Eric,
I own two houses with wells, have replaced the pump on one, and after
three years in running battle with it, am about to do some serious
'maintenance' to the other.
Having said that, I know probably about as much as you. I don't know
what having a spring well entails (versus an in-ground well, which I
have), but if what you have now is working, I'd keep it. I have horror
stories.
It seems to me that this is one of those things where you either get a
good one or you don't, and if you don't it's better to just move. There
are like three parts to a well system (pump, switch, tank), yet with
that relatively simple system, I am without useable water at at least
one house at any given time.
Alternatively, get a subterranean well at your house, become expert in
the whole system, and explain it to me. God knows I need the
education. I'm about to have a new one dug because the one at the
second house with a well keeps silting up. The 'well' itself is fine,
but the whole-house filtering-and-cleaning system it requires to produce
drinkable water is a bit extreme.
Alternatively, the well at my mom's house has been there since 1986 and
has never had a second's worth of trouble, and zero maintenance. So...YMMV.
Scott
On 8/15/2011 8:09 AM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
> OK, now that the oil tank removal is behind me, I'm working on my next
> major project, installing a well.
>
> I currently have a spring well for my water, but I wanted to go to an
> inground well. I'm told that it's expensive, $7K to $12K so I'm looking
> here for any advice.
>
> I know very little about wells and wondering if someone here could give me
> the pros and cons of installation. What should I look for/ look out for?
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