The details make the quote: how much water, what is in it, how far it must be lifted and how soon it must be gone. Send one request with them and we pass it to pump station builders and service contractors working in Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Sewage Pump Stations in Johannesburg
Need a sewage pump station in Johannesburg? Say whether it is new or an existing station, how many units or people it serves, the distance and height to the sewer, the power supply and backup, and any faults you are seeing. Pump suppliers and contractors around Johannesburg can then quote.
New to this? Read the sewage pump stations guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you buy.
What to know locally in Johannesburg
Old storm water drains in the CBD, Braamfontein and Marshalltown overflow in summer downpours, and building basements and lift pits need sump pumps with a float and an alarm. Townhouse complexes in the south that sit below the sewer line run small sewage stations. Construction sites around Newtown and Doornfontein often meet groundwater and old mine fill, so dewatering pumps get hired by the week. Pool pumps in Parkhurst and Emmarentia gardens are the usual home repair.
Johannesburg: the properties, the water and the pump shops
Johannesburg gets its water from the Vaal system through a long chain of pipes, pump stations and reservoirs, and when one link fails the taps in whole suburbs run dry. Many areas, from Melville and Linden on the ridges to parts of Soweto and the south, have had water cuts and low pressure that last days, so water tanks with booster pumps are now common on houses and flats. Boreholes are popular in the leafy north, but the city asks owners to register them, so check before you drill. Under the south and the CBD lie old gold workings, and pump repair and rewinding workshops cluster in Denver, City Deep, Industria and Jeppestown.
The requests we see from Johannesburg usually come from:
- Homeowners: a small shared station for a few houses on a low street below the sewer
- Offices, shops, hotels and lodges: lodges, schools, hospitals and malls with duty and standby stations on contract
- Factories, plants and depots: factory ablutions and canteens pumped to the sewer from a package station
Local tips for Johannesburg
Common here: water tank boosters for water cuts, garden boreholes, pressure sets for flats. Ask each supplier about this: ask if the quote includes a changeover so the house uses mains water when it is on. Where they work from: denver, City Deep, Industria and Jeppestown, with shops along the M1 and N12.
Sewage Pump Stations usually suit estates, lodges, schools, malls, towns. How it is fitted: two pumps on guide rails in a chamber. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a small shared station for a few houses on a low street below the sewer. On the ground and water: summer storms and lightning October to March; quartzite ridges, dry winters.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Our network covers Johannesburg together with Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. The depth, the duty and the address help a pump station contractor work out the job, the parts and the travel before quoting.