Reader question: We are home buyers who want to check out a well and septic system. We know nothing about them. We have city sewer and water now, so we have no responsibility beyond using them. Are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your home isn't hooked up to a municipal sewer system, your alternative is a septic system, which includes a container buried ...

Dear James: We have a septic system at our small farmhouse. It would be convenient to add a garbage disposal in the kitchen. Can we use a garbage disposal with a septic system? — Joyce D. Dear Joyce: ...