Lift Station Cleaning Made EZZ
How important is it to keep your waste water lift station clean and well-maintained? Let’s just say that a lot is riding on its smooth and continuous operation! It is proper lift station cleaning and maintenance makes this all possible! A malfunction not only causes hassle and inconvenience for many, many people but could also lead to an environmental disaster.
Overflow conditions occur when personnel don’t properly and regularly maintain a lift station. When the wet well is not properly related to, floats can get tangled with rags or waste paper or get coated with scum. Pump impellers can jam up with rocks, sticks, rags, etc. And broken or disconnected electrical cables can go unnoticed until overflow situations occur.
That being said, cleaning and maintenance of lift station wet wells is traditionally a nasty business! Wet wells commonly hold decomposing organic products such as human fecal matter, other chemicals, and industry waste by-products. This mixture of hazardous waste requires a lift station that is functional at all times, but the very nature of its contents can discourage crews from relating the wet well as often as they should. And it’s hard to blame the crews for not wanting to go down there! Working in confined spaces with effluent and hazardous waste is not only unpleasant, it is dangerous!
Lift Station Cleaning Can Actually be a Simple Process
The EZZ-Klean™ System by Taylor Pump Stations now offers a safer and more economical system for cleaning sewage and wastewater lift station wet wells. Maintenance personnel can now empty and clean without entering the confined space of the wet well.
The EZZ-Klean™ consist of a permanent, high density polyethylene (HDPE) wide mouth intake with HDPE pipe running to the top. It is easy to connect a VAC Truck or similar equipment and suck out debris and muck. Taylor Made wet well have floors that slope towards the wide mouth intake.
The EZZ-Klean™ Also Prevents Overflows in Power Outages
The bright red EZZ Klean tube stands ready to help lower the effluent in the event of a power loss and subsequent pump shut down. Crews can quickly connect to the top and drain the wet well without looking for keys or special wrenches to remove hatches.
Overflows, of course, are environmental hazards that will be scrutinized by regulatory agencies. Fines and clean-up can lead to extraordinary costs. A well planned pump station cleaning and maintenance program is essential!
