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Today I give you a very earth friendly tip that I just learned about last night from the plumber that was here fixing a leak in the bathroom. That is just how fast I spread that knowledge. Oh yeah! Do you feel like saving bazillions of gallons of fresh water? I will now tell you how.

No, this is not the pop bottle full of water or rocks in the toilet tank. That does not always work that great. The bottle can get in the way of your toilets moving parts. This method does not involve any bottles, rocks, water, or tools.

If you have ever taken the lid off of a toilet, you know that there is a float ball in there that attached to a thin metal rod. This float balls level determines the water level within the toilets tank. Get in there, grab that rod, and bend it downward a little. Next time the toilet is flushed and the tank refills the water level is forever lowered (unless it is bent back of course).

Think about all of the water that could be saved with this trick. Toilets get flushed a hell of a lot. If one gallon of water is saved per flush, and that toilet is flushed six times a day, you will be responsible for saving over 2,000 gallons of water per year. Abuse five of your friend’s toilets and you will save close to 11,000 gallons with a six flush daily average.

For those of you who do not quite understand the technique, here is a nifty diagram.

Let’s start abusing shall we? We should have a contest or something. Thanks for reading.

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