Choose The Right Wastewater Pump For Your Project
Wastewater pumps are a class of pumps that are designed to handle solids-laden wastewater, effluent and sewage. Wastewater pumps can be implemented for pumping at purification plants, pumping septic tanks, rainwater pits along roads and for pumping grey wastewater with no content of toilet matter.
Pumping raw sewage is not an easy job for a wastewater pump, and working in the wastewater pumping environment is not easy or safe for the operators involved. Selecting the best wastewater pump needs careful consideration.
About Wastewater Pumps
For wastewater pumps, the presence of all manner of foreign materials such as cans, bottles, rags, wet wipes, hair and other stringy materials provide a difficult challenge. For operators, there are many dangers. Working at heights, working over water, working with heavy swinging weights, and working with cranes just to name a few.
Different styles of wastewater and wastewater pumps are applied to the pumping of raw sewage, with the most common being the submersible pump. There are numerous brands and several good quality manufacturers, but all have basically the same set-up. They are suspended [lowered and raised] by rated lifting chains and are set on guide rails to enable them to engage with a permanently installed discharge bend inside the wet well.
The submersible style of wastewater and wastewater pumps (shown below) has been the industry standard for several decades. As the cost of implementing safety systems and controls increases, considerations for more sustainable long term solutions that offer not only more reliable pumping capabilities with longer-lasting parts, but are additionally much safer to troubleshoot and maintain.
Selecting The Right Wastewater Pump
Wastewater Pumps are built to do the dirty work.
When selecting a wastewater pump there are important factors to keep in mind factors such as the necessary gallons per minute, total dynamic head and voltage of the pump’s motor that is required for your application.
A pump curve chart which can be found online or in your pumps manual can be a helpful tool in determining a specific pumps capabilities. Hydro Innovations supplies the most reliable wastewater pumps in the industry manufactured by Gorman-Rupp,
Gorman-Rupp sets the industry standard for wastewater pump systems and even for Wastewater pump stations including pumps, motors and controls (complete sewage pump stations). The solids-handling self-priming sewage pumps offer maximum dependability and ease of service.
When you choose a Gorman-Rupp for your pumping applications, you’ll experience some of the lowest lifecycle costs in the industry and benefit from minimal service interruptions.
For O.H & S Reasons, Gorman-Rupp Wastewater Pumps are:
- Wet well lids remain closed
- All equipment accessed at ground level
- No working over water
- No working at heights
- No working with cranes
- No working with heavy swinging weights
- 99% of maintenance can be done safely by one person
SAFETY FEATURES
If you have selected a self-priming pump for safety reasons, make sure your self-priming pump offers its operators the right levelof protection. The better self-priming pumps will have some or all of the following safety features:
– A priming fill port is retained by a clamp bar with a finely threaded screw, and the cover plate sealed with a Teflon gasket. This isimportant because if operators attempt to open the port while the pump is pressurised, pressure is released horizontally, notvertically.
– The better self-priming pumps will have a shielded fill port cover.
– A good quality pressure relief valve to vent excessive pressure from the casing if the pump is accidentally operated against aclosed head [and your pump supplier should know the pressure these valves will start to “vent”]
– A non-return suction flap valve with a safety burst disc centre to vent excessive pressure in case of a water hammer spike.
– The pump should have external adjustment of the internal impeller/wear plate clearances, and for convenience and safety,operators should be able to do this from the non-drive side of the pump.
MAINTENANCE FEATURES
It is very easy to think that all self-priming pumps will have the same features, because they look the same, have the same shape,and are marketed as “equivalent”. But appearances can be very deceiving. A good quality self-priming pump will have some or allof the following maintenance features:
– Good self-priming pumps will have shim-less adjustable clearances. The better ones will have their adjustment systems on the suction side of the pump [away from the drive end, to make it easier and safer for operators]. The best ones will have their clearance settings easy to index and lockable so that they remain in place during other maintenance events.
– Good self-priming pumps will have at least 3mm of wear built into the impeller/ wear plate clearance system.The best pumps
will have up to 6mm of wear built into their clearance adjustment system.
– A good self-priming wastewater pump will have a replaceable suction flap valve that can be accessed for cleaning and/or replacing without the need for disconnecting suction piping. The best ones will enable access to the flap valve without the need to open the pump.
– Good quality self-priming pumps will be able to pass solids [in sizes as advertised on curves and data sheets] through all internal passages inside the pump. Not only the impeller, but advertised solids size spheres should be able to pass through the recirculation port, discharge nozzle and all other passages. Quality manufacturers can guarantee this and even have certified drawings to support this claim.
–The better self-priming pumps will have the pusher-bolt capability on both the cover-plate and rotating assembly to make it easier for operators to remove these items for service even if they’ve been operating for “years” without being removed.
– Non-clogging/blocking ability is a very important feature if operator intervention is to be kept to a minimum. Besides having through-let sizes big enough to pass published sphere sizes, pumps need to be able to handle stringy materials such as rags. Pumps with standard wear plates will not measure up in this area. Only select pumps with “self-cleaning” wear plates or withspecialist rag handling systems like Gorman-Rupp’s “Eradicator Solids Management System™”.
Having the right safety and maintenance features is extremely important, but pumps need to be able to deliver the required serviceand have the required aftermarket support.
DELIVERING ON PERFORMANCE
Safety and maintenance features are very important, but so is delivering the right flow and pressure for a given application. The pump also needs to have a Net Positive Suction Head Required [NPSHr] that is lower than the NPSH available. These are all aspects of the pump selection that need to be considered by the pump supplier. The chosen wastewater pump manufacturers literature in this area, therefore, needs to be trusted. The market leaders in self-priming pump technology have years of R&D put into the development of pump curves and NPSHr curves, so can be trusted to provide pumps that will deliver published performance. Getting references from other Water Authorities or Councils is a good approach in determining those brands that can be trusted to deliver on performance.
Long service life is also an important factor in determining the right pump. Pumps that are safe and easy to work on are an excellent start. Pumps that have features that protect the pump as it operates year in-year out will deliver the desired asset longevity. Features like a double lip seal and atmospheric vent protecting the bearings and shaft will add years to the replacement intervals for these parts. Anti-rotation ribs in the seal area will also add to mechanical seal life by slowing velocities down within the seal area.
“After Market” performance is also a measure of a good supplier. Parts and replacement pumps should be readily available for ex-stock delivery. An unsupported wastewater pump is a poor investment.
Here at Hydro Innovations, we hold a very large inventory of pumps and spare parts that allows us to deliver industry-leading service.With over 80 years of combined experience in applying, selecting and troubleshooting pumps, we are experts at designing the most successful and cost-effective fluid transfer systems to meet your requirements. Call us now on (02) 9898 1800, email here (email to:sales@hydroinnovations.com.au) or use the form below to find out more information about your pumping needs.
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Self-Priming Raw Wastewater Pumps
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The Gorman-Rupp Super U Series self priming dewatering and grey water pumps combines the best features of quality trash pumps in Australia with increased fuel efficiency and higher heads to pump through smaller and/or longer discharge piping systems or overcome the losses in filter systems.
These centrifugal pumps have been designed for economical, heavy duty (24/7) trouble-free operation.
Advantages include:
- Ability to mount high and dry above the water (not in it)(to 7.6m)
- Low cost of ownership
- Greatly reduced OH&S issues
- Easy access for monitoring or service
- Advanced safety features to protect operators
- Improved maintenance features to greatly reduce maintenance time and costs, with removable rotating assembly
- A variety of materials of construction to handle abrasive and/or corrosive fluids
- Any engine brand required by the customer
- Choice of skid or trailer mounted configuration
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The Gorman-Rupp Super T Series self-priming centrifugal wastewater/sewage pump has been the world benchmark for this technology since 1963 (>50 years). They have been designed for economical, trouble-free operation, with superior solids handling capability and a large inspection cover to access pump internals for service or blockage removal.
Advantages include:
- Self-Priming pump has the ability to mount high and dry above the wet well (not in it)
- Low cost of ownership
- Greatly reduced OH&S issues – no more working over water/heights/cranes/heavy swinging weights
- Surface-mounted pumps with easy access for monitoring or service
- Advanced safety features including pressure relief valve to protect operators
- Improved maintenance features to greatly reduce maintenance time and costs, with removable rotating assembly
- A variety of materials of construction to handle abrasive and/or corrosive fluids
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The Gorman-Rupp Super T Series pump with Eradicator™ Solids Management System are a series of self-priming centrifugal pumps designed specifically for handling municipal and industrial wastewater containing stringy, difficult-to-pump, solids in suspension (such as wet wipes, rags and feathers).
They have been designed for economical, trouble-free operation, with design features that deliver superior solids handling capability and a large inspection cover to access pump internals for service or blockage removal. Gorman-Rupp Super T Series wastewater and sewage pumps have been used for pumping of WAS and RAS and for digester recirculation with great success in wastewater treatment plants around the country, as well as food process plants, paper mills and other heavy industries. The Eradicator™ system advances the solids handling capabilities of this range.
Advantages include:
- Ability to mount high and dry above the wet well [not in it]
- Low cost of ownership
- Greatly reduced OH&S issues
- Easy access for monitoring or service
- Advanced safety features to protect operators
- Improved maintenance features to greatly reduce maintenance time and costs, with removable rotating assembly
- A variety of materials of construction to handle abrasive and/or corrosive fluids
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The Lampo emergency response trailer unit is designed to speed up and simplify the deployment of emergency response equipment for municipalities, emergency services and contractors.
Advantages include:
- Enables deployment of multiple pieces of equipment, using only one vehicle.
- Diesel-driven power generator complete with variable frequency drive [VFD] powers a lighting tower and a rugged and reliable Gorman-Rupp pump.
- The cleverly designed unit can light up a work area while operators set up the self-priming pump or operate numerous electric tools from the power generator.
- The VFD allows for soft starting electrical equipment, including the pump, and can vary the speeds of these machines to suit the duty at hand. While all this is happening, the compressor can be driving air nibblers, air-operated nail guns, wrenches or tyre inflators.
- The Lampo units also come standard with an air compressor, discharge hose reel, suction hoses and a robust mounted toolbox.
The central components of the Lampo – the generator, VFD and lighting system are manufactured by quality equipment manufacturer, Euromacchine in Italy. They are housed in an acoustically rated enclosure constructed from powder-coated galvanised steel plates.
The Lampo emergency response unit are then mounted on an Australian heavy-duty built hot-dip galvanised double axle trailer and fitted with a self-priming Gorman-Rupp trash pump.
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The Gorman-Rupp Ultra V Series is the most advanced self-priming centrifugal wastewater and sewage pump range on the market today.
They are high performance, high head, and high-efficiency pumps, designed to deliver a long and low maintenance service life, with a low cost of ownership.
Advantages include:
- Ability to mount high and dry above the wet well [not in it]
- Efficiencies up to 20% higher than any other solids handling self primer
- Higher pressures (heads) (up to 300%) than any other solids handling self primer
- Greatly improved operator safety
- Easy access for monitoring or service
- Improved maintenance features to greatly reduce maintenance time and costs, with removable rotating assembly
- A variety of materials of construction to handle abrasive and/or corrosive fluids
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The Gorman-Rupp Ultra V Series solids handling sewage and wastewater pumps with Eradicator™ Solids Management System are a series of self-priming centrifugal pumps designed specifically for handling municipal and industrial wastewater containing stringy, difficult to pump, solids in suspension (such as “wet wipes” , rags and feathers).
They have been designed for economical, trouble-free operation, with design features that deliver superior solids handling capability and a large inspection cover to access pump internals for service or blockage removal. Gorman-Rupp Ultra V Series wastewater and sewage pumps have been used for pumping of WAS and RAS and for digester recirculation with great success in wastewater treatment plants around the country, as well as food process plants, paper mills and other heavy industries. The Eradicator™ system advances the solids handling capabilities of this range.
Advantages include:
- Ability to mount high and dry above the wet well [not in it]
- Low cost of ownership
- Greatly reduced OH&S issues
- Easy access for monitoring or service
- Advanced safety features to protect operators
- Improved maintenance features to greatly reduce maintenance time and costs, with removable rotating assembly
- A variety of materials of construction to handle abrasive and/or corrosive fluids
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Hydro Innovations is proud to distribute a broad range of quality, reliable and industry-leading industrial pumps and aerators.
Gorman-Rupp is the world leader in self-priming centrifugal wastewater pump technology, and invests heavily in R&D, and in training for their international representatives – like Hydro Innovations.
This puts us in an excellent position to make the very best recommendations for our Australian customers.
Our other suppliers, Ragazzini of Italy and EDUR of Germany, are also world leaders in their respective technologies (Peristaltic Pumps – Ragazzini, and Specialist centrifugal pumps – EDUR).
We carry a very large inventory of pumps and spare parts for all of these brands, to help us to deliver industry-leading service.