Lifting Station, Sump Pit Cleaning

Sump pit cleaning service

Pit cleaning is the process of cleaning out the debris that accumulates in your sewage pit. If not removed, the debris will clog up your pumps and eventually lead to failure.
That’s why our customers find our pit cleaning services invaluable. We inspect your pumps and sewage system for wear and tear, to help eliminate future problems.
Then we examine the integrity of your pit walls and cover plate. After that, we wash your pit out and ensure that everything is functioning efficiently.
Prime Envirotech is specialized in cleaning any size of sump pit kinds even in confined spaces. We provide services to clean out a sewage or sump pit, take all necessary precautions to ensure pumps are not negatively affected.
We follow a standard procedure and guidelines to clean sump:
- Ensure that all systems that drain to the pit area are out of use and locked.
- Make arrangements for adequate lighting for the project.
- Disconnect power to the sump pump.
- Disconnect pump motor from discharge pipe and lift out of the pit.
- Place the pump in a bucket or wrap in heavy plastic so that you can carry it outdoors without dripping sludge on your carpet or flooring.
- Scrape and wash sludge and crud off the exterior of the pump.
- Remove all remaining water from the pit. using a wet-vac/shop-vac.
- You will probably find a couple of bricks in the bottom of the pit – We will make sure to remove it.
- Scrape and scoop out debris and sludge.
- When you are satisfied that the pit is relatively clean, we replace the bricks, reconnect the pump to discharge, reconnect the power to pump and restore drainage systems to the sump.
Lift station installation and service
Lift stations are used to move wastewater from lower to higher elevation, particularly where the elevation of the source is not sufficient for gravity flow and/or when the use of gravity conveyance will result in excessive excavation depths and high sewer construction costs.
We don’t just service, repair & install lift stations for our customers, we also share information to help our customers to avoid needless problems and repairs with there pump & system.