[masraum]

We are probably purchasing a weekend place in the country that has a well and a septic system.

I've never lived someplace with a well before. My parents had one after they retired, but it apparently had fantastic water quality, and my dad passed away years ago, so I don't think I can get much info from my mom about living with a well.

The house that we lived in when I was 3-4 years old in the 70s had a septic system, but that's the last time we lived someplace with a septic system.

Is there regular maintenance?

Are there things to do or not do?

Are there things to watch out for?

We're going to get a water quality test done so we know what we're dealing with, but it'll be weeks before the results are back. I found a site that has test results for other wells in the same quality. All of the results look good for the dangerous stuff, arsenic, lead, etc....