Wellpoint Installation Bedfordview covers shallow groundwater on the Bedfordview and Linksfield ridge, where large stands and mature gardens meet some of the least accommodating ground on the East Rand.
Bedfordview sits high on a quartzite ridge, and both the rock and the elevation work against a shallow, jetted point.
Send your street and how high on the ridge you sit. That decides whether this is worth attempting.
Check Your Bedfordview PropertyGround Conditions
The Bedfordview and Linksfield ridge is Witwatersrand quartzite with thin soil over it. A wellpoint is jetted with high-pressure water and cannot cut rock, so on much of the ridge there is nothing for it to work into.
Elevation compounds the problem. The water table follows the topography down, and a surface pump at Highveld altitude reaches only about 6 to 6.5 metres. Stands high on the ridge are usually out of range even where soft material exists.
The lower slopes on the eastern and northern sides, grading towards Germiston and Edenvale, are the better prospects. Bedfordview stands are large and the irrigation demand is real, so where a wellpoint does work it generally needs storage to keep up with the system.
Services Available in Bedfordview
Prices
| Item | Indicative range |
|---|---|
| Standard wellpoint installed with pump | R8,000 – R15,000 |
| No-water or dry-hole fee | R2,500 – R4,500 |
| Additional point, same visit | R3,000 – R6,000 |
| 1.1 – 1.5kW pump, supplied and fitted | R6,500 – R12,000 |
| Automatic controller with dry-run cut-out | R1,200 – R3,000 |
| Connection to existing irrigation | R1,500 – R4,500 |
| Sediment filtration | R1,800 – R4,500 |
| Irrigation-suitability water test | R450 – R1,200 |
| Annual service | R850 – R1,800 |
| Site assessment or call-out | R500 – R1,200 |
These are indicative Johannesburg market ranges, not a quotation. Wellpoint pricing moves with depth, ground conditions, access and the pump specified, so treat these as a budgeting starting point and compare written quotes on what each one actually includes.
Ask what happens if no usable water is struck, whether the pump, controller and electrical connection are in the price, and what the guarantee covers.
Registration
Bedfordview falls within Ekurhuleni rather than the City of Johannesburg, so Ekurhuleni's by-laws and registration requirements are the ones that apply. In general a groundwater system has to be registered, abstraction has to be metered with records kept, and the system may not be interconnected with the municipal water installation. Reasonable domestic garden use normally falls under Schedule 1 of the National Water Act. Confirm the current position with Ekurhuleni before installing.
Also Covered Nearby
Installers quoting Bedfordview generally also cover Germiston, Edenvale, Kensington, Linksfield, Bruma and Morninghill. Full service detail for the wider network is on Wellpoint Installation Johannesburg.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will a wellpoint work in Bedfordview?
On the ridge itself, usually not. The ground is quartzite with thin soil and the water table sits below what a surface pump can lift. The lower slopes towards Germiston and Edenvale are worth assessing.
Why can a pump only lift 6 metres here?
Because a surface pump relies on atmospheric pressure, and at roughly 1,750 metres there is about twenty percent less of it than at sea level. Practical suction lift drops to around 6 to 6.5 metres.
What is the alternative on the ridge?
A borehole, which drills through rock and uses a submersible pump sitting in the water. Indicatively R45,000 to R180,000 installed on the Reef, against R8,000 to R15,000 for a wellpoint.
How much water does a large Bedfordview garden need?
Open lawn wants 20 to 30 millimetres a week through the dry months. On 1,000 square metres that is 20,000 to 30,000 litres a week, which almost always needs storage on a modest yield.
Is a site assessment worth paying for?
On ridge ground, absolutely. It costs R500 to R1,200 and it stops you paying a no-water fee to establish something a competent assessment would have told you first.
Which municipality covers Bedfordview?
Ekurhuleni, not the City of Johannesburg. Registration requirements differ, so confirm the current position with Ekurhuleni directly.
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