Lift Station Service and Repair for All Surrounding Houston Areas.
Do's and Don'ts
What You Shouldn't Do
It's important to remember that everything you flush down your toilets and drains will end up in your sewage wastewater pumping station. Although lift stations are designed and built to handle foul water, sewage, natural human waste and biodegradable products - chiefly toilet paper, they are not designed to handle many other things residents tend to flush away.
Fat and grease build-up in sewage pumping stations are a major reason for TBS service teams to be called out by residents of faulty pumping stations. We regularly see the fats and oils flushed down kitchen sinks build up in the sewage pumping stations storage chamber, where it encases float switches, creates blockages and can even lead to pumps being unable to run.
All over Houston we find the common cause of lift station failure is foreign objects being flushed down toilets that sewage pumping stations just aren't designed to handle, these can include rags and clothes, nappies, sanitary towels and even nappies. Although there are many products about today are marketed as biodegradable and safe to flush down toilets such as fibrous wipes, they often fail to break down in water and as such we don't recommend using them in any wastewater lift station.
Things You Need To Do
Regular maintenance and servicing is essential to the smooth and trouble-free operation of a sewage & wastewater lift station. In all of Houston area we offer a range of sewage lift station servicing and maintenance plans that will keep your packaged lift station grease-free, clean, block-free and in good running order.
Although servicing isn't free, however the cost of properly maintaining a sewage pumping station is paid back by not having to emergency call companies out when their overlooked and ill maintained lift station breaks down. Stations that are maintained also will give you more mileage spreading out the cost of the systems over more years. A typical inspection will include many items in the list below depending on your system and the requirements needed for a smooth operating lift station for both wastewater and storm water that will bring you peace of mind and savings.
Typical Services and Inspection Points
- Control Panel Troubleshooting
- Inspection of Guide Rails
- Valves & Piping Inspection
- Lift Pump Inspection & Cleaning
- Float Switch Inspection
- Lift station cleaning and pumping
- Alarm box installation and service
- Maintenance contracts available to keep you in compliance with county and municipality regulations
- Pump rebuild, repair and replacement
- Lift station maintenance checklist to keep you up and running
- Lift station diagnostics and service
- Dedicated and knowledgeable technicians
- Pump installation and service
- Check of control panel for proper operation
- Inspection of floats and plumbing in lift station for possible problems before they happen
- 24/7 emergency response
- Residential, commercial and industrial
Regular servicing of pump stations and pumping equipment will provide the extend life expectancy of your pumping station, hydraulically efficiency and will reducing ruining costs, reduce the number of unnecessary call outs.
For further information in the Houston, TX area please contact TBS at (832) 473-7222.
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