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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Oh please. You don't need to be handy or live off the land with well and septic. Good portions of Potomac and most of Darnestown are on multiple acre its with well and septic. Trust me no one is living off the land. 
The well and septic basically runs itself. 
1. For septic, you simply have a service company service it every year. I have never heard of anyone doing this themselves. 
2. Have a good inspection done to make sure the well is in working order and the water table is good. 
3. For a generator you need to have a well transfer switch installed.[/quote]

[quote]Trust me when I say that many folks around us have no clue. 
I've seen septic systems break down. (Try living next to that smell.) And we've seen well water that's too acidic, which eventually causes pinholes in pipes. 
Don't pretend that everyone's an expert, PP. [/quote]

There is no expertise needed. We moved into a home with well/septic after living in LA and NYC. (Acidic water just involves a water softener which also doesn't need regular maintenance and just sits there. Your home inspection checks these systems out. All you need to do is to have them checked at the 5 or 10 year mark. )

I've seen friends on municipal water and sewer have sewage back up into their basements and deal with water restrictions. [/quote]

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