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brianr:
I had a septic tank in my home which I bought in 1982. It must have been over 10 years until sewerage was installed. In fact it was pump out due to the underlying rock, the tanker came once a month (I think) may have been longer. Except for the bill, it did not concern me. They dug up my whole front yard as the pipes from 2 neighbours had to go across my yard. Having a bulldozer outside my bedroom window was not so good.
Water softener is needed in the city of Adelaide as the city water is so hard. However Sydney has excellent water and I have no problems in Dunedin, I have heard complaints. I never buy bottled water.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 03, 2020, 02:58:22 pm ---Well, I guess I should tell mine, then. My parents moved into a newly built suburban development in the early 60s, when I was really little. Our house had a full bathroom upstairs, a powder room on the main floor and a regular furnace.
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When my best friend from high school got married in the Eighties, he and his wife built/bought a house in a new subdivision. I couldn't believe by that time that anybody would build/buy a three-bedroom house that had only one bathroom. There was a powder room--big deal, you can't take a shower in a powder room.
--- Quote ---It did, however, have a septic tank. I'm not sure how those work. We also had a water softener. Does that mean we had some kind of well? I'm not familiar enough with plumbing. I know we needed a water softener for a while, then we did get city water at some point and no longer needed the water softener.
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I'm surprised you didn't use a water softener after you got city water. Use of a water softener doesn't depend on having a well. My dad installed one in the house where I grew up and in his current house. Both have city water. A water softener takes minerals out of the water whatever the water source. Soft water makes better "suds" than hard water, so you don't have to use as much laundry detergent.
Philadelphia water seems to be softer than Lancaster water. I don't know why.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 03, 2020, 05:20:45 pm ---When my best friend from high school got married in the Eighties, he and his wife built/bought a house in a new subdivision. I couldn't believe by that time that anybody would build/buy a three-bedroom house that had only one bathroom. There was a powder room--big deal, you can't take a shower in a powder room.
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New houses now often have more bathrooms than bedrooms, which I find annoying.
--- Quote ---I'm surprised you didn't use a water softener after you got city water. Use of a water softener doesn't depend on having a well. My dad installed one in the house where I grew up and in his current house. Both have city water. A water softener takes minerals out of the water whatever the water source. Soft water makes better "suds" than hard water, so you don't have to use as much laundry detergent.
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I must have that part wrong, then. I know we at first had a water softener and then we quit using it. Maybe that has no connection to the water source.
Soft water may make better suds but if it's too soft it's hard to wash shampoo out of your hair.
brianr:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 03, 2020, 05:20:45 pm ---When my best friend from high school got married in the Eighties, he and his wife built/bought a house in a new subdivision. I couldn't believe by that time that anybody would build/buy a three-bedroom house that had only one bathroom. There was a powder room--big deal, you can't take a shower in a powder room.
Philadelphia water seems to be softer than Lancaster water. I don't know why.
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The house I bought in 1982 was less than 10 years old, had a room with bath and shower (separate), a toilet next door and an ensuite with shower and toilet. Living alone I rarely used the bathroom which helped keep it tidy. I did use the toilet as it was closer to the lounge/dining. I just used the ensuite.
When I bought my house here (built in the 1950's), it had a shower, no bath, but includes the laundry and there is a separate toilet. I had another toilet put in the bathroom. It is right opposite my bedroom so I do not miss the ensuite. Having 2 toilets is good on the very rare occasions I have visitors (mainly my sister). I always shower, have not used a bath since the 1980's when I got sunburnt so a bath is just a nuisance to clean.
brianr:
Whether water is hard or soft depends on the type of rock it moves through before entering the system. It dissolves and picks up the minerals in the rocks.
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