How to control water bills in your apartments??

[Joel Owens]

Okay so in my apartments I tell the previous owner (I recently just bought them) that I plan on going in once a month and changing the air filter.

This way the units can be inspected some and also I know the power bill won't be as high for the tenant and the low air flow won't burn out the fan motors faster.

The seller mentioned to me that I should also check the toilets as well.The seller stated that tenants like to put those chlorox bleach tablets in the toilets and it eats up the flapper valves.

This causes a water leak and runs up the water bill for the landlord.Here the water is included in the total rent payment each month.

So should I ban the chlorine tablets from the toilets or should I just replace the flappers all at once??

Do they make a slightly more expensive flapper that does not fail with the use of the chlorine tablets?

Trying to preserve mechanicals and keep utility cost down.

Thanks for the help and ideas.

20 units so 60 toilets total.

[Loc R.]

I have controlled the water bill at my properties by the following:

(1) low flow toilets
(2) low flow shower heads
(3) low flow thingies (sorry, I don't know the formal name) on the kitchen and bathroom sinks
(4) coin operated FRONT LOAD washers (14 gallons average per 20 lb load vs. 42 gallons average per 10 lb load for a top loader)
(5) "desert" landscaping

I have not heard of those flappers being eaten away by the tablets, so I can't help there.