Boreholes are the ideal alternative water source if you are considering a completely off-grid, sustainable lifestyle or if you need a backup to your current municipal supply. A borehole pump installation ensures that the water can be pumped up effectively from the aquifer and fed through a plumbing system to your home, garden and reserve tanks. At Aqua Boreholes, we are passionate about supplying homes, businesses and the agricultural industry with borehole systems, thereby alleviating reliance on an already strained infrastructure and limited water reserves.
What Is a Borehole Pump?
Before the borehole pump installation experts at Aqua Boreholes explain how our systems can be fitted according to your requirements, we first delve into what borehole pumps are and how they work.
The main function of any pump is to transfer fluid from one point to another. In the case of a borehole pump installation, the water needs to be pulled up from the groundwater source at a sufficient pressure and flow rate to be fed to water tanks. Using a submersible pump in the borehole is the most efficient method of pumping water from great depths to the surface for use.
As the hole is normally narrow, these pumps are uniquely manufactured to be completely submerged into the borehole. Impellers draw the fluid through the suction to a non-return valve and then onto the outlet. Without submersible pumps, your borehole would simply be a water-filled hole in the ground.
Installing Your Borehole System
After we have drilled the borehole for you, a submersible pump will be temporarily placed in the borehole to conduct the necessary yield tests. Once the yield tests confirm that the groundwater supply can be sufficiently replenished and the lab reports have determined the quality of the water, Aqua Boreholes will complete the borehole pump installation. Both parties need to consider several factors before your system can be completed:
- Is the water going to be used for irrigation and greywater or as part of your off-grid system?
- Where would you like the system to be placed?
- How much pressure and flow will be needed? This is important especially if the borehole is feeding your entire home.
- What is the site layout?
Gathering this information will allow our team to ensure that your borehole pump installation works according to your specific requirements.
The Design Process
Knowing what your borehole water is going to be used for, enables our technicians to begin designing your system for you. As beneficial as a borehole is, we need to make sure that your electricity bill doesn’t escalate because of the borehole pump installation. The pumps we install are specified according to the borehole delivery rate, keeping costs in line. We ensure that qualified plumbing and electrical technicians are always on-site during the system installation and that all connections are done according to standard.
Depending on the results of the water report and, of course, whether your borehole is going to be used to feed the entire home, we may need to install a filtration system. We will ensure that this system is installed correctly and in the right place so that there is ample pressure and adequate flow through your home. The same method, less the filtration system, is applied for greywater use. Our years of experience and training combined with several scientific studies give you peace of mind knowing that we always deliver the best possible borehole system.
With all the benefits that a borehole has to offer, it is clear why you should invest in a borehole pump installation from Aqua Boreholes to keep your lawns luscious, flora flourishing, and cars clean.
Leading Borehole Installation Specialists
As a privately owned company that specialises in borehole installations, Aqua Boreholes can provide customers with the highest level of service, access to a skilled team throughout the entire process and security in knowing that you will have access to water for decades. Contact us to find out how our full turnkey solutions can work for you.
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