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 Pietermaritzburg and we pass it to pump shops and plumbers working in Pietermaritzburg and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Pressure Tanks in Pietermaritzburg
Need a pressure tank in Pietermaritzburg? 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 Pietermaritzburg 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.
Pietermaritzburg notes on borehole & water supply
Boreholes around Hilton, Howick and Merrivale feed gardens, stables and tunnels, and depths and yields vary, so a yield test before buying the pump saves trouble. In town, homes in Hayfields and Northdale add a plastic tank, a booster pump and a pressure vessel for outages. Dairy farms further out run three phase borehole pumps for troughs and parlours, and some have added solar pumps to cut electricity costs.
Who pumps what in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg sits in a bowl below the Midlands, with Midmar Dam and the Umgeni River upstream feeding the city through the bulk water system. Many suburbs have had outages and low pressure when pipes fail, so tanks with booster pumps are common in Hayfields, Scottsville and Northdale. Up the hill in Hilton, and out towards Howick and Merrivale, smallholdings and lifestyle plots drill boreholes for gardens, horses and vegetable tunnels. The Midlands summer brings violent thunderstorms with lightning that destroys control boxes, and the Msunduzi River rises after heavy rain. Pump shops, rewinders and irrigation suppliers work from Willowton and Mkondeni, close to the N3, and many also serve dairy and timber farms further into the Midlands.
The requests we see from Pietermaritzburg usually come from:
- Homeowners: a small tank on the booster so the pump stops starting for every tap
- Smallholdings and plots: a larger tank on the borehole system for steady pressure to the house
- Farms: large vessels on borehole and irrigation systems to reduce starts
Local tips for Pietermaritzburg
Asked for most in Pietermaritzburg: smallholding borehole pumps, tank boosters for outages, surge protection. Where the pump shops and drillers are: willowton and Mkondeni industrial areas, close to the N3. A useful tip: ask whether the control box has lightning and surge protection fitted.
Around Pietermaritzburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a small tank on the booster so the pump stops starting for every tap. Before you agree to anything: pre-charge a little below pump cut-in. Getting a technician there: installers cover Hilton, Howick and the Midlands farms from workshops in town.
Service area: Pietermaritzburg and surrounds
Pump suppliers and technicians on our network work in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including Edendale, Imbali, Scottsville, Hilton, Howick, Hayfields, Northdale. Give your suburb or farm, so the call-out and travel can be quoted honestly.