Compare the pump, the motor, the pipe and cable and the fitting before you choose. A free request for submersible pumps in KwaZulu-Natal goes to a pump supplier serving towns and cities across KwaZulu-Natal, and you see the quotes side by side.
Submersible Pumps in KwaZulu-Natal
Need a submersible pump in KwaZulu-Natal? Say what it is for, the depth to the water or the size of the pit, where the water must go and what power you have. Independent pump suppliers and installers around KwaZulu-Natal can then quote for the pump, the fittings and the installation.
The main submersible pumps page explains the types, the sizing and the costs in more detail.
KwaZulu-Natal notes on borehole & water supply
Where eThekwini supply is unreliable, households in areas like Verulam, Phoenix and the upper highway fit a tank with a <a href="/jojo-tank-pumps/">tank pump</a> or booster. Midlands farms around Howick, Mooi River and Greytown use three phase irrigation pumps from rivers and dams, and cane growers inland of the coast pump for irrigation in dry spells. Boreholes in the interior are common on farms and smallholdings.
Water and ground in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal has more rain than most of the country, and its pumping problems are often about too much water rather than too little. The floods of April 2022 left basements, yards and pump stations in and around Durban under water, and summer downpours still fill sumps fast. Along the coast, sandy ground around Durban, Richards Bay and the North and South Coast means construction sites rely on wellpoints and dewatering pumps, and many coastal estates run sewage pump stations. Inland, sugar cane, Midlands dairy and timber farms pump from rivers, dams and boreholes, and Newcastle has heavy industry. Yet water cuts in parts of eThekwini have also driven homes towards tanks and boosters.
Who asks for submersible pumps around KwaZulu-Natal, most often first:
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: communal borehole pumps, storm water sumps and sewage pumps for the complex
- Contractors and drillers: pumps for new boreholes, trench dewatering on site and installs for clients
- Homeowners: a borehole pump for the garden or a pump to send tank water to the house
Local tips for KwaZulu-Natal
Asked for most in KwaZulu-Natal: wellpoint dewatering in coastal sand, estate sewage stations, tank boosters. Where the pump shops and drillers are: jacobs, Prospecton, Pinetown, New Germany, Riverhorse Valley, Pietermaritzburg, Alton. A useful tip: ask whether the station quote includes a high level alarm and backup power.
Sizes vary: 0.37 to 2.2 kW domestic, larger on 3 phase. Here, complexes, estates and body corporates lead the requests, typically for communal borehole pumps, storm water sumps and sewage pumps for the complex. One local point to raise: durban and Pinetown yards reach the coast quickly; Midlands farms from Pietermaritzburg.
Service area: KwaZulu-Natal and surrounds
We pass KwaZulu-Natal requests to pump suppliers and technicians based in or regularly working in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlanga, Ballito, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Port Shepstone. Rural requests should give the nearest town, so travel is quoted honestly.