A term from your borehole quote, explained plainly.
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Test pumping
A term from your borehole quote, explained plainly.
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Test pumping
Test pumping is the controlled pumping done at the end of drilling to measure what the borehole can actually deliver. It establishes yield, static water level and draw-down.
Why it matters
It is already inside a properly quoted per-metre rate, at roughly KES 420 a metre. It produces the certificate you should insist on before paying the final instalment, because it is the only proof that the hole does what the quote promised. It is also the document that sizes your pump correctly.
Why Proboreholedrillers
One team from the survey to the first glass of water
A borehole is five jobs bundled into one: the survey that finds the water, the permits that make it legal, the drilling, the test that proves the yield, and the pump. We run all five for you, with licensed rigs and a quote broken down line by line, so you know exactly what you are paying for before anyone starts.
- ✦ Survey first, so you drill where the water is
- ✦ WRA and NEMA permits handled for you
- ✦ A quote itemised at real market rates
Do you need a borehole drilled?
Tell us where the plot is and what the water is for. We will handle the survey, the permits and the drilling, and come back to you with the likely depth and what it will cost. Countrywide, all 47 counties.
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