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News Release from: Hidrostal | Subject: Farmers Fresh pump
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 July 2006
Hidrostal impeller pump for abattoir
waste sump
A Hidrostal pump was installed six months ago in an abattoir in Warwickshire, complete with a special basin arrangement to make the sump self cleaning: it has solved the previous problems in this sump
Farmers Fresh is an abattoir in Kenilworth, Warwickshire which specialises solely in the processing of sheep, 90% of which are exported to the continent With around 3000 sheep a day being processed through the plant, having equipment in place that can handle effectively the abattoir waste and foul drainage is essential to avoid onward pollution
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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All the wash down effluent from the abattoir runs down into a sump and from here it needs to be pumped up to the filtering screen to take the solids out before the liquid can then be put into the main sewer.
Finding a pump that can handle this task both efficiently and cost effectively is a challenge for all abattoirs but one that has been successfully solved by Farmers Fresh.
Following extensive research Farmers Fresh has purchased a new Hidrostal pump (nominal 20l/s at 5m).
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The pump replaces a poor performing pump that had to be continually monitored as it suffered repeatedly from blockages and broke down at least three to four times a week.
The mechanical problems were compounded by the blanket of fat and guts that accumulated on the surface of the liquid which the pump was incapable of pumping out and hence had to be cleared manually.
The Hidrostal pump was installed six months ago complete with a special basin arrangement to make the sump self cleaning; an ultra sonic level control was also fitted so that the pump would switch on and off automatically when the levels set were reached.
The result is that on every pump cycle all the solids and floating material (fat, etc) is pumped out of the sump to the screen.
Because there is no build up of solids or fats in the sump, the pump does not block and is kept clean.
The unique Hidrostal impeller pump design offers unparalleled tolerance of problem solids including fibrous matter, rags and grit.
This, together with the self cleaning sump, makes these pumps ideal for duties within effluent and industrial treatment processes.
Said Farmers Fresh Maintenance Manager, Lee Evans: 'I am very impressed with the efficiency of the Hidrostal pump - it is performing brilliantly and has already paid for itself.
Our old pump had to be continually monitored as it suffered repeatedly from blockages and broke down at least three to four times a week.
The mechanical problems were compounded by the blanket of fat and guts that accumulated on the surface of the liquid and got left behind when the pump cycle had finished.
The sump cleaning action of the Hidrostal pump means we no longer have to manually clean the sump after every pump cycle which can occur up to 20 to 30 times a day - the sump is now cleaned automatically, reducing our costs and giving us trouble free pumping!".
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