"Harry K" wrote in message
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On Saturday, August 2, 2014 11:47:28 AM UTC-7, Pico Rico wrote:
"Harry K" wrote in message
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On Saturday, August 2, 2014 10:56:52 AM UTC-7, Michael Wilson wrote:

First call, longtime listener.

I'm changing out the water pressure tank, but I don't have a shut off
valve from tank to well to drain the tank. If I turn off the breaker to
the well pump, will this effectively shut off the water so I can drain
the
tank and replace it? Help much appreciated.

Mike

Yes, and while you are chaning it out, you should install that missing
shut-off valve.

Harry K

I have never seen a well pump with a valve (other than a check valve) on
its
outlet to the pressure tank.

And I've never seen one without it. Every appliance using/supplying water
should have one for just such a reason. It recently cost me $120 to have a
shut-off installed on the well line entering the house where I forgot to
specify it when the well was drilled. That was an unusual situation though.
I had a leak and needed to shut that line off to isolate it.

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I thought we were talking about a valve between the well and the pressure
tank.