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The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres install a homestead well pump system to ensure consistent and reliable access to water.

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar system, but most of it assumes a suburban house with city water and a long list of optional loads. Rural homes play by different rules, and ...

Q: I recently bought a home with well water. I have always lived where city water was available, so I’m just getting used to dealing with a well and pump and have some questions. I travel a lot and am ...

Dear Angie: I recently bought a home with well water. I have always lived where city water was available, so I'm getting used to dealing with a well and pump, and have some questions. I travel a lot ...