Properties that cannot make use of a traditional, gravity-based means of liquid waste disposal will often employ pump stations. These have the essential task of temporarily storing and transporting waste to public sewers. If your home or place of work is in a low lying area of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire or Leicestershire, there’s a good chance you have one.
Northants Waste Control, based in Northamptonshire and covering all locations in the aforementioned areas, including Milton Keynes, carry out all essential pump station pump maintenance tasks on behalf of our clients. We can do this as part of more broad commercial maintenance programs, or on a one-off basis as and when you require it.
A pump station is made up of a large tank, often referred to as a wet well, which is the main receptacle that receives waste from a property or series of properties. Once a pre-set volume of contents is reached, an automated pump kicks in, pressurising the sewage to allow it to travel out of the wet well and uphill to a connection to the main sewage system.
Due to the essential task that a pump station plays, it’s vitally important you keep it in good working condition. Any failure, blockage or build-up can lead to your entire system backing-up, which makes for bad odours, inability to use toilets, showers, sinks and any appliance that relies on an external flow of water/waste, knock on issues with other aspects of your drainage infrastructure, and health and safety concerns.
Our pump station maintenance ensures the long lifespan of systems throughout Northampton, Milton Keynes and the Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire or Leicestershire areas by removing any build-ups of pollutants, while checking on the health of vital internal components.