Shootin' the Breeze
05-04-2016, 02:53 PM
#781
Originally Posted by Kyras' timestamp='1462370132' post='23956642
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^ Sorry to hear that, it looks great in the photos. Water was definitely high, considering mine's free - unless I have to replace the well or pump. I didn't understand your property taxes statement.... since $692 x 12= $8,304. Don't you pay any property taxes now?
[quote name='dlq04' timestamp='1462332740' post='23956366']
^ Sorry to hear that, it looks great in the photos. Water was definitely high, considering mine's free - unless I have to replace the well or pump. I didn't understand your property taxes statement.... since $692 x 12= $8,304. Don't you pay any property taxes now?
first there is the electricity of pumping it up from the ground, then pumping the waste uphill to the leach field.
And of course every few years the separation tank needs to be pumped.
but even ignoring that. we had to frack our well and replace the pump and check valves.
oh and the leach field failed so we had to replace that.
all tolled, we probably invested forty grand into our "free" water.
yup turn the water on and it flows even when the power is out, flush the toilet and it goes away.
of course then again i could be in flint....
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private well and septic. although it is regulated and inspected when you transfer ownership, otherwise you're on your own.
if it breaks, you get to fix it.
on the flip side i have awesome spring water people would pay a buck a bottle for.
which amused me when my neighbors bought bottled water.
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I currently have 10 cases of Aquafina bottled water in my garage. ;-)
05-05-2016, 09:46 AM
#782
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Oh, that's one of the things I miss most about our home we sold- the water. Pumped straight out of the ground, into a tank, and into the house. Better than any bottled water. Only negative was it had a lot of silica in it so washing your car you had to dry it immediately to avoid spots. It even pitted glass.
Patty, sorry the house didn't work out for you. Good thing you asked for all the info you did.
Patty, sorry the house didn't work out for you. Good thing you asked for all the info you did.
05-05-2016, 10:16 AM
#783
Oh, that's one of the things I miss most about our home we sold- the water. Pumped straight out of the ground, into a tank, and into the house. Better than any bottled water. Only negative was it had a lot of silica in it so washing your car you had to dry it immediately to avoid spots. It even pitted glass.
Patty, sorry the house didn't work out for you. Good thing you asked for all the info you did.
Patty, sorry the house didn't work out for you. Good thing you asked for all the info you did.
05-05-2016, 08:01 PM
#784
The best water I ever drank was City water in the small town I grew up in - NW'er PA. Any friends that ever visited my old stomping grounds with me, no matter what state they were from, agreed. I can only assume it was spring water out the hills of PA. I know it didn't come from the river which often had an oil slick on it.
05-06-2016, 03:46 AM
#785
best water i ever had was from a swamp....
ice skating as a kid on a frozen swamp/ pond / marsh area.
we were thirsty and some one chipped a hole n the ice with their skate.
laid on our belly to suck it up out of the hole.
delightful, probably was that rich broth of microscopic organic material floating in it.
ice skating as a kid on a frozen swamp/ pond / marsh area.
we were thirsty and some one chipped a hole n the ice with their skate.
laid on our belly to suck it up out of the hole.
delightful, probably was that rich broth of microscopic organic material floating in it.
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