Amaphampu kakhonkolo awusizo ngendlela emangalisayo, aqeda isikhathi esiningi esichithwa kuthuthwa imithwalo esindayo emuva naphambili ezindaweni ezihlukene zezindawo zokwakha. Izinombolo ezinkulu lapho kusetshenziswa khona izinsiza zokumpompa ngokhonkolo ziwubufakazi bokusebenza nokusebenza kahle kwezinhlelo. Njengoba wonke amaphrojekthi wokwakha ehlukile, kunezinhlobo ezimbalwa ezihlukene zephampu kakhonkolo ezitholakalayo ukuze zibhekelele izici ezihlukahlukene nezithiyo zendawo yokwakha, futhi sizobheka ukuthi ziyini.
Amaphampu ama-boom angabasindisi bemiklamo yokwakha lapho kudingeka khona ukhonkolo ezindaweni okunzima ukufinyelela kuzo. Ngaphandle kwamaphampu ama-boom, ukuthutha ukhonkolo kulezi zindawo kuzodinga uhambo oluningi, oluyisicefe nolukhathazayo lokuya emuva naphambili namabhala alayishwe ukhonkolo, kodwa izinkampani eziningi zikakhonkolo manje sezihlinzeka ngamaphampu e-boom ukuze kuqedwe lokhu kuphazamiseka.
Kusetshenziswa ingalo elawulwa kude, egibele iloli, iphampu ingamiswa phezu kwezakhiwo, izitebhisi ezikhuphukayo kanye naseduze kwezithiyo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukhonkolo ungabekwa lapho kudingekile khona, noma ngabe ukuphi. Lawa maphampu angakwazi futhi ukuhambisa umthamo omkhulu kakhonkolo ngesikhathi esifushane. Ingalo yephampu ye-boom inganwebeka ifike kumamitha angama-72, ngokunwetshwa okungenzeka, uma kudingekile.
Amaphampu we-boom ngokuvamile asetshenziselwa:
•Ukumpompa ukhonkolo endaweni ephakeme, njengenhlaka phezulu esakhiweni
•Ukumpompa ukhonkolo ezindaweni lapho kuvinjelwe ukungena khona, njengasemuva kwezindlu ezinezitezi
