Dura Pump, the fluid control specialists, have solved a major problem for a leading social housing provider in the Midlands, where a site’s wastewater system was frequently blocking and flooding.
The original pump system, which had been under-specified for the level of occupancy on the development, was increasingly unable to cope with demand. In addition to flooding and tripping, the all too frequent blockages caused by rag debris had resulted in costly emergency tanker callouts.
To handle the demanding conditions for the housing provider (who manage over 10,000 homes), the Dura Pump-led project saw its engineers introduce a new unit with an extended knife system that could properly handle the solids in the wastewater by continuously reducing particle sizes, as John Calder, Technical Director, explains:
“Combatting solids, rags, wet-wipes and the like are a common problem in today’s world of wastewater management. We’ve seen time and time again that standard pumps gradually become overwhelmed, leading to very frustrating issues in the housing sector.”
He added: “Since we installed a 2.2kW Landia Submersible Chopper Pump, there has been a dramatic improvement in performance, with no callouts required. The housing provider has drastically reduced its maintenance costs, and importantly now provides a sound, reliable wastewater service for its residents.”
