[Shop-talk] wells and such.

[Galt, Stuart A]

IMHO you would be foolish to not test the well for
water quality and quantity. If possible try to find
out if the area has a problem with wells going dry
etc.  The local well drilling company can be a great
source of info as they probably put in most of the
wells in the local area.  The septic system should be
checked as well (groan)...

Stuart

Also, w.r.t. PEX:  The only disadvantage I can see
is that it is not as rodent resistant as copper.  In
a rural environment I constantly have to deal with
little critters trying to get in and a hole in the
floor with plastic pipe is much easier to chew than
copper.... DAMHIKT!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene D Abbondelo [mailto:eabb at loc.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:40 AM
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net; markmiller at threeboysfarm.com
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] wells and such.
>
> Shoppers:
>
> I find this discussion very interesting.  I'd like to ask a
> less technical question if I may:
>
> I live in a city and have public water and sewer;everything
> works fine.  I've never owned a home not being so provided.
> My wife and I plan on retiring in about 3 years and moving to
> a rural area.  When buying a house that is not on a public
> water/sewer supply is a normal house inspection going to
> cover the problems that have been brought up in this
> discussion (low pressure/capacity; type of pipe used, etc.)
> or do you really have to get a specialist in to check that
> specific aspect (water/sewer) of any house you're really
> interested in?
> Sounds like you could unknowingly inherit a poor system
> needing lots of money to fix.  Simply turning the water on or
> flushing a toilet in an inspection may not be enough.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Gene
>
> >>> "Mark Miller" <markmiller at threeboysfarm.com> 12/12/2007
> 10:51 PM >>>
> I have a well.  It puts out about 1.6 gallons per minute.
> For code purposes (and common sense) I have a large (2500
> gallon) storage tank................
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