Richard Trethewey shows the systems for getting water from the well at the North Shore house.

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Richard Trethewey explains how to connect a well to the North Shore house’s plumbing. Then electrician Scott Caron explains how a wholehouse back up generator helps prevent losing both water and electricity in case of a storm.

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