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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

The house my wife and I have retired in has a well and septic tank . My advice below .

1. Make sure you know exactly where the septic tank and leach field is . If there are no visible covers to the tank it probably hasn't been pumped out . You will need to find the tank and then dig down to find the covers . My sewer guy says pump out every 10 years for us , it is just my wife and I and we have a 1000 gallon tank .

2. A well is easily visible as there usually is a foot of it exposed above ground but it could be hidden under a decorative cover . Having the water tested to get a baseline on quality is a good step . Just keep in mind that quality can change . Also I would have a " well guy " check the recovery rate . That tells you how many gallons per minute the well can support .

In our case we have good water quality but we have grit in the water due to very rocky ground . So I installed a simple inline water filter where the water comes into the house . That way all fixtures in the house are protected . Depending on your water quality you may have to replace fixtures and water heater so keep that in mind .

Good luck with the purchase .

Thanks, yeah, there's a "pump house" for the well, looks like a big dog house. And the septic tank caps are obvious too. I think I remember the realtor saying that the septic was pumped in 2018.