6-2 Pump Setup - Factory Presets
Several of the items in this screen are not setup options but are instead intended for use during operation. These items (hour meter and transferring stations to a standby pump) are described in Chapter 4, which cover operation procedures.
Name | Description | Options | Default |
Idle Time Options |
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Auto shutdown delay | Length of time the pump continues to run unloaded | 45 sec. | |
| without demand from any station. After this time has |
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| elapsed, the pump shuts down to save power and to |
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| prevent wear on the pump. |
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| Adjust this setting to fit the needs of your facility |
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| in trading off the savings against the costs |
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| associated with waiting for a pump to start up |
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| when there is a demand for material. |
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Alarm Options |
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Pump fault | The control has one input/pump that you can wire to | disabled, | disabled |
| generate alarms for situations of your choosing. For | enabled |
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| example, you may have a sensor that turns on when |
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| material reaches the top of a |
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| bin. When this option is enabled, the controller issues |
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| an alarm if the sensor wired to the input for Pump |
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| Fault turns on. |
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| Enable this option if and only if your facility has |
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| installed a miscellaneous alarm on the input for |
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| Pump Fault for this pump. |
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Blow Back Options |
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Blow back | When this option is enabled, the controller | disabled | disabled |
| periodically sends air backward through the pump’s |
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| air filter to dislodge accumulated dust and debris. |
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| Enable this option if and only if the pump has the |
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| equipment for filter cleaning. |
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Every n loads | Number of conveying cycles to stations between filter | 5 | |
| cleanings. |
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| Adjust this setting based on experience. The more |
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| dust and debris in your material line, the smaller this |
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| number needs to be. |
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# pulses | Number of pulses of air sent through the pump’s filter | 5 | |
| during cleaning. |
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| If |
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| department may ask you to change this setting. |
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On time | Number of seconds that the output remains on for | 1.0 sec. | |
| each pulse during filter cleaning. |
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| If |
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| department may ask you to change this setting. |
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Off time | Number of seconds between pulses during filter | 1.0 sec. | |
| cleaning. |
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| If |
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| department may ask you to change this setting. |
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Hopper Loaders with/without Sight Glasses | 42 |