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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

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

A New Vacuum Sewer for the Limestone Plateaus of Northern Estonia

December 1, 2020 By admin

The Village of Muraste has replaced the aging septic tanks in the old part of the village which were causing environmental damage. Muraste is located 30 minutes drive north east of the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. Changing to a modern secure vacuum system will also improve the health of those in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Cold Climate, Estonia, Installation, Monitoring, Muraste, Nordic

Flovac’s First Project in Botswana

July 16, 2020 By admin

A Flovac vacuum sewerage system has been installed at the site of one of Africa's most important infrastructure projects, funded by the African Development Fund. The Kazungula Bridge project which is connecting Zambia and Botswana over the Zambezi River will be a 40% boost to the GDP of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Environmentally Sensitive, Installation, Monitoring

Why Hilton Resorts chose a Flovac Vacuum Sewerage System

July 7, 2020 By admin

The Hilton Salwa Resort is designed to become one of the largest resorts and residential projects in Qatar. Utilizing a Flovac vacuum sewer system the resort is constructed on 257 acres of land in the Salwa area. The beach resort and villas is a massive project that includes a water park, marina, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects, Projects Tagged With: High Density, Hilton, Installation, Mink Pump, Monitoring, Qatar, Resort, Salwa Beach

Helping Hurricane affected communities in the Caribbean

January 6, 2020 By admin

When Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc through the Caribbean Islands in 2017 leaving a trail of destruction, it was clear that many towns would need to be completely rebuild many of their buildings but also their water and sewage infrastructure. Having already been engaged in other Caribbean countries … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Caribbean, Grand Case, Hurricane, Installation, Island, Saint Martin

Gratulacje Flovac Polska for a new Septic Tank Replacement Scheme

October 17, 2019 By admin

Flovac Polska, the largest designer and supplier of vacuum sewerage systems in Poland has just completed providing a vacuum sewer system for the small rural town of ZakoĊ›ciele. The community is a ribbon development along the Pilica River. The small town with about 150 houses is located … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Installation, Monitoring, Poland

Upgrading your Vacuum Pump Station

August 21, 2019 By admin

The Vacuum Sewerage Industry is now 50 years old and for a variety of reasons some of the systems infrastructure will need to be replaced or upgraded.   It could well be a move away from old liquid ring pumps. It could be that some of the equipment has just come to the end of its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects, Projects Tagged With: Deployable, Installation, Queensland, upgrade

Versatility for Developers

June 26, 2019 By admin

A "Plug N Play" Temporary Solution. Installing infrastructure at the early stages of a residential housing development can often disrupt the staging process and the cash flow of the project. Vacuum sewerage systems can make it easier. At Flovac, our engineers have used deployable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects, Innovation, Projects Tagged With: Deployable, Installation, Monitoring, New Zealand, System Expansion, Versatility

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