A pump is sized by two numbers: how much water and how high it must go. Put them in one request for pressure tanks in Cape Town and we pass it to pump shops and plumbers working in Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape.
Pressure Tanks in Cape Town
Need a pressure tank in Cape Town? Say what pump it works with, its cut-in and cut-out pressure if known, and how the old tank is behaving. Independent pump shops and plumbers around Cape Town can then quote for a new tank, a bladder or a check of the whole system.
New to this? Read the pressure tanks guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you buy.
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.
Typical pressure tanks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a small tank on the booster so the pump stops starting for every tap
- Factories, plants and depots: vessels on process water and wash bay pump systems
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: vessels on communal pressure sets and garden systems
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.
Sizes vary: often 24 L, 50 L or 100 L, larger on farms. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a small tank on the booster so the pump stops starting for every tap. One local point to raise: workshops in Epping and Montague Gardens reach most of the metro the same day.
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.