Just announced in a WA Government media statement today, garden bore watering in Perth and Peel will be aligned with scheme water users when sprinkler […]
Save My Third Bore Watering Day
Save your 3rd bore watering day! It’s important we all protest about the Department Of Water’s proposal to cut bore watering days from 3 to […]
Capacitors for Water Bores Explained.
What is the Start Capacitor for a Bore Pump Motor?
We replace bore start capacitors.
Quick bore start capacitor replacement. This pic is a burnt start capacitor in the control box of a single phase submersible bore pump. Our bore […]
How to locate lost solenoid valves in Perth Retic.
Solenoid valve locating and finding broken reticulation wires – D.I.Y or Call us? Finding lost solenoid valves or broken retic wiring is one of the most irritating […]
What’s inside a submersible pump?
Ever wondered what is inside a submersible bore pump? Take a look at this one disassembled by our bore service team. The impellers are like […]
How to find your nearest fire hydrant in Perth
Can you find your nearest fire hydrant? When we are drilling a new water bore we use a technique called rotary mud drilling. This bore […]
Conversion chart for pump wet end model numbers 2021
From February 2021 Virgin Bores will be progressively changing model numbers on 4 inch submersible pump wet-ends. ST to DS The current ST series will […]
Virgin Bores Review Feedback
Nothing makes us happier than feedback like this for a new garden water bore we just drilled in Langford. 😃😄😄 We send an interactive survey […]
Old belt-driven pump just hanging in there!
They don’t make them like this any more! Col responded to a water bore service call in City Beach and found this old beauty. A […]
Can I drill a water bore over a wall?
Sometimes it’s not easy to get access to inside the homes property line to drill a water bore. Water bores cannot be drilled on street […]
Can I automate my old water bore?
Yes you can ! And we are happy to help! We automate old bores and manual reticulation systems all over Perth. Today we are midway […]
Feedback makes us Happy
It really made our day today to get this survey feedback from a recently completed water bore repair job in Duncraig. Its the simple things […]
Water bore drilled in driveway
Well done Jack !! 😀 Access challenges meant we drilled this 18m submersible bore in the driveway in Claremont. 💦 Very challenging cut-in to existing […]
Water you waiting for?
“I wish I’d done it years ago!” The most common comment we hear after we have installed a water bore is “I wish I’d done […]
Air developing a garden water bore
Bore air developing The short video below shows a compressor being used to air develop a freshly drilled Perth garden bore before the submersible pump […]
How long should I run my sprinklers for?
Did you know different sprinklers have different watering rates so have different recommended run times? Whereas a typical pop-up might need to run for 10 […]
Water you waiting for?
The most common comment we hear after we have installed a water bore is “I wish I’d done it years ago!” Water you waiting […]
Blown poly Submersible pump
Blown poly on submersible bore pump Our bore repair team just winched up this submersible bore pump at a property in Bibra Lake. And yes we […]
Handy Bore Tap
Can I have a tap off my bore? Sure you can! When getting a water bore many customers ask for a tap. In some water […]