Manchester, NH
Well Inspection and Testing for a Home Sale in Manchester, NH
A home sale is a bad time to discover a well problem late. This page is for a buyer, seller, or lender who wants the well and the water checked before closing. Manchester Well Pump is a free referral service. Your request goes to an independent local well professional, who gets in touch about it and does the work on their own terms. This page covers the sale itself. The general testing page is for ordinary lab work outside a closing. You may still want a full lab test as part of the sale visit. This page does not describe a statewide New Hampshire well-disclosure certificate for property transfers. What we do have are town rules for new occupancy and for new or replacement wells, plus the ordinary caution that a buyer should know what they are purchasing.
Town rules for new wells and occupancy
Goffstown requires a certified lab report, including radon and arsenic among a longer list, before a certificate of occupancy and after a well replacement. That rule covers new occupancy and well replacement. It does not automatically cover every resale of an existing home. The ordinance is here: Certificate of Occupancy Requirements, Water Quality.
Bedford requires a certified analysis of new and replacement wells, with bacteria and nitrate as required results and arsenic among the additional parameters: Wells and Water Quality.
If you are buying or selling a home that already has a well, ask your closing team, the town, and the provider what they want to see. A recent test and a look at the well itself are still a sensible step, even when no town rule forces one on that particular sale.
What the visit can involve
A provider can inspect the well and the equipment, and arrange a water test, on terms you agree in advance. Ask what the visit will cover and which lab tests are included. This site does not set that scope. Any price, quote, or appointment comes from the provider.
If the inspection or the test finds a problem, you may next need repair, treatment, or, in a harder case, a new well. Better to learn that before closing than after.
How to request help
Call [TODO: phone number] or send a request. Say that the work is for a sale, give the town, and mention any closing date you already have. A closing date is useful context. It is not a promise that the work will be finished by then. A local professional will get in touch.
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FAQ
Does New Hampshire require a well inspection before every home sale?
This page does not state a statewide sale-inspection rule. Goffstown and Bedford do require testing for new occupancy or for new and replacement wells. For an ordinary resale, ask your closing team and the town what they need.
Should the water be tested as well as the well being inspected?
Usually yes, because they answer different questions. Goffstown's occupancy list already includes bacteria, arsenic, radon, and several other items. Bedford requires bacteria and nitrate on new and replacement wells, with arsenic among the additional parameters.
Who pays, the buyer or the seller?
That is for the parties to the sale to agree. This site does not set it.
Do you inspect the well yourselves?
No. Manchester Well Pump is a free referral service. An independent local professional does the work on their own terms.