Tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly about wells, septic systems, water softeners, and water purifiers.

[Nevermore]

All this talk of wells has me creeped out now I have a shallow well not sure how deep it’s a sand point ……. But I run all my drinking and cooking water through a Berkey water filter system…. Does that do the trick for herbicide / pesticide issues until spring when I can afford to install a deeper “real” well? Or should I switch to bottled water…….. ugh. Out of sight out of mind doesn’t work for me.

That may depend on the filter you're using. Berkey has 2 types of filters - the black carbon ones that come with it normally, and white ones that are made for heavy metals, etc. They are marketed for flouride.

 

[cg21]

That may depend on the filter you're using. Berkey has 2 types of filters - the black carbon ones that come with it normally, and white ones that are made for heavy metals, etc. They are marketed for flouride.

I have the black