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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Different 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.
Advantages of Pumping Stations
 Sewage can be pumped automatically to higher elevations
 No contact with wastewater is necessary
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