Watertronics Inc. - Why Watertronics

WHY WATERTRONICS

Watertronics Inc. was established in 1986 with a mission to lead the industry in pump station performance and customer service. This document is a summary of Watertronics most important pump station features and the benefits they bring. We hope you find our approach to building the heart of an irrigation system exciting and informative.

WATERTRONICS PUMP STATION FEATURES

VirtualVision Touch Screen Operator Interface:

Watertronics offers the most user friendly operator interface available. The Virtual Vision Touch Screen operator interface is more intuitive than a standard interface, like using Windows® vs. DOS on your personal computer. All the pertinent information about your pump station is displayed on a full graphics screen many times larger than the others' text-only display. Monitoring alarms, changing pump sequencing, adjusting downstream pressure, changing filter flush duration, recording or resetting water usage, calibration and much more is right at the touch of your finger. Anyone can perform these easy functions, not just a technician. Once you have tried our Touch Screen operator interface, you'll be hooked on its simplicity.

Electronic Butterfly Valve (EBV) Pressure Regulation:

Watertronics perfected the application of computer controls to the motor actuated butterfly valve, creating the first EBV. Watertronics holds the patent on this unique technology. Because each pump is individually regulated, no other system can match the EBV at regulating pressure, anticipating and eliminating surges, eliminating check valve slam, preventing pump and motor overload and more.
Hydraulic pressure reducing valves cannot compare to the EBV. The EBV has a lower pressure loss, no pilot valves to plug or foul and is a lower maintenance unit. All functions you expect from VFD systems are incorporated in Watertronics exclusive EBV systems, plus many benefits you won't find elsewhere for any price.
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Only Watertronics EBV pump stations offer the following features:

True computer controlled, precise electronic pressure regulation. Set the desired pressure with the push of your finger on our operator interface and the electronics take over. No valves to adjust, no unscheduled maintenance. Reliable and energy efficient.

Smooth, surge-free ramping up of your irrigation system pressure. Our EBV's assure a rate controlled, gradual repressurization of your system any time the pressure drops below an adjustable set point.

Automatic restarts after a fault condition. Since getting your pumps back on line is the key to uninterrupted watering, our control system assures that a nuisance fault won't shut you down for the night.

Automatic, demand-based pressure regulation. Designers call this "Matching the pump station output to meet your irrigation system demand curve." This means energy savings, less stress on the irrigation pipe and better sprinkler performance.

Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Control

Watertronics unique software algorithm tunes the VFD pressure characteristics to each pump and each combination of pumps in the system. This assures near perfect pressure regulation from no flow up to full pumping capacity. Watertronics systems also incorporate ride-through protection to keep your system operational following a loss of power or an alarm condition. If an alarm condition occurs, our proprietary software takes a "snapshot" of the pump station operating condition prior to shutdown, and then decides how best to repressurize the piping system. Watertronics also offers our patented EBV pressure regulation to further enhance the VFD performance on the pumps running directly across-the-line. Should the VFD fail or go into a fault condition, the EBV pressure regulation will take over "on the fly" so you won't miss one minute of irrigation.

Mechanical Seals for Vertical Turbine Pumps

No more packing to adjust, no more greasing the stuffing box, no more pump shaft vibration as the stuffing box wears, no more water on the pump station skid or on the pump house floor. Watertronics has developed a complete mechanical seal assembly that replaces the standard stuffing box (patent pending). This unique seal assembly includes a permanently lubricated and sealed bearing that assures perfect shaft alignment. Plus, because our innovative seal design makes installation and removal simple, it can be done in less time than it takes to re-pack a standard pump.

Lightning / Surge Protection

The first stage of Watertronics premium lightning and surge protection starts with 480 volt, 3-phase high energy surge protection for starters, motors and the VFD.
	The second stage covers 120 volt high energy transient/surge protection for low voltage and microprocessor equipment.
		The third stage is 24 volt protection for transducers and sensitive analog electronics.

Watertronics Exclusive Wet Well / Pond Level Controls

Traditional floats or probes are difficult to adjust and may provide poor repeatability in varying water quality. Watertronics rugged stainless steel wet well level transducer is unaffected by water quality and provides repeatability down to a fraction of an inch.

Reinforced Skid Construction

Most pump station skids are constructed of diamond plate welded over an I-beam base. Besides a crude appearance, the skids have pockets and seams that invite corrosion. Watertronics skids are superior because they are formed using one continuous sheet of pre-punched steel that is free of seams or cracks. Structural steel is welded underneath to maximize strength and our famous durable two-step finish is applied to all top and bottom surfaces. Watertronics unique skids stay cleaner and resist corrosion better so your pump station will keep it's new condition and appearance years into the future.

The Watertronics skid is reinforced underneath for added strength. Rolled edges resist corrosion better than standard skid designs and offers a more professional look.

The Best Finish Available

Many manufacturers cut costs by painting only fabricated steel components. Watertronics paints all pump station components, in addition to all fabricated components. For product appearance and finish, Watertronics continues to set the standard. Both primer and finish coats are baked and cured at 165 degrees in our computer controlled, automotive-grade paint booths, assuring the appliance-like finish and durability that others can't match.

Dynamic Factory Testing

Every Watertronics pump station is performance tested before it leaves the factory. Pressure, flow, voltage, amps, power factor, and KW are automatically recorded in small flow output increments which are printed and presented to the customer for performance verification. Additional tests include temperature, vibration, pump sequencing, and pressure regulation. Since all Watertronics pump stations are "test driven" at the factory and not on the jobsite, you are assured a pump station that will perform as specified.

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