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The ASL Limited road gully sucking tanker on it's way to a road gully clearance.
A rainwater gully and a road gully serve similar purposes in collecting and directing water, but they differ in their locations and specific functions: Rainwater Gully Purpose: Designed to handle water from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces around buildings. Location: Typically found on private property...

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Saving our land rivers and seas from sewage pollution.
At ASL Limited, we are passionate about dealing with rainwater, surface water, and roof water mixing with sewage to save the planet – by looking after our rivers, land, and seas. I have found it difficult over the years but have continually tried, undeterred, to explain the detrimental effects of surface rainwater... ,
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Pumping stations and pumps installed and maintained by ASL Limited
A pumping station is an intermediate collecting chamber for wastewater or surface water that needs to be pumped to another location. A pump station is used where the collecting point for surface water is lower than the sewer disabling the use of gravity. A pumping chamber can also be an additional step in the...
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Top Tips for private sewage systems - make sure surface water is not draining into your private sewage system..
It's important to make sure that surface water is not draining into your private sewage system via gaps in the inspection chamber surround or cracks in the chamber walls. Specially designed waterproof lids can keep out rainwater ingress, even when the manhole lid is flush with ground level. ,
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Specially designed inspection chamber lid that is waterproof.
We supply and install concrete rings with talk strip joints (strips of tar) between every joint. Benefits of concrete rings: Not prone to fatigue. [See our blog on fatigue] Not prone to movement. No need for a concrete surround. We also install concrete sections for smaller pumping stations or inspection chambers on...
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This is a photo of rainwater cascading from roof guttering.
Surface water ingress is the penetration of surface water into a system that it should not be entering. Rainwater or roof water entering a sewage system via cracked or damaged pipes, ill-fitted or damaged inspection chambers or intentionally plumbed methods can create all kinds of problems. Some of the problems caused...
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Top Tips for private sewage systems - ask for a de-sludge when you have your tank emptied.
When you have your tank emptied, ask for it to be 'de-sludged' to avoid a large build-up of solids that will reduce the capacity of your tank and become impossible to remove with a standard tanker hose. ,
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A cesspit discovered by a homebuyers CCTV drainage survey unknown to the current owners.
Before you commit to buying a home, as you are aware, there are important checks that you need to carry out to identify the condition of the home. More home buyers are now recognising the importance of a home buyer's drain survey carried out by an experienced person (in all forms of sewage disposal). Experience in...
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A photo of our Darren with over 20 years experience in blocked drain clearance.
So you’ve had someone out to look at your drain, and they have attempted to clear the blockage, packed up and gone – only for you to find that the same problem repeats itself again and again! Are you fed up trying to find someone you can talk with to explain your problem? I’m glad to tell you we have a fully staffed...
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The ASL Limited hook loader ready to provide a back up water supply for high pressure jetting.
Main drain connections are one of the ways we help both our domestic and commercial clients. We also maintain, clean and service pumps and drainage for businesses on industrial parks, and large building sites. Doing these types of jobs requires operators that are supported and encouraged by the procedures we insist on...
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Our Gerry chatting about ASL Limited drainage experts at a Toastmasters meeting group.
Owners or managers in the drainage industry must strive to have employees that produce a top-quality service. In this inflationary time, I explain to my managers; that an employee valued (through the support that is given) produces the best work; is reliable, and tends to be consistent. To value an employee who is...

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