A lift station is the large round concrete hole in the ground of your property designed to catch all of the waste drained from your building. Once the waste is deposited into the station and is collected, powerful grinding pumps push the waste up to the main city line. The pump is triggered by floats that turn in much the same way that the float in the bowl of your toilet will lift once the water reaches a certain level. This is essentially an elevator designed with the specific purpose of moving waste away from your property to the main city sewer line.
A lift station is most commonly present on properties not close enough to directly connect to city or MUD sewer lines, which are typically already in the ground when a site is developed. If the city lines are located above the lines on your property, this station is placed to pump waste to the main line and on to the treatment plant. From there, it is processed as any other wastewater brought through the system.
What Can Go Wrong
A lift station will require little maintenance so long as only sanitary waste is allowed into the system but a grease trap is attached that will require frequent cleaning by a reliable company such as Valley Isle Pumping. Such cleaning will reduce the buildup of grease in the system that may lead to the improper functioning of the system and damage to the pumps.
Cleaning
Cleaning of your station is required If you start to see grease caking on the walls or floats of the station and it is imperative that you call on a professional for this service. Not only will you quickly remove the trouble with the help of professionals but you will see additional years added to the lifespan of the system. You can also connect with them on Facebook.
