Free Tools

Every calculator, interpreter, and triage wizard on Acreage Guide — in one place. No accounts, no email walls, no invented numbers. Each one is paired with the guide that explains what the numbers mean.

Well water

Know your water, fix your water

Free tool

Well Water Test Interpreter

Enter your lab results and get a plain-English verdict on every parameter — what's fine, what to watch, what needs treatment.

Interpret my results →
Free tool

No-Water Triage Wizard

No water at the tap? Work the safe checks in order — power, breaker, pressure gauge, switch, tank — and find out whether it's a homeowner fix or a call-a-pro moment.

Start the checklist →
Free tool

Pressure Tank Drawdown Calculator

An 86-gallon tank doesn't hold 86 gallons of water. Get your usable gallons per pump cycle, estimated runtime, and a short-cycling verdict from your tank size and switch settings.

Run the numbers →

Septic systems

Price it, schedule it

Free tool

Septic Cost Calculator

A rough installed-cost range for a new system, drainfield work, or a pump-out — in about 30 seconds.

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Free tool

Pump Schedule Calculator

When is your tank actually due? Four questions, one pump-by date, built on extension-service schedules.

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Backup power

Size it, price the runtime

Free tool

Generator Size Calculator

Add up what you actually need to run — well pump, sump pump, fridge, heat — and get a right-sized wattage range instead of a guess.

Size my generator →
Free tool

Generator Fuel Cost Calculator

Pick your generator size and fuel — see what an outage actually costs in propane or natural gas, from spec-sheet numbers.

Price my runtime →

One more free download
Free tool

Annual Rural Home Maintenance Checklist

Well testing, filters, gutters, alarms — every schedule on one printable page. Sourced, nothing invented.

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