We use a house sitter. In addition to watching the house and animals someone needs to check on the heat lamp in the well pump building to ensure the pressure tank and water line does not freeze.
K Charles’ house does not sound like a mess to me. The folks who service our boiler told us about one of their other customers who have a spring in the basement of their house and flowing out of the basement; the house was built that way. Instead of a separate spring house like we have; they have a spring house in their basement. We have wet weather springs on the dirt floor side of our basement; water bubbles up in the middle of the floor. A floor drain out to the pond takes care of the wet dirt floor.
