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VENTURA 150 MPC-5000
OWNER'S MANUAL
Section 1..............Installation, Operation, Maintenance
Section 2...............................Controls & Programming
Spectra Watermakers, Inc.
20 Mariposa Road, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone 415-526-2780 Fax 415-526-2787
E-mail: spectra@spectrawatermakers.com
www.spectrawatermakers.com
Rev. Feb-08-06

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  • Page 1 VENTURA 150 MPC-5000 OWNER’S MANUAL Section 1…………..Installation, Operation, Maintenance Section 2………………….……...Controls & Programming Spectra Watermakers, Inc. 20 Mariposa Road, San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone 415-526-2780 Fax 415-526-2787 E-mail: spectra@spectrawatermakers.com www.spectrawatermakers.com Rev. Feb-08-06...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1 Installation Page Number Introduction ... 5 Getting Started... 6 Installation Basics ... 7 Ventura Plumbing Schematic... 8 Feed Pump Relocation ... 9 Product Water plumbing ... 10 Tube Fitting Assembly Procedures ... 11 Wiring... 14 MPC Tank Switch Wiring and operation………………………………………………..

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction to the Ventura 150 MPC The Ventura represents the finest watermaker for small and midsized yachts available today. The Spectra Clark Pump is matched to a 21” high rejection membrane. Properly installed and maintained it will supply years of reliable service. The MPC-5000 control provides the ultimate in operational convenience and reli- ability.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Unpack the system and inspect it to make sure that it has not been damaged in shipment. Refer to the shipping list for your system to make sure you have received all of the compo- nents listed. Do not discard any packaging until you have found and identified all of the parts.

  • Page 7: Installation Basics

    Read the directions! • Avoid tight hose bends and excessive runs • Use heavy gauge wire • Install feed pump as low as possible • Use a dedicated thruhull with scoop type strainer • Thru-hulls It is mandatory that a dedicated 1/2” to 3/4” forward facing scoop type intake thru-hull and seacock be installed.

  • Page 8: Ventura Plumbing Schematic

    Ventura 150 MPC Plumbing Brine Discharge thru hull place above waterline or tee brine into another visible drain. Plastic fittings should have 3-4 wraps of Teflon tape and will thread almost all the way in. Leave the first pipe thread uncoated. Avoid getting dirt or debris in the system during assembly.

  • Page 9: Feed Pump Relocation

    If you do not have adequate space to install the feed pump inlet module it is possible to re- move and relocate the feed pump. Before you install the module, disconnect the hose that connects the feed pump to the module plumbing. Remove the cooling fan and the heat sink from the pump.

  • Page 10: Product Water Plumbing

    Product water tubing is 1/4”(6mm) on the Ventura 150 models. See the Parker tube fitting as- sembly diagram next page. Product water is pre-plumbed from the membrane into the electric diversion valve. The diversion valve will reject product water into the overboard brine stream until good quality is measured by the MPC-5000 control.

  • Page 11: Tube Fitting Assembly Procedures

    Product Tube Fitting Assembly Spacer O-ring Body Step 1: Dissemble fitting components Step 2: Install the Nut first then use the bevelled side of the Spacer to push the Grab Ring onto the tube no more than 1/2". Slip the O-ring over the tube to hold the Spacer in place.

  • Page 12: Membrane Pressure Vessel Relocation

    Membrane Pressure Vessel Relocation Use ONLY Dayco Imperial Nylo-Seal 88-NSR-1/2 tubing for high pressure connections. Pay attention to the direction and flow path of the tubing before disassembly. Make sure that you reinstall the tubing in the same manner. Rotate the 90 degree high pressure tube fittings on the Clark Pump for ideal tube runs.

  • Page 13: Programming From The Display

    Spectra High Pressure Tube Fitting Assembly Use ONLY Dayco Imperial Nylo-Seal 88-NSR-1/2 tubing for high pressure connections. Carefully fit and measure the tubing before cutting with a sharp razor knife or hose cutter and remove any burrs. Minimum tubing bend radius is 6”. Route tubing away from excessive heat sources and secure from vibration and chafe.

  • Page 14: Wiring

    Mount the control box on a vertical surface with the wire grommets down, central to the other system components. Make sure the cables will reach all of the modules to avoid splices. Filter Sensor harness 6’ (2M) Fresh water flush feed 15’...
  • Page 15 Clark Pump Harness Salinity Probe Roto Flow meter. The RotoFlow meter measures product flow. It is supplied with a three pin plug-in connector. Plug it in to the RotoFlow cable and seal the connection with the supplied heat shrink tubing. The salinity probe uses a telephone style jack and plug.

  • Page 16: Mpc Tank Switch Wiring And Operation

    Tank Switch Installation and Operation: There are two sets of terminals on the MPC-5000 PCB that can be used in four different con- figurations to automatically start and stop the watermaker, or to automatically stop the water- maker when the tank(s) are full without the auto start feature. These terminals are on the green ten pin connector and are labeled “Float Switch 1”...

  • Page 18: Software Port Settings

    Ventura MPC New System Start-Up and Testing Avoid running the Ventura system if the vessel is in contaminated water, such as in a harbor or canal. The system should be fully tested before leaving port. If the location or weather prevents proper testing refer to the section “Dry Testing.”...
  • Page 19 The system will go into a start mode and the feed pump will start shortly after. The system should prime within 60-90 seconds. Check the strainer and the brine discharge for water flow. There should be few bubbles anywhere in the intake hoses and the feed pump should sound smooth after priming.
  • Page 20 Scroll through the modes with the alarm display key. Product The Ventura will produce 6- 6.5 GPH (26-27 LPH) Salinity This may not show any lit bars on a new system. Each square represents 100 ppm. System re- jects water higher than 750 PPM. LED lights (Reject, Good) indicate product mode. Feed Water Pressure range 60-70 PSI (4.2-5 BAR) Filter Condition...

  • Page 21: Dry Testing

    Ventura MPC Dry Testing With Artificial Ocean If it is not possible to test run the system with the boat in the water, testing may be accom- plished with an artificial ocean. Purchase enough aquarium salt to make 5 gallons (20 liters) of salt water.

  • Page 22: Normal Operation

    Normal operation If the system has been pickled or stored, use the “New System Startup” procedure. 1. Check to see that the inlet seacock is open. 2. Push the “Auto Run” one or more times. The machine will run for one hour for each time the button is pushed, then shut off and automatically do a fresh water flush.

  • Page 23: Flushing

    Before shipping from the factory the Ventura watermaker flush cycle is set to factory default settings. After initial start up, and annually thereafter, the flush cycle parameters must be ad- justed to ensure that the salt water is thoroughly flushed out of the machine while at the same time using the least amount of fresh water possible.

  • Page 24: Operation

    In the event of a component failure resulting in a shut down due to a false alarm, the failed component can be overridden using the Programming Function on the display. High Pressure, Service Prefilter, System Stalled (airlock), and Salinity Probe Failed can be defeated. The other safety shutdown will still be activated.

  • Page 25: Long Term Storage Procedures

    Long Term Storage Procedures Watermakers are best run continuously. When not in use, biological growth in the mem- brane is the leading cause of membrane fouling. A warm environment will cause more growth than a cold environment. The fresh water flush system will greatly reduce biologi- cal growth but may not stop it completely in certain conditions.

  • Page 26: Salinity Probe Calibration

    Ventura MPC Storage Procedure 1. Shut the service valve by moving it to the middle position. 2. Perform two fresh water flushes by pushing the “Auto Store” button . 3. Remove the cap on the service port on the feed pump module and install the service hose from your kit.

  • Page 27: Winterizing

    1. Close yellow service valve, push “Auto Store” to flush the system. 2. Connect the inlet service hose and the brine discharge service hose. Place them in the service container or bucket. 3. Push “Auto Store” and run until there is 1 gallon (4L) of fresh water in the bucket, then stop the system.

  • Page 28: Maintenance

    General Periodically inspect the entire system for leakage and chafe on the tubing and hoses. Repair any leaks you find as soon as practical. Some crystal formation around the Clark Pump blocks is normal. Wipe down any salt encrusted areas with a damp cloth. The Seawater Strainer The sea water strainer’s stainless steel element should be inspected, removed, and cleaned as needed.

  • Page 29: Membrane Cleaning

    The Membranes The membranes need to be cleaned only when operating pressures have risen 10% due to fouling, or when the product quality degrades. The leading cause of fouling is from biological growth that occurs when the system is left unused without flushing or pickling. Fouling from mineral scaling can happen during operation under certain sea water conditions, and from rust.

  • Page 30: Cleaning Procedure

    Spectra cleaning compound (SC-2 or SC-3) must be mixed with fresh water at a ratio of 1 con- tainer of compound to 3 gallons (12L) of unchlorinated water to have the proper solution. An av- erage of two gallons (8L) of water is already present inside a Ventura 150 system . This water has to be figured into the mixture.

  • Page 31: Part Numbers

    Additional filters, offshore cruising kit consisting of Clark Pump seals, O-rings, tools and membrane cleaning chemicals. One replacement strainer screen, O-ring for strainer screen, O-rings for filter housing, Spectra Watermakers recommended spare parts SC-1 STORAGE CHEMICAL SC-2 CLEANER SC-3 CLEANER...
  • Page 32 Ventura MPC Troubleshooting Procedures SYMPTOMS Feed pump runs constantly, will not turn off Feed pump runs with loud noise No lights or display, system does not operate Pumps run intermittently, cycling on/off Display activates, but pump will not run System runs, no product water delivered to water tanks, GPH bar graph shows OK, “Good”...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting Procedures, Service Bulletins

    Ventura MPC Troubleshooting Procedures SYMPTOMS “System stalled” (“system stalled” may alarm when using the control panel to run system for servicing with the pressure relief valve open– use manual override switch instead) “High Pressure” “Voltage Too High” “Voltage Too Low” “Re-starting”...
  • Page 34 ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE All Spectra Watermakers, except the Newport 700 and 1000 series, are supplied with a pres- sure accumulator tank (part no. PL-ACC-TK) to be installed in the feed water line between the prefilters and the Clark Pump. In addition, the Catalina 300 and Newport 400 series also have an accumulator mounted inside the fresh water flush module.
  • Page 35 OP-2 BAD SMELLING PRODUCT WATER The reverse osmosis membrane is permeable by many gases including hydrogen sulfide, the gas that causes rotten eggs to smell the way they do. If there are bad odors in the feed water they will go through the membrane and the product water will be affected. Usually the source of the odor is from the decay of planktonic creatures trapped in the sea strainer and prefilters These tiny oxygen loving creatures soon suffocate and die inside the prefilter housings when the unit...
  • Page 36 OP-3 CHEMICALS 101 Spectra systems use four types of chemicals: SC-1, SC-2, SC-3, and propylene glycol anti- freeze. NOTE: Never use any chemicals with the system pressurized! Always open the pressure relief valve 1/2 turn. Always purge a system containing chemicals for at least 20 minutes unpressur- ized before pressurizing and making water.
  • Page 37 Most spectra watermakers are equipped with a fresh water flush module. This module in- cludes a 50 micron filter to filter out abrasive particles in the feed water that might damage the feed pump, a charcoal filter to remove any chlorine in the fresh water that might damage the membrane, an electrically operated valve and a check, or “one way”, valve.
  • Page 38 PF-3 PREFILTERS– ShurFlo Up to four different filters are used on all Spectra Systems using ShurFlo feed pumps to en- sure that no damaging foreign materials enter the system. There are 2 or 3 filters in the system to clean the feed water of abrasive materials while the system is in operation, and an addi- tional filter to prevent the entrance of chlorine during fresh water flushing.
  • Page 39 SF-1 SHURFLO PUMP WON’T RUN If the pump has power to it (the fan runs), but the pump won’t run, the first thing to check is the pressure switch. The pressure switch, p/n EL-FP-PS, is located on the wet end of the pump and has two red wires plugged into it.
  • Page 40 SF-2 ADJUST SHURFLO PRESSURE SWITCH The ShurFlo feed pumps are equipped with a high pressure cut out switch (part no. EL-FP- PS). This is the small black unit on the end of the wetted end of the pump head (part no. PL- PMP-SFPH) where the two red wires connect.
  • Page 41 HS LF-1 POOR PRODUCT QUALITY With any product water quality issue, you need to check the calibration of the salinity tester that you are using before proceeding. Membranes are not an exact science and two identical systems can have a different product quality result.
  • Page 42 HS LF-2 FLOW TEST/ SHURFLO Before the test, change all filters and clean the strainer. Make sure that there are no leaks. Check for air leaks, as air in the system will cause low production and erratic salinity. Look for air bubbles in the product flow meter, feed pump discharge hose, and brine overboard hose.

  • Page 43: Z Brane Installation

    Z-BRANE OPERATION MANUAL Spectra Watermakers Inc. 20 Mariposa Rd., San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone 415-526-2780 Fax 415-526-2787 Email: spectra@spectrawatermakers.com Http://www.spectrawatermakers.com Current manuals/Z-Brane 12/10/04...
  • Page 44 The Z-brane is a revolutionary product which incorporates the Z-Guard High Voltage Capacitive technology into the membrane pressure vessel. Always active, the Z-Brane creates an environment that is unfriendly to bio-film and bacteria. The Z technoalgy also assits in the prevention of scale formation on the membrane surfaces. The Z-Brane allows the system to be shut down or decommissioned for extended periods of time without chemicals or preservatives.

  • Page 45: Operation

    Operation During normal operation the Red LED should be on . Power needs to be supplied to the Z- Brane unit at all times that you wish to have the biofouling and scale protection. We recom- mend that your watermaker be flushed after each use not only to protect the membrane but to prevent corrosion in the feed water system.

  • Page 46: Part Numbers

    5/8 Quick Disc. Hose Barb PL-QDC-HB5/8 1/2” High Pressure Tube PL-NLT-1/2HP Rear View Plate Bracket FM-PVB-PB Rubber Mount HD-RBP-RM Plastic Spacer Pressure Vessel End Ring HD-SPN-MKINS FT-PV-ER Part Numbers 3/8 NPT Quick Disc. Body PL-QDC-BD3/8 Plate Bracket End Cap FM-PVB-PBE Pressure Vessel End FT-PV-EP Clear Filter Housing (Bowl &...
  • Page 47 1/2” Female Tee 1/2”NPT X 5/8 PL-TEE-1/2FN Hose Barb PL-HBS-1/2X5/8 1/2” Nipple PL-NP-1/2N 1/2” X 1/8” Bushing Reducer PL-BSH-1/2X1/8N Pressure Guage PL-PSG-LP1.5 Accumulator Tank PL-ACC-TK 1-Way Solenoid Valve 12V, PL-SLN-1/4O12, 1/4”NPT X 5/8” Hose Barb El. PL-HBE-1/4X5/8 Charcoal Filter Cartridge FT-FTC-CC Part Numbers 3/8”NPT X 5/8”...
  • Page 48 SUB-NP-DVM DIVERSION VALVE MANIFOLD EL-MPC-SP SALINITY PROBE EL-SSR-IFM INLINE FLOW METER SENSOR 1/8” Hex Plug PL-HP-1/8 Part Numbers PL-SLN-1/4D12VB 1/4" DIVERSION VALVE 12V W/O VB PL-CKV-1/4M-F 1/4" PLASTIC CK VALVE (M-F) PL-FTS-3/8X1/4P 3/8"FPT X 1/4"TUBE FITT ST. REDUCING COUPLING PL-UNN-3/8X1/4N MPC CONTROL PANEL (VFD) EL-MPC-RMCDFD PL-MTS-1/4X3/8P...
  • Page 49 3/8”NPT Quick Disc. Coupling Body PL-QDC-BD3/8 5/8” Quick Disc. Fitting Hose Barb PL-QDC-HB5/8 1/2” High Pressure Tube PL-NLT-1/2HP 1/2” Stainless Ferrule PL-HWR-1/2FR Connector O-ring Stainless Fitting Hex Nut SO-HPP-CT PL-HWR-1/2HN Part Numbers Valve End Block B HP-TB-VEB-B 3/8” Low Pressure Tube PL-NLT-3/8LP 1/4”...
  • Page 50 Part Numbers Fig 1 Fig 2 3/4” 3-Way Valve PL-VLV-3W3/4 Cooling Fan 12V, 24V KIT-FK-12,24 Feed Pump Heat Sink EL-FP-FPHS Ventura Feed Pump Bracket FM-VT-ITM Feed Pump 12V, 24V EL-FP-12V, 24V 3/8”NPT X 5/8” Hose Barb El. PL-HBE-3/8X5/8 Feed Pump Pressure Switch EL-FP-PS Pump Head Assembly W/Press.
  • Page 51 End block B HP-TB-VEB-B Valve block HP-TB-VB End block A HP-TB-VEB-A Brine out Stainless steel tube HP-CYL-SST Cylinder ring HP-CYL-R End Cap HP-CYL-EC End block A Valve block End block B Reset button Not used Not on all units Alternate brine out Stainless steel tube Cylinder ring End cap...

  • Page 52: Exploded View

    Spool Assembly Exploded View Spool Seal Quad Ring Seal Spool Center Quad Ring Seal Spool Seal Spool End Spool Assembly KIT-HP-10VSA Valve bore O-ring SO-HPP-VB Spacer ring Spool piston End block A HD-CPS-5/16X3 5/16"-3 1/4" SS AH Bolts Spool End Annular Rings HP-TB-AR Annular Ring O-Rings...

  • Page 53: Center Block

    Pilot valve port seals SO-HPP-PLP Center block cylinder O-rings SO-HPP-ECCB Pilot spool O-rings (4) Mount inside block SO-HPP-PV HP-CB-PVS Pilot spool HP-CB-PPS Pilot valve pin SO-HPP-PS Pin seal O-rings Pin seals HP-CB-PVPS HP-CB-PVCR Clip rings Rod lip seals Mount inside block SO-HPP-PR7, PR10,PR15 Check valve port O-rings...

  • Page 54: Cylinder Assembly

    S.S compression fittings PL-MTS-3/8X1/2S End cap O-ring SO-HPP-ECCB Cylinder end cap HP-CYL-EC Parts 1/2" SS tube HP-CYL-SST Composite cylinder and base HP-CYL-CCA Cylinder Ring HP-CYL-R Cylinder Assembly Piston with seal HP-CYL-PT...

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