Chopper Pumps for Sewage and Wastewater

Dealing with a clogged pipeline or such an environment is never fun. If clogged material is not cleared, clogged pipelines halt operation and production, leading to constant, costly maintenance. Additionally, routine cleaning chores and pumping can become a health hazard to the company’s personnel when the blockages involve sewage and other hazardous waste. Keeping sewage pump stations and treatment plants running smoothly saves money and increases job satisfaction among the chopper pump operators and maintenance teams.

The type of chopper pumps used for primary processing significantly increases the likelihood of clogging and mixing in with . However, with its unique open design, impeller vanes, and high configurations, the EDDY Pump chopper pump stands out for wastewater treatment, handling, and pumping applications. With its high pump suction ability, it handles the most significant debris. Choose the EDDY Chopper Pumps for its proven reliability in challenging sewage, wastewater, or high-solids applications, giving you the confidence that your operations will run smoothly. These chopper pumps also fit into food processing and various industries.

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The Challenges of Sewage Pumping Using Submersible Pumps

Sewage pumping is challenging because wipes, rags, and sticks easily clog the submersible pumps, reducing efficiency and increasing maintenance. Toilet sewage is particularly prone to clogs from toilet paper and flushable wipes. Toilet paper and other wet particles usually break down, but fibrous wipes clump together, creating blockages in the pump’s impeller. Pumps bind up, produce excessive heat, and require frequent replacement of the pump’s chopping plate or extensive cleaning. This affects the pump’s cutter bar and reduces the pump’s service life.

Many sewage pumping lift stations replace pumps annually due to wear and tear in the pump impeller. Chopper pumps, with internal chopping mechanisms, are not limited to this. They are effective for sewage processing as they break up large solids before they reach the pumps. The EDDY Pump’s sizeable internal capacity further prevents clogs in challenging systems.

Commercial Sewage Applications

Most sewage pumps are installed at wastewater treatment plants and similar facilities but have many other uses. Extensive facilities such as hotels, campgrounds, and amusement parks rely on pumps to transport sewage to distant holding tanks or sewer connections. Bathrooms below the sewage connection or septic tank require pumps to lift the slurry to its intended destination.

Septic tanks and portable toilet trucks also use these pumps to distribute raw sewage to storage or processing areas. These chopper pumps are equally effective for non-human sewage, such as manure slurries, which often contain larger matter particles. Proper slurry pumps are essential for direct manure processing, turning waste into valuable fertilizer, and protecting local waterways from toxic discharge.

The open-rotor design of the EDDY Pump allows for large passage of solids without the worry of clogging the pump due to having no critical tolerances.

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Adding a Chopper Accessory to the EDDY Pump System

While the EDDY Pump can pass solid-laden sewage on its own, easing the burden on downstream pumps, a chopper accessory can be added to break down the more extensive liquids with extensive solid content or sand into more manageable sizes. Our chopper pump accessory, in particular, is a natural fit for boosting the sewage pumping power of the EDDY current design. Creating a more uniform size for solids suspended within the sludge can increase your entire production and pumping performance without altering the rest of the system.

Consider the EDDY pump for your sewage system. Whether you need to lift waste out of a wet well system or improve your wastewater processing times, we have a pump designed for your needs.

Why EDDY Pumps Are Better – Highlights

This video shows how EDDY Pump outperforms centrifugal pumps when pumping high solids abrasive, viscous or corrosive slurries.