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   On 5/24/2023 5:56 PM, songbird wrote:   
   > Snag wrote:   
   > ...   
   >>     Hope the plumber gets you back in business quickly ! We're on city   
   >> water here , but the cost for watering the garden is pretty high .   
   >> There's been a well here since we bought the property , I just never   
   >> utilized it until last summer . I don't know if it's safe for people to   
   >> drink , but it's sure doing a good job of quenching my garden's thirst .   
   >   
   >    thanks!  we have a new tank installed, but there is   
   > some issue with the well because it is not holding   
   > pressure and there are no leaks in the house.  so   
   > tomorrow we'll see what the well people say if they   
   > can get out here.   
   >   
   >    at least in the meantime we can turn on the well   
   > for a while to get some toilets flushed and water   
   > for doing dishes and any watering in the gardens   
   > that might be needed.  but i don't want to leave   
   > the well power on all the time because it is cycling   
   > pretty frequently.   
   >   
   >    not going to be a cheap event if they have to dig   
   > up the well line to find the leak but i'm thinking   
   > it might be right at the well itself based upon a   
   > previous event.  we'll see...   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
   We have been in this house over 45 years with a well and have dealt with   
   everything going wrong.  On one acre lots I have run a garden hose   
   between neighbors for them or me until things get fixed.  Just running   
   hose from outlet to outlet works.   
      
   I was using a plumber for repairs replacing pressure tank a few times   
   and pump a couple of times.  Had a bad experience over four years ago   
   when plumber replaced pump and well collapsed.  We had water but pump   
   would not go as deep as wanted and could not be taken out and plumber   
   stuck us with big bill and no advice.   
      
   I hired well digger to straighten everything out which included digging   
   new well, about 150 feet deep, pump and pressure tank.   
      
   If I need help in the future I will go back to the well digger and not   
   the plumber as well digger can handle the whole system.   
      
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