Operating an apartment, condominium or managed property can get expensive. To keep costs low, you have to stay on top of all your utilities.
But one of the biggest areas most property owner and managers ignore is water. Chances are you are losing money with water every single day – and you probably don’t even know it.
Toilets can be one of the most-expensive devices in your property. Statistics from The American Water Works Association (AWWA) indicate at least 20% of all toilets are currently leaking, and 100% of all toilets will eventually leak at some time.
Every day that a toilet leak goes undetected can result in as much as 300 gallons of water lost – PER DAY. And depending on the size of the leak, it is possible to end up paying an extra $500.00 every year for water that was never used.
And that’s just for a single leaking toilet. How many toilets do you have in your property?
Did you know some of the water you are currently paying for isn’t just water – it’s actually air?
It’s true. As water flows through the meter, air flows with it – and your meter can’t tell the difference, so you get charged not just for the water going through meter, but the air as well. This could be responsible for as much as 25% of your water costs.
One of the best ways to control water costs is to avoid paying for water you don’t use, especially when that water comes as the result of a leaking irrigation system, or maybe from a stuck cooling tower valve.
The key to minimizing these costly breakdowns is through effective consumption monitoring, with real-time water monitoring systems that learn about your facility’s water consumption patterns. When the system detects an abnormality in your water usage, you get notified immediately so that you can fix the problem before it gets out of control.
Cooling towers account for approximately 30% of a facility’s total water usage. Keeping them running efficiently is paramount to keeping your water costs in check.
And to keep your cooling towers efficient, minimizing scaling and corrosion is a must. Anti-scaling and corrosion systems preemptively remove solids that cause corrosion and scale build-up to keep them from entering your cooling tower.
The result? Not only reduced water use, but also reductions in energy and chemical use as well (hint: big savings).
Alternative Utility Services will invest in qualifying properties and provide a complete water-saving solution – equipment, installation, maintenance, the works – without any investment from the property owner.
Water solutions for your property come with a lot of options – but paying high prices doesn’t have to be one of them.
Provide a few pieces of information about your property, energy objectives, and contact information. It’s free.
Our team of water conservation experts conduct a water conservation & leakage study to look for savings opportunities.
We only recommend solutions that are guaranteed to lower your water consumption and save you money.
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