A dripping tap may seem trivial and is one of those repair jobs that many of us put on the back burner. However, the longer a dripping tap is left, the more it is costing you – especially now that ...

One Irish plumber estimates that a slowly-dripping tap can lose more than 180 litres of water a day, and if it's a hot tap then it could add hundreds of euro to your bill over the course of a year ...

Spotting these leaks means customers could have also saved themselves money in the process, as things like a dripping tap or leaky loo could add hundreds of pounds a year to a household water bill.

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