Dewatering & Water Management
Pits and sumps flood while pumps run manually, or not at all
Someone drives out to switch a pump on, or a float sticks and a sump overflows overnight. Manual pumping wastes labour, floods plant and risks a discharge you have to report. The fix is a level signal the controller can trust, pump logic that runs duty and standby automatically, and alarms that reach someone before the water does.
Where Pumps Run Unmanaged
The four places water has to be moved on schedule, and the question that decides how the pump should be controlled.
Sumps & Pits
Groundwater and process water collect faster than anyone can watch. Left to a manual start, they flood plant and stop work; run dry, the pump burns out.
Wet Wells & Lift Stations
Sewage and stormwater stations that must never overflow. Rag, grease and turbulence defeat simple switches and cause nuisance trips or missed starts.
Bore & Transfer Pumps
Pumps kilometres from the control room that fill tanks or move water between points, with no one on site to see a failure until the tank is empty or over.
Tailings & Settling Ponds
Decant and dewatering duty where discharge is regulated and pumps run against high solids. Getting it wrong is an environmental and reporting problem, not just downtime.
Three Ways to Control a Pump
Not every pit needs a full controller. Choosing the cheapest method that meets the duty is part of the specification.
The sensor is where most jobs go wrong. Turbulence, foam, silt, rag and pump-down draw-off all change what a float or transmitter actually reads. Matching the level technology to the medium is the difference between control you can trust and nuisance trips.
What Sites Get Out of It
The outcomes that matter on site.
No More Overflow or Flood Events
Level-driven control and high-level alarms keep pits and wells inside their band instead of relying on someone noticing.
Pumps Protected, Not Burnt Out
Dry-run cut-outs and controlled cycling stop the rapid starts and run-dry events that shorten pump and seal life.
Evidence for Discharge and Audit
Logged level and flow give you the traceable record regulators and licence conditions ask for.
Fewer Site Visits
Remote alarms and telemetry mean the pump tells you it needs attention, instead of a wasted drive to check.
Where This Application Matters Most
The industries running this application every day.
Products and Brands Behind This Application
What we specify and supply for this application.
Often Scoped Alongside
Applications that usually share the same site visit.
Tell Us What Has to Stay Dry
Send the pit or well dimensions, what the water carries, how the pumps run today and whether it needs to report back to a control room. Our technical team will confirm the right level sensor, control method and pump package before you buy.