Steady water, wind or no wind.

An electric submersible pump is the quiet powerhouse of the modern well. It sits down at the bottom of the hole, under the water, pushing a steady stream to the surface no matter which way the wind is blowing. When a house, a big herd, or an irrigation line needs dependable pressure every single day, this is the pump that carries the load.

What a submersible pump is, and where it sits

Unlike a windmill that lifts water from up top, a submersible is a sealed, motor-and-pump unit that hangs on the drop pipe well below the water line — often a hundred feet down or more. Because it pushes water up rather than pulling it, it can move a strong, constant flow from a deep well. It runs on electricity, so it works day and night, calm or gusty, and it's what most homes and working operations count on for real, usable water pressure.

What we do with submersible pumps

• New pump installation — a complete setup sized to your well and your water demand, dropped on new pipe and wired up right.
• Pump replacement — pulling a worn or failed pump and setting a properly matched new one, whether or not we set the old one.
• Pressure tanks & controls — the tank, pressure switch and controls that keep steady water at the tap without the pump short-cycling itself to death.
• Pipe, wire & pitless adapters — the drop pipe down the hole, the submersible cable that feeds the motor, and a proper pitless adapter at the casing.
• Wiring & controls service — checking the wire, the switch and the box when a pump won't start or keeps tripping.
• Troubleshooting lost water — pump runs but nothing comes out, or the pressure has fallen off — we find out why and put it right.

Sizing a pump to your well and your demand

A submersible only works right when it's matched to two things: what your well can give, and what you actually need. A pump that's too big will draw the well down faster than it recovers and run dry; one that's too small will leave you short on a hot afternoon. We look at the well's yield, its depth and water level, and how much water the house or operation really uses, then size the pump so it delivers steady pressure without pulling the well down. Guessing at this is how people burn up a good pump.

When you've lost your water

The most common call we get is simple: the pump is running, but no water — or the pressure has dropped to a trickle. It might be a worn pump, a leak in the drop pipe, a failed check valve, a waterlogged pressure tank, or a wiring or control fault. There are a lot of places for it to go wrong down a deep well, but they're all things we've chased down before. We'll find where the water's getting lost and get you back in pressure.