Water well or Water charges

Curious Geroge

Just about to start a build and thinking of putting in a water well to avoid future water charges. Is it worth it ?

newbie2013

it all depends on how much water is underneath the ground because they can dry up in the summertime.

tred

Curious Geroge wrote: »

Just about to start a build and thinking of putting in a water well to avoid future water charges. Is it worth it ?

and its not free either. outlay to bore, pump station, running costs and mainteiance. also need to handle filtration etc. Make sure you do the sums before you commit either side

mickdw

Personally, Id go with mains water together with rainwater harvesting.

Lisha

If there is mains water available to you as far as I know you have to still pay water charges (mental I know)
We have a well as we have no access to mains water. We bought house that had a well without treatment system.
We had to fit a treatment system due to high iron and low level coliform.
Fit system cost approx 3 grand 10yrs ago.
We use approx 30euro worth of salt a month
Uv light costs approx 150 a yr to replace
System costs maybe 100euro yrly to service. Once it needed a mega service, resin needed changing incl uv cost approx 700 euro
Plus esb yrly cost

Tbh we would love mains water

aujopimur

In time private wells will be subject to water charges too, it's not your water, it's everybodies water.

muffler

aujopimur wrote: »

In time private wells will be subject to water charges too, it's not your water, it's everybodies water.

Please stay on topic. Thanks.

newbie2013

Lisha wrote: »

If there is mains water available to you as far as I know you have to still pay water charges (mental I know)
We have a well as we have no access to mains water. We bought house that had a well without treatment system.
We had to fit a treatment system due to high iron and low level coliform.
Fit system cost approx 3 grand 10yrs ago.
We use approx 30euro worth of salt a month
Uv light costs approx 150 a yr to replace
System costs maybe 100euro yrly to service. Once it needed a mega service, resin needed changing incl uv cost approx 700 euro
Plus esb yrly cost

Tbh we would love mains water

Whaooooo. Never thought there would be so much costs involved for a well.

Lisha

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/well-owners-evade-threat-of-water-levies-26807579.html

http://m.brne.ws/ireland/no-water-charges-for-domestic-well-owners-534720.html

2articles from January saying that well owners will be exempt from charges


Also if we had a well that was not contaminated with iron we would not need treatment system and running costs would be a lot lower