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The Pump Man – Kappus Well Pump & Water System Services has proudly served homeowners in the Hudson Valley since 1910. As a NYS Certified Well Pump Installer, we specialize in:

� Emergency No-Water Service
� Well Pump Repair & Replacement
� Pressure Tanks & Constant Pressure Systems
� Water Filtration Systems (Iron, pH, Softening, UV, etc.)
� Water Testing, Sanitizing & Board of Health Compliance

� Frozen Line Repair & Diagnostics
� Well Line Replacement & Locating Services
� Electrical Controls, Panels & VFD Upgrades

? Serving Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester Counties and surrounding NY areas. We’re your go-to team when water issues strike — from sudden pump failures to rusty or smelly water.

? Call The Pump Man when your water stops, smells, or slows down.

? Why Choose Us? Family-owned and operated since 1910

5-Star Rated across Google, Yelp, Facebook & Angi

Fully licensed & insured

Trusted by thousands of local homeowners

Known for clean, professional workmanship and fast response

Honest estimates, no surprise charges

Same-day emergency appointments available

?️ Popular Services by Season:

Spring/Summer: Lightning damage, garden/pool demand upgrades

Fall/Winter: Frozen lines, tank failures, UV sanitizing, well insulation

Year-Round: Emergency pump failures, filtration upgrades, pressure tank replacements

? You’ll find us on:
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? Licensed – NYS Certified Well Pump Installer
? kappuspumps.com

04/01/2026

💧 Why Is My Well Overflowing This Spring?

📍 Seeing water pooling or overflowing around your well this time of year? You’re not alone.
During the spring — especially after snow melts or heavy rain — the ground becomes fully saturated and the water table rises significantly.

🌧️ What’s Actually Happening:
Snow melts + rain = excess groundwater
The soil can’t absorb any more water
The water table rises above normal levels
In some cases, it reaches the surface — including around your well

This can cause:
💧 Water pooling around the well casing
🚨 Overflowing well caps
⚠️ Increased risk of surface contamination entering your well

🛑 Why This Matters:
Your well is designed to pull water from below ground — not to handle surface runoff.
If water is overflowing:
It may carry bacteria, dirt, or contaminants
It can enter through improper seals or low well caps
It increases the chance of unsafe drinking water

✅ What You Should Do:
✔️ Check that your well cap is secure and above grade
✔️ Avoid using water if it appears dirty or cloudy
✔️ Consider a water test after heavy saturation
✔️ Call a professional if flooding continues
📸 This photo shows a well we recently inspected with an extremely high water table due to spring conditions.

📞 If you're unsure whether your well is safe, call The Pump Man — we’ll check it out and make sure your water is clean and protected.
💧 “When water trouble comes your way, The Pump Man’s here to save the day.”

02/12/2026

❓ “𝐌𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭?”

This is a question we hear all the time.

These photos show why. Even 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 were manufactured with a cast steel elbow/manifold connection at the bottom of the tank. Over time, that steel fitting rots away from the inside out, hidden underneath the tank where it cannot be seen during normal inspections.

⚠️ The problem:
• Deterioration happens 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤, not where you can see it
• The tank may appear fine from the outside
• Corrosion is often invisible until the tank is flipped upside down

In many cases, when working on very old tanks, we hesitate to even attempt a repair on the manifold. We’ve seen situations where simply applying a wrench to replace a check valve causes the 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤, forcing an emergency replacement anyway.

💧 This is where experience matters.
A well-educated, certified pump technician knows when:

• A repair is safe
• A repair may lead to a larger failure
• Replacement is the smarter, safer option

There’s no way to prevent this kind of failure once deterioration from age and water quality has already occurred — only the judgment to recognize it before it turns into a major problem.

📞 Call 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 — specialists who know when to repair and when replacement is the right call.

02/11/2026

❓ “𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩?”

This is a common question — and the answer is in these photos.

When a well hasn’t been disturbed for decades, iron and sediment settle and stay stable. But when we remove a pump, the 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐝.

Many pumps come out 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐝 built up over years. Once stirred up:
• Sediment temporarily enters the water
• The well needs time to re-stabilize
• Filters may catch some material, but not all immediately

There is no way around this on wells with heavy iron or mineral buildup.

What to expect:
• Light cases: clear in a few days
• Heavy iron wells: may take a few weeks
• Final result: clear, stable water again

💧 This is why experience matters — knowing what’s normal, explaining it clearly, and guiding the system back to normal operation.

📞 Call 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 — honest, professional well pump service.

02/10/2026

⚠️ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

In this photo, you can see an 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 that was pulled from a well 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 for the application.

The old pump was undersized by 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 — it was designed for a much shallower well. During wetter months it struggled, but as the 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬, it could no longer:

• Build shutoff pressure in the house
• Reach proper operating pressure
• Cycle off correctly

Instead, the pump ran 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲, leading to:
• Low water pressure
• Inability to reach shutoff pressure
• High Eletric bill
• Excessive wear
• 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞

Proper pump sizing ensures:
• Full use of the well’s depth and capacity
• Reliable pressure year-round
• Proper pump cycling
• Longer pump life
This is why it’s critical to call a 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 — not a plumber or handyman.

Just because someone can physically replace a pump doesn’t mean they have the knowledge to:
• Properly size the pump
• Match it to well depth and demand
• Test the system under real conditions

💧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.

📞 Call 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 — certified well pump specialists who size, test, and install systems the right way.

02/05/2026

💪 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬.

Here are our current helpers A𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, hard at work on a deep well pump job and well on their way to becoming 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐧.

They’re learning a trade that:
• Will never be replaced by AI
• Isn’t affected by the economy
• Isn’t stopped by a pandemic
• Supports something vital — 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

Water is essential to everyday life, and the skills required to service wells safely and correctly take real training, experience, and dedication.

We fully expect these guys to be running their own 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤 in the future — but only after they complete their 𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, hands-on training, and help train the next crew behind them as our company continues to grow.

This is how you build a company the right way:
• Train from the ground up
• Invest in people
• Build long-term skill, not shortcuts

📞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 — building the next generation of well pump professionals as we grow toward becoming the #𝟏 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚.

02/04/2026

🦺 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 — 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.
Here’s Dave making sure Albert is wearing his hard hat while working with the pump hoist during a 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲.

When you’re handling heavy equipment and pulling pumps hundreds of feet out of the ground, doing the job safely is just as important as doing it right.

You can also see the 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐮𝐩 on the pipe coming out of this well — a clear sign the water system needs 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞r to prevent damage and improve water quality.

This is what real well pump service looks like:
• Proper safety gear
• Experienced technicians
• The right equipment for deep wells

📞 Call The Pump Man — specialists in well pumps, water systems, and water treatment.

02/03/2026

🚛 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐇𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭 #𝟏 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 — 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

After a full 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐥, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, Pump Hoist #1 is ready for another 20+ years of service.

• Lift capacity over 𝟏𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐛𝐬
• Built to handle 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩
• Fully stocked with the tools and equipment needed for serious well work

This is the kind of equipment required to service deep wells safely and correctly — not something you’ll find on a standard service truck.

As our company grows and continues to raise the bar in the industry, our equipment grows with us.

🚧 Pump Hoist #2 coming soon.

📞 Call 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 — real equipment, real experience.

01/29/2026

❄️💪 𝟐𝟎 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Cold weather doesn’t stop wells from failing, and it doesn’t stop 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 either.

While temperatures are hovering around 20°F, our team is out across the 𝐇𝐮𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 responding to no-water calls, pulling pumps, and restoring service for homeowners who need water — now, not later.

✔️ Emergency no-water service
✔️ Cold-weather well pump repairs
✔️ Experienced, certified pump technicians
✔️ Serving Putnam, Westchester & Dutchess Counties

This is what dedication looks like — showing up, no matter the conditions, to get the job done right.

📞 𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫? 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧

Real specialists. Real crews. Real results.

01/28/2026

💧 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬? 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 — 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.

Too many homeowners call plumbers or big “do-it-all” companies for well problems. Wells require 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧:
✔️ We specialize ONLY in private well systems
✔️ Certified pump & water treatment technicians
✔️ Local, family-owned, and trusted
✔️ Emergency no-water service
✔️ Clean, safe, consistent water solutions

From well pumps and water tanks to filtration and UV sterilization, we do it right the first time.

📞 Call 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 at 845-528-2929
Real specialists. No shortcuts.

01/27/2026

💧 𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫? 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞? 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫?

Don’t call a plumber or a do-it-all home service company — call the 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.

At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧 – 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩 & 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, we specialize exclusively in private well systems, including:

• Emergency 𝐧𝐨-𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞
• 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 & 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
• 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 & 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬
• 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 & 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
• 𝐔𝐕 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

We’re a family-owned, locally trusted company serving homeowners across 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦, 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. Our certified pump technicians arrive with the 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.

💧 Clean water.
💧 Strong pressure.
💧 Done right the first time.

📞 Call The Pump Man today for fast service and free basic water analysis.

Address

20C Peekskill Hollow Road
Putnam Valley, NY
10579

Telephone

+18455282929

Website

https://kappuspumps.com/

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