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Answers (5)
- Reid Guthrie, "ReidGuthrie"
- Contributions:5
Some things that others haven't yet mentioned - you might expect some seasonal variation in the pressure and flow rate. Depending on the climate, if your well is in a detached well house, there may be some risk of equipment freezing/failing, so you may need to provide a relaiable heat source in the well house.
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
Life with a well is different. If you are not familiar with how they work, it is worth talking to someone or doing a little research about them. Owners with wells are responsible for all maintenance like replacing pumps, filtering systems, maintaining holding tanks etc.
Wells that have a good capacity and gallons per minute often have less setiment in the water. You have to have your well tested every so often to make sure that the water is drinkable and sometime water from wells depending on the ground water source tastes different than treated city water.
Most people that I know that have wells in more rural areas feel that they work well :) There is a nice conversation about living with a well here. Just make sure that any how you buy has the well tested and do not buy a property with a faulty or low GPM well because a property without water is not worth much.
Wells that have a good capacity and gallons per minute often have less setiment in the water. You have to have your well tested every so often to make sure that the water is drinkable and sometime water from wells depending on the ground water source tastes different than treated city water.
Most people that I know that have wells in more rural areas feel that they work well :) There is a nice conversation about living with a well here. Just make sure that any how you buy has the well tested and do not buy a property with a faulty or low GPM well because a property without water is not worth much.
- Shawn Ryan Rosa, "sryan1980"
- Contributions:493
It's not big deal if you live in an area where wells are common. If it is the only well in the area, then it can hurt the value of a home. The main difference between well water and public water is that the homeowner is responsible for any maintenance required to keep the well up and running. It can be quite costly when you do have a problem with your well. Mine was struck by lightning and the motor had to be replaced.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21458
Well, it's a deep subject, and well, you know, they work well when they might be working, and well, they might not work if you have no source of power, but you can always pump by hand, unless, well, you might have a leak or something someplace.
I hope you are doing well.
Well, don't forget that many things can contaminate the ground water, if one is planning on using it for cooking or drinking, and it would be primarily your responsibility to make sure you stay well and that the water stays well too.
Our city also uses/sells well water, but NASA and JPL contaminated some of it with both rocket fuels and cleaning solvents. And there isn't enough ground water year round, so we still import from Metropolitan Water District, both Colorado River water as well as northern California water.
And well, don't forget that some wells need to be primed due to the location of the pump and type of pump used.
And if you have to treat the water, well that is your responsibility too.
I hope you are doing well.
Well, don't forget that many things can contaminate the ground water, if one is planning on using it for cooking or drinking, and it would be primarily your responsibility to make sure you stay well and that the water stays well too.
Our city also uses/sells well water, but NASA and JPL contaminated some of it with both rocket fuels and cleaning solvents. And there isn't enough ground water year round, so we still import from Metropolitan Water District, both Colorado River water as well as northern California water.
And well, don't forget that some wells need to be primed due to the location of the pump and type of pump used.
And if you have to treat the water, well that is your responsibility too.
- Dan, "the_country_hick"
- Contributions:4697
Better than it is without one. With a well you have water. Unlike city water it usually tastes good.
Wells can go bad but that does not happen often without some kind of contamination happening. The pipe could also rise up with frost and most times a well driller can pound it back down. Again, this is not common.
The only problem is sometime you may have to replace the water tank, the water pump, the lines, or have a drought with an empty shallow well.
Using city water you have a water bill every month.
Basically if you have a big hole in the ground big enough to jump in you have a shallow well. If you have about a 6" pipe sticking out of the lawn for water it is drilled and almost always deep. You could have a low volume or a high volume well. Run the water for 5 minutes or longer to see if it slows down. When new the driller will give a gallons per minute flow rating. An owner may or may not have that information available.
It does make sense to have the water tested. Buy the most expensive water test you can get. It shows all potential issues the cheaper test could miss.
Unless an area is known to have bad water I would not want city water ever. I prefer well water instead of using sick city water.
Wells can go bad but that does not happen often without some kind of contamination happening. The pipe could also rise up with frost and most times a well driller can pound it back down. Again, this is not common.
The only problem is sometime you may have to replace the water tank, the water pump, the lines, or have a drought with an empty shallow well.
Using city water you have a water bill every month.
Basically if you have a big hole in the ground big enough to jump in you have a shallow well. If you have about a 6" pipe sticking out of the lawn for water it is drilled and almost always deep. You could have a low volume or a high volume well. Run the water for 5 minutes or longer to see if it slows down. When new the driller will give a gallons per minute flow rating. An owner may or may not have that information available.
It does make sense to have the water tested. Buy the most expensive water test you can get. It shows all potential issues the cheaper test could miss.
Unless an area is known to have bad water I would not want city water ever. I prefer well water instead of using sick city water.
How is life with a well?
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