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Anyone Have a Dug Well?

Kamikaze-Emu

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26 Sep ’13 - 7:48 pm

We've been shifting strategy a bit lately and instead of looking for just land we've been looking for older/run down homes on acreages that we could reno, make energy efficient, and maybe add an addition to. Since all permits/infrastructure is already in place putting the cash into a reno won't be so bad.

A lot of older homes had dug wells. I've done a bit of reading but would love to hear if anyone has first knowledge on what to look for, cons, etc, etc.

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27 Sep ’13 - 9:30 am

I think Spotted and Danger have a dug well and a cistern from rain water, they use a Big Berkey to filter it I believe

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28 Sep ’13 - 4:55 am

Almost bought a Big Berkey today but didn't pull the trigger.

Not to derail, but I'd like to hear some testimonial there if possible.

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1 Oct ’13 - 8:02 am

spark, we bought the big berkey years ago, have only used it a few times though, if I had to do it again, I would have just built my own and saved some money

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