| There are literally hundreds of different types and | | | | is no demand or activity in the waste system |
| sizes of sewage pumps that are designed for | | | | these pumps remain on stand-by status. Most |
| either general or specific applications. | | | | often these pumps are used in commercial and |
| General-purpose pumps can be installed and | | | | multi-family buildings where the waste lines |
| adapted to most commercial or residential | | | | terminate below a street or sewer line elevation. |
| plumbing waste line systems. Specific application | | | | In remote locations commercial and residential |
| pumps are often engineered to particular | | | | sewage pumps are often powered by diesel fuel, |
| requirements or one of a kind industrial situations. | | | | propane fuel or gasoline. These pumps are no less |
| A sewage pump consists of a housing that | | | | efficient than electrical powered pumps and they |
| encloses an electric or fuel powered turbine. The | | | | are also available with automatic actuation |
| housing has an inlet port and an outlet port that | | | | features. |
| are connected in line with a plumbing waste | | | | Pumps located in remote areas tend to have a |
| system. As waste flows into the pump housing | | | | greater output capacity since there is likely some |
| the blades on the turbine drive it through the | | | | distance between the source point and the |
| outlet and into a sewer system or waste | | | | termination point in the waste system design. The |
| management container. | | | | specifications for most larger commercial |
| The various sizes and capacity of these pumps is | | | | applications are engineered to meet demand and |
| often pre-engineered into the manufacturer's | | | | code requirements as well. |
| specifications to meet standard requirements. | | | | Selecting and installing the correct sewage pump |
| Where pumps are required for specific applications | | | | for a particular application should be done by a |
| they are often engineered and manufactured | | | | licensed and bonded sewer contractor. The power |
| solely for that application. | | | | connections and plumbing connections will require |
| Most standard application sewage pumps are | | | | an inspection and often times a fee for the sewer |
| designed for hard-wired connection to either 110 | | | | connection must be paid prior to actuating a |
| Volt or 240 Volt single phase circuits. Many of | | | | sewage pump and putting the waste system on |
| these pumps feature an automatic systems that | | | | line. |
| responds when a demand is present. When there | | | | |