I am referring to the lovely country property your buyer is offering on;
Many of the rural states need to have wells for house water!
If the buyers are from a city where municipal water has always been available they may know nothing about drilled wells, dug wells, hard water, water softeners, filters, well pumps, pressure tanks, filters, hydrofracking... the good and the potential problems.
The GOOD! There can be nothing more pure or better tasting than cold water from a deep drilled well that is in a good water source! (wait one, I need to get a drink of water... be right back) ... glug glug ... Ahhh back at yah...
The Cost- The electricity to operate the water pump in either system. If the system does not have a pressure leak the pump should only run when you call for water. The cost of running a pump is still less than city water however it is up to the homeowner to do the water tests.
The Bad for a drilled well- A drilled well can become low in water in a very dry year. It could also deplete to the point that it would need hydrofracking to release more water from the rock. If the cap is not sealed on top you could get organic matter into the water causing a coliform level.
The BAD for a dug well- A dug well is probably more susceptible to a dry year problem as it is sourced more heavily by surface water. It is also more susceptible to contamination from surface water such as farmland runoff or insects falling in.
The UGLY- A small or medium sized animal works its way into the well and... it’s ugly, real ugly. This will cause more than total coliform and e coli. There will be some netting/skimming and lots of chlorine. Many of the more modern dug wells have concrete lids and are sealed against such things but many of the older ones have a wooden
lid sitting on top. These systems with the wooden lids should be changed to concrete for obvious safety reasons.
Hard Water- Some well water has a high mineral content that does not affect the taste but may create a hardness factor that interferes with the efficacy of soaps and detergents. This can be solved easily with a water softener and an inline sediment filter (filter first in line) The sediment filter is just that, it filters the iron or manganese particles that could turn your toilet tanks brown or even black. The softener will get the rest and you will have wonderful water.
Cheers, DanaB
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