SECTION 15/1/5

PUMPS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION:

A. The Work under this Section shall include all labor, materials, and equipment
required to furnish and install the pumps and accessories in the location and
quantities shown on the drawings and as specified herein.

1.2 REFERENCES:

A. SASO – Saudi Arabian Standards Organization

SASO 571 Performance tests for centrifugal, mixed flow and axial pumps.

SASO 1240 Submersible vertical turbine pumps - General requirements

SASO 1241 Submersible vertical turbine pumps - Performance test

SASO 1242 Line shaft vertical turbine pumps - Performance tests

SASO 1243 Line shaft vertical turbine pumps - General requirements

SASO 1305 Water centrifugal pumps - General requirements

B. HI - Hydraulic Institute Standards

Data Book - Hydraulic Institute for Engineering

C. ASPE - American Society of Plumbing Engineers

Data Book - Fundamentals of Plumbing Design, Volume 1 (1983-84), Chapter 11

"Pumps"

D. ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning

Engineers, Inc.

Handbook - 1983 Equipment Volume, Chapter 31 "Centrifugal Pumps".

E. UL - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

UL 778Motor Operated Water Pumps.

F. ASTM - American Society of Testing and Materials

ASTM A 36 Structural Steel.

ASTM A 48 Gray Iron Castings.

ASTM A 53 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated

(Galvanized), Welded and Seamless.
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 ASTM A 108 Steel Bars, Carbon, Cold Finished, Standard Quality.

ASTM A 276 Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes.

ASTM A 297 Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat-

Resistant, for General Applications.

ASTM A 536 Ductile Iron Castings.

1.3 SUBMITTALS:

A. Product Data: Submit manufacturer's pump specifications, installation and start-up

instructions, and current accurate pump characteristic performance curves with
selection points clearly indicated.

B. Shop Drawings: Submit manufacturer's assembly-type shop drawings indicating

dimensions, weight loadings, required clearances, and methods of assembly of
components.

C. Wiring Diagrams: Submit manufacturer's electrical requirements for power supply

wiring to plumbing pumps. Submit manufacturer's ladder-type wiring diagrams for
interlock and control wiring. Clearly differentiate between portions of wiring that are
factory-installed and portions to be field-installed.

D. Certificate of Compliance.

E. Maintenance Data: Submit maintenance data for each type of pump, control, and
accessory; including "trouble-shooting" maintenance guide.

1.4 TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STORAGE:

A. Deliver pumps, hardware and accessories in manufacturers original new, protective

packing.

B. Handle pumps and components carefully to prevent damage, breaking, denting and
scoring. Do not install damaged pumps or components; replace with new.

C. Store pumps and components in clean dry place. Protect from weather, dirt, fumes,
water, construction debris, and physical damage.

D. Comply with manufacturer's written rigging and installation instructions for unloading
plumbing pumps, and moving them to final location.

1.5 WARRANTY:

A. All pumping assemblies and components including pumps, motors, controls, etc.
shall be guaranteed by the system manufacturer in writing for a period of minimum
1 year from date of substantial completion against defective materials and
workmanship, including motor burn-out.
Water pressure booster system as a whole shall be also guaranteed in writing by
the manufacturer for a period of 1 year from the date of substantial completion
against any defects in design, materials, construction or workmanship.

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1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. Manufacturer's Qualifications: Firms regularly engaged in manufacture of pumps

with characteristics, sizes, and capacities required, whose products have been in
satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 5 years, and shall be subject to
approval of Engineer.

B. Design, manufacture and install pumps in accordance with HI and UL Standards.

C. Provide electric motors and components which are listed and labeled by UL and
comply with NEMA Standards.

D. Provide pumps whose performance, under indicated operating conditions, are

certified by the pump manufacturer.

E. Single Source Responsibility: All the components and accessories shall be product
of single manufacturer.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PURIFIED WATER PUMPS:

A. Furnish and install constant discharge pressure variable speed controlled by

frequency converter micro-processor automatic water pressure booster system
consisting of diaphragm type pressure tank, centrifugal pumps, power and control
panels and instrumentation. The booster pumping system skid mounted set
assembled, pre-adjusted and tested at factory on common galvanized steel base
frame with anti-vibration pads. Package type booster pumping system shall be of
type capacity as shown on the drawings. The booster pumping system shall
comply with requirements mentioned herein as minimum.

B. Pumps

 Type: Centrifugal multistage end-suction; capacity and number as

shown on drawings.

C. Pump Material Of Construction

 Pump headcover/pump base : Stainless Steel 316

 Impeller
 Intermediate Chamber
 Outer Sleeve
 Pump Shaft
 Shaft Seal
: Stainless Steel 316
: Stainless Steel 316
: Stainless Steel 316
: Stainless Steel AISI 431
: Mechanical Shaft Seal

D. Motor:

 Type : Squirrel Cage T.E.F.C.

 Insulation Class : IP55 or Class F
 Ambient Temperature : 50o C

E. Pipe Work & Fittings

 Common suction manifold stainless steel AISI 316

 Common delivery manifolds stainless steel AISI 316
 Isolation Valves (gate valves/butterfly valves/check valves as applicable)
shall be as per pump manufacturer’s recommendations.

F. Pressure Tank:

 Material of shell : Carbon steel, cold pressed, epoxy coated

 Diaphragm : Renewable rubber
 Max. Working Pressure : 10 bar
 Size: Minimum 2.5 minutes run time of the lead pimp:

G. Control Panel:

 Heavy Gauge Steel Control Cubicle finished in gloss enamel with lockable
door enclosure class IP54 consisting of:

 Motor Starter: front control board of the following features:

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  Operating Buttons:
- Pump Status (Status display for all pumps connected)
- Zone status (status display for all zones)
- Set (set menus for control parameters).
- Setting of control parameter for zone/pumps
- Survey of fault indications.
- Jump one level backward.
- Jumps one level forward/store setting.
- Move one display up in menu
- Move one display down in menu
- Start/Stop pumps.
- LCD-display 2x24 character
- Indicator lights for operating and fault indications.

 Performance Control
- Stop function when operating at low flow.
- Automatic cascade control of the pump
- Automatic change over of the lead pumps in operation
- Manual operation.
- Free contact point for BMS (where required)

 Pump And System Monitoring Function

- Minimum and maximum limit for the valve
- Pre-pressure measurement
- Motor protection
- Clock program: One main circuit breaker doorlock

 Circuit For Automatic Operation Including:

- PFU control unit
- One AUTO. Circuit breaker for each pump
- One circuit breaker pilot control.
- Three (one) contactor for each pump in star delta (DOL) starter.
- One contactor for each pump in star delta starter – switch to VLT
- One contactor with delay timer for each pump
- Over load relay for each pump in star delta starter only
- A set of level switch for dry running protection
- One pressure sensor connected to the delivery manifold
- One VFD for speed control of the lead pump
- Fan and outlet filter for cooling VFD

2.2 IRRIGATION WATER PUMPS:

A. Furnish and install constant speed variable flow automatic water pressure booster
system consisting of diaphragm type pressure tank, centrifugal pumps, power and
control panels and instrumentation. The booster pumping system skid mounted set
assembled, pre-adjusted and tested at factory on common galvanized steel base
frame. Package type booster pumping system shall be of type capacity as shown
on the drawings. The booster pumping system shall comply with requirements
mentioned herein as minimum.

B. Pumps

 Type: Centrifugal multistage in-line/end-suction; capacity and number as

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 shown on drawings.

C. Pump Material Of Construction

 Pump headcover / pump base: Cast Iron GG25

 Impeller
 Intermediate Chamber
 Outer Sleeve
 Pump Shaft
 Shaft Seal
: Stainless Steel 316
: Stainless Steel 316
: Stainless Steel 316
: Stainless Steel AISI 431
: Mechanical Shaft Seal

D. Motor:

 Type : Squirrell Cage T.E.F.C.

 Insulation Class : IP55 or Class F
 Ambient Temperature : 50o C

E. Pipe Work & Fittings

 Common suction manifold stainless steel AISI 316

 Common delivery manifolds stainless steel AISI 316
 Isolation Valves (gate valves/butterfly valves/check valves as applicable)
shall be as per pump manufacturer’s recommendations.
F. Pressure Tank:

 Material of shell : Carbon steel, cold pressed, epoxy coated

 Diaphragm : Renewable rubber
 Max. Working Pressure : 10 bar
 Size : Minimum 2.5
minutes run time of the lead pimp:

G. Control Panel:

 Heavy Gauge Steel Control Cubicle finished in gloss enamel with lockable
door enclosure class IP54 consisting of:
 Motor Starter: front control board of the following features:
 Operating Buttons:
- Pump Status (Status display for all pumps connected)
- Zone status (status display for all zones)
- Set (set menus for control parameters).
- Setting of control parameter for zone/pumps
- Survey of fault indications.
- Jump one level backward.
- Jumps one level forward/store setting.
- Move one display up in menu
- Move one display down in menu
- Start/Stop pumps.
- LCD-display 2x24 character
- Indicator lights for operating and fault indications.

 Performance Control
- Stop function when operating at low flow.
- Automatic cascade control of the pump
- Automatic change over of the lead pumps in operation
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 - Manual operation.
- Free contact point for BMS (where required)

 Pump and System Monitoring Function

- Minimum and maximum limit for the valve
- Pre-pressure measurement
- Motor protection
- Clock program: One main circuit breaker doorlock.

 Circuit For Automatic Operation Including:

- PFU control unit
- One AUTO. Circuit breaker for each pump
- One circuit breaker pilot control.
- Three (one) contactor for each pump in star delta (DOL) starter.
- One contactor for each pup in star delta starter – switch to VLT
- One contactor with delay timer for each pump
- Over load relay for each pump in star delta starter only.
- A set of level switch for dry running protection.
- One pressure sensor connected to the delivery manifold.

2.3 HOT WATER CIRCULATING PUMPS:

A. Provide, quite, end-suction, centrifugal, single-stage, direct coupled, hot water

circulating pumps with mechanical seals and rated for 125 psig (860 kPa) working
pressure and 225 oF (107oC) continuous water temperature. Provide all required
auxiliary apparatus and controls to complete the installation. Pumps shall be of
type, capacity and number as shown on the drawings.

B. Pump shaft shall be of stainless steel with mechanical shaft seals having faces of
tungsten carbide. Pump housing shall be of cast iron with a spiral outlet, and shall
be provided with interchangeable EPDM rubber seal ring. Stainless steel impeller
shall have double-curved blades with smooth surfaces and fitted to shaft by means
of split cone and nut. Motor shall be totally enclosed fan-cooled (TEFC) type
complying with IEC and DIN or equivalent standards, with insulation Class F and
maximum ambient temperature 40 oC.

2.3 SUBMERSIBLE SEWAGE PUMPS:

A. Refer to Section SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

2.4 FIRE PUMPS:

A. Electric Driven In-Line Fire Pump:

1. Furnish as shown on plans, the automatic electric motor driven centrifugal

vertical turbine fire pumps with auxiliary apparatus to make a complete fire
pump installation in accordance with the codes of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters. Pumps shall meet NFPA 20 requirements and shall be UL
Listed, FM approved, type, capacity and number as shown on the drawings.

2. The pump shall be having design capacity and static head as shown on the
drawings and operating at a rate of 1770 rpm. The pump shall be furnished
complete with the following fittings: discharge tee, hose valve head, hose
valves, discharge gauges, 19 mm casing relief valve, umbrella clock and

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 capacity plates.

3. Electric Motor: The motor shall be TEFC type with Class F insulation.
Voltage and rating shall be as shown on drawings or as required.
The motor locked rotor current shall not exceed the values stated in NFPA
20. The motor shall be constructed so that the total hydraulic and static
thrust of the pump's rotating assembly can be carried by the motor thrust
bearings. The motor shall mount directly on the pump discharge head
assembly with a registered fit for correct shaft alignment. The motor shall be
equipped with a top drive coupling and nut for axial adjustment of the pump
impellers and shall have a non-reverse ratchet to prevent the pump
backspin.

4. Fire Pump Controller: Controller shall be UL listed and FM approved with

transfer switch combined manual and automatic; reduce voltage starting.
The controller shall be equipped with a line fused switch of an interrupting
capacity as required, a timer and pressure regulator having a range of 0.30
lb with pressure setting established at time of field acceptance test. An
instantaneous recycling running period timer to prevent too frequent
automatic starts of fire pump motor, set to keep the motor in operation for 3
minutes on auto-start and shall be interwired with pressure regulator.
Provide an automatic transfer switch.

5. Fire Pump Alarm Panel: Wired to fire pump controller to provide current
failure and pump operating alarms with visible and audible indicating
signals.

6. The pump driver, controls and necessary attachments specified herein shall
be purchased under a unit contract from a single pump manufacturer or his
representative, stipulating compliance with these specifications. Fire pump
shall be laboratory tested with a certified performance test curve furnished
to Engineer at the time of field acceptance test. Upon award of contract, the
manufacturer shall furnish the required number of pump unit dimension
prints, control cubicle dimension prints and schematic wiring diagrams, all
contained in an indexed booklet for the Engineer's approval.

The pump manufacturer shall provide the services of a qualified field

engineer to advise the Contractor on the proper installation of equipment,
make necessary mechanical adjustments and align fire pump flexible
coupling. The pump manufacturer shall arrange and conduct final field
acceptance test and provide all required test equipment including UL
playpipe hose, pilot, tachometer and clamp-on ammeter.

B. Jockey Pump:
1. The pump shall be peripheral turbine type and shall be furnished with
threaded discharge outlet, type, capacity and number as shown on the
drawings. Motor shall be TEFC type with Class F insulation, voltage and
rating as shown on drawings or as required. Jockey pump controller shall be
UL Listed, FM approved..

2. Jockey Pump Control: To include a combination magnetic, across-the-line

type starter with fused disconnect switch, thermal over-current protection
and a hand-off-automatic selector switch in the enclosure. Control cubicle
shall incorporate an adjustable pressure switch with gauge clock.

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 3. Pressure Gauge: Provide a 115 m dial brass case pressure gauge on
discharge pipe near jockey pump.

4. Relief Valve: Install a 19 mm relief valve on discharge line of jockey pump

to relieve excess pressure to nearest drain.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION:

A. Examine area and conditions under which pumps are to be installed. Do not
proceed with the work until unsatisfactory conditions have corrected in manner
acceptable to Engineer.

B. Installation shall be done in accordance with NFPA 20, the manufacturer's written
instructions, and as specified herein. Provided remote alarm and flow meter for fire
pumps as per NFPA 20.

C. Provide access around the pumps for service as indicated or required, but in no
case less than that recommended by the manufacturer.

D. Unless indicated otherwise, install pumps on minimum of 100 mm high concrete

base equal or greater than 3 times total weight of pumps and motors, with anchor
bolts poured in place.

E. Piping Connection: Refer to the relevant Sections of Division 15 - MECHANICAL.

Provide ring, valves, gauges, accessories, supports and flexible connection as
shown on the drawings or as required.

F. Electrical Wiring: Refer to the relevant sections of Division 16 - ELECTRICAL for

materials and installation. Install electrical devices furnished by the manufacturer
but not specified to be factory-mounted.

3.2 SHOP TESTING:

A. Pump performance tests shall be conducted in accordance with Hydraulic Institute

test codes as described in HI E35.01, E37.01 and E39.01. In addition, each pump
shall be tested at five points of operation from shut-off head to run-out condition,
including the guaranteed pump's performance point.

B. All pumps shall be hydrostatically tested for leaks at 1.5 times the design pressure.
There shall be no leakage during the one hour test period.

C. The Contractor shall submit manufacturer's test certificates, including test data to
show that pump meets specifications.

3.3 FIELD TESTING:

A. Field performance test of all pumps shall be witnessed by the Engineer.

B. Field testing shall be in accordance with following requirements:

1. All pumps, except for fire pumps, shall be tested in accordance with ANSI
B73.1 and ANSI B73.2.

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 2. Fire pumps shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of NFPA
20.

C. All tests shall be subject to approval of the Engineer.

3.4 ADJUSTING AND CLEANING:

A. Check alignment, and where necessary, realign shafts or motors and pumps within
recommended tolerances by manufacturer.

B. Start-Up: Lubricate pumps before start-up. Start-up in accordance with

manufacturer's written instructions.

C. Cleaning: Clean factory-finished surfaces. Repair any marred or scratched surfaces

with manufacturer's touch-up paint.

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