Pump station maintenance services
The first thing to understand about a modern sewage pumps station is that a well designed system is engineered for reliability above all else.
Generally system design considers the requirement for sewage storage in the event of pump failure. Also the likely number of pump starts per hour based on theoretical inflow conditions for the site that it services.
A packaged pumping station normally comprise of two submersible centrifugal pumps and four float switches wired to a purpose designed control panel to provide automatic pump control and system failure alarms.
Economy pump systems rely on a single pump with integral float control and a separate or in some cases no alarm facility. This should only be considered acceptable on small domestic applications as it offers no backup in the event of pump failure.
Pumping systems utilising guide-rail mounted pumps are superior to systems designed around free standing submersible pumps. A guide-rail system allows pumps to automatically connect to the discharge pipe-work without the need to access the chamber under confined space entry procedures. Another huge benefit is that in the event of a system failure pumps can be removed and fitted even with a flooded chamber avoiding the need for expensive tankering or over-pumping.
Like a motor car a well designed pump system is normally very reliable if it is maintained and serviced at appropriate intervals. If ignored, expensive system failures will occur and invariably at the most inappropriate time.
A conventional normal usage submersible sewage pump system should be serviced twice per year. High demand sites like commercial catering operations may require increased frequency of service. Conversely single dwelling applications, low usage and surface water pump stations can often be maintained effectively with a single annual visit.
In all cases the first visit of any pump station maintenance contract is a
Major Service which involves in addition to the Routine Service activities the actual removal of the pumps from the chamber. The full service specification is provided as part of all maintenance quotations and are clearly defined on our site service reports which are issued to the customer for record purposes.
Emergency call out facilities are available to all annual contract customers. This ensures in the event of system failure you get an engineer who first and foremost knows your system and secondly has spares available to provide a fast, efficient fix at an economic price.
For those who adopt the no service, we’ll fix it when it breaks approach the situation is often very different. High call out charges from contractors who often have not got a clue of how the system operates let alone the mechanical or electrical skills to fix anything other than a blocked drain. Inevitably tankerage to empty the chamber is stated as essential and expensive multiple visits to achieve a fix.
Our area of operation is Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To learn more about our maintenance work and to obtain a free of charge quotation please fill in the Form. Alternatively Contact us direct.