If you’re living in a rental in Austin, a walk-up in Brooklyn, or your first starter home in the suburbs, chances are you’ve never once thought about your toilet tank. Why would you? It looks fine. It sounds fine. However, according to an EPA technical fact sheet on household leaks, a running toilet doesn’t always run loudly; sometimes it just leaks, quietly draining water and your money into the sewer line without a single drip, gurgle, or hiss to give it away. And, oddly enough, the fix is nothing more high-tech than some food coloring from your kitchen cabinet.
Why is your toilet the sneakiest leak in the house
