I hate to rate Claverack Pump so low with one star and have been wrestling with yelping on them for months but must advise others of what happened to me. What Claverack Pump did to me indirectly... was despicable where we will never hire them again. Since we have a contracting business (renovating historic and antique homes) and been flipping houses since 1993 in this area, we have used Claverack Pump over the years to fix and drill new wells, we have always trusted them for proper advise and good work until last year. Close to a year ago we had a house for sale North Red Hook area, we got an offer for the house after only a week on the market. It is a beautiful renovated antique farmhouse. I have owned the property since 1997 where is was a two family house and we renovated recently back into a single family home; over the years with tenants and owning it we NEVER had a problem with the water systems or well on the home. And, trust me, if you have tenants - you know, they would of barked if there was a problem with the water system or water pressure, etc. We NEVER got one phone call regarding the water system with two kitchens, laundry, baths running non-stop. Well...going back to the problem with Claverack Pump (which shows their true despicable colors) - we got offer on home, and inspections came. The buyers hired Claverack Pump to do the tests on the home's water system. Claverack Pump sent a young employee (that's what I was told afterwards from John at Claverack Pump - since I was not present for the inspection). Claverack Pump pumped out my well that day by running every faucet in the house for over an hour, did not by-pass my very expensive water softener & hard water system and as a result clogged up the equipment. Which I had to pay a lot of money to fix. But, worse, the young employee could not locate the well outside. And, the young employee did not wait to see recovery on the well after pumping it out or use a water flow meter to properly test the water flow. He then told the prospective buyers that they needed to drill a new well! And, told the prospective buyers that he estimated the water flow at 1 gallon per minute (keep in mind, without properly using a water flow meter). I got a copy of the report from Claverack Pump afterwards and this is what was stated. Then the young employee walked around the yard stating that the well needed to be 100 feet from house & existing septic system. Well, if the young employee knew what he was doing, he would of know: The only reason to drill a new well is if there is NO water & that since the well was "grand-fathered" into zoning, they could of drilled in existing area. But, no this was told to the prospective buyers only to sell them a new well which was unnecessary! Nothing more! So, as a result, buyers got scared and backed out of deal. Claverack Pump cost me ALOT of money because of this false information provided to the buyers and used my property as a tool to sell a new well, which was false! The reason I know this is because after hearing this about my well, I hired Hansen Pump Service out of Nassau, NY (they service the entire Hudson Valley) to come and inspect the well and water system. Guess what... Hansen Pump Service (who is awesome and very professional) located my well within 5 minutes - unlike Claverack Pump who could not locate it. (Keep in mind I was not there during the inspection on my property, otherwise I would of pointed it out and my real estate agent was useless during the inspection (that's another Yelp story!)). Hansen Pump Service then perform a proper water flow test to get the rate with a meter - ran it for over 2 hours and it registered close to 5 gallons per minute (unlike Claverack Pump who could only "estimate" it???) I asked Hansen Pump Svc, "Why would you ever need to drill a new well?" They told me "Basically, only if your well runs out of water". So - Claverack Pump should of known this basic info, but chose to use my property to sell a new well and lied to the prospective buyers. Hansen Pump Svc located my well, looked inside it and stated plenty of water and deep well. After this experience, Claverack Pump is NEVER to be trusted again! We will NEVER hire them again! I am still so mad at them, because after that the real estate community marked my house as "unsellable" with a bad well. They have cost me so much money and grief, so I am now YELPING as LOUD as I can about them!! How dare they pull a stunt like this! Are they so hard up for money? NO GOOD WORDS for Claverack Pump! We will NEVER hire them again, and always use Hansen Pump Service gong forward. Hansen Pump Svc are honest and trustworthy. Unlike Claverack Pump! Once again, like I stated above I wrestled with this to Yelp about them, but because of their dishonesty I have been paying and suffering financially because of their dishonesty and incompetence and wanted others to know the truth. read more