Water Bill

[auratus]

Well some of the things you say are true Marty... but I dont know how clorine tasting water compares to pure reverse osmosis water I like the way my water tastes better than tap.  Nothings perfect ,but between my buisiness water use ( filling up 200 -600 gallons a day in warm weather) and my fish tanks cant imagine what my water bill would look like I`ll take my well.

[danielratti]

Mines Zero  :  )  have a well , screw water bills!

I'd rather have a water bill than crappy well water any day! 

I don't have to deal with a water softener, my water doesn't stain my clothes or my sinks, tub, etc.  It tastes better, and all of my fish do just fine in my city water.  What else am I forgetting?  I've never had to buy/replace a water softener system, or replace an electric pump (for the well). 

You fogot never having to get a well replaced in general... that is expensive enought.

[Helloitsme]

My water bill was exactly the same as it was last time $47! I did water changes to celebrate......

[RichE]

The clinton river runs behind the neighbors house across the street,i wonder if I can run a pipe across the street and set up a storage tank. Free water, just to bad its across the street/sub

[GrizzlysDad]

Mines Zero  :  )  have a well , screw water bills!

I'd rather have a water bill than crappy well water any day! 

I don't have to deal with a water softener, my water doesn't stain my clothes or my sinks, tub, etc.  It tastes better, and all of my fish do just fine in my city water.  What else am I forgetting?  I've never had to buy/replace a water softener system, or replace an electric pump (for the well). 

There's pros and cons for both water sources. My personal views are thus:

I grew up on city water but now have a well. I much prefer the taste of city water...yes, I like the chlorine taste  but my well water tastes fine as long as the softener is not low. In fact, when I go to my sister and brother-in-law's house I prefer to drink the water from the tap instead of through the filtered dispenser in the freezer door 

Staining clothes does not happen with a softener...on a straight well possibly, depending on iron content.

Staining of tubs, etc can also happen but if you use "Red Out" softener salt, that is reduced.

The best part is I do not have to put up with the corrupt Detroit City Water Department.

[four_by_ken]

I am lucky with well water.

I have completely shut off my softener... about a month now... maybe more.  We have very low iron, so no stains, etc.

I even did a water taste test with my wife.  She couldn't pick out the bottle water vrs the well water.

Oh yeah!!

[runawaypencil]

I like my city water it cost me 8.38 cents per 1000 gallons (that includes sewer and water)  so my water bill is normally $100-$130 per month depending on how motivated I am that month doing water changes.