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  1. Berko

    STORM WATER PIPE VELOCITIES

    Dear All, Can anyone help me with a design question. We are looking to pump Storm Water which has large quantities of road grit (varies from sand to granite chips upto 15mm diameter). The pumps involved will be pumping at a flow of 190 L/s through a 25M vertical rising main. Can anyone...
  2. Berko

    HIDROSTAL SLUDGE TANK MIXERS

    Hi All, Here's one for you UK based wastewater engineers. Can anyone give me some feedback, good or bad about Hidrostal sludge tank mixers. These mixers seem to be only installed in the UK & getting site references out of Hidrostal in the UK is proving hard work. We are considering using...
  3. Berko

    VAUGHAN CHOPPER PUMPS

    Hi All, Does anyone have experience of Vaughan Chopper pumps. How do they cope with rag laden sewage/wastewater ? How well do they chop solids once wear takes place at the cutters ? Any feedback on these pumps good or bad would be appreciated. Regards, Berko
  4. Berko

    VAUGHAN CHOPPER PUMPS

    Hi All, Does anyone have experience of Vaughan Chopper pumps. How do they cope with rag laden sewage/wastewater ? How well do they chop solids once wear takes place at the cutters ? Any feedback on these pumps good or bad would be appreciated. Regards, Berko
  5. Berko

    VIBRATING DRY WELL SUBMERSIBLE SEWAGE PUMP

    Hi All, We have a single vane, dry well submersible sewage pump (4 pole speed, 220 kW) which has an operating duty of 500 L/s @ 40M. The pump is vertically mounted on the OEM's purpose built suction stand. When the pump runs, the following vibration levels have been recorded. Vibration at...
  6. Berko

    VIBRATION LIMITS IN DRY WELL SUBMERSIBLE SEWAGE PUMPS

    Hi All, We have a single vane, dry well submersible sewage pump (4 pole speed, 220 kW) which has an operating duty of 500 L/s @ 40M. The pump is vertically mounted on the OEM's purpose built suction stand. When the pump runs, the following vibration levels have been recorded. Vibration at...
  7. Berko

    VIBRATING SEWAGE PUMP

    We are currently faced with a vibrating sewage pump issue & I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to the problem. The situation is a an 8M deep wet well sump with a dry well sump interconnected to it via 375mm suction pipework. Due to the semi-tropical climate, the 2 x 6" (55 kw) wet well...
  8. Berko

    OPERATING A ROTARY LOBE PUMP AT SHUT OFF HEAD

    Dear All, I had a recent discussion with an end user regarding operating a Rotary Lobe pump at Shut Off Head. The pump is a 4" model & is pumping 6-9% Primary Sewage Sludge (with the possibility of fine sand entrained that gets through the de-gritting process). Power at shut off head is...
  9. Berko

    MECHANICAL AERATORS vs VENTURI PUMP AERATORS

    Dear All, Can anyone advise me of the pros & cons of using Mechanical (Surface Mounted) Aerators vs Venturi Aerators (powered by a solids handling pump) for Waste Water applications. My only (limited) experience of aerators has been with Venturi aerators which I believe are...

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