Question for Pat the Plumber

'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......

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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.

Edited by Dave in PA - 24 Jan 2021 at 2:44pm

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 .

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ElizabethLee wrote:

The best solution is to put an emergency switch on the pump so that the water does not flood the entire basement if it breaks. By the way, what do you think of the plumbing profession? I want to train in this business to understand how everything works. I've already started to understand a bit of everything, but I need more knowledge to get to another level. I enrolled in one of the schools that I found on a website that my friend recommended to me. You can click here to learn more about this profession if you are interested. I see it as a great prospect.

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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.

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