When planning a waste water or sewage pumping system there are a number of essential components which need to be included to ensure a successful and reliable installation.
Ventilation:
All waste water pumping systems, such as the Jung Pumpen DrainMinor, DrainMajor and Compli range, require the waste collecting tank to be vented. If air is not allowed to enter and leave the tank the result can be reduced pumping flow and slow drainage into the collecting tank.
The best option is for the system to be vented to air, i.e. external to the building. Any odours from the vent will then escape to the outside atmosphere.
Where this is not possible and the system needs to be vented within the building, Pump Technology Ltd, the UK pumping experts, authorised by Jung Pumpen GmbH, recommend an active charcoal filter. This can either be a CharcoVent, appropriate for smaller systems such as the DrainMinor range, or a larger MicroVent recommended for the bigger DrainMajor systems and the Compli range of lifting stations.
Alarm Systems:
The other item worth specifying is an alarm. This will detect and warn about high fluid levels within the tank. The alarm is designed to be sited in close proximity to the pump system and provides both an audible and a visual warning.
Pump Technology Ltd alarms are also suitable for connection to a building management system. For waste water drainage pumping systems, such as the DrainMinor and DrainMajor, a separate high-level alarm should be specified.
If a Compli waste water or sewage lifting station is being specified the alarm is integral to the control panel and also has connections for a BMS system.
More information:
Pump Technology Ltd
www.pumptechnology.co.uk
0118 9821 555
