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[thecatumbrella]

We have almost always had well water. To my knowledge, no one has ever come to look at anything except when something wasn’t working properly (that we weren’t able to fix ourselves).

This is what I would think. I test the water yearly, but that's it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We have almost always had well water. To my knowledge, no one has ever come to look at anything except when something wasn’t working properly (that we weren’t able to fix ourselves).

Yeah, what Eva said. Charged? With what? Find a new guy. My car tire company keeps wanting to "flush" my car's brakes whenever I take it to them for an oil change. I tell no thanks and give them this look.

 

[fldiver97]

Nope…..only water testing and I had to replace the tank and pump a couple of years ago after the pump broke ( old and crappy) and the tank busted ( old and didn’t survive a week of freezing)

 

[Sally PB]

Anyone on well water? Do you ever service your pressure tank? We've had one issue in almost 9 years, and at the time, the guy said it should be "charged" annually. Guessing he meant my credit card... by him.

I agree with everyone else. We've been in this house on a well for 32 years. In that time we have:

Replaced the pressure tank in the basement about 25 years ago. The original was MUCH smaller and was about 15 years old at the time. The guy said it was the one of the cheapest he'd ever seen. That sounds like what the builder of the house would do. The new one has been fine ever since.

Replaced the well head (in the ground) twice in 32 years; average lifespan is 15-ish years, so we're doing ok in that regard.

The rest of what we've done is along the lines of filtration and hardness/iron content treatment.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Yeah, what Eva said. Charged? With what? Find a new guy.

Nope…..only water testing and I had to replace the tank and pump a couple of years ago after the pump broke ( old and crappy) and the tank busted ( old and didn’t survive a week of freezing)

I agree with everyone else.

You guys are awesome, thank you!