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  1. WastewaterMan

    Pumping Grease and Water

    Grease will be almost entirely food based waste. Mostly liquid some solids. Raw grease will be going into a tank which will be heated to help promote grease separation and to eliminate the chunkies. From there the grease will be sent to a holding tank and then to a digestor. The water will...
  2. WastewaterMan

    Pumping Grease and Water

    Thanks, I had thought about that too. With all the built up material that may exist in the line I'd be concerned about false triggers (e.g. a slug of material breaking loose and changing the pumping conditions). That being said, this is still on the table.
  3. WastewaterMan

    Pumping Grease and Water

    I am dealing with a pumping situation where I need to be able to tell when the pumped liquid has changed from grease to water. I have a couple of ideas already like a thermal mass sensor or a conductivity meter but I'm primarily concerned about equipment fouling. I've also thought about doing...

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