David Schwartz
The Water Scrooge™ was engaged to affect water savings in this 46-unit building. The starting point for this building was annual sewer and water costs of $57,312.
The Water Scrooge™ program included installation of: Installation of the Toilet Scrooge™ valve to eliminate leaks from running toilets.
Prior to engaging with The Water Scrooge™ the property was averaging 229 Gallons / Unit / Day.
The Water Scrooge installations took place in April 2023.
The graphs below, covers May-October 2022 in Red, and May-October 2023 in Blue. Data pulled from NYC DEP portal.
Table 1.0 Average Volume / Unit / Day. Pre/Post Installation
2022 Average consumption: 229 Gallons / Unit / Day
April-August 2023 Average consumption: 101 Gallons / Unit / Day - 53.7% savings.
This installation led to a steady decline in the average daily consumption volume.
Savings / Payback / ROI
The net benefit of the Water Scrooge™ conservation program are annual savings of approximately $30,000.
This is calculated using:
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Initial average usage of 10043 Gallons / Day (2022 Consumption)
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Revised average usage of 4646 Gallons / Day (2023)
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Water and Sewer Cost of $0.015 / Gallon
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Hot water savings of $81 daily
The project cost was $11,500 = $250 / door
The payback period on the $11,500 investment is just over 6 months with an ROI of 145%.
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Before (May-Oct 2022)
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After (May-Oct 2023)
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Savings (May-Oct 2023)
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Usage
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1,837,984 gal
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850,195 gal
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987,789 gal
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Water Cost
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$27,569.60
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$12752.92
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$14,816.83
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Based on current savings, you are projected to save $29552.69 annually (which equals $642.45 per unit) and will produce positive ROI after 6 months.
Toilet Scrooge™ Savings Solutions
Unlike leak detection solutions in the market, The Toilet Scrooge™ prevents leaks instead of just detecting them - making it an all-around, better solution for leaky toilets!
Our Toilet Scrooge™ customers save about 15% on their water bills!
Learn more about how much money you can save with the Toilet Scrooge™.
About The Water Scrooge™
The Water Scrooge™ offers water conservation ways and products to multi-family landlords and homeowners, including: shower flow controllers, Leak Detection Systems, Toilet Leak Prevention Devices (The Toilet Scrooge™), water flow management devices (SMART Valve™), toilet calibration and DIY products.
Also featuring The Water Scrooge™ App. Our app empowers your team to carry out the installation of our kits. With it, you can also record and track data points about the units (other than water usage).