Flovac Wireless Monitoring Systems allow operators to pinpoint exactly what is going on in their vacuum sewerage network cutting down both time in the field and the risk of potential overflows. Many operators will tell you that it can take a very long time to find the source of a problem in a vacuum sewer system, but then take very little time to fix.
The European standards for vacuum sewers have required for many years that all vacuum valves in a network have some form of monitoring. At its most basic, it should show a valve that is stuck open or a high-level alarm in a collection pit.
Flovac has always been at the leading edge of developments in cable monitoring systems which are used extensively around the world. However, when retrofitting older vacuum systems that do not have monitoring already installed then it is impractical to lay cable in the ground to connect each collection pit to your SCADA network. It is not only expensive but also inconvenient to homeowners.
Over the past ten years Flovac has pioneered the development of wireless monitoring systems trialing a variety of technologies. All have common requirements.
As Flovac have also operated and maintained a number of vacuum sewerage systems, our German operations group currently maintains over 100 systems, we have a good idea about what is useful information for our operators, and what is useful information for our operations managers. Over time clients have added a number of items to the wish list which we have been able to accommodate.
Operations and Asset Managers often wanted more detailed information.
