If you rely on a borehole water supply either for domestic or commercial use, maintaining it is extremely important and crucial. With borehole maintenance, you can not only extend the working life of the borehole but also maintain its efficiency and borehole yield.

Tips for Maintaining Your Borehole

1. Do not service your own borehole

Trying to cut or save costs by servicing your own borehole can lead to doing the most inevitable damage to the borehole’s water supply. Any time you open a borehole cap you create room for bacteria and foreign objects to get into the water supply. Servicing a borehole on your own can be quite costly because you might drop tools by mistake and pumps might get stuck or fall to the bottom of the borehole.

Borehole contractors like ourselves have both the equipment and specialist knowledge to keep private water supplies fully operational and water supplies safe from contamination.

2. Prevention is always better than cure

A borehole installation is a lot like a car. If you leave something that is small and easily fixable it often becomes larger and a much more expensive problem later on.  You should always inspect your borehole regularly, checking the catchment area to make sure there is no interference or damage. If you are to find any defects or concerns you should contact a drilling contractor for advice and the steps required to fix them. If you are using your borehole water as drinking water it is important to not ignore these problems you may be putting your own family’s health at risk.

3. Test your water

Testing your water regularly is very important. In fact, it is recommended that you at least carry this out once a year. The water should be tested for bacteria, nitrates, and any other contaminants of local concern. Water testing should be also carried out any time there is a change in the taste, odor, or appearance of the water or if a problem occurs such as a broken well cap or new contamination source.

4. Use qualified professionals to maintain your borehole

When you need annual service or decide to have your borehole maintained you should only ever use qualified professionals. Always consider if the contractor has their own specialist equipment to carry out the job properly. Ask the borehole drilling contractor for references and names of previous customers they have dealt with. Ask if the contractor has health and safety procedures in place along with liability insurance.

If you would like more information on what regular private water supply maintenance checks include or would like to take advantage of our private water supply management services contact us for advice.