Question for Pat the Plumber
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Topic: Question for Pat the Plumber
Posted By: Dusty MI
Subject: Question for Pat the Plumber
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2021 at 10:03am
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We have a well with submersible pump about 15' from our house. The pressure tank and switch is in the basement. The basement wall is poured cement. Would it be OK. to put a Tee in the line between the well/pump and house to feed an out building? Thank's Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2021 at 10:40am
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'technically' nothing wrong but.... I'd be drilling a hole so that WHEN needed, you can shut OFF the water to the outbuilding. Otherwise the ONLY way to stop a leak, would be to kill power to the pump...and I'm betting those IN the house would be upset...... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2021 at 2:25pm
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It can be done but I don't know if it will meet code in your area. You will likely see a sharp rise in pressure to the outbuilding when the pump comes on and you will have to have a cutoff buried in the ground. Like Jay says it would be best to connect a line downstream of the tank and run the line through the basement wall. Pat may have better advice and I will defer to his expert opinion. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Dave in PA
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2021 at 2:41pm
| I don't see it working for water in the out building that way. The only time that water would be going to the out building would be when the pressure dropped to the tank, and kicked the pump, as needed in the house. There should be a check type valve next to the pressure tank to stop any backflow towards the well, thus not letting water to flow to the outbuilding that way, when the pump is not running. |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2021 at 6:24pm
| Move the check valve outside between the tee and the well. This assumes the check valve would be accessible. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2021 at 10:44pm
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Seems most yard hydrants are hooked up near well casings with T on line feeding to pressure tank and switch . Real common , is it the best method ? A shut off is a good idea , I feed my outside hydrants from line in house , then to buildings and hydrants but in summer i get sweating on pipes running in basement as water is drawn . ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 6:24pm
| An excellent trade to be in. Good luck |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 7:20pm
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Just don’t chew you fingernails. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2021 at 10:40am
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Like others have said Dusty, it will work but not 100 percent to code . If it was a house where showers are being taken I would not . If watering livestock or garden it would be ok ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2021 at 10:49am
When I was working for Rotten Rooter years ago a young man came by the shop and asked my boss for a job as he wanted to become a plumber. My boss told him he couldn't hire him as he had a full crew. The young man said he would work for free nights and weekends. My boss couldn't believe it but said ok . Guy turned out to be a hell of a worker and picked up on stuff fast. Wasn't long before the boss fired Lowman on the totem pole and hired him. Few years later guy went out on his own . Opened a drain cleaning business, hired employees and off he went . Now he is one of the largest companies in town. Hard business to learn, so much to absorb. Thought I knew it all after a year or two, 34 years later I am still learning. Great career opportunity as I have never been laid off or out of work ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
ElizabethLee wrote:Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 12:06pm
| My well is 100' from the house, was originally set up and powered from the shop so the T feeds the house. No tank or controls in the house, all in the shop. |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 4:26pm
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Wow... two spambot hits in one thread... amazing! So, when you have a well in the hole, and a pressure tank in the basement, there's a check valve on the pressure tank, and on the foot valve of the well... that means the pressure switch is on a side of the line that will NOT respond to demand on the Tee'd off section to your outbuilding. You'd need a second pressure tank in the outbuilding, and a second switch, to kick on the pump control inside the house. What I would do, is dig the outbuilding line in, use a core-drill to cut through the concrete basement wall, stuff the gap full of grout on the outside, then use good sealant on the inside, and pipe that (through a cutoff valve with drain cap) to your pressure tank outlet... that way you have full authority to knock off the outbuilding, for emergency, service, or winterizing needs... and it doesn't impact the integrity of your house system. ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
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Date Posted: 05 Oct 2022 at 11:15am
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