Jeremy from Dianella phoned us this week saying that the pump on his old style bore well was tripping and was in need of repair.
Our specialist water bore electrician was the man for the job! There was one well liner and it was in the back yard. Most of the bores in the lower lying parts of Dianella are quite shallow. Some up on the hill can be very deep!
The isolation switch on the side of this bore well was faulty.
Although the three phase centrifugal pump motor tested OK there was a dead short between phases and the isolator had burnt out wiring.
This bore pump isolation switch in the well was the culprit
Dave replaced the isolator and renewed all the wiring and the bore pump is working again.
If you have a bore problem and need to get an old style well with a tin lid repaired call us on 9246 0111 or visit our website HERE
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 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
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.
We do see some picturesque scenes in some beautiful Perth gardens.
Underneath this tin lid in a lovely Nedlands garden is an old style well. The ladder goes down about 15 metres to a pump. One of our specialist team diagnosed that the pump had failed.
Given the age and condition the best solution here is to start again with a new submersible bore and stainless steel pump. The garden will soon be enjoying fresh groundwater again.
If you have an old style well with a tin lid in Nedlands or the surrounding areas of Dalkeith, Mosman Park or Cottesloe and would like to talk about the costs of a new submersible water bore call David on 9246 0111.
If your Nedlands old style well can be repaired we can also help. For more information HERE
If you have a water bore and have white sand coming from your sprinklers call us on 9246 0111.
You’re never meant to see white sand coming from a sprinkler. In the case of this customer they had an old style well.
Sand coming out of sprinkler
The screen had failed which allowed in sand. It is very white sand that comes from water bearing ground that is washed almost iridescent over the years. The options for this broken Perth water bore was to either redrill a spear into the existing well or drill a new submersible bore.
After assessment by our bore serviceman it was decide it was more economical to opt for a new modern submersible water bore. Our bore installation and service team at can help with any bore problem in Perth. Call us on 9246 0111 or you can book a bore service HERE .
We are available to help out anytime. Today is a public holiday Monday and we were able to help out when Wayne called with a question about an old well south of the river. He rang us on 9246 0111.
Wayne has an old well style bore which is one liner deep. He had removed the sprinkler to flush out a line of accumulated debris. The pump was running but he wasn’t getting any water. Unfortunately he had run the pump at a flow higher than the bore could sustain. We explained to Wayne over the phone how to prime his “orange” pump and he was set to go. That was good news as he had just sold his house and needed his bore and retic working before settlement next week. He was going to get back to us if there were any further issues with his well.
If we can help with an old style well phone one of our team on 9246 0111.
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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