Gnascher

Gnascher t1_jd4gegc wrote

Reply to comment by Trajikbpm in If you could choose, would you prefer private well water or town water by kellogsmalone

Perhaps chlorine concentration?

For drinking water, I use a gallon-sized pitcher with a Brita filter and keep it in the fridge. Between the filter, and just letting the water sit and off-gas the chlorine improves the taste dramatically.

For watering your plants, just letting the water sit in a pitcher or some other vessel overnight will reduce the chlorine concentration enough that it won't kill your plants.

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Gnascher t1_jd4f1xt wrote

Reply to comment by BooksNCats11 in If you could choose, would you prefer private well water or town water by kellogsmalone

The power problem is easily solved!

Pick up a portable generator for a few hundred bucks, use it to run the pump when needed. Problem solved.

For a more robust solution, get a proper household generator installed that kicks in when the power goes out and keep your lights, heat and refrigerator going. It'll cost a few grand, but it'll give you peace of mind, and it'll keep you going for as long as you can keep feeding it propane.

For a more environmental solution, install solar and a storage battery. Larger up-front cost, but most solar installs pay themselves back in under 10 years (maybe even faster with the subsidies available now). You have to be a bit more choosy about what circuits you decide to energize with the backup battery, or buy a big honkin' one ... but they do pay for themselves in the long run.

Anybody living in a rural area needs to be prepared for situations when the electricity goes out.

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