Why Prepare?

Why Prepare?

Some might say it's better to have an Emergency Well Pump and not need it, than to need water, and not have it!

Water is essential for life. Are you prepared? Three days without water and life can begin to go horribly wrong, immediately. While water is the most abundant resource on earth, it isn't always the most available. An interruption in the supply of potable water can come without warning from loss of pumping power at your well, or within the water system that supplies city or rural water to your family. A power failure could be the result of storms, grid problems, a terror attack, contamination, floods, or fuel interruptions. The emergency circumstances that life can dish out can be dangerous, and by definitely, completely unpredictable.

The cost of a Flojak Emergency Hand Well Pump Kit is simply too low to remain unprepared.

Some interruptions are short term and only last two or three days. It isn't too difficult to store enough water to get by for short periods. In more extreme emergencies, one gallon per person, per day might be adequate to survive but a minimum level of normal every-day living may require 15-20 gallons per person, per day. Other interruptions or emergencies could last much longer. As we have all experienced in the past few year, even a few hours of water loss when combined with a heightened sense of alarm will empty the store shelves of bottled water almost immediately. Those who live in more urban areas of the country may be unable to rely on an emergency backup system, without access to one of the millions of active or inactive wells that dot the countryside. And without a way to reach water below, filtered naturally by the earth itself, a access to this life-giving element may as well be on the moon.

Preparation requires planning. How will you ensure access water? Will you need to filter it? Can you store it? You may be fortunate enough to have an active water well, or even an old one on or near your property. If not, you probably have a neighbor or a relative with a well you didn't even know about. Becoming aware of wells near you can be vital in an emergency situation. If you haven't yet located a couple of accessible wells, keep looking. There are over 20 million wells in the United States, and over 2000 new ones being drilled every day. Water wells are literally nearly everywhere, but without a mechanism to draw water, this isn't very useful.

It's very possible to locate a private well, and formalize your water access plan by getting permission to use it. 

Order your Flojak Ready or Flojak Rigid emergency hand well pump as soon as possible. Don't wait until you are without water in a situation that you could not possibly anticipate. It's simply not worth the risk when for a small investment you can have peace of mind.

Our systems are priced at a much more affordable entry than the cost of comparable systems. It's important to our company that you are prepared and that you and your family have trusted access to water when life throws a curveball. 

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