Need booster pumps in Cape Town? SubmersiblePump.co.za puts homeowners, smallholdings, farms and businesses in Cape Town in touch with pump shops and plumbers serving Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape. Send one request with the depth, the flow you need and the power on site, and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Booster Pumps in Cape Town
Need a booster pump in Cape Town? Say where the water comes from, how many bathrooms and storeys you have, and whether the pump must also feed the garden. Independent pump shops and plumbers around Cape Town can then quote for a booster, its controls and the installation.
The main booster pumps page explains the types, the sizing and the costs in more detail.
Cape Town notes on borehole & water supply
Wellpoints in the sandy ground of the Cape Flats, Pinelands, Milnerton and the southern suburbs are often only a few metres deep, with a surface pump on top, while boreholes into the sandstone go much deeper. Iron in the water clogs irrigation and stains walls, so ask about it before you choose the pump. Rainwater and borehole tanks with booster pumps are common in Claremont, Constantia and the northern suburbs.
Who pumps what in Cape Town
The drought of 2015 to 2018, and the talk of Day Zero, turned Cape Town into a city of boreholes and wellpoints. Thousands of homes tapped the sandy Cape Flats aquifer and deeper sandstone aquifers for gardens and pools, and the City now asks owners to register boreholes and wellpoints and follow its rules on use, so check with the municipality. Shallow water in the southern suburbs often carries iron that stains walls and paving. Winter rain fills basements and lift pits in the city bowl and on the Foreshore, which is built on reclaimed land, and floods low lying parts of the Cape Flats. Pump shops, rewinders and hire yards are spread through Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland and Salt River.
The requests we see from Cape Town usually come from:
- Homeowners: a booster on the tank so showers and taps work during water cuts
- Factories, plants and depots: boosting process and wash water from storage tanks
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: pressure sets for complexes where upper units get weak water
Local tips for Cape Town
Common here: wellpoints and garden borehole pumps, basement sumps, construction dewatering. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether the borehole or wellpoint will be registered with the City. Where they work from: epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland and Salt River.
Booster Pumps usually suit houses, flats, offices and complexes. How it is fitted: surface pump on a plinth beside the tank. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a booster on the tank so showers and taps work during water cuts. On the ground and water: winter rain and flooding; dry windy summers; iron in shallow water in many suburbs.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Pump suppliers and technicians on our network work in Cape Town and surrounding areas, including Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Give your suburb or farm, so the call-out and travel can be quoted honestly.