Yakima, WA
(509) 452-7867
Service areaGleed, WA

Pump and irrigation service in Gleed, WA

Gleed is an unincorporated community northwest of Yakima along the Naches River. It grew up in the early 1900s beside the old rail lines and still feels like the way out toward the Cascade foothills and Mount Rainier. Rural homes, horse pastures and fruit orchards fill the open ground.

Closest shop

3701 Fruitvale Blvd, Yakima
Mon to Fri, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Gleed questionsRiver gravel, ditch water

Short cycles for gravel, tight suction for ditch pumps

Gravel drains fast and holds less moisture than clay. Instead of one long watering a week, run shorter and more frequent cycles, for example 15 minutes twice a day, so the water stays in the root zone instead of draining straight down.

A pump loses prime when air gets into the suction line. The usual causes are a leaking foot valve in the ditch, a cracked suction pipe, or a worn mechanical seal on the pump shaft. Replacing the foot valve or tightening the intake connections often settles it. If the seal is the problem, the repair shop can replace it.
River groundShallow water, loose gravel

Gravel is hard on pumps, and it dries a pasture fast

With the Naches close by, the water table is shallow and the soil is coarse alluvial gravel. That drains quickly, so a pasture or lawn slips into drought stress if the schedule falls behind. The gravel also wears on pump impellers over time, and a pump that starts pulling sand needs attention before it takes the rest of the system with it.

For a private well, start with the well pump and pressure tank page. For the pasture sprinklers, mainline leaks and jammed valves, see sprinkler service and repair.

A blue jet pump mounted on a stand
Ditches and river banksSurface water pumps

Pumping from a ditch or a shallow well

Many properties out here take water straight from an irrigation ditch or a shallow well near the river. Those sources want a pump with a check valve and a self-cleaning strainer on the suction side, and a motor sized to the pipe so it is not wasting energy. When one of those pumps is down, the shop repairs almost all domestic jet pumps and irrigation centrifugal pumps; see the repair shop.

Water down in Gleed?

If the house has no water after hours, call the shop number and ask for the after-hours technician. After-hours rates apply. Akland does not drill wells; it installs the pump once a driller has done the hole.

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