We test the following types of pumps:

A centrifugal booster lifts water to a higher level or greater pressure within water system. Deep Well Turbine Turbine Booster Submersible Well Centrifugal Booster Your test results will be provided in a customized report, which includes information about your: Total Head Input Horsepower Gallons Per Minute Overall Plant Efficiency We will suggest ways to improve your pumping efficiency and reduce costs, such as:

Client and specialist discuss a deep well turbine. Adjust bowl and impeller Assembly pump overhaul Pump replacement Prioritized pumping Rate analysis

Take a look at these success stories from some of our pump test customers. 

For Don Laux of Laux Management Co. in Porterville, Ca., our pump testing service allows him to manage irrigation of his citrus crops and to perform predictive maintenance. “If we see our efficiency go down in the fall, we know in advance we may have to rebuild the pump,” notes Don. “It’s better to have a pump out in the winter months when you don't need it, than to have it wear out in July and August and suffer crop loss. SCE’s testing service gives us a way to anticipate problems before they happen.”

Charlie Pitigliano of Pitigliano Farms in Tipton, CA, agrees with Laux. “Regular pump testing allows us to measure the amount of water flow to a particular piece of property so we can coordinate our crops,” he says. Pitigliano grows a variety of crops, including alfalfa, wine grapes, cotton and sugar beets. He uses our service to schedule maintenance during off seasons. He also cites the benefits of pump testing in securing loans: “Many lenders want you to have a pump test to ensure you can grow the crops you say you'll grow or before you buy or lease property.”

Aram Kinosian, owner of the 2,000-acre Sundale Vineyards in Tulare County, CA, knows the value of pump tests when it comes to loans. “Before securing long-term loans or crop financing, lenders want to know what your water situation is and the tests from SCE are a good record,” he advises. In addition to their value in determining plant efficiency and securing financing, a pump test helped Kinosian identify a potentially dangerous safety situation. “It turned out we had a 75-horsepower motor with a short circuit, which could have electrocuted someone,” he recalls. “Because of our pump test, we were able to correct the situation immediately.”

For Tom Hooten, manager of Paramount Citrus Ventura County, CA, a 2,000-acre lemon orchard in Somis, a regular pump test from SCE has become an important component of his annual budgeting process. “SCE's analysis gives us our cost-per-acre foot and total electricity cost so we can accurately predict our irrigation costs,” explains Hooten. “We can also see the potential savings if we were to increase plant efficiency in a given year,” he reports.

Mark Merritt of E.W. Merritt Farms in Porterville and Pixley, CA, used a pump analysis to find the most advantageous location for a reservoir on his 9,000-acre farm. “Our contractor was able to use the reports to calculate how close the pump and pipeline needed to be to the new reservoir,” says Merritt. The additional reservoir allowed Merritt to achieve significant savings by enabling him to irrigate around the clock and take advantage of cheaper rates from us. “Without these pump reports from SCE, we would not have been able to realize these savings” he says.