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Dec 28, 2018 07:43:08   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Like most people in this area, I have well water. Yesterday morning, the pump, two hundred feet below the surface, decided to retire. After a couple of phone calls, a plumber came and took a look. Sure enough, the pump was dead. His crew will be arriving later to replace the pump and take almost $6,000 from me.

When I think of the cameras I could have bought...

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Dec 28, 2018 07:45:16   #
starlifter Loc: Towson, MD
 
Oh well !

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Dec 28, 2018 07:52:13   #
f8lee Loc: New Mexico
 
Or...instead of letting him "take" the money you could buy camera gear, take fantastic photos and earn the required funds from the sale of those! Win-win!

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Dec 28, 2018 07:52:32   #
ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA
 
We pay for water (from Aqua) based on usage and average around $800/year and have had hefty increases over the years. So, if your pump lasts longer than roughly 7 years then you're making out better than us.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:01:39   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
We pay a separate water bill here in NYC, multiple installments, I'd have to check but I 'm pretty sure it runs us more than $400 a year for the two of us.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:07:04   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Like most people in this area, I have well water. Yesterday morning, the pump, two hundred feet below the surface, decided to retire. After a couple of phone calls, a plumber came and took a look. Sure enough, the pump was dead. His crew will be arriving later to replace the pump and take almost $6,000 from me.

When I think of the cameras I could have bought...


Wow, that is a different way of life! I'm on the California / Los Angeles Aqueduct and Local Municipal Well Water via a utility company. Though once we move to our other home the water is more locally obtained and so at a higher price (Grover Beach / Pismo Beach Area), as there is no canal! I think my pal in El Rito, NM has his own well, propane, wood, etc. He moved from Pasadena, CA to primitive!

Good luck.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:20:31   #
lamontcranston
 
Cameras and lenses are optional.

Water is a necessity.

You made the right choice.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:25:55   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
bobmcculloch wrote:
We pay a separate water bill here in NYC, multiple installments, I'd have to check but I 'm pretty sure it runs us more than $400 a year for the two of us.


When I lived on Long Island, we paid for water.

Your water comes from practically across the street from me - the Ashokan Reservoir.



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Dec 28, 2018 08:26:38   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
lamontcranston wrote:
Cameras and lenses are optional.

Water is a necessity.

You made the right choice.


Yeah, I guess so. Now that it's raining, they're not coming till tomorrow.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:30:09   #
CaptainEd
 
You may want to get a 2nd quote. $6000 sounds awful high if the wiring and pipe are still in decent shape. The pump should be in the $500-1000 range for a good quality unit. My brother and I did his as it was only 90ft. We would have definitely needed help for that depth.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:33:26   #
fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH
 
Jeez, Jerry that must be one helluva deep well or else it's pretty inaccessible to cost so much to fix. I replaced a pump in my 120 foot deep well and it took a 1/2 horsepower pump that ran about $600 (for just the pump). Now, the pump guy was able to back his truck right up to my well so pulling the old pump and putting in the new one was pretty easy keeping labor costs at a minimum. If you have a 300' deep well, I can see it'll take a hefty pump to push the water up to ground level and it's not easy to pull up 300 feet of wiring, piping and pump. Gotta love home maintenance, huh! And it's not like spending the money to upgrade the bathroom or kitchen that'll increase the value of the property.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:33:28   #
berchman Loc: South Central PA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Like most people in this area, I have well water. Yesterday morning, the pump, two hundred feet below the surface, decided to retire. After a couple of phone calls, a plumber came and took a look. Sure enough, the pump was dead. His crew will be arriving later to replace the pump and take almost $6,000 from me.

When I think of the cameras I could have bought...


Owning a home is a black hole for money. With last night's rain I see that water is getting under the foundation in one section of my house.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:37:11   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Water trumps camera.

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Dec 28, 2018 08:41:28   #
alby Loc: very eastern pa.
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Like most people in this area, I have well water. Yesterday morning, the pump, two hundred feet below the surface, decided to retire. After a couple of phone calls, a plumber came and took a look. Sure enough, the pump was dead. His crew will be arriving later to replace the pump and take almost $6,000 from me.

When I think of the cameras I could have bought...


way to much ... mine 320' ... stone half way down . xtra problems... replaced mine 4 times in 25 years (wife waters flowers a lot).. most i have paid $1800

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Dec 28, 2018 08:42:15   #
EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace
 
ecobin wrote:
We pay for water (from Aqua) based on usage and average around $800/year and have had hefty increases over the years. So, if your pump lasts longer than roughly 7 years then you're making out better than us.
You have to factor in the cost of electricity to run that pump and pumps use a lot. Also, if there is a power outage you don't have water. My daughter is familiar with that situation.

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