Dripping Faucet @ ¼ gpm = 10,800 gallons/Mo.
Leaking toilet @ ½ gpm = 21,600 gallons/Mo.
Drip Irrigation @ 1 gpm = 43,200 gallons/ Mo.
Watering Garden:
For 2 hours @ 5 gpm = 18,000 gallons/Mo.
For 2 hours @ 10 gpm = 36,000 gallons/Mo.
Unattended Water Hose 1 night 10 gpm = 5,400 gallons
Broken Service Line 1 night @ 15 gpm= 8,100 gallons
1 day @ 15 gpm= 21,600 gallons
1 week @ 15 gpm= 151,200 gallons
1 month @ 15 gpm= 648,000 gallons
Stuck Ice Maker @ 2 gpm = 86,400 gallons/Mo.
Stuck check valve 8 gpm = 240 gallons
In washing machine
Stuck float in watering trough 5 gpm = 216,000 gallons/Mo.
Typical Usages:
1 bath = 42 gallons
30 baths = 1,260 gallons
1 shower = 17 gallons
30 showers = 510 gallons
Wash 1 load clothes= 45 gallons
Wash 20 loads = 900 gallons
Flush toilet = 3 gallons
15 Flushes per Day = 900 gallons/Mo.
Note: All figures are estimates
