Spill Buddy | Air Quality Monitoring | Water Quality Monitoring

The Spill BuddyTM is a compact, manually operated, floating petroleum product (LNAPL) pump, which uses sensors based on proven Spill BusterTM technology. The Spill Buddy can also be used to remove heavier-than-water (DNAPL) contaminants. The Spill Buddy is used to determine the product / water interface and to pump small quantities of LNAPL, water or DNAPL.

The Spill Buddy Pro is a combination of a manually operated product pump and an interface probe. This system is used to measure the "depth-to-product" and "depth-to-water" in test wells. The integrated measuring tape and audible feedback allows the user to determine the thickness of the product layer. Once the measurements are recorded, the operator can pump the product from the well by activating a small switch, located on the reel assembly. Pumped product is discharged through a hose on the back side of the reel assembly, into a collection container.

Use of the Spill Buddy and Spill Buddy Pro systems is relatively cost effective, when compared to the traditional method of product recovery from groundwater monitoring wells. Traditionally, product has been recovered by using a hand- bailing device. This requires the collection of groundwater, in addition to the product. The contaminated water then is treated as hazardous waste and must be disposed of accordingly. Hand-bailing is also very time consuming. Use of the Spill Buddy and Spill Buddy Pro to remove free phase contamination from groundwater monitoring wells is relatively quick and easy.

Spill Buddy and Spill Buddy Pro are based on patented ALPHA-ARRAYTM sensors on the probe that detect the interface between the product and the water. The audible feedback allows the user to determine the water surface and allows product skimming.

The compact probe with enclosed pump easily fits into wells as small as 2" in diameter. The rugged lightweight, and convenient Spill Buddy can skim up to 0.7 gallons of product per minute. Spill Buddy also has a self contained, rechargeable battery for the sensor electronics and pump. The battery is rechargeable from a 12 VDC source (car battery or cigarette lighter socket-optional) or the wall transformer provided with the unit. Spill Buddy will operate for up to one hour of continous pumping. (approx. 40 gallons) per charge.

The Spill Buddy Pro is physically identical to the Spill Buddy and can skim up to 0.35 gallons of product per minute. The Spill Buddy Pro will operate for up to one hour of continuous pumping (approx. 21 gallons) per charge.

FEATURES

• Portable pump with water interface detector for product only recovery
• For use in 2-inch and larger wells
• Standard Unit goes 50 feet deep, optional 100 feet deep unit
• Operated by self-contained rechargeable battery for easy portability
• Battery provides one hour of continuous use per charge, equivalent to 40 gallons of product
• Pumps 1 foot of product in a 2" well in 14 seconds at a 50 foot depth
• Pumps 1 foot of product in a 4" well in 54 seconds at a 50 foot depth
• Battery can be charged by wall transformer or optional cigarette lighter jack for charging between sites.