I grew up in a town with city water and plumbing.
When I flushed the toilet or ran the faucet, water was coming from the street.
All of the sewage and waste was going down into the gutters and to the water treatment plant. When I bought a lake house in the country, I was not prepared for the plumbing issues that would occur. I had a septic tank, well, and water pump and anytime there were issues with the septic I had to call a plumbing business. Thankfully, my sibling works as a full-time plumber and the guy has genuinely saved me thousands of dollars since I bought this unit. One of the largest issues turned out to be an issue with the sewage pipe, which was a complication nearly 23 feet from our home. I helped my sibling dig up the yard so all of us could find the blockage and it turned out to be a bunch of sludge and baby diapers. The two of us didn’t have a baby in the house, so we knew that the diapers were there from the previous homeowner. I have never seen such a disgusting mess in my life and I was really thankful to have my sibling there to help. A professional plumbing supplier would have genuinely charged me $1,200 or more for the same exact task that my sibling and I completed together. I wish I had another sibling that was a car mechanic, as I have some repairs that need to be completed and I know it’s going to cost $1,200. It would be great to have someone in the family that could help with our cars.