Well water

[Matthew Paul]

I am currently rebuilding a duplex , both side . Nice 1 acre property , cash deal , 3K per month total rental. ..............the well is a 24 ft hand dug well , good water . Better than a drilled well , which would be high iron and require a conditioner . My concerns are basically the well running dry . a new drilled well is 12k

adverage for this area , 3K for a conditionng system plus maintenance . Existing well is great water but ... only has a 1200 gallon capacity . Does anybody have experience with dug wells ?

[Amy A.]

If you are remodeling the units you are probably adding modern low-flow toilets and faucets. If the well was adequate for two units in the past, it will probably be more so now. Tell the tenants to be careful - don't do excessive laundry or wash cars or fill a pool, especially late summer when the water table goes down a bit. If the well goes dry, don't panic as it will probably re-fill overnight. We have many dug wells where I live. I would only drill a well if there were repeated contamination or if it frequently went dry even with tenants trying to conserve.