Yakima, WA
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A pump column standing above orchard blocks with the valley spread out below
Service areaGromore, WA

Pump and irrigation service in Gromore, WA

Gromore is an old farming community on the orchard foothills west of Yakima, named for the early fruit growing companies. The slopes are sunny, the soil is volcanic and the summer air is dry, which suits apples, pears and cherries and also means none of it grows without water.

SlopesHigh side, low side

Water pressure changes with every foot of elevation

On a steep parcel, pressure at the top is not the pressure at the bottom. A stuck valve on a slope can start hillside erosion in a few hours, and a burnt out pump motor leaves the high ground dry first.

Where to start

  • K-Line irrigation uses pods that are easy to change and easy to move, with pressure compensated sprinklers made for hilly ground. It takes the place of dragging hand line around a slope.
  • Wheel line and hand-line repair covers aluminum pipe, gaskets and parts for fields still on moving pipe.
  • Irrigation pumps for the lift: installation and repair, with constant pressure variable speed drives.
  • The repair shop for a pump or motor that has quit, including pressure regulators and sprinkler heads from the supply store.
Gromore questionsHillside water

Low-head drainage and pumping uphill

That pooling is low-head drainage: when a cycle ends, the water left in the pipe runs out of the lowest point. Sprinkler heads with built-in check valves keep the water sealed in the pipe between cycles. The supply store carries sprinkler parts if you need to swap heads.

You need a high-head centrifugal pump or a multi-stage submersible, one that can build enough pressure to push water uphill and still leave good pressure at the sprinkler heads. Call the shop with the lift, the distance and the flow you need and they can help you work out the right pump.
Drip and windCascade wind, dry air

Drip lines are popular here for tree fruit, berries and landscape beds because water goes straight to the roots and the wind off the Cascades takes less of it. When a drip zone, a valve or a mainline starts leaking, the sprinkler service crew handles repairs. Akland repairs existing systems; it does not design new ones, and it does not drill wells.

Shop: 3701 Fruitvale Blvd, Yakima

Mon to Fri, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Call (509) 452-7867

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