Thomas
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- Apr 6, 2000
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- Lebanon,NH.
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- Kubota B2650HSD w/Frontloader & CC LTX1046 & Craftman T2200 lawn mower.
We have our well...drill...tested every 5 years since 1980,still taste great.
We live in a suburban area that does not yet provide water service, so our source comes from a 220' deep well drilled 14 years ago. The water supplied from the well is fairly good quality and although we use a filter/softener/filter before the water gets to the faucets (aside from the outside faucets) we never drink it. For the coffeemakers and our personal consumption, plus the drinking water supplied to out 4 cats we have always used purchased water in gallon jugs. At 2-2.5 gallons per week, the yearly cost comes to about $110 per year. To us that expense is well worth it. Sometimes I wonder if others with well water do the same thing we do...by the way, I was purchasing bottled water to use here LONG before the incident with contaminated water happened in Flint, Michigan...60 miles away. Even if our water supply was from a municipal source I would still want to use bottled water for drinking. Any comments?
We use well here in Tennessee. For drinking (including cats), we run it through a R/O filter system. We love it. Our water is slightly acidic, so it can ruin a copper pipe distribution system, so the majority is CPVC in the house.
I have used a reverse osmosis filter for years. Water tastes better and it filters out chemicals and bacteria that might show up without you knowing it.
And you can top off your batteries with it. :laughing:
What Does Reverse Osmosis Remove? Pure Water Products, LLC