Response time is of the essence in many dewatering and pumping applications, and so it was with one of Integrated Pump Rental’s customers when their pump station failed recently. Two bypass water lines were urgently needed to keep the water flowing at 200 m3/h flow per pump – so the right specifications were also crucial.

Rapid response by Integrated Pump Rental assisted a customer when a vital pump station went down. Image credit: Integrated Pump Rental

Rapid response by Integrated Pump Rental assisted a customer when a vital pump station went down. Image credit: Integrated Pump Rental

There was no time to lose when dewatering specialist Integrated Pump Rental took a call from a long-standing customer recently; a vital pump station had gone down and they needed help urgently.

“The customer’s pump station was being refurbished, and its two pumps unexpectedly went down,” recalls Andre Strydom, rental development manager at Integrated Pump Rental. “These pumps performed a critical function for the customer, maintaining a constant flow of 200 m3/h per pump – over a one-kilometre distance.”

What was required was an urgent water bypass solution to take over this duty while the in-situ pumps were attended to, and the pump station refurbishment went ahead. Within a day of the customer’s call, the nature of the application had been assessed and the quotation was sent out. This was quickly followed up with the despatch of Integrated the company’s dewatering solution to site, where its pumps were rapidly commissioned.

Integrated Pump Rental selected, delivered, commissioned and had two Allight Sykes dewatering pump sets operational by day two after the initial call. Image credit: Integrated Pump Rental

Integrated Pump Rental selected, delivered, commissioned and had two Allight Sykes dewatering pump sets operational by day two after the initial call. Image credit: Integrated Pump Rental

“Having taken the call on day one, we had the pumps selected, delivered, commissioned and operational by day two,” says Strydom. The solution included the deployment of two diesel driven Allight Sykes high head dewatering pump sets, providing bypass water lines. These rental pump sets operated 24 hours per day to maintain the required flow rate through these pipelines.

“One of our primary advantages is that we can react with speed to our customers’ emergency dewatering situations,” he says. “This is because we operate a large and varied fleet of diesel driven dewatering pump sets, which are capable of dealing with different sizes of applications – each with their own operational requirements and site conditions.”

He also highlighted the team’s depth of knowledge in dealing with dewatering applications and their technical expertise. This allows them to apply expert judgement in identifying the most appropriate dewatering solution.

In this recent application, the two high head dewatering rental pumps remained on site until the pump station was completed and commissioned. Allight Sykes dewatering pumps, such as those selected for this application, are well known for their performance, efficiency and reliability.