Maintenance & Support
Built for 30 years. Maintained to outlast it.
Scheduled inspections, rehabilitation when required, and a technical team who knows your system from day one — because we installed it.
On a maintenance contract, not a call-out.
A professionally constructed borehole system can last 30 to 50 years — but only with consistent maintenance. We offer three structured service plans.
Essential
- Pump inspection and flow test
- Electrical system check
- Wellhead integrity check
Standard
- All Essential checks
- Solar panel cleaning and output measurement
- Filter and screen inspection
- Water quality spot-test
Comprehensive
- All Standard checks
- Monthly panel and filter service
- Annual full system audit and optimisation
- Annual certified water quality laboratory analysis
- Priority callout response
The maintenance rhythm.
Solar pumping systems repay disciplined maintenance with decades of low-cost operation. The schedule below is what we recommend on every installation we deliver.
| Cadence | Activity | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Bi-weekly | Cleaning solar panels with a damp cloth | Prevents output drop from dust and debris |
| Monthly | Monitoring pump intake filters | Prevents debris damage to impellers |
| Quarterly | Inspection of electrical connections | Prevents power loss and rodent damage |
| Annually | Professional system audit and optimisation | Ensures long-term component health |
Dust and debris alone can reduce solar panel output by up to 25%. Bi-weekly cleaning is the single highest-return maintenance task on any solar pumping installation.
When yields drop, we restore — not redrill.
Most underperforming boreholes can be brought back to productive yield without the cost of a new hole. We diagnose first, then treat.
Diagnostics
Downhole camera inspection and yield re-testing
Downhole camera footage gives an accurate picture of screen condition, casing integrity and sediment build-up before any intervention is recommended.
Treatment options
- High-pressure jetting
- Hydrofracturing
- Screen replacement
Treatment is selected based on diagnostic findings — not applied as a standard package. This avoids unnecessary intervention and reduces overall cost.
Outcome
Restoration of flow rates by up to 80% on suitable wells
Why it matters
Maintained by the team that built it.
When Gemrigs maintains a system it also installed, there is no learning curve. The same engineers who sized the pump, designed the storage and ran the pump test are the ones returning for scheduled inspections — with full documentation from day one.
That continuity means problems are caught earlier, interventions are proportionate, and every service visit is logged against the original design specification. Your system stays at the yield it was designed to deliver.
On a maintenance contract, not a call-out.
We support installed systems on bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cadences. Talk to us about a service plan.