One or two submersible, 230v pumps mounted inside a 610 litre polyethylene, storage tank The Sanifos 610® is available in five variants: with (a) a single grinder pump, (b) a single vortex action pump, (c) two grinder pumps, (d) two vortex pumps, or (e) two vortex pumps with three phase electrics. Installed below ground, the Sanifos 610® includes multiple inlet points to “receive” toilet waste and grey water. As the tank fills with inbound waste water, the unit's inbuilt float switch rises with the liquid. At a pre-set level, the pump is (activated and the tank contents are macerated / pumped away over height and distance to a mains sewer, holding tank or septic tank.
Find out how the Sanifos 610 can help your business.
Please note: please consult our product sheets for more detailed information
Product Name
Capacity
Application
Voltage
Max head / lift1
Max. flow rate
Pump type
SANIFOS-610-G-1
610 ltrs
Toilet waste
Single phase2
11 metres
11m3 / hour
1 x Grinder
SANIFOS-610-V-1
610 ltrs
Toilet waste
Single phase2
11 metres
27m3 / hour
1 x Vortex
SANIFOS-610-G-2
610 ltrs
Toilet waste
Single phase2
11 metres
11m3 / hour
2 x Vortex3
SANIFOS-610-V-2
610 ltrs
Toilet waste
Single phase2
11 metres
27m3 / hour
2 x Vortex3
* Do not lift with liquid contents on board
A waste pumping station is made up of a two main components:
(1) a large plastic tank (known as an accumulation tank or chamber) into which
(2) a submersible pump (or pumps) is fitted.
Available in a range of volumes / sizes, the plastic tank acts as the receiver for sewage and/or grey water* from a glamping pod, several glamping pods, a building or even a group of buildings.
The waste pumping station is "sized" according to the projected waste volume your glamping pod / application will create within a certain timescale (usually a 24 hour period), and the distance and height the waste is to be pumped. For the pumping aspect to work, you will need mains electricity and, depending on your application, waste pumping stations are available with one or two pumps and in single or three phase electrical supply versions.
The complete unit is generally installed underground, the top being flush with the ground. Waste from the individual sources (toilet, shower, sink etc.) flows through standard pipework under gravity into the accumulation tank where it will "sit" until it [the waste] reaches a predetermined level. The inbuilt pump incorporates a float switch, the latter rising on the waste as the chamber fills. Once the float switch reaches a certain level, the pump will start up.
There are two pump types in general use:
(1) a grinder pump (which macerates the waste) or
(2) a vortex pump (which churns / spins at a high rate and simply pumps the waste away).
Once in operation, the pump pressurises the sewage and pumps it out of the chamber through appropriate hose or pipework, uphill and/or over distance to a point where it enters the mains sewer or is directed into a separate septic tank / sewage treatment plant or waste holding tank such as our flat tank.
The waste pumping station (depending on the model) has one or several 4" waste inlets (the same size as standard waste pipe from a domestic toilet) into which you direct the waste from your toilet(s). The outlet for the "churned" and pumped waste is via a 50-63mm OD outlet (depending on the model) to which suitable pipe / hose is connected. Finally, for the pumping station to work properly whilst this liquid is flowing (in) and being pumped (out), a breather valve is also required.
Depending on your application, we may advise a macerating pump or a vortex pump.
On a technical level, when selecting any Sanifos unit, one should consider several factors, including; distance to be pumped; height/head; pipe width (always use correct diameter pipework); pressure; pipe bends; the required flow rate and possible friction losses within the pipework
*Please note: when collecting the waste from kitchen sinks where fats and cooking oils may be "introduced" into the waste water, we strongly recommend the installation of a grease trap underneath the sink / between sink and waste pumping station. Whereas fats and greases will readily flow into the tank in their warm or hot liquid states, once these liquids cool when they come into contact with the toilet waste inside the tank they may congeal as fat "bergs." This is certainly to be avoided as the operation of the pump(s) will be adversely affected.
In general, a sewage system is comprised of a network of pipes that carry sewage and grey water from a home or business to the mains sewer. We flush the toilet at home, and the waste disappears: out of sight, out of mind.
Typically, this network of pipes relies on gravity for the waste to flow into the mains sewer. It may also be directed into a septic tank, sewage treatment plant or above ground waste capture tank, such as our Flat Tank. In the home and work environments, most of us are accustomed to flushing the toilet and the waste "magically" disappears. It's not quite that simple, of course, but it's a sign that the underground infrastructure is already in place to deal with it: from house, to mains sewer to sewage treatment works or septic tank.
However, for every "standard" situation where the waste is directed straight into the mains sewer, there are many applications where a mains sewer is not available - or it may be above where you're creating the waste - and you will need to find an alternative solution.
And that is where sewage and waste pumping stations come in.
Waste pumped from a waste pumping station can be directed into several "receivers"
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