Booster Pump Issue This job was a call out to inspect a pressure pump leaking. A leaking pressure pump indicates that a valve has broken and is letting water escape. On investigation our pump engineer tested the pump and found that the pump achieved and held pressure. When the valve was depressed water escaped, not…
UPVC Plastic Pipework At a recent site inspection our engineers identified that the pipework in a pump chamber had corroded beyond repair – this included the gate valve which had snapped due to severe corrosion. The gate valve (or sluice valve), is the valve that controls flow and is commonly found in water treatment systems. We advised the client…
High Level Pump Alarm Last week a customer called in reporting their high level pump alarm was activated and the tank was quickly filling up. A high level pump alarm is often used in packaged pump stations, sewage treatment plants and septic tanks. The alarm is triggered by the float switch and signals that fluid levels are…
Water Well Pump Installation Alton Pump Services were recently asked to install a new water well for a client who were having problems with leaks from their old 18th century well. As their only fresh water source, it was vital that the well function correctly and safely. The clients instructed Alton Pump Services to complete…
High Level Alarm Beacon The team were on site at a Community Centre in Havant this week to install a high level alarm beacon unit. Whilst onsite they carried out a pump service and tanker empty and jet clean. The guys left the site clean and operational for the local community. High Level alarms with…
Flygt Pump & Pump Chamber Installation This week we were contracted to install a pump chamber in central London. The system will service part of New Covent Garden Market. Built to Thames Water specification, the pump chamber meets the highest standards in quality and efficiency. Our installation included: Guiderail System Control panel Cast Iron Pipework complete…
Flooded Basement During the heavy rain and storms this January we received an emergency call to a domestic property in the New Forest where the basement had flooded. The original pump had failed and the heavy rain had caused flooding. Our pump engineers attended the site and installed a new HCP S250 submersible pump in the sump. Sump pumps are…
Auger Drilled Well Points Some of the team have been working in Southampton this week. We were called in to remedy work carried out by a previous contractor where a solid base had not been laid for a 7 meter deep tank. Without a base the chamber was unstable and rising. The tank and surrounding…
Alton Pump Services called in to rectify pump chamber installation issue. The team were called to a site where a pumping station servicing over 200 homes was experiencing issues. The previous contractor had not laid a solid base for the tank which was resulting in the chamber rising. On inspection our team found that it…
Grundfos Pumps & Alton Pump Services Alton Pump Services MD meets Grundfos team. Our MD Jason Horn was invited to visit Grundfos Pumps in Hungary last week. Jason was shown around the extensive Grundfos facilities by his hosts. Grundfos are a leading pump manufacturer in the industry, providing high quality pumps for domestic, commercial and industrial…
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Mill Lane, Passfield,
GU30 7RR
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