Tips to save money on your water bill

Install Low-Flow Toilets and Fixtures: This one won't win over the folks (like me) who prefer high water-pressure in the shower, but a low-flow toilet, showerhead, or garden hose can save water and money on your monthly bills. Low-flow appliances got a bad reputation when they were first introduced because many users found they used more water trying to flush toilets or get good clean showers, but their quality has improved dramatically over the year

Check for Leaks: One of the best ways to make sure you're not wasting water is to make sure your plumbing isn't wasting it even when all the faucets are closed. Check under your sinks and behind your toilets for water damage and leaks. Even small leaks can add up to a lot of money over the course of a year.
Hack Your Toilet: If you're up for a weekend project, you can buy a retrofit kit to turn your standard toilet into a water – and money – saving dual-flush model. If you're not interested in that much work, use the old water displacement trick to turn any toilet into a low-flow one: fill up a half-gallon jug with water, cap it, and put it in the toilet tank.
Take Navy Showers: Jump in, get wet, turn off the water. Soap up and clean yourself off, then turn the shower back on to rinse. It's a simple way to use very little water and still get clean – but if your morning shower is a refreshing, relaxing start to your morning, you'll hate this approach.

How to prevent grease from becomming a problem in your drainage system

To prevent cloggs related to fats, oils and greases from happening, follow these good practices:

Before washing dishes, scrape and dry them with a paper towel.
Pour cooled oils and greas into a covered container and mix with other absorbent material like paper towels, kitty litter or coffee grounds before disposing in the trash.
Minimize garbage disposal use and place a basket or strainer over your drain to catch food items, then throw them in the trash.

Soil Stack or Stack Vent

It is the pipe that takes methane gas, also commonly referred to as sewer gas, from the plumbing system and safely vents it up through the roof, where it is diluted into the atmosphere.

Periodically it can become plugged. When that happens, run an auger or long snake down the vent until the obstruction is removed, then flush it clear using a garden hose with the water turned on.

Oftentimes, the boot or collar dries out and cracks. Leaks can develop and rot the roof boards and ceiling below. You can tar around this pipe, but the tar also dries out. For under $10 you can buy a stack sleeve the easily slides down the vent, hugging it, while eliminating further leaks.