Private Pumping Station FAQs

Our package pumping stations have the following dimensions:

• Pluto Micro - 0.580m deep x 0.5m diameter
• Pluto - 0.650m deep x 0.7m diameter
• Mercury – 1.2m deep x 1m diameter
• Venus – 2.3m deep x 1m diameter
• Saturn – 2m – 4.5m deep x 1.5m diameter
• Jupiter – 2.5m – 4.5m deep x 2.1m diameter

*Please allow for a 250mm backfill of concrete.

An adoptable pumping station requires a completely segregated compound area with access for future maintenance vehicles and larger plant lifting equipment.  The size of the compound can vary depending upon the size of the application and which authority the development falls under. 

A package pump station is a complete unit comprising of a chamber, pumps, pipework, valves, control panel and level control pre-assembled as a complete unit. A package pumping station is primarily used in the private sector and commonly isn’t normally adopted by the water authority. Package pumping stations come in varying sizes to suit the requirements of the flow and application.

Private pumping stations do not need to comply with the rules set out within the Design and Construction Guidance because they will not be adopted by a local water authority. This makes more bespoke manufacturing options available to you and reduces the installation and commissioning time.

The XL/XXL Planet Range has a large storage capacity and the ability to discharge fluids at a reduced rate. This is vital in applications with a controlled discharge restriction, such as sewage and stormwater applications.

Surges in demand in these applications can lead to local sewer networks overflowing, but being able to store high volumes of fluid and release them at a slower rate will ensure the sewer network is not overwhelmed in high demand or emergency situations.

• Such applications include:
• Housing developments
• Commercial buildings
• Industrial settings

Older pumping station designs traditionally contained elements that were above ground (motors/shafts etc), hence why a lot of very old pumping systems are housed in very ornate buildings or brick-built houses.  The vast majority of pumping stations now, however, now are self-contained and submerged below ground.

A domestic pumping station contains the same components as a pumping station for commercial and industrial projects, but the equipment fitted within the station is more suited to handling the nature of a domestic applications.

A domestic sewage pumping station includes a holding chamber, submersible pump(s), level control and a control panel/system.

Flows enter into the pumping station via the station's inlet sockets and the chamber fills to a key point where the integral level control/float switches are activated to alert the system that flows are present.

The level control sends a signal to the control panel and the control panel signals the pump(s) to operate, discharging the retained flows within the pumping station chamber.

Once the chamber reaches a near-empty position, the level control deactivates the pump(s) via the control panel until the system fills again and the process repeats itself.

Private pumping stations remain the property of either the initial developer whom constructed the site, or the house owners for whom the pumping station serves.  For larger adoptable pumping station designs, ultimately the water authority will take ownership of pumping station (adopted) when the housing development has matured / near completion yet this can take several years from the date that the pumping station initially becomes operational.

    Private pumping stations are package pumping stations that are privately owned.