How pricing works
Every well is different, so we do not post a price list. Here is what moves the number, and when you get it.
What decides the price
Wells are not alike. These are the things that move the price of a pump or tank job.
How deep the pump sits, and whether the truck has to pull it
Submersible or jet, and the horsepower
Tank size, and whether the switch and gauge are replaced with it
How far a trench has to be dug after a buried leak
Whether the part is on the truck or on order
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
The written estimate names the pump or tank, the parts, the labor, and anything we have to open or dig. It leaves out the rest, and says so.
Included: the named parts and the labor to fit them
Included: testing the pump, switch and tank before and after
Not included: casing or screen repair, which is a driller's job
Not included: electrical service to the pump house or a panel upgrade
Not included: lawn, floor or drywall repair afterward
What happens at the visit
A visit fee covers the trip and the testing: we read the pump's amperage, the switch, the tank's air charge and the gauge. If you hire us for the repair that day, the visit fee comes off the job.
After hours
We do not run a night crew. A call left in the evening or on a Sunday is the first one we return when the shop opens. Nights and weekends do not cost more, because we are not out in them. If a basement is filling, switch off the pump's breaker, close the main valve and leave a message.
When you get the number
In writing, by text or email, before work starts. It is a flat price for the work listed, not hourly. If we find more once the pump is out, we stop and call you before we do it.
If the job changes
A cracked pitless adapter, a corroded drop pipe or a bad splice shows up only when the pump is out of the well. We show you the part, give you a new written number, and wait for your yes.
The written price is the price. If the work changes, we call you first.
At the visit
What we read before we give you a number
Four readings tell us most of what we need to price the job.
The four readings
The gauge, with the pump off and then running
The pressure switch's cut-in and cut-out settings
The tank's air charge
The pump's amperage, compared with what it should draw
Price questions
What does a visit cost, and what does it include?
A visit fee covers the trip and testing. If you hire us for the repair that day, it comes off the job. The whole picture, including what an estimate leaves out, is on the pricing page.
Do you charge more for nights and weekends?
No, because we don't work them. A call left in the evening or on Sunday is returned when the shop opens. If water is running where it shouldn't, switch off the pump's breaker and close the main valve while you wait.
Will I get a price before you start?
Yes, in writing, by text or email. It is a flat price for the work listed. If we find more once the pump is out of the well, we stop and call you first.
Do you pull permits?
Some jobs need a permit and some don't. We tell you at the estimate whether yours does, and who pulls it.
Get the number in writing
Call or send the form. We call you back before we send a truck.