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There are too many unknowns and problems and cost that come with buried Oil Tanks Septic Tanks and Well Water. In the house I live in now I have Direct Vent Natural Gas Furnace Public Water and Sewer and never had a problem. I would think the cost to me is more but way less worry. What is the Pro's and Cons in my thinking? Thanks
Cost vs. worry. I'd say those are your pros and cons, so you pretty much nailed it.
But, some parts of NJ don't have those options, so it's not always up to the homeowner who might not have public sewage in their town or whatever. NJ is a big state.
There are too many unknowns and problems and cost that come with buried Oil Tanks Septic Tanks and Well Water. In the house I live in now I have Direct Vent Natural Gas Furnace Public Water and Sewer and never had a problem. I would think the cost to me is more but way less worry. What is the Pro's and Cons in my thinking? Thanks
The fact you have gas now is not a guarantee there is no storage tank on the property. When was the house built, and has there ever been oil heat there?
Many people are of the same mind; they'd rather not deal with upkeep & maintenance of a well & septic system. That will limit, to some extent, the towns in which one can choose to live. So long as you know your options in advance, do what you prefer.
I share your sentiments, but that's my personal opinion. I know many people that have lived, thrived and survived with septic systems, well water and propane gas and have never known differently. As another poster mentioned, it's not always an option~during our most recent house hunting, we looked at and liked many homes that had either septic, well or propane or electric heat pump or a combination of one of those with public water or natural gas. Like you, I couldn't get past the idea of worrying about "the if's"....
That being said, we had an ice storm that knocked us out for 5 days during Christmas week of 2013. Didn't matter that we had underground/buried lines and were in a modern subdivision and all of the "right" utilities, with newer hook-ups. When the grid goes down, it's not selective.
^^^ I've had problems with utilities, too. When the lights go out because of a failure or a water main breaks, you've got nothing.
I've lived in houses which were heated with coal, heat pump with electric backup, and natural gas. Coal is the only one which never stopped working.
Water and sewer lines can break. Either nothing's coming in or going out. With a good well, I could have at least had water coming out of the faucets. With a septic system, I would have been able to flush.
While public water, sewer, and natural gas are good, they sometimes fail.
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