Watts ACV Assure User manual
ServiceGuide-ACV-Assure
Field Installation and Service Guide
For Authorized Installers Only
ACV Assure™
AA-MFP-ACV
This Field Installation and Service Guide is intended to be a tool
for Authorized Installers to use in the installation and commission-
ing of the ACV Assure™ system. As part of the installation and
commissioning processing, Authorized Installers are expected to
be familiar with all components of the ACV Assure system and
complete the necessary pre-work to achieve a successful
installation. This includes:
• Completing the ACV Assure Qualification Check List and ACV
Assure Site Survey;
• Performing pre-installation mechanical fabrication and wiring;
• Familiarizing themselves with various other installation require-
ments, including on-site construction and hardware mounting,
sensor and plumbing fitting, ACV Assure electric wiring, ACV
Assure retrofits with a solenoid valve;
• Commissioning the hardware and Syncta®dashboard for the
ACV Assure
Table of Contents
Important Safety Information ..........................2
List of Parts.......................................2
Applications (Typical) ..............................3–4
Control Box and Cellular Gateway Installation .............5
Component Installation Details ........................6
Supplied Snubber Installation for the Pressure Sensor ......6
Watertight Splice for the Pressure Transducer .............7
Common Application Wiring Diagrams ...............8–10
Installation and Set-Up ..........................11–12
Installing the Cellular Gateway .....................11
Setting Up the Cellular Gateway ....................11
Startup Sequence...............................12
Operation .......................................12
LEDs ...........................................13
Buttons .........................................14
Troubleshooting Guide...........................15–16
Installing Covers on Cellular Gateway and Control Box .....17
Registering ACV Assure and Other Assets ..............18
Warranty ........................................20
NOTICE
Use of the ACV Assure™ Monitoring System Manual does
not replace the need to comply with all required instructions,
codes, and regulations related to the installation, operation, and
maintenance of an Automatic Control Valve (ACV), including the
standard observance and monitoring of water conditions.
Watts is not responsible for the failure of alerts due to
connectivity or power issues.
Flow
Switch
Control Box
Cellular
Gateway Pressure
Sensor
Read this Guide BEFORE using this equipment.
Failure to read and follow all safety and use information
can result in death, serious personal injury, property
damage, or damage to the equipment.
Keep this Guide for future reference.
WARNING
!
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List of Parts
The kits consist of the following components:
• Cellular Gateway
• Control Box
• Flow Switch (Kits 10101000 and 10101001)
• Pressure Sensor (kits 10101000 and 10101002)
• Hardware (feet, cable gland, tamperproof hardware and
torx bits)
Understanding Safety Information
This safety alert symbol is
shown alone or used with
a signal word (DANGER,
WARNING, or CAUTION). A
pictorial and/or safety mes-
sage to identify hazards and
alert you to the potential for
death or serious personal
injury.
Identifies hazards which, if not
avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
Identifies hazards which, if not
avoided, could result in death
or serious injury.
Identifies hazards which, if not
avoided, could result in minor
or moderate injury.
Identifies practices, actions,
or failure to act which could
result in property damage or
damage to the equipment.
This pictorial alerts you to the
need to read the manual.
This pictorial alerts you to
electricity, electrocution, and
shock hazards.
• Learn how to properly and safely use the equipment
BEFORE installing, setting up, using, or servicing.
• Keep the guide available for easy access and future
reference.
• Replace missing, damaged, or illegible guides and
product labels.
• Read the guide and all product labels and follow all
safety and other information.
WARNING
!
CAUTION
!
NOTICE
DANGER
!
!
WARNING
!
To avoid death, serious personal injury, property damage,
or damage to the equipment:
Important Safety Information
Example of an ACV Assure hardware kit packaging.
NOTICE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
During ACV Assure installation, system and components
must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications including the temperature specifications. If the
environmental conditions are outside of the ranges outlined
on the ACV Assure Engineering Specification sheet, an
appropriate environmental enclosure shall be used.
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Applications (Typical)
Solenoid Control Pressure Reducing ACV
ACV Assure hardware installation on a 165 ft. water tower base 165 ft. Water Storage Tower
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Applications (Typical)
Pressure transducer installed in ground storage tank
Remote installation with solar panel for power
Vault with solar panel Inside vault Battery box with Cellular Gateway
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Control Box and Cellular Gateway Installation
Prior to on-site installation, fill out and save the ACV Assure
Qualification Check List and ACV Assure Site Survey in the
Syncta Dashboard's Geo Location Detail Page.
• Mount in a good cellular signal area.
• Mount to a rigid structure.
• The Control Box should be installed vertical and upright as
shown at the field installation.
• The Control Box should be mounted 4 feet above the grade at
the field installation
• The Control Box should be prewired at the service provider’s
shop and tested.
• For pressure sensor installations, the pressure controller is
placed in the Control Box as shown in the above picture.
• Use the packaging foam to secure the Controller on both sides
against the Control Box. (not shown)
• Use the mounting feet which are included in the shipping box.
• Mount in a good Cellular signal area.
• Mount to a rigid structure.
• The Cellular Gateway should be installed vertical and upright as
shown at the field installation.
• The Cellular Gateway should be mounted above the Control Box.
• The Cellular Gateway should be prewired at the service provider’s
shop and tested.
• Use the mounting feet which are included in the shipping box.
Control Box with Field Wired Pressure Controller Field Wired Cellular Gateway
Above Ground
ACV Installation
Below Ground
ACV Installation
4'-0"
8"
2'-6"
12" #57 STONE GRAVEL
BOTTOM
Storm Surge or
Flooding
WATTS Cellular Gateway
WATTS Hinged ACV
Relay Box w/Sensor
Controllers 48" X 48" HATCH
Flow Switch
(0.07 to 5 ft/s)
Pressure Sensor
(0 to 145psi)
PIPE SUPPORT
TYPE 2
6'-0"
ACV
Installation Example
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Snubber Installation for the Pressure Sensor
Follow Wire Color to
Input Terminals
Control Cable,
6 conductors,
22 AWG,
PVC conductor
insulation material
for the Cellular
Gateway
Control Cable, use 4 of the 6 conductors, 22 AWG, PVC
conductor insulation material for the Flow Switch
Connector
Cable
Pressure
Sensor
Teflon
Tape
Snubber
Teflon
Tape
Component Installation Details
Cellular Gateway Wiring Flow Switch Wiring
Pressure Sensor installation must include the supplied snubber.
1. Mount the snubber at the ¼" NPT sensing location port.
2. Wrap Teflon®* tape on the pressure transducer pipe threads
3. Install the pressure sensor into the snubber using a wrench
on the pressure sensor hex.
4. Install the supplied connector cable.
*Teflon®is a registered trademark of The Chemours Company.
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Watertight Splice for the Pressure Transducer
(When Control Cable Length Exceeds 9ft.)
Crimp butt connector PVC red 22-18ga
Tubing length is 1" to 1½" from dimension X
X
3⁄8ID adhesive lined heat shrink tubing - 3 to 1 ratio
Place tubing over cable first before crimping
Use butane torch or heat gun to shrink tubing
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Common Application Wiring Diagrams
Control Cable, 6 conductors, 22 AWG, PVC conductor
insulation material for the Cellular Gateway, Flow Switch,
Pressure Controller & 24VDC Power Supply
120 VAC
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
To Pressure
Sensor
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
Control Cable, 6 conductors, 22 AWG, PVC conductor
insulation material for the Cellular Gateway, Flow Switch,
Pressure Controller & 24VDC Power Supply
Limit Switch
2 Conductor,
20-22 AWG
120 VAC
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
To Flow
Switch
4 Conductor,
22 AWG
Relay Box Wiring for Pressure Sensing
Relay Box for Monitoring Flow
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Control Cable, 6 conductors, 22 AWG, PVC conductor
insulation material for the Cellular Gateway, Flow Switch,
Pressure Controller & 24VDC Power Supply
To Solenoid
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
120 VAC
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
To Pressure
Sensor
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
Relay Box Wiring for Water Loss Sensing
Common Application Wiring Diagrams
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Control Cable, 6 conductors, 22 AWG, PVC conductor
insulation material for the Cellular Gateway, Flow Switch,
Pressure Controller & 24VDC Power Supply
To Solenoid
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
120 VAC
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
To Pressure
Sensor
2 Conductor,
18-20 AWG
Relay Box Wiring for ACV Zone Control
Control Cable, 6 conductors, 22 AWG, PVC conductor
insulation material for the Cellular Gateway, Flow Switch,
Pressure Controller & 24VDC Power Supply
Limit Switch
2 Conductor,
20-22 AWG
Common Application Wiring Diagrams
Relay Box Wiring for ACV Open or Close Position
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