The actual space required for our small compact mobile drill rig may be as small as a driveway. If you can get a large 4×4 vehicle to the drill location, our drilling rig is certain to gain access without damaging your property. In most cases there are two options, start drilling in the middle of the driveway or in the garden.
No, once the borehole is installed the water will be supplied free of charge. You will still be required to pay for your sewage.
On the surface we install a reinforced steel manhole which you can safely drive or walk over. The storage tank, pressure pump & filtration can be tucked away in the corner of your property where its not an “eye saw”. All pipes & cabling leading to your storage tank and municipal mains are berried.
If there are trees, branches or shrubs in the immediate area please trim or remove them. We need about a 2meter radius of a cleared area. We will advise you on the initial site inspection on what needs to be removed or cleared in order to gain access to the drilling area.
Start with some research of your area (Community Whats App groups are generally a good start), find out if anyone has existing boreholes in your street or in your neighborhood. If there are boreholes close to your home this is generally a good indication that you should find borehole water on your property. Unfortunately there is just no guarantee that you will hit water.
There are a few factors which can affect the cost of a borehole installation this includes: underlying hydro-geology, amount of water required, amount & type of casing installed, the depth of the borehole, the size and type of the pump & filtration required best suited for your borehole. We are able to provide, free of cost quotations, simply call us on 079 621 9919 or fill out our contact form.
In the case that the driller does not strike water, the customer will still be responsible for the meters drilled & work completed on site. Unfortunately the driller cannot be held accountable for not striking underground water. The customer however will not be responsible for any unnecessary materials installed such as, piping, cabling, pumps for a “dry” borehole..
Once the driller has strikes water he will then develop the borehole by using compressed air and indicate a blow yield. A test pump is then installed in the newly drilled borehole and an aquifer test is performed to determine the flow rate of the borehole. Once the flow rate is determined, the correct sizing of the submersible pump best suited to your borehole can be sized accordingly.
Normally, no. If your boreholes are not producing water it is typically a pump issue or a different issue. Very seldom do good yielding borehole’s run dry.
When drilling a new borehole for your home or commercial property the depth depends on the geology and underground water levels of the area. The average borehole depth in Gauteng is anything between 40m & 70m deep depending on the area. However, final measurements are always specific to certain sites.
A basic aquifer test is carried out on a new borehole to collect the relevant water availability and sustainability data of the borehole. This helps the contractor select the correct submersible pump best suited to your borehole.
Each borehole & property is unique, this makes it challenging to determine a fixed price on a pump installation. We will normally quote for a new borehole pump installation once the borehole has been drilled and the flow rate tested, as the “aquifer test” determines the unique submersible pump & storage tank size.
This depends on the scale of the submersible pump installed but typically a small submersible pump such as (0,37kw or 0,55kw) for normal residential use is very light on electricity.
You should have your borehole water tested at least annually.