Pump and irrigation service in Moxee, WA
Moxee sits in the Moxee Valley just east of Yakima. It was settled in the late 1800s, with French-Canadian families among the first, and it became known well beyond Washington for its hop ranches and mint fields. Hop yards and orchards are still working there today, with new subdivisions going in beside them.
Rain is scarce and summers run hot, so the valley lives on irrigation. When a pump or a line goes down, grass browns within days and young plants feel it quickly. That is true of a half acre of lawn and of a row of hops.
The pump is the heart of a hop yard
Line shaft and submersible turbines do the heavy lifting on valley farms, and they want attention before they quit: yearly maintenance, a motor check every couple of years, and a pull when the output drops. Akland pulls them with its own rig and repairs or replaces the pump and its motor. The details are on the turbine pump page.
An irrigation pump should be serviced at least every three years, or sooner if it does not sound right. For installs, constant pressure drives and the rest of the pump side, see irrigation pumps.
Heavy soil soaks slowly, so water has to be paced
Parts of the valley have heavy soil that takes its time absorbing water. Overwatering leaves pools and root rot and wastes money. Summer thunderstorms can also fry controller boards or damage solenoid valves, and a leaking backflow assembly shows up as a sudden drop in line pressure. The sprinkler service crew finds wiring faults, swaps damaged valves and fixes line breaks.
Akland repairs existing sprinkler systems. It does not design new ones, drill wells or work on septic systems, though the counter does sell septic pumps.
Misting heads and canal water
Shop: 3701 Fruitvale Blvd, Yakima
Mon to Fri, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Call with the pump and the problem.