Roosevelt sits at about 2,200 feet on the south shore of Theodore Roosevelt Lake. Roosevelt Estates, just up Highway 188, is where most of the people are. There is no town water utility at the lake. Property out here runs on a private well, a shared well, hauled water or a small water system.
Jacob's Well and Pump Services is based in Globe, about 30 miles down Highway 188. Roosevelt, Roosevelt Estates and the lake communities along that road are inside the area we work. Well pump repair is the main job, along with pump replacement, pressure tanks, storage tanks, solar well pumps and windmills. Call or text (928) 961-6641 and tell us what the well is doing.
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The lake is stored water behind Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The Bureau of Reclamation owns the dam and Salt River Project operates it. The houses around the shore get their water somewhere else, and for most of them that means a well.
Federal drinking water records list only a handful of systems at Roosevelt. One small community system serves about three hundred people from a well. Another treats lake water for about a hundred, and a third serves Tonto National Monument. Several older park and trailer park systems on that list are no longer active.
Most wells drilled under state rules are on file with the Arizona Department of Water Resources. That file can carry the driller's log: the depth, the casing and how the pump was set. If you have the well's registry number, have it handy when you call. We drive up Highway 188 from Globe, past Wheatfields, so tell us about the road and the gate too.
The lake surface sits near 2,094 feet, so this is low desert next to Globe at about 3,500 feet. Long run averages at the Roosevelt weather station put the daily high near 102 degrees in June. July runs close to 104, and August near 102. June is also the driest month of the year here.
Pressure switches, gauges, control boxes and poly tanks all sit out in that sun. Sun and heat are hard on plastic and on wire insulation. When the water at the tap comes and goes, the pressure tank and switch get checked early. A tank that has lost its air charge makes the pump start and stop every few seconds.
August averages just over two inches at the Roosevelt station, most of it monsoon rain. When a pump quits during one of those storms, the electrical side gets tested before anything is pulled. Pulling and resetting is done with our own pump hoist rig. When pipe or a pump has broken off down the hole, we fish it out with our own tools.
A low yield well does not have to mean low water. The well fills a water storage tank on a float switch. A booster pump and pressure tank feed the house from that tank. The well then has all day to fill the tank instead of keeping up with a shower.
Steel and poly tanks are both out here. Poly sits in that sun all year, and sun is what ages the plastic. Steel rusts at the seams and along the bottom ring, and a tank can work loose from its stand. We patch and rebuild steel tanks, plumb them back in and paint them.
Black pipeline carries water from the tank to the house or out to a trough. We have laid pipeline runs thousands of feet long. Float valves and float switches keep a tank from running over, and a stuck float is a common find.
Most of the land around the lake is Tonto National Forest. The Tonto Basin Ranger District alone covers about 530,000 acres northwest of Globe and south of Payson. The Sierra Ancha rises north of the lake, with Tonto Basin on the west and Cherry Creek on the east.
The Forest Service runs grazing permits on 104 allotments across the forest's six districts. Stock water out in that country comes from wells, storage tanks and pipeline. Running a power line to a well that far out is a project of its own. Solar well pumps are the way around it.
Panels go up at the well and a controller runs a DC submersible pump. A float switch at the tank shuts the pump off when it fills. The tank holds what the pump made while the sun was up.
Windmill repair is still real work on the ranches in this country. The yearly gearbox oil change and new leathers in the cylinder are the usual jobs. A mill that has stood idle for years can often be put back to work. When it cannot, converting that well to solar or electric is the other answer.
Communities and areas we serve around Roosevelt: Roosevelt Estates, Roosevelt Lake Estates, Roosevelt Lakeview Park, Rock House, Wheatfields, Salome Creek, Cherry Creek, Sierra Ancha foothills, Globe Young Highway (Highway 288).
Roosevelt ZIP codes served: 85545.
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Troubleshooting and repair for wells with no water, low pressure or a pump that will not shut off: the electrical side tested first, pumps pulled and reset with our own pump hoist rig, and dropped pumps fished out of the well.
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We replace worn out well pumps with new submersible pumps sized to the well's depth and yield. New drop pipe, wire, a check valve and a well seal go down with the pump.
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We replace waterlogged and failed well pressure tanks, pressure switches, gauges and tank tees. The precharge gets set to your switch so the pump runs long enough on each cycle.
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We install and repair water storage tanks for homes, ranches and stock water. That covers the tank, its stand and plumbing, the float controls and the booster pump.
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We design and install solar well pump systems for ranches, stock wells and off-grid homes. The panels, the controller, the pump and the tank float get sized to your well's depth and your daily gallons.
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We service and repair water pumping windmills on ranches around Globe. Gearbox oil, new leathers, sucker rod, drop pipe and tower work are all part of it.
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We clean out existing wells that have filled in with sand, rust and scale. The pump comes out, the hole gets bailed and the casing brushed, then we test pump the well.
Learn MoreReal reviews from real well and pump jobs, 13 reviews on Google.
My well is more than 20 years old and began needing repairs. Upon calling Jacob's Well and Pump Service, I was pleased with their quick response and concern to restore my water supply. Prior to the repairs, the scope of work was explained to me, the repairs were made, and the crew always worked in a professional and timely manner. I definitely recommend Jacob's Well and Pump Service.
Great people, very knowledgeable and respectful. Have the equipment to get the job done.
Jacob's does quality work at a fair price, and always gives the effort required to get the job done right and as quickly as possible. I have worked with them on a number of jobs and they work Iike they are trying to give a good first impression on every project.
Hard, dedicated workers. Had a difficult job, yet they found a workable solution.
Working with Mickey was great. We needed a pump for our well. He responded right away, and had us up and running in no time. Very knowledgable and professional. A pleasure to deal with. We certainly highly recommend him!
Mickey with Jacobs well and pump service is absolutely amazing. He is super reliable, trustworthy, and responsive at all times of the day. I 100 percent recommend his company.
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