PRIMARY LEAK CONTAINMENT & SPILL CONTROL

Nobody heard the diaphragm give out over the steady chug-chug-chug of the AODD pump. But at 4:45 PM on a Friday, Josh caught that unmistakable whiff – grease trap waste. The most unholy combination of rancid oils and food particles was already pooling on the shop floor, oozing from the failed pump like industrial sludge.

"Kill the air!" he shouted, breathing through his sleeve. The PTFE diaphragm had finally surrendered after months of flexing back and forth through millions of cycles, choosing the worst possible moment to spray its foul contents across the concrete. Three hours, several ruined sets of boots, and missed dinner plans later, they had the mess cleaned up. Some say on quiet nights you can still catch a whiff of that spill. Thank goodness they weren’t pumping something acidic.

As anyone familiar with the function of an AODD pump can attest, pump diaphragms will fail. When they do, process fluid is expelled through the pump’s air exhaust port, spilling into the environment. Spills can result in significant expense due to lost product, hazardous material cleanup, EPA reporting, and system downtime. More importantly, spills resulting from pump diaphragm failure put employees at risk of serious injury.

PREVENT PRODUCT LOSS AND HAZARDOUS SPILLS

A Blacoh SPILLSTOP™ Leak Prevention & Spill Containment System can prevent this, saving everyone involved a lot of time and hassle. This fully-pneumatic device attaches to the exhaust of an AODD pump. When the diaphragm fails, process fluid is captured by the SPILLSTOP’s housing receptacle instead of spilling on the floor. As spilled fluid is captured, an internal float rises and closes the air supply's shut off valve. In turn, this shuts down the failed pump, preventing further fluid from escaping.

The SPILLSTOP can be equipped with an optional warning alarm whistle, pneumatic-to-electric switch to power warning lights or connect to a SCADA panel, and additional pump shutoff valves for multiple pumps, high suction tank applications, and/or backup pump startup.