Mechanical and electrical pump-station packages
Alton Pumps supplies, installs and commissions the specialist pumping equipment required within adoptable wastewater pumping stations. Our scope covers the wet well, valve chamber, control panel, level controls, alarms and telemetry interfaces.
Send the hydraulic duty, chamber drawings, rising-main details, electrical supply and adopting-authority comments. We will review the interfaces before equipment is selected.
What Alton Pumps coordinates and supplies
The package is reviewed as one operating system. Pump duty, chamber arrangement, discharge pipework, controls and access provisions must work together and remain maintainable after adoption.
Wet-well equipment
Duty and standby pumps, guide rails, auto-coupling bases, discharge bends, lifting chains, level devices and access interfaces.
Valve-chamber equipment
Discharge pipework, isolation valves, non-return valves, dismantling joints, supports, drainage provisions and access for future maintenance.
Control panel and protection
Pump sequencing, motor protection, local controls, fault indication, high-level alarms and panel documentation to the approved specification.
Telemetry and alarms
Project-specific signals and interfaces for power failure, high level, pump fault, common alarm and the required telemetry or SCADA connection.
Lifting and maintainability
Permanent or portable lifting arrangements, safe pump removal, cover layout, working clearances and equipment access.
Testing and handover
Mechanical checks, electrical testing, pump proving, alarm and level-control tests, commissioning records and agreed M&E handover information.
Plan and control interfaces
The drawings below are redacted examples of technical submission material. They illustrate the level of coordination required; every new station is checked against its own duty, levels, civil design and adopting-authority specification.
Maintainability is designed into the station
Safe access, pump removal, valve operation and equipment replacement are part of the M&E review. They should not be left until the end of the civils programme.
- Pump removal
- Guide rails, couplings, chains and a suitable lifting route.
- Valve operation
- Clear access to isolation and non-return valves without dismantling unrelated pipework.
- Future servicing
- Working space, safe covers and layouts that allow inspection and replacement.
- Interface control
- Mechanical, electrical and civil responsibilities confirmed before installation.
Operating philosophy documented before manufacture
The control panel is developed around the approved pump duty and operating sequence. Alarm, protection and telemetry requirements are coordinated before the panel is built.
- Duty and standby pump sequencing
- Level-control set points and high-level alarm
- Motor protection and fault indication
- Power-failure and common-alarm signals
- Telemetry or SCADA interface schedule
- Panel drawings, test records and handover information
From preliminary drawings to commissioned equipment
- 1. Design informationHydraulic duty, chamber drawings, rising-main details, electrical supply and authority comments.
- 2. Technical reviewEquipment interfaces, missing information, pump selection, controls and maintainability are checked.
- 3. Supply and installationThe agreed M&E package is manufactured or procured, delivered and installed with the civils programme.
- 4. Testing and commissioningPumps, controls, alarms and interfaces are tested, recorded and prepared for handover.
Alton Pumps handles the station M&E package
Our scope covers the pumps, wet-well equipment, valve-chamber equipment, controls, telemetry interfaces, installation and commissioning.
Wider adoption and drainage work
Section 104 coordination, adoptable sewer work, rising mains, testing, records and handover support are covered separately through Sewers for Adoption.
Visit sewersforadoption.com →Adoptable pump-station questions
What can Alton Pumps provide for an adoptable pumping station?
Alton Pumps can provide the specialist mechanical and electrical package, including duty and standby pumps, guide rails, auto-couplings, lifting equipment, valve-chamber equipment, level controls, alarms, control panels, telemetry interfaces, installation and commissioning.
Can you review a pumping station at design stage?
Yes. Send the hydraulic duty, wet-well and valve-chamber drawings, rising-main information, electrical supply details and any adopting-authority comments. We can review the equipment interfaces and identify missing information.
Do you supply control panels and telemetry interfaces?
Yes. The panel, level-control philosophy, alarms and telemetry interfaces can form part of the package, subject to the approved project specification and the current requirements of the adopting water company.
Can Alton Pumps install and commission the equipment?
Yes. We can install the agreed mechanical and electrical equipment, test the pumps, controls, alarms and interfaces, and prepare the agreed commissioning records for handover.
Does Alton Pumps manage the complete Section 104 process?
This page covers the pumping-station mechanical and electrical package. Wider Section 104 coordination, adoptable sewers, rising mains, testing and handover support are handled separately through Sewers for Adoption.
Send us the pumping-station design information
We will review the duty, chamber arrangement, valve chamber, electrical supply and control requirements before recommending the equipment package.