover from top of toilet tank.
Leak detection tablet step 2
STEP 2: Drop tablets into tank and replace cover.

STEP 3: Wait ten minutes.

STEP 4: If colored water appears in the bowl, you have a leak.

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Water Faucet Aerator

A regular faucet uses an average of four gallons of water per minute. This easy to install aerator attachment reduces the flow by two gallons a minute, and saves energy too by reducing the amount of hot water used.
Water faucet aerator Installation Instructions:
STEP 1: Remove old aerator.
  • Inside Threaded Faucets:
    STEP 2: Place upper washer (A) on lower washer (B), in top of aerator (C).

    STEP 3: Screw aerator (C) into inside threads of faucet.

  • Outside Threaded Faucet:
    STEP 2: Discard upper washer (A).

    STEP 3: With lower washer (B) in top of aerator (C), screw aerator onto outside threads.

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Showerhead Installation

Savings: Hot showers cost you money, both for the water and the energy you use to heat it. A modern, efficient showerhead will help you enjoy a full force shower while you SAVE WATER, cut your energy bill and REDUCE SEWER FLOWS!
Showerhead installation
STEP 1: Remove old showerhead from the shower arm. If you need to use a wrench to remove it, use a second wrench to hold above the shower arm while you loosen the old showerhead. Use pieces of cloth to protect the finish.

Showerhead installation step 2
STEP 2: Before installing new showerhead, turn on the water to wash out the pipe.

Showerhead installation step 3
STEP 3: TURN OFF WATER. Screw on the new showerhead and hand tighten.

Showerhead installation step 4
STEP 4: Test showerhead. If it leaks, tighten by using one wrench on the shower arm and another on the showerhead. Tighten until snug. DO NOT over tighten!

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Toilet Dam Installation

Savings: Your toilets are the largest water-wasters in your home. About 5-7 gallons of water are lost with every flush. Using one of these Toilet Dams you save 100's of gallons of water per person per year and REDUCE SEWER FLOWS.

Installation Instructions:
Toilet dam installation step 1
STEP 1: Remove cover from top of toilet tank.

Toilet dam installation step 2
STEP 2: Bend the Toilet Dam and place next to the drain valve as shown in the diagram. The rubber blade edges should press on bottom and sides of tank. POSITION TOILET DAM SO IT DOES NOT REST ON ANY BOLTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN TANK. Toilet Dam should be positioned so it does not interfere with any moving part in the tank.

Toilet dam installation step 3
STEP 3: Flush the toilet. If the toilet does not flush well after the Dam is installed, move Toilet Dam farther away from drain valve.

Toilet dam installation step 4
STEP 4: Check water level in tank. Water level should be 1" below the over-flow tube. Level can be adjusted by GENTLY bending float arm down.

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