Before You CloseDilemmas of Home Buyers in CT

Real inspection stories from Connecticut homes, and the decision every buyer faces: live with it, fix it, or walk away?

Low Yield or Low Flow? A Well Test in Deep River

Justin Birtwell

Published on: 13/11/2026

A well yield test in Deep River, CT looked like a failing well. The real culprit was sediment clogging my test hose. Lessons for Connecticut buyers with private wells.

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Hidden Well, Salty Water in Wilton: Fix It or Walk Away?

Justin Birtwell

Published on: 20/08/2026

Sodium at twice the EPA limit in a hidden well in Wilton, CT. Was it a fix-it or walk-away problem? How we traced the cause and what the buyer decided.

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