A pump is sized by two numbers: how much water and how high it must go. Put them in one request for solar borehole pumps in Upington and we pass it to solar pump suppliers and installers working in Upington and nearby areas of Northern Cape.
Solar Borehole Pumps in Upington
Want a solar borehole pump in Upington? Tell suppliers the water you need each day, the depth and yield of the hole, the distance to the tank and whether theft is a worry. Independent solar pump suppliers and installers serving Upington and Northern Cape can then quote for a matched kit.
The main solar borehole pumps page explains the types, the sizing and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Upington
Grape farmers along the Orange River pump from the river and canals into drip systems, so irrigation pumps, filters and pressure control are the main buys. Away from the river, sheep and game farms in the Kalahari use solar borehole pumps to fill reservoirs, and the sun is rarely the limit. Groundwater can be brackish, so ask for a water test before choosing a pump for a house.
Upington: the properties, the water and the pump shops
Upington is a green strip of vineyards in a desert. Table grapes, raisin grapes and some wine grapes grow along the Orange River from Groblershoop to Kakamas, watered by canals and pumps that lift river water onto the farms and into drip systems. Irrigation pumps, filters and pump stations are the main business here, with repairs needed fast in the hot months when vines cannot wait. Away from the river, the Kalahari and Bushmanland farms run on boreholes for sheep, goats and game, and solar pumps suit the long sunny days. Groundwater can be salty, so test it. Summer heat is extreme, which is hard on motors, cables and control panels standing in the sun.
Who asks for solar borehole pumps around Upington, most often first:
- Farms: replacing windmills and diesel pumps at remote boreholes for livestock and game
- Homeowners: a small solar pump filling a garden tank from the borehole without using grid power
- Offices, shops, hotels and lodges: lodges and farm stalls pumping borehole water to storage far from the grid
Local tips for Upington
Asked for most in Upington: river and canal irrigation pumps for vineyards, solar borehole pumps in the Kalahari. Where the pump shops and drillers are: irrigation suppliers, pump shops and rewinders in Upington and Kakamas. A useful tip: ask whether the river intake has a screen to keep silt and sand out.
Sizes vary: sized to daily litres at the total head. Here, farms lead the requests, typically for replacing windmills and diesel pumps at remote boreholes for livestock and game. One local point to raise: installers cover the river from Groblershoop to Kakamas; Kalahari farms are far out.
Service area: Upington and surrounds
Pump suppliers and technicians on our network work in Upington and surrounding areas, including Keimoes, Kakamas, Paballelo, Louisvale, Groblershoop, Kanoneiland. Give your suburb or farm, so the call-out and travel can be quoted honestly.