Chopper pumps cuts costly cloth clogging issues

摘要

Amodern-day curse for sewage pumping stations is the growing use of wet wipes and other so-called disposable cloths which block pumps and cause risk of hazardous overflows into communities. Here, we look at three examples in the United Kingdom and the United States of how Landia chopper pumps are providing a solution to clogging, ensuring wastewater flows freely, preventing costly disruption. Raw wastewater running through a pumping station in Declo, Idaho, typically contains less than 1% solids but despite this, clogging and blockages were occurring. The problem for the existing four inch pump was that rags wound themselves around the standard, 'non-clogging' impeller. "The curse of wet wipes and the like is all too common problem for lift station pumps these days," explained Ty Collins from pump, motor and drives-distributor Mitchell, Lewis & Staver.