artsychick
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Hi all,
My husband and I finally found the perfect house for us and our 4 kids that we could grow old in, but when we got to inspection day some issues popped up that we are both at a loss about. We've always had city water, so know absolutely nothing about wells. So when the inspector told us that we may have a well issue, we had know idea what to do. He was trying to fill the tub in the newly added second floor bathroom (expanded cape built in 1958) when the water simply stopped running all together. It came back on about 15 minutes later, but having such a large family that uses multiple sinks/tubs/toilets at once durring the daily morning rush...this will be an issue. The pressure in the sink while the tub was running was almost nothing. I also noticed a build up of green gunk around the faucets. My hubby and I aren't sure if we should have a specialty professional come out and check the well out on it's own or what; and are also unsure if this is possible since the well head is below ground. Since we have no idea what the problem could be, we don't know what to go back to the owners with about the issue. We've been advised to do something since if it is a well issue it could cost thousands. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
artsy
My husband and I finally found the perfect house for us and our 4 kids that we could grow old in, but when we got to inspection day some issues popped up that we are both at a loss about. We've always had city water, so know absolutely nothing about wells. So when the inspector told us that we may have a well issue, we had know idea what to do. He was trying to fill the tub in the newly added second floor bathroom (expanded cape built in 1958) when the water simply stopped running all together. It came back on about 15 minutes later, but having such a large family that uses multiple sinks/tubs/toilets at once durring the daily morning rush...this will be an issue. The pressure in the sink while the tub was running was almost nothing. I also noticed a build up of green gunk around the faucets. My hubby and I aren't sure if we should have a specialty professional come out and check the well out on it's own or what; and are also unsure if this is possible since the well head is below ground. Since we have no idea what the problem could be, we don't know what to go back to the owners with about the issue. We've been advised to do something since if it is a well issue it could cost thousands. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
artsy