Going On Vacation With A Stuck Toilet? Get It Repaired ASAP

You and your family are excited to go on a vacation this year but you found that your toilet is stuck or leaking just before you left. You have no time to reschedule your vacation and want to deal with this problem after you get back. Don't delay, though, as you may lose serious money if you don't get plumbing services to fix your leaking toilet right away.

Stuck Toilets Cost You Money

If you go away on vacation with a leaking or stuck toilet, you are putting yourself in a potentially tough situation. For example, one study found that a toilet with a leak may waste as much as 200 gallon of water per day, though a stuck toilet may create just as much waste in this way.

How much is that in a cash value? If you go away for a month and leave your toilet stuck, you'll lose $70.06 per month – the rate varies depending on an area's water cost – which is a significant amount. And even if you're gone for a week, that's over $15 per week or $2 per day.

That kind of money loss isn't something that you'll notice right away: that's what makes it such a serious issue. Unfortunately, all that extra money will add up over a year – a leaky toilet at $70 per month would equate to $840 for a year. That's nearly the cost of an average vacation, give or take.

Fixing a Stuck Toilet is Wise

If you get your toilet fixed while you're away on vacation, you minimize the amount of money that you lose. For example, at a rate of $2 loss per day, if you get the toilet repaired on your third day of a two-week (14-day vacation), you'll lose about $4-6 and save $22 (11 days multiplied by $2).

Every day that you wait not only costs you extra money but could potentially worsen the toilet situation. For example, you may come home to find that the leak has expanded to the point where it has affected all of your bathroom and other areas throughout your home.

So if you're going on vacation and your toilet is stuck or leaks, reach out to a plumbing professional to get the help that you need. These experts will assess the situation, help you understand where the problem begins, and will then work hard to fix the issue in a quick and easy manner. You can even schedule a fix while you're away from home to get it done even sooner.