Pump for sewers checklist
Wet well VS dry well
Desing consideration/ Equation Page
Force A force main is a pipeline that carry The Hazen-williams equation is usually used 826, section 19-5
main wastewater under pressure from the
pump station to one of the following
discharge points: a gravity sewer, a
storage tank, or a wastewater
treatment plant. The internal
pressure of a force main is usually at
a maximum at the pumping station.
The forcemain is an integral part of
the pumping system, as its design
and the system head capacity curve
are r
Design criteria:
Pipe material
• Pipes used for WDSs can be used in force main. However,
crown corrosion must be considered especially when pumping
is intermittent in considering pipe material.
Velocity requirement
• For Intermittent pumping station velocity should be 1.1 m/s -
1.5 m/s.
• For larger pumping stations 0.5 – 1.5 m/s
Depth of cover
• Minimum is 0.9 m to minimize impact of live loads. This depth
also protects the pipe against freezing.
Appurtenances
• Air valve -at high point in the force main
Pump selection
Conventional pump stations Checks
(Commonly occurring pump • Ensure doors are wide enough to remove and replace
stations) equipments -Door sizes are dictated by equipment.
• Endure the Ground floor level is above the flood plain. In both
substructure and superstructure
• Ensure the pump is protected from clogging. Bar racks should
be provided for sewers larger than 750 mm or larger
• In wet well, effective volume is based on design average flow
and a filling not to exceed 30 mins.
• An effective way to design the volume of wet wells is to based
it on the method of pump operation (The difference between
when the pump is turned on to when it is turned off and
repeats the cycle).
• keeping in mind that short cycling times between pump starts
will wear out the pump and motor. When a variable speed
drive (also known as a variable frequency drive or VFD ) or a
magna drive is used, the required storage volume is small. To
prevent short-cycling, constant speed pumps require a large
volume.
• The suggested time between starts is a function of the motor
size.
- For motors less than 15 kW: 15 minutes is recommended;
- For motors between 15 and 75 kW:
15 minutes;
- For motors between 75 and 200 kW:
20 to 30 minutes.
• The volume of the wet well between start and stop elevation
for single pump speed pump control
• The current trend is to use variable frequency drives (VFD) to
match incoming flow. This allows for a reduction in the volume
of the wet well and minimizes the peak discharge to
downstream sewers or the wastewater treatment plant.
• In small pumping stations where one pump is designed to
meet the capacity, the pump capacity ( Q ) is the peak hour
flow rate flowing into the wet well.
Velocity requirements
• Inlet velocities should be in the range of 1.2 to 1.8 m/s.
Discharge velocities range from 1.8 to 2.4 m/s.
