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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!

 

[azurbanclucker]

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.

OK so brake fluid IS a wear item. It breaks down over time and should be periodically flushed, usually 3-5 year time frame according to your owner's manual. If you let it go long enough, it can gum up in the lines and cause your brakes to stop working. That's more expensive to repair, and of course dangerous

Look in your fluid reservoir under the hood. If the brake fluid is light colored and looks clean, it's fine. If it's dark or cloudy or looks like dirty coking oil, take the car to a mechanic you trust and pay them to do it right.

 

[WingItRanch]

QUESTION!

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.

Feels excessive for something that should just work until it doesn't, but what do I know.

I think when he said "charged" he meant turning off the pump, flushing out the tank, and filling the tank with air to get it back up to correct psi. I know ours had an issue where it's not maintaining psi so we sometimes have to put air in. You can do this yourself and doesn’t require a professional. There's a little nipple just like if you were to fill up a tire. You'll just have to follow the instructions for your tank to make sure the psi is correct.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

OK so brake fluid IS a wear item. It breaks down over time and should be periodically flushed, usually 3-5 year time frame according to your owner's manual. If you let it go long enough, it can gum up in the lines and cause your brakes to stop working. That's more expensive to repair, and of course dangerous

Look in your fluid reservoir under the hood. If the brake fluid is light colored and looks clean, it's fine. If it's dark or cloudy or looks like dirty coking oil, take the car to a mechanic you trust and pay them to do it right.

Thanks, Azzie. How about you move to PlanetMO and be my very useful neighbor and I will bake you bread and make you soup and cookies?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You too, @WingItRanch plenty of room out here in the tules.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Thanks, Azzie. How about you move to PlanetMO and be my very useful neighbor and I will bake you bread and make you soup and cookies?

Respectfully, it's bad enough being a blue kid in AZ. I would get strung up in MO.