Meet the latest addition to our team: Darren Inglis! Meet Darren Inglis, our new Senior Frontend Engineer! With 8 years of experience in the field, Darren has mastered frontend technologies and has a track record of delivering exceptional solu ...
Targeting the Correct Pipe Slope
Targeting the Correct Pipe Slope Why is pipe slope important? Most wastewater networks rely on gravity to function. The term ‘💩 runs downhill’, wasn’t coined by accident. Interconnected gravity sewer pipes collect flow from customers and transport the was ...
To step or not to step – that is the question: Sewer manhole step iron debate.
To step or not to step – that is the question: Sewer manhole step iron debate Regardless of where you are in the world, there is likely a healthy debate on the need for manhole step irons. There are many opinions from design engineers, construction teams ...
Sewer Blowbacks –Releasing the pressure!
Sewer Blowbacks – Releasing the pressure! What is a Sewer Blowback? A sewer blowback is when a combination of air/water/wastewater is ejected from a household wastewater fixture, such as a basin, floor drain, gully trap, and, most commonly a toilet. This ...
Meet the latest addition to our team: Declan Smit
Meet the latest addition to our team: Declan Smit! Declan Smit has joined VAPAR as your Customer Success Analyst; with strong data analysis background, he will be creating interactive Power BI dashboards and gathering user insights from the pl ...
Thinking laterally – Can lateral inspections supplement your inspection program?
Thinking laterally – Can lateral inspections supplement your inspection program? The majority of any pipe network is made up of the smaller diameter lateral connecting pipe lengths (relative to mainline lengths), so it’s no surprise that lateral inspectio ...
Pipe inclination
Pipe inclination - What goes up must come down? What is pipe inclination? Most of the world’s sewers and storm pipes operated as gravity pipe network. What that means is that the water in the pipes drain to the outlet point under gravity. For this to happ ...
Sewer Inspection Software
Sewer Inspection Software Why is asset condition important? One of the fundamental tasks of an asset manager is knowledge of asset condition. Whether this is buildings, bridges, plant, or pipes; collecting accurate information on the condition of the asse ...
Meet the latest addition to our team: Paul Cooper
Meet the latest addition to our team: Paul Cooper! As a Software Engineer, Paul Cooper is focused on delivering high-quality, reliable and performant code for the VAPAR platform.To share a little more about Paul, we asked him to answer some qu ...
What are sewer vents for and how do they work?
What are sewer vents for and how do they work? Inspecting sewer vent Transporting more than wastewater The process of transporting wastewater from houses to treatment facility is a journey through pipes and pumps of various type and size. When designing ...