PUMPS AND PUMPING STATIONS

Sewage pumps- are submersible pumps used to transfer sewage liquids

and solids from one place to another. Usually, in residential
applications, sewage includes soft solids up to 2″ in diameter is
pumped from a sewage basin to a sewer system or a septic tank. A
sewage pump is installed at the lowest point of the sewage basin.
The necessity of lifting wastewater or sewage arises under the following
circumstances

 When the area of a town is so low lying that it cannot be drained by

gravity to discharge into a sub-main or main unless the entire
sewerage system in the other parts is installed correspondingly at low
level
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TYPES OF PUMPS
The following are the types of pumps commonly used for sewage and
storm water pumping.

 Centrifugal pump
o Centrifugal pumps are most widely used for pumping sewage
and storm water, as these can be easily installed in pits and
sumps, and can easily transported the suspended matter in the
sewage without getting clogged too often.
 Reciprocating Pumps
o Reciprocating pumps are more or less old-fashioned in modern
sewage pumping station since they are liable to be clogged by
solids or fibrous material, even though sewage may have to pass
through coarse screens. Also their initial cost is higher and
efficiency is lower than those of a centrifugal pump.
o In cases where it is required to deal with difficult sludge's and
where large quantity is to be pumped against low heads,
reciprocating pumps may be used after passing the sewage
through screen with 20 mm spacing.
 Air Pressure pump or pneumatic ejectors
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Other Pump

 Sump Pump
 o It is a small pump installed in the lowest part of a basement or
crawlspace. Its job is to help keep the area under the building dry
and to prevent it from flooding.

Pumping Station or Lift Station

 Sewer pumping stations (also called lift stations) are used to move
wastewater to higher elevations in order to allow transport by gravity
flow
 Sewage is fed into and stored in a sealed underground pit, commonly
known as a wet well
 When the level rises to a predetermined point, a pump will be started
to lift the sewage upward through a pressurized pipe system from
where it is discharged into a gravity manhole again.
Parts of Pumping Stations

 Dry well-
Advantages of Pumping Stations

 Sewage can be pumped automatically to higher elevations

 No contact with wastewater is necessary
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