Restrained flange couplers help connect flanged end pipes to plain end pipes. One end bolts to the flanged pipe and the other has bolts that lock down around the outside of the plain end pipe holding it in place (see figure below). One of the advantages to this kind of adapter is that it can connect a wide variety of pipe types where both pipes are the same material or different materials. You can mix …
Does Romtec Utilities design lift stations with ladders in the wet well, valve vault, or meter vault?
Yes, Romtec Utilities does design lift stations with ladders in the wet well, valve vault, or meter vault; however, Romtec Utilities does not always recommend installing a ladder into the wet well. There are added dangers associated with confined spaces filled with liquid. Instead, a crane can be used to pull components out of the wet well eliminating the need to enter the sump. Any ladder into the wet well, meter vault, or valve vault …
Do you offer traffic rated hatches?
Yes, Romtec Utilities offers hatches with several different traffic ratings. The three main levels of traffic ratings we offer are H-20 occasional, H-20 full traffic loading, and H-20 aircraft loading.
Do you offer flow metering with your lift station?
Yes, Romtec Utilities offers a wide variety of different option for flow metering of any water type. Romtec Utilities can provide physical flow metering in a precast concrete meter vault, which senses and records the actual water passing through the discharge piping. Romtec Utilities can also offer a control panel that can provide calculated flow rates, which uses the specified pumping rate in gallons per minute and the time of operation to calculate the flow.
Are check valves necessary on each discharge line?
Yes, having a check valve on each discharge line is very important. The check valves keep the liquid that is being pumped from flowing back into the wet well through the pumps. The check valve can either be installed in the wet well or in a separate vault.