We repair modern submersible water bores all over the Perth metropolitan area. Our friendly and expert team are ready to help.
Fused Motor Perth
Clive recently contacted us with a problem with his bore. Tom attended and quickly diagnosed the problem as a fused motor. He pulled the faulty motor and replaced it with a new motor.
Repair water bore Perth
Thanks, Clive, for the feedback about Tom and the team – ‘very experienced’ – ‘pleasant to deal with’ – ‘arrived at the agreed time’ – ‘highly recommended’ – ‘quote was also competitive.’
If you your water bore is faulty, call Troy on 9246 0111.
One of our customers in City Beach was reporting low pressure on his garden bore
We sent our reticulation guy who said it is popping the overload and it was working when he first got there,
So we sent our electrician who found the capacitor in the start box had melted as you can see in this picture.
Burnt Capacitor
So he swapped the capacitor and the relay and all is working.
If you need your modern submersible bore repaired in City Beach or the surrounding suburbs of Wembley or Scarborough call 9246 0111 or go to our website www.virginbores.com.au
This is not exactly what Tom expected when he winched out a fused submersible bore pump in Bassendean.
The organic mass is a root mass. We think whoever drilled the original bore possibly configured it with slotted bore casing above the static water level causing fibrous root ingress chasing an easy route to water.
We replaced the pump and made the client aware he may have future root problems
Don’t forget many household insurance policies have fusion cover for electric bore pump motors. We can advise you when you call us on 9246 0111.
If your submersible pump is not working it may be fused. Call us on 9246 0111 and we can work out the problem and send the right person for the job. If you would like to read more on pump repair and fusion in Perth https://virginbores.com.au/perth-bore-pump-motor-repair-and-service/
Mel asked us to look at the modern submersible water bore at his son’s house south of the river in Leeming.
Leeming submersible water bore
We sent our specialist bore electrician Dave to do a range of tests to work out the problem. He tested the single phase two wire submersible motor and found it was fused. The motor start winding is damaged by rupture of internal capacitor.
In some cases a fused motor can be claimed on the householders insurance.
Our service teams will return to replace the motor so the householders bore and reticulation will be up and running.
There are many old style wells in the Stirling and Balcatta areas. The area has a very rich history of market gardens.
Dave, our specialist bore pump electrician was asked to have a look at a four liner well at a property in Stirling that was not working.
He found the the 3 phase DOL starter was OK and the pump was actually running but there was no water. We tried to prime but the water was dropping away and not filling at all. He quickly found that it was the check valve that was faulty. So one of our service team will return and replace.
As you can see there is a good safe ladder for our guys to use to repair the well. We are often faced with unsafe ladders which make our job impossible. Because of safety requirements we will only repair wells that are up to four liners deep.
Four liner old style well needs repair in Stirling
If you are in the Stirling or Balcatta area and have an old style well in need of repair call Troy on 9246 0111. If it can’t be repaired consider a modern submersible bore. We can help you with that as well!
You will see many old style wells with a tin lid around Perth. Many are up to 70 years old and some have been dug by the home owner in the ’50’s and ’60’s.
My father dug the well for our family home in Applecross and it is still working.
This old well-style bore is still limping along but will eventually need replacing. A submersible bore will be the way to go.
Many older Perth well style bores still giving faithful service after years of pumping bore water to the garden. Our specialist service team can keep them ticking over with a few industry tricks, priming solutions and centrifugal pump replacements.
Call us on 9246 0111 and we will talk you through the repair of your water bore well style or book a bore service HERE
Sadly though sometimes they are beyond economical repair and need to be “retired”. The best solution can be replacing with a modern submersible bore. Submersible bores have a small green lid which is usually ‘hidden’ under the lawn or garden. Submersible pumps are silent and very economical.
Call Virgin Bores to discuss a new submersible bore for your home and ask us how will it work, how long it will take and how economical will it be. Want to get an idea of cost for a new water bore at your house click HERE
James from Mount Pleasant phoned regarding his submersible pump that was tripping the circuit breaker. (Call us anytime on 9246 0111 if you need help too)
The water bore was drilled in his driveway and it was very useful to know that the paver to show where the bore was located was a different color. As pictured the bore head was was covered by an old concrete lid pit.
Head of submersible water bore under pavers in driveway
Our senior experienced bore electrician Dave reported the motor was about 8 years old. The 1.1 kw 2 wire subbie motor was dead short to earth and although the motor’s windings appeared to be intact the internal capacitor had ruptured. So we replaced it with a new 1.1 kw sunbmersible pump motor and replaced the start box and junction box.
We replaced the junction box too. This joins the cables coming up from the pump to the cables going to the house.
We have drilled and repaired many water bores in Mt Pleasant, Applecross, Bateman Ardross and surrounds. We are very experienced with the conditions in the area. If your water bore or retic is in need of repair call us on 9246 0111 or check out our main website HERE
Our mobile service teams are ready to repair your bore, bore pump or reticulation, in Dalkeith, Nedlands and Claremont.
If you have a problem with your bore or reticulation system give us a call on 9246 0111 and we will get you back up and running promptly.
For more information on the repair and service of your bore or reticulation in the western suburbs of Perth check out our website HERE
Our bore electrician will test diagnose and repair any electrical faults. We specialise in replacing fused or burnt out bore pump motors which may be the subject of an insurance claim.
We repair anything to do with water bores or reticulation sprinkler systems including replace reticulation controllers.
We are a family owned business and have been around for nearly 20 years and can be relied upon to look after your water bore and retic needs.
We had installed a bore for Bob in Booragoon a few years ago.
He rang to say the bore was not working. We sent out our specialist bore electrician Dave. The submersible pump motor tested ok and he noted that there was no 24 volt to relay from controller.
He found that there was a red multicore running along the pavers from below the reticulation controller to below the bore start box. The joint connection at the bottom of the start box was faulty so he remade it.
All working again on front 2 stations. There was no cover on station 3,4,5 and 6, it was cut off due to construction. He fixed.
We have drilled and repaired many bores in the Booragoon area and surrounding suburbs of Mount Pleasant, Myaree and Melville. If you have a problem with your Booragoon bore call Troy on 9246 0111 or if you submersible pump is not working find help HERE
Our mobile service teams do prompt repairs to ALL TYPES of Water Bores & Reticulation Sprinkler Systems Perth metro-wide. Free phone advice. Our experience saves you time and money. Bore repair HOTLINE 1300 734 300 North of River: Troy 0408454130 South of River: Brett 0411511611
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