Country and Cottage Water Systems
A Complete Out-of-the-City Guide to On-Site Water and Sewage Systems, Including Pumps, Plumbing, Water Purification and Alternative Toilets
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2010
- Category
- Plumbing
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Spiral bound
- ISBN
- 9780969692270
- Publish Date
- Sep 2010
- List Price
- $39.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
This indispensable guide will save those who live or spend their leisure time in rural areas time, money and headaches.
Packed with solid, easy-to-understand advice -- and clear, detailed illustrations -- Country and Cottage Water Systems takes the mystery out of rural water systems and their components. Whether planning a new system or updating, expanding or fixing an existing one, the ideas, the know-how and the solutions are all here.
The book includes tips for do-it-yourselfers, and guidance for those hiring a professional, on a variety of topics, including:
Methods for testing water
Making water safe to drink
Choosing the right pump
Dealing with environmental issues and legal concerns
Planning a system's connections
Types of wells and how to dig a new one or revitalize an old one
Understanding and installing waste systems
Troubleshooting septic systems
How to reduce a septic system's footprint
The pros and cons of alternative toilets
How to build an outhouse
Getting rid of gray water
How to keep pipes from freezing in winter
How to winterize a seasonal water system for easy spring start-up
From getting water in to getting waste out, Country and Cottage Water Systems helps ensure clean, safe water for country and cottage dwellers, as well as hassle-free and environmentally responsible waste disposal.
About the author
by Max Burns
Editorial Reviews
Burns (The Dock Manual) has updated his 1999 book, Cottage Water Systems. He covers wells, pumps, septic systems, and beyond. This practical manual could use more illustrations, but it is full of important information and evaluation. The focus is primarily on northern climates, so considerations of hot weather and drought are not addressed. That aside, this distinctive book will fill a niche in rural communities. Recommended.
Library Journal
Provides a stimulating outlet for [kids] to scratch that unbelievable itch for knowledge and make it entertaining at the same time ...one of the coolest science books I've ever seen.
wordofmousebooks.com
It's a book that looks like it would be a useful reference for troubleshooting long after installation.
Providence Journal
From getting water in to getting waste out, Country and Cottage Water Systems aims to take the mystery out of rural water systems and their components. Award-winning writer Max Burns (who specializes in the problems of rural and cottage living), has produced a guide packed with solid, easy-to-understand advice, for those wishing to install a new system, or update, expand of fix an existing one. The book provides tips for do-it-yourselfers, and guidance for those hiring a professional. A variety of water systems topics are covered, including methods for testing water, choosing the right pump, and how to keep pipes from freezing in winter -- all to help ensure clean, safe water for country and cottage dwellers, as well as hassle-free and environmentally responsible waste disposal.
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