We have always been on our own water supply here and on the whole we like it - tastes like proper water, and it's free. But the disadvantages are that it's a bit erratic, it can freeze in winter, and it gets very brown when it's been raining. As we have holiday cottages it gets regularly checked, and E.U. regulations don't like it being brown! So - time to change. What a hassle. Here you see the pipe being laid up to the workshop door, but lots to do before it can be finally connected . Silly things like raising the level of a tap in case all our sink water goes whoosing into the system and kills everyone in Carradale etc etc. As if......