water tanks

6 Things You Can Do Each Year to Maintain Your Water Well

If you’re one of the 43 million Americans with well water, chances are you know a thing or two about what it takes to maintain your water well. But here’s the kicker- most people have never had a well inspection or followed a checklist to maintain their system. Sadly, neglecting yearly maintenance can put the quality of your water supply at risk. At Ackerson Pump Company, we’ve been offering water well service to the Hamburg area since 1969. We understand … Continued

Why Amtrol Well-X-Trol Water Tanks Are the Best in the Industry

At Ackerson Pump Company, it’s important to us to use only the highest-quality products for our customers. As experts in the water tank and pump industry, we’ve seen plenty of products come and go, as well as what brands our customers use. In our professional opinion, though, Amtrol provides the best—especially with their steel Well-X-Trol water tanks. Below are a few reasons why.

Proper Maintenance of Water Tanks

The water tank is one of a home’s systems that often goes unnoticed—until something goes wrong. However, what many homeowners don’t know is that water tanks require regular maintenance. Regular maintenance can help Sussex County homeowners avoid future emergencies involving water tanks or other water pump issues.

How to Prime a Residential Jet Pump

Have you ever come home from a vacation or long trip to find that the water wasn’t working? If you use a jet water pump, the solution to bone-dry faucets may be priming the system.

Keep Your Water Clean, Part 3

In the spirit of keeping up with the Joneses, you’ll find more perfectly manicured and lavishly landscaped yards now than ever. While it’s beneficial to care about your home’s curb appeal and important to care for your greenery, you need to make sure you do it in a healthy, sustainable way. Many people are too fast to grab the pesticides—sometimes to the detriment of their groundwater.  

Keep Your Well Water Clean

Are you drinking polluted water? If you get your water from a well, you’ll need to take extra precautions to maintain the quality of the water. This entry begins a three-part miniseries about how to protect your well water and your submersible well pump to keep them clean, pure, and healthy for you and your family. 

What’s Your Water Consumption?

Since water is a necessity, everyone uses and consumes it on a daily basis. However, are you aware of how much water you’re actually using during your everyday routine of cooking, cleaning, and washing clothes? Most people aren’t.

Underground Upkeep: Maintaining Your Submersible Pump System

Out of sight, out of mind, right? Every homeowner has a large to-do list of home improvement projects, and we’re much more prone to fix the flaws we see every day than the ones we don’t. That’s why it’s so easy to forget about checking your submersible pump or water tank. You don’t see them buried underground, and, most likely, the only time you’re reminded of their existence is when something goes wrong.

Homeowners and Potential Buyers: Water Well Inspections

If you are looking at buying a new home that runs on its own water well and septic system, this is something you will want a qualified inspector check out before making an offer, making sure that they test both the tank and well for potential problems. Having to replace or relocate a well is a large and expensive project that you want to be prepared for, should it be required. Home inspectors aren’t usually licensed to do well inspections, … Continued

Nature’s Way of Causing Water Damage

With the unpredictable New Jersey weather, it is important to be constantly thinking about ways to prevent or remedy any water and moisture problems in your basement or crawlspace. There are several things you can do in order to prevent your basement from receiving water damage before it happens.