A client in Fremantle wanted us to look at his water bore. The brick pit around the top of the bore certainly confirmed that this was indeed a very early submersible bore. He was told he had old casing that had been breached that was no good. He wanted a second opinion.
We test pumped the water bore at 80 litres a minute for 35 mins and found the bore water was very dirty for the first 5 minutes. For 30 minutes it then pumped flawlessly. Good flow and clear bore water.
Very early submersible bore East Fremantle
Our serviceman’s notes brought a smile to the customer’s face. It appears the initial diagnosis had been wrong.
“10:30-12:00   Test pumped at 80lpm for 35 mins Was very dirty for five mins
Small amount of plant matter coming up could be from dirt that had fallen from above ground”
It’s a good bet that this bore will run for a good many more years after we install a new submersible pump.
We are automating an old bore in the southern Perth suburb of Shoalwater.
As pictured it is an old style well with a tin lid.
The sprinkler system is currently manually operated with five inground gate valves. This is common with these older style Perth water bores.
We can repair old style wells which have a tin lid
Inside of older style garden well in southern Perth suburb
Older style garden well
We will replace manual valves with 24 Â V solenoid valves which will be wired into a new reticulation controller. Our electrician will do the interface to start the bore automatically via a 24 V relay.
We do this type of Perth bore automation quite regularly with single station bore automations from as low as $750.
If you are in Perth and we can help you with a bore automation check out our website HERE or call one of our team on 9246 0111
We have drilled many water bores in the Woodridge area and have experience in drilling deep water bores.
In general terms it takes us about a week to complete a Woodridge water bore with drilling, electrical and connection to your reticulation at your Woodridge property.
The depth to water in the area varies. Two of the water bores we have drilled in the area were 55 metres to water and 50 metres to water. Many people are interested in talking to us about a new water bore because they would like to save money.
We specialise in drilling these deep water bores in areas like Woodridge and Gabaddah.
Call us on 9246 0111 for a chat about a new water bore or repair of a bore and reticulation in the northern suburbs or get more information HERE .
We drill water bores in the Woodridge areaThe Woodbridge area
We are going to drill a submersible water bore for this client in Balcatta. We have been drilling water bores for homes in Perth for nearly 20 years. To discuss a water bore for Balcatta call us on 9246 0111.
We will be drilling to 28 metres. Modern submersible water bores operate silently and are not visible from the surface covered by a small rectangular plastic lid.
The client has an existing old style well with a tin lid. We have done the service and repair on the old well for many years for this long time customer and it has finally given up the ghost. The old well was in the back yard so we will be taking down a panel of fencing so we can use the existing electrical to save the Balcatta customer money.
If you would like a quote for a water bore we can design a new submersible water bore around your needs. Call us on 92460111 or if you would like free water at the flick of a switch check this out HERE
We have a client in Parkwood who is getting a modern submersible water bore. They live opposite this beautiful park.
Replacing old well opposite this park in Parkwood
It is 3 metres to groundwater and there is 22.5 metres of water at their Parkwood home. We will drill 16 to 22 metres and use a good quality stainless steel submersible pump and motor.
The new submersible water bore will replace the old style well with a tin lid that he dug and sludge pumped over 30 years ago (pictured below) These shallow old style wells are commonly seen in Parkwood, Ferndale and Lynwood area. We will replace old style well with a new water bore which is not visible from the surface.
Parkwood well style boreWe replaced this well with a modern water bore
We will install 100 ml slotted casing to the bottom 6 metres of the bore. We will pack the slotted casing with drillers gravel to enhance water filtration. We will also air develop. This is particularly important as the area has uncertain ground conditions and potential clays. We have drilled a number of bores in the Parkwood area and surrounds.
We also have teams repairing waterbores in the Parkwood and surrounding areas of Lynwood, Langford and Canning Vale and installing and repairing reticulation.
Call us on 9246 0111 or if you live in the Parkwood area and would like to discuss replacing an old well with a new style submersible water bore there is more information HERE
If you live in the Doubleview area and are interested in a new submersible water bore call us on 9246 0111.
The top of a modern submersible water bore in Doubleview
Submersible water bores all suburbsBore box for submersible water bore
There are several elevated Perth suburbs require a deep submersible water bore.
One of those suburbs is Doubleview. For this Doubleview customer we drilled to 58 metres through mainly limestone and sand. The water bore is connected to existing reticulation and the electrical connections have already been done. In this case we are consolidating the client’s two existing controllers into one. This is because we have far more flow from the bore. A small rectangular green plastic lid will be place over the hole and it will be covered in grass.
We have installed a 1.5 kw stainless-steel submersible pump which is delivering about 80 litres a minute.
Some other parts of the Perth metropolitan area that require deep submersible water bores are near the water tower in City Beach, the elevated parts of Kardinya and Sinagra near Wanneroo.
Our drilling teams at Virgin Water Bores are very experienced in drilling deep submersible water bores. If you are in an elevated position and would like to save money with a water bore give us a call on 9246 0111 or find more information about deep water bores on our webiste HERE
Our specialist service automate old well bores to start from modern reticulation controllers and replace manual gate valves with automatic solenoid valves. Our specialist team automated this old well in High Wycombe. Last week we automated old style wells in High Wycombe, Waterford, Bentley and Karawara. Sing out if you want help automating your bore and give Troy a call on 92460111.
Enjoy holidays away without worry. We service and repair anything to do with bores or retic systems all over Perth.
Craig is one of our reticulation service team and he had had fun at this job in Wanneroo 9246 01121.
We took some time to locate and fix this master solenoid valve at the Wanneroo home of one of our customers. Fortunately the householder had a plan of their reticulation system, it saves a lot of time and money.
Surprisingly common to also find such a corroded manual gate valve that isolates the retic from the mains water supply which is often just near the water meter.
Master solenoid
Nice work Craig!
We service reticulation and sprinkler systems from both mains water and submersible water bores. If you are in Wanneroo or the surrounding areas of Sinagra, Heathridge or Wangara we repair and fix bores and reticulation daily. Our mobile teams will be in the area and if we can help you call on 9246 0111 or find out more about finding and fixing solenoids HERE
Albert phoned us on 9246 0111 with a broken bore at his Wembley Downs home.
Thanks for servicing water bore in Wembley DownsOur bore specialist electrician attended and found his 3 phase 1.5 KW motor was fused.
We supplied and installed a new motor for the 65 metre Wembley water bore. We also did a heat shrink.
If you have an issue with your bore in the Wembley or Wembley Downs area, we have a specialist bore electrician and repair team who can repair it for you. Call Troy on 9246 0111 or look HERE for more information on you fused water bore. We can have the problem fixed promptly.
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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