How do pumps in the sewage systems work?

It is very important that the sewage system pumps work with optimum efficiency otherwise the normal life will get stuck and serious health hazards can be there.

San Francisco, CA (prHWY.com) November 20, 2012 - Pumps have become integral part of our lives. In almost all activities that affect our daily lives directly or indirectly use pumps of different types. Sewage system holds very important role in any society. Proper disposal of the sewages must be done regularly otherwise they can cause serious health hazards. The sewage pumps are part of the sewer systems of any locality. A sewer pump is put at the bottom or near the bottom of the sewage basin. In most of the cases, the pump is a submersible sewage pump that gets placed in the bottom of the receptacle for example in a septic tank. The intake of the pump is kept as close as the receptacle's bottom so that the liquid and solid items of the basin can be emptied when the pump is switched on. Pumps can make the work fast but the manual intervention will still be needed.

The sewage pumps work on the same principle- whether residential or commercial. Like a toilet reservoir, the sewage pumps have a bulb attached to it. When the bulb reaches to a particular height or point, it triggers the switch and thus the pumping action starts. When the liquid is drained and the basin is emptied the bulb lowers to a certain point thus switching off the pump. The sewage pump has the power of about ½-1 horsepower. The size of the sewage pump depends on the amount of sewage to be transported. The capacity of the sewage pumps is measured in gallons per hour.

The sewer systems have the pumps which handle the liquid or mashed waste but at times they need to dispose of the solid waste too e.g. a bottle cap or a plastic tube that is flushed through the toilet. The residential sewer pumps can handle the solid wastes that are of about 2 inch diameter but the commercial pumps can handle the solid wastes of larger diameter. The best pump manufactures would be able to offer the pumps that will have the best performance and the materials used would ensure that these keep on working for years.

Time to time maintenance is needed to ensure that these pumps work fine for many years without interruption. What is important is that the users should follow the instructions given in the user's manual must be followed very stringently so that the pumps have longer life.

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