The cesspool is the most popular and cheapest solution used by people who do not have a connection to the sewage system. The only operating cost is the need to regularly empty the tank. If there are appropriate conditions for this, you can do it yourself, but it is necessary to have the right pump. Sometimes it must be equipped with a shredder. Find out what to follow when choosing a pump with a shredder.
What is the shredder in the septic tank pump for?
Septic tank pump It is a device that is used to drain sewage from a drainage tank. It is a type of pump for dirty water, but for a special purpose. It is immersed deep into the septic tank, where it presses both cleaned and unwashed sewage to the right height. The sewage in the septic tank is characterized by a large number of permanent pollution parts, and the ability to deal with them different septic tanks from the pump to dirty water. It not only has a reinforced structure, but is also equipped with a special shredder. It is a type of knife that, during sewage flow through the pump, breaks solid particles into smaller elements, thanks to which they go much easier through the device. The shredder therefore makes pressing heavily polluted sewage not only easier, but also faster. When deciding to buy a pump, it is necessary to check whether it has been adapted to pump water from the septic tank, because it will not cope with this task.
The most important features of the pump with a shredder
In order for the pump with the shredder properly fulfilling its function, you should first of all pay attention to its quality. It is not enough to find information on the box that it was equipped with it. Cheap devices of unknown origin may have appropriate cutting knives, but this does not mean that they will meet their tasks. Their most important feature is the use of durable and proven materials, which can certainly be found in the devices of reputable manufacturers.
It is also important to choose a shredder, because on the market you can find pumps equipped with a shredder:
- knife - adapted to crush small impurities with a not very high degree of hardness,
- of hammer - intended for dealing with hard and compact settlements,
- rotary - intended for thicker waste, its design increases the pump's efficiency, which is why it copes very quickly with emptying the tank,
- disk - intended for very hard impurities, used in professional septic tanks.
The work of a pump with a shredder is effective and it copes well with sewage, in which large amounts of permanent parts occur. It is important, however, to choose pumps with good quality shredder, because it will be a guarantee of their long -term, trouble -free operation.
