Borehole Companies in Zimbabwe Swindle Customers
Anyone who has lived in Zimbabwe for the past few years knows two things: you cannot trust councils to deliver water to your house when you need it and you can certainly not trust ZESA to give you uninterrupted power.
While there are reputable Borehole Drilling Companies in Zimbabwe that have been in the business for decades, the rise in demand has spawned a spate of new borehole drilling companies. Established companies tend to be very rigid when it comes to pricing so people who are short on money sometimes turn to the upstarts for services. These tend to be a bit flexible when it comes to negotiating the final price.
A good number of these new companies have actually gone on to establish a good reputation and earned stellar reviews but there are quite a number of bad apples. Recently, people in various groups on social media started recounting their horror stories on how they had been swindled.
Generally, Three Stages Are Involved:
Some customers were cheated by unqualified surveyors who bring bogus tools to the site. They practice quackery and not science. Some pretend to use water rods or sticks claiming these can find underground water. It’s a well-established fact that dowsing as the practice is known is not a science. Some claim it’s no more effective than tossing a dice. Because they are just guessing they end up choosing unsuitable sites and costing clients money and more when no water is found. Some companies deliberately choose unsuitable sites so they can drill deeper and charge more.
Other companies simply case the topmost part of the hole and just leave the other part as it is. During the wetter months of the year, the soil becomes unstable and collapses on top of your pump. You will not be able to get water from your borehole until it is repaired which will cost you extra money until the problem is eventually fixed.
How To Protect Yourself? The easiest way to make sure you are safe is to just hire a Reputable Borehole Drilling Company and make sure you do your research beforehand so that the onsite crew doesn’t get any ideas. If you have to go with the newly created startups you must only do so after thoroughly vetting the company’s reputation.
Standard Prices For Borehole Drilling
Borehole Siting (Geo-Survey)
Drilling & Casing (40m)
Standard Class 6 Casing included.
Premium Casing Upgrade
Upgrade to Class 9 Casing for extra durability.
Borehole Deepening / Extra Metres
For drilling beyond 40 metres.
Double Casing
For unstable ground conditions.
Tank & Tank Stand
5000 Litre Tank with a 4-metre Stand.
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