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 ·WildBlue
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Re: [Rant] Water Company said by 07108968:What quantity of water were you using for $40/mo, did that include a sewer charge?
I pay ~$120 quarterly combined water and sewer.(works out to half-half)
There is a lot involved with running a municipal water system.
I know people that have good wells and others the water isn't worth using for the toilet.
I wouldn't mind septic instead of a sewer system but I like having a basically unlimited amount of fresh clean drinking water, that is under constant pressure, you never have to wait for the pump to "catch up" or losing the "prime".
Its a 4" bore well and the pump is an in-line autopriming and I have a cycle-stop on it as well.
Its a family of 4 mom, dad, 2 kids (not teenagers).
Yes we have a septic system since we have farm land all around.
Pressure is set to approx ~60 psi and the pump comes on once this drops below ~40psi. While water is in use it well runs constantly because of the cycle-stop.
Line from the well to the pressure tank is 1".
This also feeds our open loop geothermal (~7gal/min) and tankless hot water heater.)
Geothermal discharge is underground through a tube and sock and everything else is through the septic system and drainage field as usual.
If the system was not heating and cooling the house it would be closer to $10-20/mo for water. |
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 rockotman...Blown On The Steel BreezeEmerging Research
join:2000-08-06
DSotM
kudos:2 | I have a well now, as well. It provides plenty of water for me, the wife, and the horses. But instead of now making quarterly payments to a utility, I have to buy softener salt (typically 1 or 2 40# bags at $5 each per month), PotPerm for the green sand filter (typically one bottle per year @ $50/bottle), and various in-line filters (1 sediment filter per month @ $5 each, two reverse osmosis unit carbon filters @ $20 each every six months, and 1 reverse osmosis membrane filter @ $40 each every other year). Add to that the time involved in doing all the maintenance, plus the yearly maintenance to make sure that the orifices in the back-wash units on the softener and green-sand filter do not get clogged, and I figure between my material cost and my time, I pay on average about the same as what I paid when I had municipal water. The real savings is in not having the sewage charge thanks to the septic system.
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LOL is your water really that dirty, do you live near a super fund site, or are worried that it is really dirty? |
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rockotman...Blown On The Steel BreezeEmerging Research
join:2000-08-06
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kudos:2 | What's to LOL about? Lots of iron and sulfur, plus other assorted minerals. The green-sand filter takes care of the iron and most of the sulfur, and the softener takes care of the rest of the minerals. The reverse osmosis filter is just for drinking water - it gets rid of that last hint of sulfur. I have it mounted under the sink with a separate spigot for the filtered water. Without it, the water is OK, but with it, the water is immaculate.
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 ·Comcast
| said by rockotman:What's to LOL about? Lots of iron and sulfur, plus other assorted minerals. The green-sand filter takes care of the iron and most of the sulfur, and the softener takes care of the rest of the minerals. The reverse osmosis filter is just for drinking water - it gets rid of that last hint of sulfur. I have it mounted under the sink with a separate spigot for the filtered water. Without it, the water is OK, but with it, the water is immaculate.
He's loling at the fact that it sounds like you're running a complete water treatment plant at your home. |
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rockotman...Blown On The Steel BreezeEmerging Research
join:2000-08-06
DSotM
kudos:2 | I am. 
At least I don't have to worry about any biologicals. |
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 Dude111An Awesome DudePremium
join:2003-08-04
USA
kudos:11 | They still havent replied to my email which isnt very nice in my opinion...... I have a legit question and concern!! |
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 mobOn the next level..Premium
join:2000-10-07 | reply to Dude111
Re: Could you link us their web page? I'm sure we could get a reply for you. |
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Re: [Rant] Water Company Try this site to check for fluoridation.
»apps.nccd.cdc.gov/MWF/CountyData···State=NY |
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 BigBlarg
join:2008-02-10
Longueuil, QC
kudos:1
·ELECTRONICBOX
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said by Aranarth:LOL is your water really that dirty, do you live near a super fund site, or are worried that it is really dirty?
Depending on where you live the water quality isn't the same. Where I grew up, when you filled a bath the water seemed yellow-ish. I suppose there was a lot of iron in it. Where I live now it's clear but it stinks. I guess there's a lot of sulfure in it.
I am also filtering my water, but only the one I drink. |
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 AlakarFacts do not cease to exist when ignored
join:2001-03-23
Milwaukee, WI | reply to Anonymark
Just went through getting my water meter replaced. Received a letter in the mail asking me to call and schedule an appointment at my convenience. Called and scheduled it for after I finished a big tax project I was working on. Guy showed up on time, and was done in 15 minutes. They replaced a remote read meter with one that would last 10 years longer then the current one.
Can't complain about my water company at all. Water quality is excellent and my bill is about $150 quarterly; includes water, sewer, trash and snow removal.
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