Hayden sits at about 2,000 feet on the Gila River, a little below where the San Pedro comes in. Inside the town limits most homes take town water, and that water comes out of wells in the valley. Outside the town it is private wells. Ranch places up in the hills and properties past the town line run on their own water.
Jacob's Well and Pump Services is based in Globe, and Hayden is inside the country we work. We come down AZ-77 and turn onto AZ-177 at Winkelman, about 38 miles. Well pump repair is most of it, then new pumps, pressure tanks, storage tanks, solar well pumps and windmills. Call or text (928) 961-6641 and tell us what the well is doing.
Tell us what your well is doing. We will call or text you back.
Hayden is a small town in a narrow river valley, and everything here runs on groundwater. The town system pumps from wells in the valley. Step outside the town and each place has its own well, its own pump and its own tank.
Depth depends on where you sit. Published USGS records for wells in the river bottom here run mostly under about 150 feet. Back up in the hills and side canyons, wells go into the hundreds of feet. That gap decides the pump, the wire and the pipe we load on the truck.
Wells in Arizona are registered with the Arizona Department of Water Resources. A household well that pumps 35 gallons a minute or less is an exempt well. The state record for a registered well often shows how deep it was drilled. Dig that number up before you call and we can size the job closer.
Hayden went up in 1912 to house the men working the Ray mine and the copper smelter. Smelting has been going on at that site since 1909. The stack above town stands about 1,000 feet tall.
The concentrator shut down in 2015. The smelter has been idle since 2020, and a restart still waits on state and federal approvals. A few hundred people live in Hayden now, with Winkelman a mile south.
What all that means for water is plain enough. This is a small town a long way from a parts counter. When a pump quits outside the town system, somebody has to drive in with parts and a rig. A home or a herd with no water moves to the front of the schedule.
Heat is the first thing that shows up. Hayden sits low, and summer in this valley is hard on anything electrical. Burnt pressure switch contacts, a cooked control box and a long running motor turn up together. On site we test the electrical side before anything gets pulled.
Then there is the rain. NOAA's long term numbers for this stretch of the Gila average about a foot a year. July and August carry the biggest share, and it arrives as storms. Lightning takes out pump motors, control boxes and solar controllers.
Sand is the other one. Wells down in the river bottom sit in sand and gravel, and sand wears a pump out early. Grit in the bottom of the tub or water that spits air is worth a call. A well that filled in over the years may need cleaning the well out first.
Past the pavement the water job changes. A stock well feeding troughs has to keep running when nobody is standing there watching it. That usually means a well pump, a storage tank, a float and a pipeline out to the troughs.
A lot of that country has no power line worth running out to. We set solar well pumps on ranch and stock wells out there, including deep ones. The tank does the work a battery would do. Where a mill is still standing, windmill work keeps it pumping: gearbox oil, new leathers, sucker rod and cylinder.
We bring our own pump hoist rig and fishing tools. Rod and pipe that broke off down the hole can come back out. The road in matters about as much as the well does. Tell us what the last mile looks like, and whether a truck can reach the wellhead.
Communities and areas we serve around Hayden: Winkelman, Hayden Junction, Christmas, El Capitan Canyon, Dripping Springs Valley, Kelvin, Riverside, Dudleyville, Kearny.
Hayden ZIP codes served: 85135.
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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.
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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.
A few of the questions we hear most around Hayden. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Tell us what the well is doing and we pick it up from there. Call or text (928) 961-6641, or fill in the form below and we will call you.
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