A pump is sized by two numbers: how much water and how high it must go. Put them in one request for tank pumps in Cape Town and we pass it to pump shops, tank suppliers and plumbers working in Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape.
JoJo Tank Pumps in Cape Town
Setting up a tank pump in Cape Town? Say the tank size, where it stands, how many bathrooms you have and whether you want a changeover from mains. Independent pump shops and plumbers serving Cape Town can then quote for the pump, valves, controls and installation.
The main tank pumps page explains the types, the sizing and the costs in more detail.
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 booster and changeover so the house keeps water through cuts and load-shedding
- Contractors and drillers: plumbers fitting tanks, pumps and changeovers on houses
- Factories, plants and depots: tank pumps for ablutions, canteens and wash bays during cuts
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.
JoJo Tank Pumps usually suit houses, flats, plots and small offices. How it is fitted: booster beside the tank or pump inside it. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a booster and changeover so the house keeps water through cuts and load-shedding. 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.