4 Water Well Benefits Compared to the Municipal Water Supply
If you want to build a home on a plot of land that cannot be connected to a municipal water supply or have never lived in a home equipped with a private well, then you may worry that obtaining your water from a well will be a nuisance or that well water is low quality compared to city water.
However, the truth is that obtaining your water from a private well actually has many advantages. And, many people who have always lived in homes connected to the municipal water supply will never realize those benefits.
Read on to learn four unique benefits of obtaining your water from a private well compared to obtaining your water from the city or county.
1. You Will Receive No Monthly Water Bill
The average family in the United States receives a municipal water bill that averages about $70 each month. If you have a large family, then you may have paid even more than this. When you own your own private water well, you can skip this bill entirely.
While the drilling and installation of a water well and all essential water well components are an investment, you receive no monthly bills after making this investment.
2. You Control Water Quality
When you obtain your home water from a municipal water source, you have little control over water quality. The city or county that governs the municipal water supply may provide it with chemicals like chlorine and fill it with other chemicals that some people believe are good for health, such as fluoride.
While well water does often need filtration to remove contaminants and sediment particles, you can choose just how you would clarify your water. You can skip the chlorine, which most private well owners do, and stick to all-natural sediment and containment filters.
Most well water purification systems remove contaminants from water without chemical sanitizing agents. The main four types of well water purification systems include activated charcoal filters, ultraviolet water filters, reverse osmosis filters, and water distillation systems. All remove contaminants from well water without harsh chemicals.
3. Well Water Often Tastes Better
If you are used to drinking municipal water, then you may dislike the taste of it or simply grown used to the taste of it. However, when you begin drinking well water, you may notice a huge difference in the taste compared to municipal water.
Since municipal water is typically sanitized with chlorine that remains in the water after it is pumped to your home, tap water tends to taste like chlorine. However, well water that lacks this chlorine typically tastes much fresher.
In fact, if you regularly buy bottled water every week at the grocery store, you may find the taste of well water so pleasing that you no longer need to buy bottled water.
4. You Don’t Have to Worry About Municipal Water Disruptions
When supplied with municipal water, you may have occasionally attempted to turn on the water taps only to find no water coming out of them due to a temporary disruption in municipal water service.
Common causes of municipal water disruptions are water main or service line breaks, as well as natural disasters. Municipal water service disruptions can also be planned in advance, such as during planned water main maintenance or replacement.
When you obtain your water from a private well, you never have to worry about municipal water distribution disruptions that lead to no tap water to drink or bathe in for hours or even days on end.
Do you want to build or buy a house in Nevada that cannot be connected to the local municipal water supply? Consider these four benefits of obtaining water from a private well as you decide whether or not to purchase the home. Contact the well experts at Bruce MacKay Pump & Well Service to discuss all of your water well needs today.