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Maniar & Company supplied five (5) units of an 8,000-litre Cesspool Suction Machine to KCCA (Kampala Capital City Authority) in Uganda. Each unit is mounted on a 16-ton GVW Ashok Leyland chassis and equipped with a Jurop-type sliding vane vacuum pump delivering 390 cum/hr (9,000 LPM) — engineered for siphoning sludge, slurry, and effluent out of sewer lines, cesspits, and cesspools across Kampala's sanitation network.
The end customer is KCCA, the authority responsible for municipal services, including sanitation, in Kampala, Uganda. A total of 5 units of the Cesspool Suction Machine were supplied under this order, as part of Maniar & Company's ongoing equipment exports to East Africa.
| Component | Specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | Ashok Leyland, 16 Ton GVW BS-VI | |
| Application | Sludge suction — cleans sewer lines, cesspits, and cesspools by siphoning out mud, slurry, and other material using high vacuum generated in the tank | |
| Tank Capacity | 8,000 Litres | |
| Tank | Construction | 5mm Mild Steel (IS:2062), cylindrical, with welded baffle, ladder, lifting hooks, and side railing |
| Suction/Discharge Valve | Ball valve, quick opening/closing with screw-on coupling at the rear | |
| Special Features | Sludge Stirring | High-velocity air converts accumulated solid silt into liquid/semi-liquid form for easier suction |
| Sludge Blow-back | Pressurizes the tank to discharge water content separately, leaving sludge and waste material behind | |
| Vacuum Pump | Type | Jurop (or equivalent) sliding vane pump, air cooled |
| Flow / Pressure | 390 cum/hr (9,000 LPM) at 1.5 Bar Absolute, max vacuum 0.92 Bar | |
| Shut-Off System | Primary & Secondary | Ball float type (rubber/stainless steel float), protects the pump from sludge and foreign particles on tank overflow |
| Suction Strainer | Type | Basket type with stainless steel mesh, fitted after the secondary shut-off |
| Exhaust Silencer | Use | Dampens air flow to reduce operational noise level |
| Suction Hose | Type | Dutron (or equivalent) heavy-duty PVC hose |
| Size | 75mm dia, 15m length | |
Maniar & Company was established in 1946 and is ISO 9001:2015 TUV SUD certified, with 16 consecutive years as an EEPC India Star Performer for export excellence — with a proven track record of delivering custom-configured municipal equipment across East Africa, including the KCCA order above and a separate High Pressure Jetting Machine export to DAWASA in Tanzania.
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How many cesspool suction machines were supplied to KCCA in Uganda?
Five (5) units of the Cesspool Suction Machine were supplied.
What is the tank capacity of the suction machine supplied to Uganda?
Each unit has an 8,000-litre tank capacity, mounted on a 16-ton GVW Ashok Leyland chassis.
What vacuum pump flow rate does the Maniar suction machine deliver?
390 cum/hr (9,000 LPM) at 1.5 Bar Absolute, produced by a Jurop-type sliding vane vacuum pump.
See the closest standard catalog configuration on the GM-8000 product page, browse the full Vacuum Truck range, or view more Maniar & Company export case studies.