Blocked pumps are a topic of the past

Every water utility is familiar with the problem of a blocked pump and the possible consequences. Environmental impacts, damage due to flooding, as well as health hazards associated with the lifting and cleaning of pumps, you’ve had experienced them all. Another problem can be the financial impacts of a plant shutdown. In your search for a suitable solution, operators, like you, take certain approaches into account, such as the over-dimensioning of pumps. The removal of blockages is often a routine service task. Now, with SIMOCODE pro’s solution for blocked pumps, you can save time and money.
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Employing the right product saved utility customer Anglian Water thousands in labor and downtime costs

Blocked pumps are a huge problem at utility provider Anglian Water, they spend £15 million per year resolving these blockages which can cause customer and environmental impacts as well as commercial costs. Anglian Water's "Keep it Clear" campaign educates the public how to clean out pumps, helping to clean the water for the community. In addition, Anglian Water works with Siemens using SIMOCODE to proactively control and monitor the utility's pump to greatly reduce their downtime and prevent blockages. This innovative deployment of technology has reduced blockages by 70% and has also decreased the number of pollution incidents.
"The true benefit is being able to use a standard product that can be adapted precisely to our requirements."
Lorenzo Pompa, engineer at Anglian Water

How can the availability of a pump be increased with SIMOCODE pro?

The intelligent SIMOCODE pro motor management system monitors current values and the power factor in order to be able to derive the pump status. Once a defined threshold is reached, SIMOCODE pro autonomously reverses the direction of rotation of the pump using a configurable internal logic to remove the deposits from the impeller blades.
SIMOCODE pro V: Avoid pump blockages by changing the direction of rotation

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