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Got a low-flush toilet<\/a> in your home? Probably – they were introduced in the early ’90s, and later mandated for all new installations<\/a>. So, you’re saving water when you’re flushing… but what if you’ve got a leaking toilet?<\/p>\n

Yeah, low-flush doesn’t make much of a difference there… and, collectively, the US loses over a trillion gallons of water to toilet leaks. So, in the spirit of Fix a Leak Week<\/a> (which it is), I dug into a product that claims to address the leaky toilet problem: the Aqua Mizer<\/a>. Take a look:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t7kuzj1y5g4<\/p>\n

No, I’m not a plumber, but this makes total sense to me – there’s no reason for a toilet tank to refill unless the flush handle’s been used. And I have cleaned up after a few catastrophic leaks in my time (as have we all, I’m sure), I’d spend $25 (the cost of the Aqua Mizer) to avoid ever having to do that again. Just as important, a more powerful flush with less water means long-term savings – and no more waiting around to double-flush (and, hey – it happens…)!<\/p>\n

The catastrophic leak element is new to the product, and the company is running an indiegogo campaign<\/a> to fund a new run of updated Aqua Mizer. Like many other crowdfunding campaigns, Aqua Mizer is taking a pre-order approach, so rewards are products from the company’s line.<\/p>\n

I haven’t tried out the product, and it’s relatively new to the market, so there aren’t a lot of independent reviews out there. The company itself has published at least one case study<\/a> of the product – I’d love to hear about more experiences with it. If you’ve used an Aqua Mizer to prevent leaking toilet, share your experience.<\/p>\n

Got your own way of preventing toilet leaks, or dealing with them proactively? Let us know…<\/p>\n

Image credit: <\/strong>kristiewells<\/a> via photopin<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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