A pump is sized by two numbers: how much water and how high it must go. Put them in one request for irrigation pumps in Cape Town and we pass it to irrigation and pump suppliers working in Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape.
Irrigation Pumps in Cape Town
Planning an irrigation pump in Cape Town? Say where the water comes from, the area you want to water, the emitters you use and the power on site. Independent irrigation suppliers and pump shops serving Cape Town and Western Cape can then quote for a pump, filter and controls sized to your lands.
New to this? Read the irrigation pumps guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you buy.
Borehole & water supply in Cape Town: local notes
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 pump feeding garden sprinklers or drip lines from a borehole or tank
- Factories, plants and depots: pumps for landscaped grounds and reuse water at plants
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: pumps for communal gardens, verges and sports fields
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.
Irrigation Pumps usually suit gardens, plots, orchards and farm lands. How it is fitted: borehole, dam, river or solar pumping. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a pump feeding garden sprinklers or drip lines from a borehole or tank. 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
Requests from Cape Town go to pump suppliers and technicians that already serve Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River and the rest of the area. Say whether you need supply only or supply and install, and whether a site visit suits you.