Low-pressure
sewer mains
A low-pressure sewer system is only as good as the people who designed it, the people who buried it & the people who keep the pumps scouring it. We've been all three for subdivisions, sewer districts & towns across the Kansas City metro. Developers call us before the plans are stamped.
- KCMO Master Plumber #014780
- MO Advanced OSWTS Installer #30617
- Insured
- Serving Kansas City since 2008
Design, install, connect, maintain
Every phase of a low-pressure sewer development depends on the one before it. We've seen what happens when four different companies do the four phases. So we do all four.
Red-line the design
Once the first draft is drawn we mark it up with field experience: main sizing, valve placement, pump selection, flushing points. Overengineering comes out before it's bought.
Install the mains
Low-pressure sewer mains, water mains, electrical conduit, transformers & pedestals. We coordinate the inspections & the other contractors.
Connect every unit
A Franklin Electric grinder pump system, a water service & an electrical service for each home as it's built.
Phase 4 is the one that matters in year ten. A service & maintenance contract with the HOA, POA or property manager, so residents have one number to call & the main stays clean.
Pumps that scour the main
The grinder pumps we install move wastewater at a velocity that keeps the main scoured clean. Pumps that leave solids in the pipe lead to main clogs, valve failures & emergency sewer main repairs that land in everyone's HOA fees.
We've operated private wastewater treatment plants & their collection systems in the north Kansas City area for 15 to 25 years at a stretch, installed the mains for the subdivisions they serve & been contracted by the Missouri DNR & by municipalities to bring non-compliant systems back into compliance.
- New subdivisions
- Lake communities
- Sewer districts
- Municipal systems
Already have a low-pressure system?
We service & maintain low-pressure sewer mains that other people built: main breaks, air release & isolation valve replacement, flushing & cleaning, pressure testing, locating & mapping, & the grinder pumps that feed them, every brand.
For a city or district that's behind on compliance, we start with a walk of the system, a list of what's failing & a plan that gets the worst of it fixed first. For an HOA that inherited the system from a developer, we start with an inspection of a sample of pumps & a look at the main's flushing history, then price a contract that fits the number of units.
What we work on
- Main breaks & repairs, any pipe size
- Air release, isolation & check valves
- Cleanouts, flushing connections & flushing
- Pressure testing & leak locating
- Grinder pumps, panels & floats, every brand
- STEP systems & effluent pumps
- Lift stations & pump stations
No mystery math
Three prices are public. Everything else is quoted on site, in writing, before we start.
- Service call
- $195
- Plumbing labor
- $180/hr
- Annual or pre-purchase grinder pump inspection
- $375
After-hours rates apply. Parts & bigger jobs are quoted on site.
The rest of the development
Grinder pump installation
New Franklin Electric grinder pump systems for homes, additions, builders & whole subdivisions.
See the serviceElectrical conduit & transformers
Underground conduit runs, pedestals & transformer setting for subdivisions, pump stations & new builds.
See the serviceHOA, POA & municipal contracts
Service & maintenance contracts for neighborhoods of grinder pumps, STEP systems & low-pressure sewer mains.
See the serviceLow-pressure sewer questions
What is a low-pressure sewer system?
Instead of a deep gravity main, each home has a grinder pump that pushes wastewater through a small pressurized main (usually 2 to 4 inches). It follows the ground, needs no lift stations & makes land sewerable that gravity never could. Most of the lake communities & new subdivisions we work in run on one.
Why have you review the engineer's design?
Most civil engineering firms have little real-world experience with low-pressure sewer. First drafts routinely carry oversized mains, extra valves & cleanouts, & overbuilt pump stations. We red-line the plan with field experience, which often removes a lot of cost without removing any capacity.
Do you install the mains or just the house connections?
Both. Mains, air release & isolation valves, cleanouts, service stubs, then the grinder system, water service & electrical service on every lot, with the inspections & the coordination with other trades handled.
Who maintains the system after the developer leaves?
That's the part most developments get wrong. We sign service & maintenance contracts with the HOA, POA or property manager before the last lot sells, so residents get fast grinder pump service & the main keeps getting scoured instead of clogging.
Can you take over an existing system that's a mess?
Yes. We've been brought in by the Missouri DNR & by municipalities to bring non-compliant systems back into compliance, main by main & pump by pump. Start with a property walk.
What's going on?
Tell us what you're smelling, hearing, seeing. Your request goes straight to our scheduling board.
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- HoursMon–Fri 7:00am–6:00pm. Sat 9:00am–4:00pm. Closed Sundays. After-hours rates apply.
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