Landia chopper pumps get to grips with dirty underwear

But since these three existing 3HP pumps were replaced at the beginning of June with just two Landia 9HP Chopper pumps, this City of Hesston’s WWTP process has not experienced one single blockage.

And whereas the three failing pumps had an average operating time of 15 hours per week per pump (equating to 135hours/HP of energy usage), the two Landia 9HP pumps are in action for an average of just four hours per week per pump. This correlates to 72Hours/HP, and translates to energy savings of 47%.

Even with the Landia Chopper Pumps being three times larger than the previous floundering equipment, they still use less energy because they actually pump the media. The lower running time is due to the fact that the Landia pumps macerate and pump the diapers, underwear and other debris instead of getting clogged up by them.

Kyle Headrick, WWTP Superintendent at the City of Hesston, commented:

The Landia pumps completely solved our problems and I am extremely happy with them. We were pulling and unclogging our old pumps anywhere from three times per week up to three times per day and we have not been called to the station since we put in the Landia Chopper Pumps.