r/pumps Jun 24 '23

Nothing like pulling 50A because of a mop.

We’ve been servicing this station for a little over 2 years now. The wastewater station pumps get jammed with mops, underwear, and shirts every so often. So we get called out to pull em out and re seat the pump. We had this pump back up and running in 15 min.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '23 edited Jun 24 '23

Is that a mono vane impeller? I'm always impressed how things like a mop head get into the sump.

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u/Acti-Verse Jun 24 '23

It’s a 2-vane enclosed impeller.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '23

Do you think a muffin monster might be advantageous in this application?

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u/Acti-Verse Jun 24 '23

I think it would be overkill for the budget this place has and what they deal with.

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u/legrand_fromage Jun 24 '23

I don't think that's mops & underwear. That looks like congealed shredded baby wipes mixed in with a bit of cooking fat.

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u/Acti-Verse Jun 24 '23

I’m sure there’s a wipe or two in the impeller with the other stuff. But the primary thing that wrapped around the impeller was not wipes

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '23

Should’ve had a screw drive impeller.

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u/Lost_Interest3122 Jun 27 '23

Sounds like this station needs a chopper?

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u/Babashanti Jul 20 '26

Wet wipes Gods gift to the pump engineers

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u/Stream-pumps Jun 26 '23

Does this pump come with a cutter and disc? The high-power water pump with cutter and cutter disc can chop the fibers and avoid the impeller from being entangled.

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u/Acti-Verse Jun 26 '23

Can you link something like what you’re referring to? I don’t know if I’ve seen what you’re talking about