Compare the pump, the motor, the pipe and cable and the fitting before you choose. A free request for borehole pumps in Upington goes to a pump supplier serving Upington and nearby areas of Northern Cape, and you see the quotes side by side.
Borehole Pumps in Upington
Looking for a borehole pump in Upington? Share the yield test, the depth of the hole, the pumping level and where the water must go. Independent pump shops and borehole installers serving Upington can then quote for a pump sized to your hole, with the pipe, cable and control box.
Want to know more first? Our borehole pumps guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Upington notes on borehole & water supply
Grape farmers along the Orange River pump from the river and canals into drip systems, so irrigation pumps, filters and pressure control are the main buys. Away from the river, sheep and game farms in the Kalahari use solar borehole pumps to fill reservoirs, and the sun is rarely the limit. Groundwater can be brackish, so ask for a water test before choosing a pump for a house.
Who pumps what in Upington
Upington is a green strip of vineyards in a desert. Table grapes, raisin grapes and some wine grapes grow along the Orange River from Groblershoop to Kakamas, watered by canals and pumps that lift river water onto the farms and into drip systems. Irrigation pumps, filters and pump stations are the main business here, with repairs needed fast in the hot months when vines cannot wait. Away from the river, the Kalahari and Bushmanland farms run on boreholes for sheep, goats and game, and solar pumps suit the long sunny days. Groundwater can be salty, so test it. Summer heat is extreme, which is hard on motors, cables and control panels standing in the sun.
The requests we see from Upington usually come from:
- Farms: larger pumps on three phase for livestock troughs, reservoirs and irrigation
- Smallholdings and plots: one pump for the house, the animals and the vegetables, sized to the yield
- Homeowners: a 4 inch pump filling a garden tank or feeding irrigation during water cuts
Local tips for Upington
Pump suppliers serving Upington mostly work from here: irrigation suppliers, pump shops and rewinders in Upington and Kakamas. The jobs that come up most: river and canal irrigation pumps for vineyards, solar borehole pumps in the Kalahari. When you ask for quotes, ask whether the river intake has a screen to keep silt and sand out.
Sizes vary: 4 inch pumps, 0.37 to 2.2 kW. Here, farms lead the requests, typically for larger pumps on three phase for livestock troughs, reservoirs and irrigation. One local point to raise: installers cover the river from Groblershoop to Kakamas; Kalahari farms are far out.
Service area: Upington and surrounds
Our network covers Upington together with Keimoes, Kakamas, Paballelo, Louisvale, Groblershoop, Kanoneiland. The depth, the duty and the address help a pump supplier work out the job, the parts and the travel before quoting.