QUESTION: I read a recent article about hydraulic load testing that calls attention to some disagreement about the way to do the test and how effective it is. What do you think about the test?
ANSWER: I have some serious reservations about the value of hydraulic load testing. Some of the same reservations were expressed by Dawn Long from Arizona and Mike Lynn from Virginia in the article you mention. In my opinion, hydraulic load testing does not give the information needed and protects neither the seller nor the buyer in a real estate transaction.
First of all, it is unfortunate that
