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Domestic Water Booster System Sizing and Specifying
TS 100‐1‐2
Friday 2:45pm‐5:45pm
Richard Hanson
My Project Goals
9 Did the design meet the technical and
commercial needs?
9 If something broke,
broke did the pumps still run?
• Operator confidence
• Total cost of
ownership over time
• Single–source
responsibility
• Nationwide network
Domestic Water Boosters
9What’s New
9“Notes
Notes to Self”
Self
9Sizing Recommendations
Top New Technologies
Third Party Certifications
Third-Party
Troubleshooting and Mods
9 Download pump
system info to transmit
9 Upload program
changes
Networked
C
Connection
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9 Read All VFD data
9 300 VFD parameters
through the PLC
9 BACNet Conn Still
Available
VFD Energy Savings Mode
9 Slows
Sl d
down ththe motor
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9 reduces current
9 Reduces
R d voltage
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9 Evaluates 6 motor
characteristics
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increase efficiency
9 3 HP Example: .4141 ->> .26
26
VFD Protection
• VFD's up to 40 HP
inside a NEMA 1
enclosure
• Fan-cooled
Fan cooled with
positive pressure
• Thermostat-
Thermostat
controlled
• NEMA 12 Option
VFD Benefits
• ENERGY SAVINGS
• Smooth hydraulics
• Pressure adjustment
• Maintenance of PRV’s
PRV s
• When recommended?
Demand Annual Current Current Annual Future Future Future kW
(GPM)
(GPM) % Ti
% Time H
Hours S
Sequencing
i P
Pump HP
HP kW S
Sequencing
i P
Pump HPHP kW S i
Savings
120
120 10% 876 1&2
1 & 2 23 5
23.5 18 060
18,060 Pump 1
Pump 1 10 7 685 10,375
7,685 10 375
240
240 1% 87
87 1&2
1 & 2 30 7
30.7 2 359
2,359 P mp 2
Pump 2 18 1 383
1,383 976
976
15,000
10,000
5,000
Future KW Savings
Energy Savings
• Tank
• Tank Location
• Pump Duty Point
• Pump Speed
• Pump Type
• VFD
Tank Location
Additional benefits:
• Easy start-ups
• More reliable and self-sufficient operation
• Increased motor bearing and seal life
• Dramatically reduced sound and motor heat
• More information is available to the operator
– alarm logs
– data history
– adjustable keypad settings
– Remote access to data
Panel SCCR Rating 65 kA
9The VFD is *NOT* the weakest link in the
power circuit; it has a 100,000 amp short-
circuit current rating.
9A
A power surge is more likely going to fry
the disconnect than the VFD.
Certified Touchsafe
9IP10
9IP20
Pressure Transmitter
9Not the place to save money!
New Sequencing Possibilities
• Pressure
• Flow
• VFD Speed
• Power
• Combinations thereof
• Repressurization Mode
Problem
• Flow sequencing is best way to prevent
pump cycling BUT . . .
– Flow switches: inaccurate, unreliable
– Flow sensors: unreliable,, expensive
p
– Installation is expensive, unreliable
Low Flow Verification Problem
• Flow
Fl switch
it h (1 FPS) – $
• Paddlewheel flow sensor (1/4 FPS) – $$
• Magnetic flow sensor (1/8 FPS) – $$$$$
• Flush Valves
• Cooling
C li T Tower
• High-End Showers
Do You Need a Booster?
Building
B ilding Height (ft x .433
433 =
PSI)
+ Friction Losses
+ Pressure Required at Top
= Pressure Required at
Base of Building
Example: 10 Story Hotel
System (discharge)
Pressure – 87 psig
• Codes
• Practice
Hunters vs Actual
Apartment, Office, 0
School,, Hotel
Hospital, Stadiums 1
Example: Yankee Stadium
• 369 Women’s Toilets
• 98 Men’s Toilets
• 298 Men’s Urinals
• 150 Lavatories
• 50 Kitchens
369 Women’s Toilets
98 Men’s Toilets
298 Men’s Urinals
150 Lavatories
50 Kitchens
E ti ti Flow
Estimating Fl
T il t
Toilets 467 10 4670
Kitchens 50 4 200
Icemaker 68 .25?
25? 17
• Close-coupled
p • Flex-coupled
p End
End Suction Suction
• Vertical Turbine • Vertical Multistage
• Column-mounted • Horizontal Split
Turbines Case
• Self-priming
End Suction
• Most popular pump in the world
• Small compact design
• For low flows @ low-medium head
• Lowest initial cost
• Easy to maintain
End Suction Pump Curve
Horizontal Split
p Case
• Mainlyy used
for lifting
waste water
• Solids
handling
capability
• Air
Ai control?
t l?
MATCHING PUMP WITH SYSTEM CURVE
Pump
curve
HEAD
System
y Curves
FLOW
Proper Pump Selection
Boost Pressure
Total System Flow <50 psi > 50 psi
0 – 400 gpm boost 2 – ES 2 – VMS
VMS*
400 – 900 gpm 3 – ES 3 – VMS*
>900 gpm b
booster
t 3 – HSC 3 – VT
* If VFD
Pressure Control Options
• Leak load
– 0.5% for most commercial buildings
g
– 4% for Hospitals
• http://www.syncroflo.com/booste
rsizing/step1.php
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Online Resources
• http://www.pumpsystemsmatter.org/
• http://www.pmengineer.com/Articles/Cover
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