I used to base everything on my time is valuable and I'll just pay someone to do the tasks I don't really want to do. The time I spent doing a project, I could earn that money back with my expertise in water/wastewater engineering. These days, I'm more inclined to tackle the project myself, because when we FINALLY go out cruising, most of the time it will be no one but me doing the repairs.
We recently found out our well has bacteria and is unsafe to drink. The cost to have the local supplier furnish and install a UV disinfection system was $1,000. I decided to buy the UV system and install it myself. Total cost for the system and plumbing parts was $700. That's a nice $300 savings and the satisfaction of doing the job myself. Hopefully these skills will prove useful in the future.
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