Tag Archives: electrical

Bore repair

Repair Well Noranda

One of our jobs this week was from a customer in Noranda whose tripping centrifugal pump motor needed repair.

We sent Dave our specialist bore electrician who tested the single phase Lowara pump motor. It tested OK.

Pump motor of old well in Noranda
Noranda Lowara centrifugal pump motor

On further investtigation he found the 50mF capacitor was faulty so replaced it with a new 45mF capacitor. He replaced the 9V battery for new in the controller.

Why is it important to replace the 9V battery in the reticulation controller?

Retic controllers have batteries to preserve the memory that has been programmed in the event of a mains power fail.

The battery is normally only 9 volts and does not have the power to operate solenoid valves or pump start relays. Solenoid valves and most other irrigation devices operate on 24 volts. Most retic controllers are 240 volt mains powered with a transformer that steps down to 24 volt to operate the individual irrigation devices. It may seem like a minor inconvenience if you have a flat 9 volt battery in your controller as at first glance one would think it is not a big issue if you lose mains power and the controller has to be reprogrammed.

BUT it can have nasty consequences if the controller operates a bore.

If mains power is lost to quite a few brands of reticulation controllers and there is no back up battery then when mains power is restored the controller resets all programming to factory default which is often 10 minutes per station per day. This may then turn the bore on to stations that don’t exist and the pump runs with nowhere for the water to go. This can damage the pump or pipe work of the bore.

Old Style Well in Noranda is repaired

Dave reprogrammed the controller for the customer for their watering days of Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

The Noranda customer’s old style well is repaired and they have water.

If you live in Noranda or the surrounding areas of Morley or Dianella and your old bore needs repair call us on 9246 0111 or learn more here

Fix old well Perth

Fix Old Bore Yangebup

One of our recent bore repair jobs was a centrifugal pump motor tripping the circuit breaker in the backyard of this property in Yangebup. You can see the rusted and partially collapsed tin lid of the bore well in this picture.

Bore safety

As an aside it reminded us all old style bore well lids should be secured. Take a look here on bore safety.

Tin lid of old well in backyard of a property in Yangebup
Yangebup old bore needs fixing

Dave, our specialist bore and pump electrician attended the job and found there was a 3 liner well with bore pump located on wooden boards 2 liners down.

Fix 3 liner well Yangebup
3 liner  bore well Yangebup

 

Pump failed mechanically

The 3 phase pump and motor had failed mechanically and was just humming. The pump had not fused and was fine electrically but need replacement.

We returned and supplied and installed a 2.2 kW 3 phase centrifugal pump and fittings.

Our customer now has bore water again.

Mobile bore repairs

If you are in Yangebup or the surrounding areas of South Lake, Bibra Lake or Spearwood and your old bore well needs repair call us on 9246 0111 or book your repairs here

Bore repair Perth, Uncategorized

Bore Repair Armadale

Patrick from Armadale rang us on 9246 0111 when his submersible pump motor was not working.

We sent our specialist bore electrician, Dave.

Bore control in roof space

The Franklin Electric 1.5 kW  single phase bore pump start box was in the roof space with 24 volt relay behind meter box panel. This is a very unusual place to find the bore  controls as the start box contains the capacitor and overload circuits. Also unorthodox place to position the 24 volt relay that accepts the start signal from the retic controller.

Pump running but no water

The pump motor was running but only drawing 7.7amps which is more consistent with  a 1.1kW not a 1.5kW submersible pump motor.

Top of submersible bore under lawn

Dave exposed the bore head which was located in the front lawn. The top of the bore was just under the lawn with the typical green lid. There was no barrel union (threaded coupling) so he drilled a small hole in the top of the PVC pipe connected to the retic system and found there was no water in it as would be normal. This could signify a check valve failed in the pump or a blown poly line that brings the bore water to the surface.

Return to pull out submersible pump

Our next step will be to winch up the pump motor to investigate further and then repair this Armadale water bore. Our submersible pump winch team is booked to return.

If you are in the Armadale area or any Perth suburb and your water bore needs repair call us on 9246 0111 or book your bore repair here

Bore repair Perth

Repair Water Bore Mindarie

One of our recent jobs involved a submersible pump motor not working. We had installed the modern submersible water bore in 2005.

Dave our specialist bore electrician was the man for the job. He attended at the Mindarie home and tested the 1.5KW pump motor and it tested OK.

As you can see here it was a blown 50 MF Capacitor. He replaced for new and the customer’s water bore is up and running without too much trouble or cost.

If you live in Mindarie or the surrounding suburbs of Clarkson or Quinns Rock we have been repairing water bore in Perth’s coastal suburbs for years. If your water bore needs repair call us on 9246 0111 or book a bore service online

Specialist Bore Electrician

Water Bore Repair Electrical

Often we get called to bore pump problems where customers have been told by someone, even by electricians, that the problem “must be the pump” and it needs replacing.

There can be a vast number of reasons why your water bore is not working. If you call on 9246 0111 we will talk you through the problem over the phone. We will then send the correct person to diagnose/fix your water bore.

If we think it is an electrical problem we will send one of our specialist bore electricians.

Electrical problem with domestic water bore Perth
Our specialist electrician fixing water bore

It can be hard for the inexperienced to diagnose bore pump faults particularly with submersible pumps. Often though we find on closer examination it is a control equipment or wiring issue. Our specialist bore electrician tracks down faults and repairs bores, retic and pumps on a daily basis. We have the correct diagnostic equipment and years of experience so we will save you time and money.

If your water bore needs repair call us on 9246 0111 or BOOK A BORE SERVICE HERE

Members ADIA & IAA, submersible pump motor

Best Motor for Water Bore Perth

We repair or replace all brands of submersible bore pumps.

We are proud to be able to use genuine Italian PM Technology motors compatible with all standard submersible 4″ pumps.

PM Technology Motor - 2

It is a robust and well-engineered stainless steel submersible motor that is well suited for Australian down bore-hole conditions.

For a good detailed read on the PM Technology motors check out HERE

PM Technology Motor - 3

If your bore needs fixing call us on 9246 0111 – 7 days for prompt onsite attention in any Perth suburb. We also fix old wells and centrifugal bore pumps.

Members ADIA & IAA, New Water Bores

Repair water bore Como

We work for many real estate agents in Perth servicing and maintaining the water bores for their rental properties. We are sent a maintenance work order when a water bore isn’t working and we liaise with the tenants to repair the water bore.

Como Bore Fixed

We were asked last week to get our electrician to check a bore at a rental property in Como. The electrics were fine but it was not pumping water. Dave had to search around this corner block and eventually found a conduit and pump cable going to ground in the carport. He uncovered the tell-tale green lid of a submersible bore.

Como water bore repair
Conduit and submersible pump cable found near carport

He found there was no water at the top of the bore head. We returned and winched up the submersible pump and replaced some blown poly.

Flat retic controller battery

Some detective work by Dave uncovered that the mains power had gone off and the reticulation controller had auto reset for 10 minutes into all stations and the pump had been dead-heading. Non existent  stations had been turning on the pump with nowhere for the water to go. This had caused the poly rising main to blow near the submersible pump. All caused because the back up battery had been flat and not preserved the program memory. We replaced the flat 9 volt retic controller battery for new. We also looped out the unused stations to prevent this happening again.

Both the tenant and the property owner are happy and the water bore at the Como property is up and running. If your water bore or retic system needs repair or service in the Como or South Perth area call Troy on 9246 0111 or book a bore service here

 

Water bore repair

Bore not working in South Perth

A resident of South Perth was concerned as their reticulation was not working and they contacted us on 9246 0111.

They reported that they could hear the typical “çlunk” sound  as the contactor engaged when they started the bore pump from their retic controller.

Our electrician found that the one horsepower Sumoto submersible motor was not fused. The motor windings appeared to be intact but there was a complete dead short to earth.

His recommendation was that we replace the submersible motor, wet-end and electrical cable down the bore hole for new. He disabled and taped up motor tails in the borehead junction box and all the other electrics tested OK.

 

South Perth bore head junction box
See the bore start box to the left of the retic controller

So another member of the team returned and replaced the .75KW submersible motor, 15 metres of electrical and stainless and barrell union. All tested OK and another South Perth water bore was back up and running for the hot summer months ahead.

When there is a problem with a water bore it takes experience and skill to diagnose the problem and repair efficiently, quickly and economically for the Perth householder.

We have been repairing Perth water bores for 20 years and have been faced with most problems when repairing a water bore, Call us on 9246 0111 or book a bore service here

 

Bore broken

Old style well repair Stirling

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.

Stirling well repair
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!

Check out our website HERE

Repair old style well

Bore not working Bassendean

Earlier this month our specialist bore electrician went to a client’s home in Bassendean to test a three phase centrifugal pump motor. It was reported that the bore was not working.

The pump was running but there was no water. It was a 2 liner well on the right hand side of the driveway.

Bassendean bore well needs repair
Old style well in Bassendean needs priming

We primed the well and all is working OK and tested OK.

Tested OK after repair well in Bassendean
Testing pump after repair of Bassendean old style well

If you have an old style well with a tin lid in the Bassendean area or the surrounding areas of Beechboro or Bayswater that is in need of repair we are the experts after nearly 20 years in the business.

Call us on 9246 0111 or book in a bore service here