SECTION 15450

PLUMBING EQUIPMENT PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 WORK INCLUDED
A. Packaged Pump Sets.
B. Sump Pumps.
C. Filters
1.02 RELATED WORK(S)
A. Section 15400 - Plumbing Systems.
B. Section 16440 - Electrical Works in connection with Mechanical Services.
1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Equipment supplied shall have local agents certified by the manufacturer to check, test, adjust and
commission the equipment.
B. Packaged pump sets shall be assembled and tested at the manufacturer's or licensee's own premises.
Furnish copy of manufacturing license along with material submittal, where appropriate.
C. The requirements and recommendations of the following organizations shall be conformed to:
1. National Sanitation Federation (NSF).
2. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
3. International Electro technical Commission (IEC).
D. Equipment shall have labels attached permanently, indicating:
1. Name of Manufacturer.
2. Model no. and Serial no.
3. Certified Ratings.
4. Maximum Operating Parameters.
1.04 SUBMITTALS
A. Product data, certified pump performance characteristics with selection plotted, data on equipment
dimensions, service connections, operating weight and installation drawings and instructions shall be
submitted under provisions of the General Conditions of Contract.
B. Submit manufacturer's / independent laboratory's test certificates confirming that the equipment
construction and performance meet or exceed the specified requirements.
C. Submit necessary calculations to substantiate shop drawings as requested by the Engineer.
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1.05 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING
A. Products shall be delivered to site, stored and protected under provisions of the General Conditions of
Contract.
B. Weatherproof covering shall be retained on equipment until commissioning.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.01 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS
A. Packaged Pump Sets
1. Grundfos (Denmark)
2. Lowara (Japan)
B. Terminal Filters and Central Cartridge Filters
1. Aqua Pure (USA)
2. Filtrine (USA)
1. )
C. Waste Water Pumps
1. Grundfos (Denmark)
2. Lowara (Japan)
2.02 PACKAGED BOOSTER PUMP SETS
1. The booster set should be supplied with two pumps coupled in parallel. The pumps should be fitted on
a folded sheet steel base fitted with anti vibration device and double primer coated and finished in hard
gloss enamel. The booster pump set should be connected to 6" flanged copper pipe manifolds. Isolation
valves should be fitted on both sides of the pumps and non return valve on the discharge side.
2. Pressure gauges will be installed on the unit's discharge side. The set will include gate valves on the
suction and discharge sides of each pump and check valves on the discharge side of each pump.
Expansion joints will be installed on the discharge side of each pump. Gate valves to be all bronze, check
valves to be bronze wafer type; self closing (non-slam), pressure gauges to be compound
3. Relief valve : Provide suitable by pass pressure relief valve from discharge to suction manifolds to
prevent pump operation at shut off head
4. Pumps should be non self-priming, vertical multistage in-line centrifugal pump, fitted with a motor,
according to the following specifications:
• Bearing should be all self-lubricating i.e. lubricated by the pumped liquid.
• The shaft seal with tungsten carbide seal faces should be a single, unbalanced mechanical seal.
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• The pump should be fitted with a priming plug in the pump head and a drain plug in the base.
• Temperature range should be - 15 °C to + 120° C.
• Materials should be as follows:
-Impeller:
-Spline Shaft:
-Outer Sleeve: -Intermediate Chamber: -Shaft Seal Faces: -Base:
-Pump Head: -Pump Head Cover: -Coupling (pump/motor): -Intermediate Bearings: -Staybolts: -O-rings:
-Neck Ring: -Spacing pipe: -Coupling Guard: -Priming valve:
Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel
Tungsten carbid/tungsten carbide Stainless Steel Cast Iron Stainless Steel Cast Iron
Tungsten carbide/ceramics Stainless Steel Viton or EPDM Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
The motor should be a totally enclosed fan cooled motor which (dimensionally) complies with IEC and
DIN dimensions.
-Electrical tolerance: -Enclosure Class: -Insulation Class: -Speed: -Flange Type:
-Maximum ambient temperature -Standard voltages in 50Hz:
To VDE 0530 IP 44
F according to IEC 85 2900 RPM
V1 and V18
55 °C
3 x 415V
5. Capacity: Schedules on drawings shall be referred to for types and capacities.
6. Control Panel:
The auto sensory control panel shall initiate and control the entire operation of the electrical equipment
associated with the pumping system. The auto sensory control panel shall provide all switchgear and
control required. The panel shall receive (415) volts, (3) Phase, (4) Wire, (50) Hz.
The panel door shall be provided with the pumping system start up, control and shutdown in accordance
with the requirements of the pumping system operation sequence. By means of selector switch the "OFF"
"Manual" and "Auto" selection of the primary and secondary pumps can be permitted. A running hour
meter shall be provided on the panel door to indicate the total running time for each pump.
The housing for the autosensory control panel shall conform to (IP 55) weather resistant type. Motor
starters shall be combination fusible disconnect switch, full voltage non-reversing, magnetic type
enclosed in the autosensory panel. Starters shall be horsepower rated for (415) volts, (3) Phase, (50) Hz.
for the type of motor used and shall conform to the standard and practice of (IEC), Industrial control
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standards. The underwriters laboratory and standards for Industrial control equipment.
The Starters shall include overload relays I each phase with a common trip contactor activated by an
overload on any or all phases and a manual reset button. Motor fuses shall be delayed overload, quick
response short circuit protection type. Fuses shall have time current tripping characteristics required for
use in series with circuit breakers and shall be coordinated to operate in proper sequences. Motor starters
shall be equipped with lock-on timers to ensure that the motor's number of starting times/hour shall not
exceed the Motor's starting is controlled by an automatic change over relay to determine the sequence of
operation for each pump as a primary or secondary pump. The autosensory control panel shall include the
following automatic safety features.
a. The pumping system shall shut-down if the intake water level drops below a preset level. The safety
circuit shall energize a low intake level lamp mounted on the panel door. The safety circuit shall not
permit operation of the pumping system until the intake water is restored to the safe operating level. The
safety circuit is controlled by means of water level probes installed inside the water tank and signal
receiving relay mounted inside the control panel.
b. The Pumping system shall shut-down if the discharge pressure drops below a predetermined safe value
due to break or leakage in the system. A low discharge pressure indicator lamp, mounted on the panel
doors shall be lit by the safety circuit. Re-starting of the pumping system shall not be permitted until the
break or leakage have been stopped and the circuit has been manually reset. A manual over-ride switch for
this circuit shall permit operation of the pumping system at low pressure to fill the lines.
c. The pumping system shall shutdown when the discharge pressure exceeds a predetermined level. The
safety circuit shall lit a "high discharge pressure" indicator lamp mounted on the panel door. The circuit
shall not permit restarting of the pump system until the discharge pressure drops below the predetermined
value and the circuit has been manually reset. A manual override switch for this circuit shall enable the
operation of individual pumps for testing purpose.
The autosensory control panel should incorporate a frequency converter, and micro-processor controls
keeping up a constant pressure on the pumps discharge side at any demand within the specified range
through the continuous by variable adjustment of the speed of one of the system pumps, while the
remaining pumps in operation are running on mains operation, enabling the pumping unit performance to
meet the demanding consumption. Whereas in case friction loss compensation is set, the pressure will be
increased as the consumption rises. The control system must ensure the alteration of the starting sequence
of the pumps after each pumps stop. The starting sequence is automatically altered every 24 hours
regardless of the number of starting and stopping events, to ensure equal operating time for each
individual pump. The system must ensure daily starting of one standby pump for at least one minute. The
suction and discharge pressures of the pumping unit are registered by means of pressure transmitters and
transmitted to the control system, feeding it back with necessary information's about system demand and
ensuring a perfect dry-running protection for the pump motor. In case of any dropping below
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a pre-set value of the inlet pressure for a predetermined time value the pumps should immediately be
stopped. And when the inlet pressure is restored the pumps should AUTOMATICALLY be restarted.
The housing for the autosensory and control panel shall conform to IP 55 weather resistant type. Electrical
equipment such as relays, fuses, contactors, and related components shall be housed inside the enclosure.
Indicator lamps, selector switches, manual reset actuators, and related components shall be mounted on
the housing door. All components mounted on the door shall be identified by proper identification plates
permanently affixed to the door. Autosensory and control equipment shall be assembled from readily
available standard components which shall be approved by the "Engineer".
All equipment and wiring within the panel shall be placed and mounted in n orderly manner so as to allow
easy access and maintenance. The panel shall be completely wired up to the terminals for connection of
external cables. Each component, wire and terminal shall be properly identified by ferrules, labels, or
tags. The identification numbering shall be indicated in the panel drawing to be placed inside the door.
Panel drawings showing construction and wiring details shall be submitted for approval motor starters
shall be combination fusible disconnect switch, full voltage, non-reversing, Magnetic type enclosed in the
autosensory panel. Starters shall be horsepower rated for 415 volts, 3 phase, 50 hz for the type of motor
used, and shall conform to the standards and practices of (IEC). The starters shall include overload relays
in each phase with a common trip contact activated by an overload on any or all phases, and a manual
reset button. All fuses shall be high rupturing capacity and link type. Motor fuses shall be delayed
overload, quick response short circuit protection type. Fuses shall have time-current tripping
characteristics required for use in series with circuit breakers, and shall be coordinated to operate in
proper sequence. All control panel components shall be rated for and ambient temperature of 55 degrees
centigrade and relative humidity reaching 100%, and severe climatic conditions, including sand storms
etc.
The operation of the pumping system assembly shall be based on pressure and flow demand. The Jockey
pump shall maintain the system pressure and to satisfy low water demands. With increased flow demand,
the Duty pump will be activated by a limit switch assembly associated with the automatic control valve
that is set at a particular pressure setting and flow rate. As the flow demand increases, consequently the
system pressure drops, therefore the second duty pump (stand by) will be activated to cover the demand.
When flow demand decreases, the pumps shall cut operation one by one because of the pre-set pressure
cut-out setting. To protect the pumps from rapid pump cycling and frequent starting and stopping, each
pump in the booster set should have an adjustable delay timer attached in the control panel. The purpose
of the timer is to make the pump run for a certain period after cut-out pressure been reached and the
pressure limit switch has cut the pump.
As the water demand increases once again, the duty pumps shall re-activate in reverse sequence while the
jockey pump maintaining the system pressure. The selection of the operation mode is achieved
automatically by means of a changeover relay built in the control panel.
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2.03 CENTRAL CARTRIDGE FILTERS
A. Type: Synthetic, disposable media, pressure.
B. Function: Turbidity removal to 5 micron filtration fineness in once through application.
C. Construction: ASME rated stainless steel shell, dished cover with quick release clamp and air release
valve port, welded inlet and outlet pipes with flanged, threaded ends and ports for differential pressure
gauge, ports for clean and dirty water sampling cocks and integral supports.
D. Accessories: Air bleed valve, differential pressure gauge etc.
2.04 TERMINAL FILTERS (FOR DRINKING WATER & KITCHEN SINK)
A. Type: Ceramic cartridge with activated carbon fill.
B. Function: Taste and odor removal and sub-micron filtration of dirt and bacteria.
C. Construction: Molded clear plastic body and opaque plastic cover with threaded connection and
threaded inlet and outlet ports. Stainless steel body and cover with quick release clamp and threaded inlet
and outlets ports. Epoxy coated cast aluminium body and cover with quick release clamp and threaded
inlet and outlet ports.
D. Capacity: Schedules on drawing shall be referred to for details of selection.
E Accessories: Mounting bracket, chrome plated brass wall unions outlet; outlet pipe bracket concealed in
wall ball type isolating valve at the inlet and a bib tap above the deck for the outlet
F. Installation: under counter with concealed discharge piping and outlet valve above deck.
2.05 WASTE WATER PUMPS
A. Type 1: Duplex submersible type pumps one working, one standby. Application: Waste and
sewage water.
B. Quick disconnect type, submersible centrifugal pumps with minimum 50 mm free passage. Speed shall
not exceed 1450 RPM.
Application: Waste water and sewage.
C. Impeller (cutting type): Bronze.
D. Shaft: Stainless steel.
E. Casing: Cast iron.
F. Pump support: Cast iron.
G. Lifting chain and guide galvanized steel.
H. Discharge piping: Ductile iron flanged pipes.
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Valves: External lever and weight type (manufacturer's proprietary products acceptable as alternative) self
closing check valve and OS & Y type gate valve; IBBM construction.
Access Manhole for the Pit: Cast iron cover and frame; medium duty; double seal type (air tight cover).
Control Panel: Painted sheet steel construction, with IP44 enclosure minimum; containing:
1.
2. 3.
4.
5. 6.
7.
8.
Pole mains isolator with power on indicator.
DOL starter, overload trip and HRC fuse for each pump.
Manual/Off/Auto selector switch for each pump.
Run and trip indicators for each pump, with alarm, for trip and phase failure protection.
Start/stop push buttons for each pump.
Pumps operating mode selector switch (parallel/alternate) and automatic duty pump alternator. (Lead
pump shall change on each start or on 24 hour basis). Motor shall be protected by thermal relay.
High water alarm.
a. Start/stop contactors.
b. Manual/Off/Auto switches for each pump.
c. Pump run indicators.
Provide pump stations with requisite number of mercury tilt switch type level regulators enclosed in
polypropylene casing, to control the pumps and to give alarm signals as specified and the following level
signals:
Low level Medium level Above Medium level High level
Pump stop. Duty pump start. Standby pump start. High water level.
a. Auxiliary contacts for Building Automation System
Finishing: Two coats of primer and two coats of enamel on all metallic parts within the sump.
Manufacturer: EBARA, GRUNDFOS, KSB ABS or approved equal.
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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.01 SELECTION
A. Pump motors shall be selected for the maximum loading of the selected impeller.
B. Pumps shall be selected with the operating points within 20 % on either side of the maximum
efficiency point.
C. The maximum and minimum impeller sizes shall not be selected for unit pumps, as far as possible.
D. Coded colors shall be used for finishing equipment of different services.
3.02 COORDINATION
A. The size of door ways and other accesses to technical areas shall be coordinated to ensure that these
are amply sized to allow for the movement of equipment.
B. Hooks, rails or other provisions shall be provided to allow for hoisting or movement of equipment in
technical areas.
C. Data on heat loss to surroundings from equipments located in air conditioned areas shall be furnished
to the HVAC trade.
D. Data on the required power supplies shall be furnished to the Electrical trade.
3.03 INSTALLATION
A. Clearances shall be provided around equipment for operation, maintenance and ventilation.
B. Manufacturer's installation instructions shall be complied with in all respects.
C. Lifting devices shall be attached to equipment only at designated points. The equipment shall not be
dropped or subjected to any kind of shock.
D. The services of manufacturer's specialist representative shall be provided for commissioning of
equipment.
3.04 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES
A. The Owner shall be furnished with guarantee and warranty certificates, duly registered with the
manufacturer.
END OF SECTION
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