Austin Home Data Desk · Product 16 of 25

Show exactly what a small leak costs

A local calculator converting drip counts or meter movement into flow, gallons and estimated Austin water cost.

Planned updates when official rate data or calculation guidance changes.

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Try it

Explore the interactive preview.

Every route ships with a populated default state. Choose another input to update the documented result instantly.

Enter observed drips per minute

drips / minute

Result

120 drips per minute

Minor

Water lost / month: 347.1 gallons
Water lost / year: 4,165.2 gallons
Added cost / month: $4.37
Added cost / year: $52.48

Uses ~0.25 mL per drip, 34.71 gallons/year per drip-per-minute and a $0.0126/gallon blended rate. Confirm with a meter test.

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What it shows

Four signals, one usable local picture.

Drips or meter change

A clearly labeled view of drips or meter change, with its source and freshness visible.

Monthly and annual water loss

A clearly labeled view of monthly and annual water loss, with its source and freshness visible.

Estimated local bill impact

A clearly labeled view of estimated local bill impact, with its source and freshness visible.

Practical context

A simple, Austin-specific way to show residents what a small leak may cost.

How it works

Built to show its work.

A simple, Austin-specific way to show residents what a small leak may cost. Every published value will carry a source, timestamp, release version and visible limitation.

Who cites or embeds it

Made for the people explaining Austin homes.

Homeowners

Homeowners can use Leak Cost Calculator as a source-linked starting point for a simple, Austin-specific way to show residents what a small leak may cost.

HOAs and property managers

HOAs and property managers can use Leak Cost Calculator as a source-linked starting point for a simple, Austin-specific way to show residents what a small leak may cost.

Inspectors and real-estate agents

Inspectors and real-estate agents can use Leak Cost Calculator as a source-linked starting point for a simple, Austin-specific way to show residents what a small leak may cost.

Newsroom package

One documented release, four reusable formats.

Preview endpoints are intentionally inactive until validated live data launches.

Responsive embed

Drop the interactive card into a partner story or resident resource.

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Broadcast graphic

Use continuously refreshed 16:9 and social-ready visuals.

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Machine-readable

Analyze the same versioned release through documented JSON and CSV.

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Methodology & archive

Check sources, definitions, corrections and every prior public release.

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Methodology

Sources, cadence and limitations stay attached.

Sources

Austin utility rate schedules
Published flow conversions
User-entered observations

Update cadence

Planned updates when official rate data or calculation guidance changes.

Limitations

Results will be estimates, with measurement method, rate version and assumptions visible beside the calculation.

Free to embed or reproduce with visible attribution to Ironclad Plumbing and a link to the canonical Data Desk release.