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Water backup systems in Pretoria: 5,000 litre tank and booster pump installed at a Pretoria East home
Water continuity · Pretoria East & Gauteng

Water backup systems in Pretoria on your own supply.

Water backup systems in Pretoria from PFB Energy Group mean 5,000 to 10,000-litre storage with a booster pump and filtration, so your home keeps normal pressure whatever the municipality does. Paired with your solar, water keeps flowing on your own power too. Because one team handles it, installation takes a day across Pretoria East, Centurion and Gauteng.

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What's included

What water backup systems in Pretoria include.

Every installation is a working system: storage, automatic fill, a booster pump that makes showers feel like mains pressure, filtration before the pump so stored water stays clean, and a changeover valve that switches to tank supply the moment municipal pressure drops. We handle the plinth, plumbing and electrical sign-off as one job.

5–10kL storage

Sized to your household, garden and staff quarters — a single tank or two linked tanks on a proper plinth.

Booster pump

Variable-speed pump for stable pressure, with automatic switching — nothing to do manually.

Filtration

Sediment and carbon filtration fitted before the pump so stored water stays clean.

Powered by your solar

Where you have a PFB solar system, the pump is wired to the backup circuit so water keeps flowing on your own power.

Tank sizes

Water backup systems in Pretoria: three sizes.

Most Pretoria East households use between 600 and 1,000 litres a day, so a 5,000-litre tank covers a typical family for five to seven days of a municipal outage — longer than almost every Tshwane interruption on record. Larger homes in Woodhill, Mooikloof and Silver Lakes with gardens and staff quarters usually move to 10,000 litres or two linked tanks.

Which size fits your home

System2,500LMost popular5,000L10,000L
Built forTownhouses & smaller homesFaerie Glen, Lynnwood, Menlo ParkFamily homesGarsfontein, Moreleta Park, WaterkloofLarge homes, estates & smallholdingsWoodhill, Mooikloof, Silver Lakes, Irene
Covers2–3 days for 1–2 people5–7 days for a family of fourA week or more incl. garden and staff quarters
Includes
  • Single tank on plinth
  • Booster pump and changeover
  • Automatic municipal fill
  • Single 5kL tank on plinth
  • Variable-speed booster pump
  • Sediment and carbon filtration
  • 10kL tank or two linked 5kL tanks
  • Variable-speed booster pump
  • Filtration, pressurised supply
Runs on your powerPump on the solar backup circuit where fittedBooster pump wired to your solar backupSolar-backed pump, so no manual switching
InstallOne dayOne day, plinth to sign-offOne to two days for linked tanks
Get a fixed quoteGet a fixed quoteGet a fixed quote
2,500L
Townhouses & smaller homes · 2–3 days for 1–2 people
  • Includes Single tank on plinth, booster pump, changeover, automatic fill
  • Install One day
Get a fixed quote
Most popular5,000L
Family homes · 5–7 days for a family of four
  • Includes 5kL tank on plinth, variable-speed booster pump, sediment and carbon filtration
  • Install One day
Get a fixed quote
10,000L
Large homes, estates & smallholdings · a week or more
  • Includes 10kL tank or two linked 5kL tanks, booster pump, filtration, pressurised supply
  • Install One to two days
Get a fixed quote

In addition, every system is sized against City of Tshwane outage patterns in your area and your actual daily usage. Similarly, commercial and smallholding systems are quoted per property.

Runs on solar

Water and power, designed together.

A tank without a powered pump is just storage. Because we also install the solar, the booster pump is wired to the backup circuit and sized into the battery design. As a result, water keeps flowing on your own power, without any manual switching, and without competing with the cameras or the fridge.

  • Booster pump on the solar backup circuit
  • Pump load sized into the battery design
  • Automatic changeover, no manual switching
  • One contractor, one design, one point of accountability
See solar installation
Water backup system in Pretoria with solar-integrated pressure pump
Free water assessment

Book your assessment.

Tell us about your property in Pretoria East, Centurion or Gauteng and we will call you back to book a visit — usually within three working days.

  • No cost, no obligation
  • Tank size confirmed from your usage and pressure
  • Written design and fixed price afterwards
How it works

From assessment to full pressure.

One team handles the plinth, plumbing, pump and electrical sign-off as a single job — usually in a day.

  1. 1
    Free water assessment

    We visit your property in Pretoria East, Centurion or Gauteng within about three working days and check usage, municipal pressure, space and power for the pump.

  2. 2
    Written design and fixed price

    Tank size, pump, filtration and how the changeover ties into your power — in writing.

  3. 3
    Installation in a day

    Plinth, tank, plumbing, pump and electrical sign-off in one visit; two days for linked tanks.

  4. 4
    Handover and support

    Filters explained, changeover tested, and a technician a short drive from Moreleta Park if you ever need one.

Before you call

Water backup in Pretoria: your questions.

What size tank does my home need?

Most Pretoria East households use 600–1,000 litres a day, so a 5,000-litre tank covers a family of four for five to seven days. Larger homes with gardens and staff quarters usually move to 10,000 litres or two linked tanks. We confirm the size from your usage and municipal pressure on the assessment.

Will I notice a difference in pressure?

No. A variable-speed booster pump keeps showers feeling like mains pressure, and the changeover valve switches to tank supply automatically the moment municipal pressure drops.

Is the stored water safe to drink?

Sediment and carbon filtration is fitted before the pump so stored water stays clean, and the tank is refilled automatically from the municipal line through a float valve.

Does the pump work during an outage?

Yes, when it is wired to a solar backup circuit. Where you have a PFB solar system the pump is sized into the battery design so water keeps flowing on your own power, with no manual switching.

How long does installation take?

One day for a single tank, including the plinth, plumbing, pump and electrical sign-off; one to two days for two linked tanks.

Do you install outside Pretoria East?

Yes. Most of our work is in Pretoria East, Centurion and Irene, but we install residential, smallholding and commercial water systems across Gauteng.