Every home that has a basement should invest in a sump pump system. It provides a reliable way to manage the water ingress within the property, and can work in conjunction with sewage lines.
Excess water and moisture is collected in a sump basin or sump chamber, and safely pumped away with a sump pump. These are commonly found in the basement of homes.
Basement pumps are usually hardwired into the home’s electrical system, but can also feature a battery backup alarm structure which continues to work in the case of a power cut. The high level alarm can alert you to problems and avoid major floods going unnoticed.
They provide homeowners with mind and protect home owners against flooding, provides a defence against mould and extreme weather.
Every home that has a basement should invest in a sump pump system. It provides a reliable way to manage the water ingress within the property, and can work in conjunction with sewage lines.
It also eliminates moisture and prevents flooding. It is common for basements to flood and hold moisture resulting in the growth of mould, mildew and infestation. To prevent this, a sump pump system will keep your basement dry and is highly recommended by builders and pump specialists.
The cost of a new basement pump installation depends on several factors, including the size of the pump and sump chamber and the distance of pipework required at your property.
At Basement Pumps Scotland we offer a free site survey where an engineer will inspect the basement and recommended on the best new (or replacement) pump station. We install from a range of manufacturers including Capari, ABS, Wilo, Lowara and DELTA.
For a free site surevey and quotation, feel free to contact us.
To ensure that your pump station remains effective, it needs to be serviced and cleaned once or twice per year. We offer service agreements to suit a broad range of maintenance budgets, to ensure our customers keep up to date with regular servicing and avoid costly breakdowns.
If a pump station serves your property, the likelihood is that the property is not connected directly to the mains sewer system.
Sewage pump stations are designed to handle foul water, sewage, natural human waste and biodegradable products. Other household waste and non-biodegradable products should never be disposed of through the drainage system.
Disposal of non bio-degradable products will affect the reliability of all pump stations, causing pump to block and storage chambers, pumping stations to become congested with non-pumpable waste.
Bear in mind too that it isn’t only the toilet that is connected to your pump station: anything that goes down the sink, bath etc. also ends up there.
The following must not be discharged into drains:
Pump stations over time accumulate settled solids. It is good practice to check and if necessary empty/de-sludge you pump station at the same time as any mechanical or electrical servicing is carried out.
It is vital to your pumping stations ongoing operation and should be carried out regularly. Mechanical and electrical servicing, particularly, must be performed by properly trained personnel suitably qualified and experienced in this type of work.
Regular servicing of pump stations and pumping equipment will extend their life expectancy, hydraulically efficiency and help to avoid emergency call outs. For further information contact us or ask about our service agreements.
