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How do Variable Flow Rates Affect Your Design

January 12, 2022 By admin

Vacuum Systems operate on a ratio between air and water, either too much air or too much water can negatively impact on the system which could lead to failures or higher operating costs. Systems are designed and built for an average flow rate but in many of the communities where vacuum systems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Vacuum Sewers Tagged With: Monitoring

Award Winning Vacuum Pump Station Design

October 11, 2021 By admin

The Hunua Views Flovac vacuum pump station located between Drury and Ramarama south of Auckland in New Zealand has taken out the highly commended award in the 2021 ADNZ Resene Architectual Awards. The design was done by Madushin Amarasekera of Construkt Associated for Classic Homes, a major … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects, Projects Tagged With: Developer, Monitoring, New Zealand, residential, Vacuum Pump Station

Club de Mar Mallorca. The largest Superyacht dock in the Mediterranean

September 16, 2021 By admin

Flovac's vacuum sanitation system is going to be included in the remodelling taking place at the marina Club de Mar Mallorca, which will include the fitting out of a new superyacht pier. The pier will be able to accommodate four yachts between 170 and 136 meters and up to 24 beam lengths. Therefore, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marinas and Ports, Projects Tagged With: Marina, Spain, Superyacht

Gold Coast Marina Vacuum Pump Station Upgrade – A Challenge

July 28, 2021 By admin

The Gold Coast Marine Precinct is a dedicated industrial zone in Coomera, on the Gold Coast of Queensland Australia. The precinct supports marine manufacturing, servicing, repairs and refits of recreational boats. It is one of the most advanced and respected marine industry cluster developments in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marinas and Ports, Projects Tagged With: Australia, Marina, Marine, Queensland

Sheltering Sewers from the Rain

July 27, 2021 By admin

Pacific Northwest community optimizes its vacuum sewer system with cutting-edge telemetry monitoring Full Article Click here Making the switch from a purely septic-based wastewater handling model to a publicly owned and operated vacuum sewer system solved problems for the small community of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Innovation, Products, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: America, Infiltration, Monitoring, wireless

Flovac Collection Pits are Preferred by Vacuum Sewer Installers

July 27, 2021 By admin

Many Contractors find installing vacuum sewers much easier to install than traditional gravity sewers and low-pressure pumping systems. Vacuum sewers are installed in shallow trenches and have an easy connection point at a property boundary for homeowners to connect up to. Gravity flow from a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Products Tagged With: collection pit, Installation, Vacuum Valve

Why is a Vacuum Sewer the Best Collection System for the Environment

June 10, 2021 By admin

Gravity/Low-Pressure/Vacuum - which has the Greenest Credentials It is very clear that septic tanks and cesspools are a disaster for the environment for a number of reasons. Leaking into waterways, poisoning fish and water birds, creating algae blooms. Affecting the overall health of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac, Vacuum Sewers Tagged With: #courancove, #environmental, #greeninfrastructure

My Vacuum Pumps are Due for an Upgrade – What Next ?

May 6, 2021 By admin

When a vacuum sewer system was planned in your area, there was probably an options study done showing whole of life costs. There was an expectation that over the life of the system (100 years) there would be items that would wear out and need replacing. Just as there would be components that would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac, Operations Tagged With: #, #vacuum pumps, #VPS Upgrade, Installation

Interview with a Utility Ops Team Leader

May 4, 2021 By admin

A recent interview with team leader David Parkinson of Byron Shire Council gives insights into their vacuum sewer system and just how installing a monitoring system can have time saving and financial benefits to councils. The Byron Bay community on the north eastern coast of New South Wales … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: Australia, Byron, Installation, Monitoring

1,000,000 cycles. How long should your vacuum valve last.

March 16, 2021 By admin

A vacuum interface valve is located in a collection pit usually outside of the property boundary at the side of the road. In most systems this collection pit is connected to 4 to 6 homes via a gravity pipe connection. Although the vacuum system is designed so that the vacuum valve allows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Operations, Products Tagged With: High Density, Monitoring, Vacuum Valve

International Womens’s Day – Interview with one of the Industry Founders and Legends

March 8, 2021 By admin

In 1984, with her husband Geoffrey Radinoff, Pat Radinoff formed the Australian company RSM (now Flovac), looking to develop the new vacuum sewerage industry and take it to the world. Eventually becoming Flovac, one of the largest designers, suppliers and operators of vacuum systems in the world and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: History, radinoff, sylvania, thailand

EPA demands that vacuum technology to be used at Eco Resort

February 24, 2021 By admin

The Couran Cove Eco Resort in Queensland Australia is an award winning environmental success story for Flovac and for our client. Designing to best environmental practices which included refunds to staying guests if they used less than average electricity and water during their stay.  A vacuum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects, Marinas and Ports, Projects Tagged With: Australia, blackwater, Environmentally Sensitive, exfiltration, Monitoring, Queensland, Resort

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