Chopper pump reimagined for wastewater conditioning
The amount of grease and rags that make it into the wastewater system has made wet wells problem areas at many treatment facilities. Those materials can form what almost looks like a floating iceberg, often clogging headworks infrastructure. Fortunately, Vaughan has a solution for the problem in its Submersible Chopper Pump.
When used as a conditioning pump, the pump is fitted with a nozzle to provide high-velocity mixing, and is placed in the problem wet well on a portable stand. Recirculating the wet well contents through a Chopper pump chops and mixes not only the grease and debris that






















