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INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR
ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP CONTROLLERS
MODEL GFX
Page 1: ...1 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP CONTROLLERS MODEL GFX ...
Page 2: ...2 GFX Manual EN v1 3 0 0 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Installation 3 Main Features 4 Home 5 Alarms 6 Configuration 7 History 8 Technical Documents ...
Page 3: ...ns 10 Quick Start Up Guide 11 Main Features 16 The ViZiTouch 16 First Setup 17 Home 18 Home Membrane button 18 Screen Saver 20 Alarms 21 Alarms Membrane button 21 Configuration 24 Config Membrane button 24 NumPad Page 25 Date and Time Page 25 User Login Page KeyPad Page 26 Advanced Configuration Page 27 Details of the Advanced Configuration Page 27 Timers Page 27 Voltage Calibration 28 Current Cal...
Page 4: ...ton 36 Details of the History Page 37 Events Page 37 Download to USB Device 37 The Statistics 39 All Time Statistics 39 Pressure Curves 39 Graphical Mode 39 Textual Mode 40 Technical Documents 41 Pre Field Acceptance Test 42 Field Acceptance Test Report 44 ...
Page 5: ...ine starting MODEL GFR AUTOTRANSFORMER STARTER This model does not require a multi connection motor It only requires 3 conductors between the controller and the motor Upon a start command an autotransformer is utilized to supply reduced voltage to the motor After a time delay the autotransformer is shunted out and the motor is connected to full voltage by a closed transition switching sequence MOD...
Page 6: ... The controller will start automatically on low pressure detection by the pressure sensor when the pressure drops below the cut in threshold MANUAL START The motor can be started by pressing the START push button regardless of the system pressure REMOTE MANUAL START The motor can be started from a remote location by momentarily closing a contact of a manual push button REMOTE AUTOMATIC START DELUG...
Page 7: ... function is enabled the motor is automatically stopped 10 minutes after the restoration of the pressure above the cut out threshold given that no other run cause is present EMERGENCY STOP The emergency stop is always possible in any starting condition and is done by using the main disconnecting means located on the door ...
Page 8: ...s the installer s responsibility to insure that either the standard enclosure meets the ambient conditions or that an enclosure with an appropriate rating has been provided Controllers must be installed inside a building and they are not designed for outside environment The paint color may change if the controller is exposed to ultraviolet rays for a long period of time Mounting The fire pump cont...
Page 9: ...r to terminal diagram for terminal sizes The electrical wiring between the fire pump controller and the pump motor shall be in rigid intermediate or liquid tight flexible metal conduit or Type MI cable and meet the requirements of NFPA 70 National Electrical Code or C22 1 Canadian Electrical Code or other local codes The number of conductors required varies depending on the model of starter 3 wire...
Page 10: ...Factory Reserved 3 NO L Flow Zone Start Stop NO M Factory Reserved 2 NO N Factory Reserved 1 NO Factory IO O Motor Run auxiliary contact P Main Coil power relay Q Delay Coil power relay R Water Level Suction Pressure sensor S Spare Temperature Flow sensor T PT1 Discharge Pressure sensor U PT2 Discharge Pressure sensor redundant opt only V Test Solenoid Valve W Shunt Trip X Factory Reserved Y 24VAC...
Page 11: ...en the controller and the installation Verify that the controller is installed securely on the wall or optionally on the mounting stand Make sure to drill holes for the motor and power connections and run the cables inside the panel all in accordance with the specifications in order to minimize interference with other equipment ...
Page 12: ...losed position then put the circuit breaker disconnecting means in ON position Verify the readings on the controller main screen Verify the motor rotation to ensure that the pump is turning in the right direction The START and STOP push buttons can be used to toggle the motor ON OFF WARNING On a Wye Delta closed transition starter if the transition from Wye to Delta occurs after 5 to 8 seconds dep...
Page 13: ...e Homepage until the First Setup is done Proceed to the setup page and press the lock to enter your authorization code Select the controller pressure units cut in and cut out Verify that all other parameters on the setup page are correct ...
Page 14: ...on on the membrane then acknowledge the changes by pressing the Done button If the Done button is unavailable ensure that a sufficient authorization code has been entered and that at least all three voltages are valid Proceed with the download step to save the report ...
Page 15: ...15 Once the configuration is done click on the Home membrane button The First Setup page will be displayed The First Start up is now completed The controller is fully installed and configured ...
Page 16: ...ed to manually start the motor J Stop button Used to stop the motor K Run Test button Used to start the manual run test Be aware that water will flow through the drain with models equipped with a solenoid valve L Contextual navigation pad Used to facilitate the navigation on specific pages A small icon representing the contextual navigation pad will appear at the bottom right corner of a page if t...
Page 17: ...ery may become less efficient and could lose the time after a shutdown First Setup The First Setup must be done prior to using the controller Completing the First Setup is the only way to access the homepage and enable the automatic mode of the controller ...
Page 18: ...signal sent to the main coil E The electric motor It will be grey if the engine is stopped green if a Motor Run signal is detected and red if a Fail to start occurred Pressing on the engine will redirect the user to the Last Service Statistics page which monitors all relevant statistics concerning the controller since the last service F Timers Sequential start timer on delay will start counting up...
Page 19: ...r starting activated by the run test push button A red capsule will indicate the reason why the motor is not running despite the fact that a request is being made Possible choices are LOCK ROTOR CURRENT A lock rotor current alarm has not been cleared on the alarms page and prevents the motor from starting LOCKED An interlock signal is preventing the motor from running J The discharge pressure gaug...
Page 20: ...l is to expand the lifetime of the LCD screen The screen saver will be instantly deactivated if the engine is running or if an alarm is activated To manually deactivate it simply touch the screen or any membrane button After deactivation the screen saver will always redirect to the Home page It will also log off any user by resetting the security level to 0 and save any new modifications to the se...
Page 21: ...larm in the YYYY MM DD format Message Alarm message State OCCURRED or ACTIVE Color Code Red The event is an alarm Yellow The event is a warning Complete list of alarms Normal Phase Reversal Activates when the phase order on the normal power does not match the correct value of the controller Each time a service is acknowledged on the ViZiTouch the controller synchronises the correct phase order to ...
Page 22: ...verpressure set point in the discharge pressure sensor page Underpressure Activates if the analog readout of the discharge pressure goes lower than the Under Pressure set point in the discharge pressure sensor page Water Reservoir Low Activates if the Water Reservoir Low contact input is triggered or if the analog readout of the water reservoir is enabled and is lower than the water reservoir low ...
Page 23: ...nication with the Expansion IO card could be established for 15 seconds Communication System Failure Activates when the communication task has stopped responding This alarm condition is critical and the controller will reboot to try to fix the problem File System Failure Activates when a file system error was detected This alarm condition is critical and the controller will reboot to try to fix th...
Page 24: ...e main pressure parameters can be set Adjustment of the pressure reading Unit of measure PSI kPa bar FoH mH20 Maximum pressure of system between the Cut Out value and 9999 Cut Out adjustment between the Cut Out value and the Maximum Pressure value It should be set before setting the Cut In Cut In adjustment between 0 and the Cut Out value Inside the middle box the parameters linked to the differen...
Page 25: ...a number that can be set On top of the NumPad the current parameter is shown The text will flash red if the value entered is invalid and the OK button will be black indicating that the value is out of range The MIN and MAX show the range of values accepted for that particular parameter The X button allows the user to cancel editing the value The back arrow erases the last entered number and the CA...
Page 26: ...ecurity level by entering a password If the password is valid the text field will turn green and if it is invalid the text field will turn red A X button appears in the text field as soon as a character is entered allowing for a quick erase of the written password If the password is invalid for a consecutive number of times the user will be redirected to the Service Dealer page allowing the user t...
Page 27: ...y by clicking on the appropriate buttons Since two of the analog inputs are using the same physical connector only one of these can be installed at once These analog inputs are shown in the grey box surrounded by a black dotted line Each time one of these sensors is installed the other will turn orange preventing the dual installation of these sensors All buttons are set to security Level 0 except...
Page 28: ...ring configuration When this timer expires the motor will be wired in delta Voltage Calibration Config Advanced Voltage To calibrate the voltage sensing element of a power source enter the 3 phase voltages as read on a calibrated meter then press compute In the case of a transfer switch model 3 additional voltages need to be calibrated the same way Current Calibration Config Advanced Current To ca...
Page 29: ...e Alarm Bell Icon is Enabled the input signal will trigger the Alarm Bell If the Alarm Icon is Enabled the input signal will be treated as an alarm if not as a warning As on the output page the buttons at the top allow for an easy navigation between all available inputs of the diesel board Output The configuration is performed by pressing on the square box located beside one of the signal needed T...
Page 30: ...An automatic controller will respond to automatic start requests like a pressure transducer a pressure switch a deluge valve or a remote automatic start trigger A non automatic controller will only start the motor on manual requests Pressure Actuated Non Pressure Actuated A pressure actuated controller has at least one pressure transducer installed and will monitor the system pressure at all time ...
Page 31: ...ctory Settings Page This page will reset the ViZiTouch to the original factory configuration thus clearing all subsequent configurations performed during the life of the controller This procedure should only be used as a last attempt to bring back the controller to a usable state User Level 2 The RESET button will be activated will become blue only if no square buttons from the left column are act...
Page 32: ...charge Pressure To set the pressure system unit go the Config page All pressure transducers share the same unit The Source button 4 choices Level 2 security None No pressure transducer or pressure switch is installed PT1 factory standard Only the AI1 terminal on the T terminal strip is Enabled PT2 Only the AI2 terminal on the T terminal strip is Enabled AUTO factory installed option AI1 and AI2 ar...
Page 33: ...el 2 security for the choice of calibration but Level 1 security for the calibration procedure itself There are 4 ways to calibrate every sensor 0 10V Theoretical calibration with 0 10V sensor Simply enter a value in the system pressure unit for 0V and another value for 10V Click on the Apply button to confirm the calibration The resulting measured pressure is shown in the lower right corner of th...
Page 34: ...ick on the Apply button to confirm the calibration The Alarms Section Level 1 security The DRY button can enable or disable the Dry Contact Input on the IO board There are two modes when Enabled either Normally open NO or Normally close NC Each mode is represented by the standard NO NC symbols Enable Disable the corresponding alarm warning condition by pressing the square button Alarm Bell Icon Ac...
Page 35: ...t the start stop mode Shutdown Motor If enabled the lockout signal will also act as a shutdown and will stop the motor if it is running Interlock is an Output that prevents a second motor from starting Enable in emergency If checked this option will activate the output interlock on an Emergency start Enable in manual mode If checked this option will activate the output interlock on a Manual start ...
Page 36: ...ption of the event Download to USB Device This button leads to the Download to USB Device page which allows the user to download information including the user manual drawings logs statistics and configuration All Time Statistics This button leads to the All Time Statistics page which displays the date and time of the first power up the date and time when the first start up was completed and the t...
Page 37: ... visit the Download to USB Device page and select Events This method will generate a file containing all events logs in the ViZiTouch history The contextual navigation pad is implemented in this page It allows quick navigations functions like previous page next page first page and last page As always clicking on the Navigation Pad Icon in the lower right corner of the screen will pop up the Naviga...
Page 38: ...d logs All logs files that were archived using the Archive copied files square button The purpose of archiving files is to free up memory on the ViZiTouch by archiving older log files Logs All logs are currently available in the ViZiTouch memory A Comma Separated Values or csv file is created every day and is named accordingly Most software in modern computers will be able to read and interpret th...
Page 39: ...ing on the highest recorded value The horizontal axis represents time and period The left part of the horizontal axis shows the beginning of the current scope and the right part shows the end of the scope Located just right of the axis the total scope time is shown The contextual navigation pad is implemented in this page It allows for quick navigation functions like Zoom in Zoom out Rewind Forwar...
Page 40: ...gical order To see more logs please download all logs on a USB Device Description of the columns Date Date when the log was recorded Time Time when the log was recorded Unit Actual pressure unit when the log was recorded Suc Suction pressure value Dis Discharge pressure value C I Cut In value when the log was recorded C O Cut Out value when the log was recorded M The cell will become green if the ...
Page 41: ... for electrical contactor 002955393 0001 2 AE Mechanical activator for electrical contactor Patent pending AE Mechanical activator for electrical contactor Patent pending CA Fire pump digital operator 163254 US Fire pump digital operator interface D770313 AE Fire pump digital operator interface Patent pending EP Fire pump digital operator interface 002937250 0001 CA System and method for detecting...
Page 42: ...correct Normal Power AC voltage is supplied to the controller by taking a voltage reading at the incoming terminals of the isolating switch IS 8 Verify that the motor leads are connected for the corresponding starting method Initial Power Up Check List YES NO 1 Controller door must be closed and latched with Disconnecting Means handle in the OFF position 2 Verify that the Emergency Start Handle is...
Page 43: ...___________ Date __________________________________________ Witnessed By __________________________________________ Comments ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________...
Page 44: ...een Correct any alarm condition 5 Set the Cut Out and Cut In settings by following the ViZiTouch documentation You need to be logged in to modify these settings Verify the automatic start by dropping the system pressure below the Cut In setting 6 Stop the motor by pressing the STOP membrane button Note the motor will only stop if the system pressure is above the cut out setting Phase Reversal Veri...
Page 45: ..._______ Witnessed By __________________________________________ Company __________________________________________ The undersigned witness has been made aware of the NFPA20 article 14 4 Periodic Inspection Testing and Maintenance which stipulates that Fire pumps shall be inspected tested and maintained in accordance with NFPA25 Standard for the Inspection Testing and Maintenance of Water Based Fir...
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