Case Studies
A Few of our Favorite Stories
The Zoeller Engineered Products Replacement Pump Series Model 6932 was the solution to a problem installation in Long Island, New York. The grease in this installation was a major contributor to the pump failure. The inlet to the pressure switch was completely blinded off and not allowing the on/off switches to function.
The Problem:
Kelly Cross Roads is a village in central Pennsylvania near the Borough of Lewisburg. The village had failing septic systems due to system age, soils, and topography. The township needed a solution for these homes that would protect the homeowners and the environment.
This mobile bathroom unit consists of showers, sinks, and toilets with water partially recycled onsite to flush the toilets.
Upon review a new design for pressurized septic drain fields, the experts at Clarus offered a simpler, more economical alternative.
The initial plan of drainfields in every backyard failed to meet the aesthetic quality sought by the homeowners of this Estate Section.
Initial development along the shore of Lake Conway took little consideration for septic installations, leading to polluted waters for guests.
A mobile home park in Michigan had a failed septic system resulting in surfacing effluent and contamination of a nearby lake.
A utility company had a failed aerobic package plant and was in discharging unacceptable wastewater to a nearby recreation area...
A Kentucky restaurant was suffering outrageous monthly expenses to pump its holding tanks.
A church was expanding, and the existing septic system was too small for the new kitchen facility.
Even distribution of water across a drain field can be difficult, but we can help.
A watertight seal was a must for this luxury resort with a saltwater lake along the patios of its thatched-roof villas.
A two-bedroom home was in need of a repair for their worn-out, 30-year-old, lateral field in poor soil and cracked fiberglass septic tank.
This residential treatment system services a newly-constructed four-bedroom home in Kentucky.
A rental property located in South Central Indiana experienced lateral field failure and was in need of an alternative system.
After three failed conventional onsite systems, the owners of a three-bedroom home in Central Indiana were desperate for an alternative.
Brisas del Lago is a gated community with about 225 residential homes. Since the community is responsible for its own water and waste, all wastewater from the homes is discharged...
Many apartment buildings in El Salvador run on limited water supply, often shutting off service during night-time hours for conservation. An employee of Zoeller’s local distributor put F&W’s products to the test in his own building with great success.
Oceanographer Robert Ballard led the first expedition to discover a shipwreck below 200’ (60 m) in 1997. This journey uncovered several ancient Roman ships full of well-preserved artifacts dating back as far as 200 B.C. on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea in ancient Carthage.
When it became necessary to expand the Nevada County Fairgrounds, the county developed a duplex pump system to handle the job.
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium which is well-known as the home field of the Indianapolis Colts and the host stadium of the Super Bowl XLIV. It has a seating capacity of 62,241 for football games and can exceed 70,000 people in its basketball configuration.
In 2014, Honda de México S.A. de C.V. announced it would begin building a facility measuring 5.66 million square meters in Mexico to manufacture subcompact vehicles for the North American market. As it is projected to produce 200,000 units per year and employ approximately 3,200 people, the company has installed 13 duplex grinder lift stations around the facility to handle all of the discharged wastewater from the plant.
The National Library of Korea was founded in 1945 and has been in its current location since 1988. The main building consists of seven floors and a basement level, and two smaller buildings are attached.
The Le Loi Hospital consists of a clinic, an emergency room, and a labor room. The hospital utilizes a small wastewater treatment system for all discharged waste from the buildings.
Jumex is a fruit juice manufacturer based in Mexico. When a processing plant was opened in El Salvador in 2009, it was required to have its own wastewater treatment plant on site. A local Zoeller distributor, is running this system utilizing their own chemical treatment process powered by Zoeller pumps.
It is likely in this type of location that gasoline may drip onto the ground around the filling stations and would then be washed into the pump pits by rainfall. This can create a hazardous environment, which requires a hazardous duty pump to remove water from the building’s foundation.
This healthcare center is located in a rented, commercial building. Since the company is not permitted to destroy or change the structure of the facility, they are not able to install buried discharge piping through which wastewater would be moved away from the foundation.