Water Supply from a well, borehole or tank.

Comments Posted on Nov 30, 2009 Last Updated Mar 24, 2010 Posted by administrator

Water Supply from a well, borehole or tank.

With the advent of water meters, many people are looking at the possibilities of using water from a well on their property, as a way of saving money. For others who may live a long way from the nearest water main, extracting water from a borehole or filling a tank from a stream or well is the only way to supply water for their house or farm. For all of these applications, a pump is required.

In order to correctly size a pump for you, you will need to gather some information for us – it is important that your measurements are accurate (please don’t guess!)
Please tell us the following:

Are you replacing an existing worn out pump?
If yes please provide make, model, voltage, flow-rate & head
(these are all usually found on the nameplate on the top or side of the motor.)

If you have a borehole or a well, what is its diameter and depth?

Is there any existing pipe-work? What size is the internal diameter of the pipe?

How far is it from the well/tank/borehole to the house?

Is the ground flat or does it rise between the water source and the house? If the ground rises, what is the difference in height between the water source and the house?

What do you want the pump to do? Eg fill a tank, irrigate a garden, pressurise a whole house etc

Do you have an electrical supply near to where the pump will be ?

Do you know anything about the water quality?

It is much easier for us to best help you if we can talk things through on the phone, so please call us on 0845 130 3300.

With all of this information, we should then be able to suggest a suitable pump.