Overheard a neighbor say his water bill jumped $40 after a leaky faucet fix

I was at the hardware store on Central last week and heard this guy telling a worker how his plumber charged him $120 to swap a washer, but then his water bill went up $40 the next month. It made me think back to when I replaced my own toilet flapper back in 2018 and saved probably $150 in parts and labor. Has anyone else noticed that some simple fixes backfire after you think you've saved money?

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elizabeth_bailey2613d ago

Bet the plumber loosened something else while he was in there.

matthewgonzalez13d ago

Had a guy fix my sink once and suddenly the cabinet doors wouldn't stay shut afterwards.