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React Pump
System Design and Installation Manual
1080W of PV on movable frames (540W per frame)
React pump pontoon mounted
Please read this manual carefully before beginning the installation.
August 2020 Version 2.1

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  • Page 1 React Pump System Design and Installation Manual 1080W of PV on movable frames (540W per frame) React pump pontoon mounted Please read this manual carefully before beginning the installation. August 2020 Version 2.1...
  • Page 2 PowerSpout React Pump Installation 4 panel React pump ground mounted adjacent to a farm pond 2 panel React pump ground mounted above a shallow farm well © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 2...
  • Page 3 PowerSpout React Pump Installation 8 panel East/West twin React pump install Note valve riser pipes for priming of each suction line © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 3...
  • Page 4 Spring to Autumn. Operation in winter (or when freezing temperatures may occur) is only permitted if protection from freezing is implemented. Damage caused by freezing temperatures is not covered by warranty. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 4...
  • Page 5 PowerSpout React Pump Installation React pump with fairing removed Fairing in place (Rebranded React pump – previously SHP-TX or SHP-Triplex) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 5...
  • Page 6 PowerSpout React Pump Installation Typical East/West Truss mounted array remote from the React pump location React pump shed mounted (with fairing removed) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 6...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    2.1. Product up close ......................22 2.1.1. Image cutaway of React pump..................22 2.1.2. React pump exploded view and parts list (14mm stroke with 20mm diameter ceramic plungers) 23 2.1.3. Pump parts list ......................23 2.1.4. Image of React pump with body fairing ................ 24 2.1.5.
  • Page 8 Higher flow parallel installation ..................34 2.4.2. High head series installations ..................34 2.4.3. High flow twin React pump to lower farm, high head series React pump to upper farm 2.5. Effects of having not enough water for the React pump ..........36 2.6.
  • Page 9 5.1.2. How to make a simple plastic pallet pontoon (1-2 React pumps) ........ 74 5.1.3. How to make a large pontoon for 1 x React pump and 540W or 1080W array ... 75 5.1.4. Making the pontoon ..................... 76 5.2.
  • Page 10 Operation and maintenance ..................96 8.1. Starting and stopping ....................96 8.2. Priming ........................96 8.2.1. Manually Priming the React pump ................96 8.2.1. Changing a foot valve: ....................97 8.3. Particular points to monitor ..................97 8.3.1. Oil ..........................97 8.3.2.
  • Page 11 Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved Notice of Trademark PowerSpout – is a USA registered Trademark React pump, React pump , PHP, TRG, PLT, LH & LH-mini - are non-registered Trademark product names of EcoInnovation Notice of Company Registration EcoInnovation – is a NZ Registered Limited Company...
  • Page 12 If you need to contact EcoInnovation by phone then email first via our web site and check the local time in NZ if calling from overseas. Business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm weekdays only. EcoInnovation is closed for up to 3-4 weeks over the Christmas break from 24 December.

  • Page 13: Scope Of Application And Safety

     The application of the React pump is to lift water on hill country farms for stock water needs. If you plan to use (or store) this pump in conditions below freezing then extra protection in needed to protect the React pump from damage due to freezing temperatures.
  • Page 14 Plunger ceramic liner set (x3)  Wet side seal kit  Oil side seal kit  Complete React pump seal/valve service kit  System design service For New Zealand Customers we can also supply:  PV array sized to suit ...

  • Page 15: Pump Serial Numbers

    If you ever need to query an installation or order spares for a product, take a picture of the identification plate and forward it with your query. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 15...

  • Page 16: Safety

    It is also possible to turn off the React pump (if the PV array is distant) using the "ignition switch" which is located inside the protective enclosure (on the end of the microprocessor enclosure). This can be also wired to an external switch if required.

  • Page 17: Pressurised Water Safety

    Warning: if you do not comply with standards/codes and laws in your own country then your fire insurance may not be valid and if your inadequate installation of this React pump were to cause a fire you could be personally liable for any damaged caused.

  • Page 18: Electrical Safety: Elv Wiring Rules Specific To Nz And Australia

    Check for any transit damage to the product prior to installing it. If damaged it must not be installed.  Connect equipment to a high standard to relevant good practices and standards.  Read and comply with this installation manual and supporting videos. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 18...
  • Page 19 INSTALLING YOUR REACT PUMP  Make sure that you install the React Pump such that it will not be exposed to freezing temperatures which may damage it. If the React Pump is only to be used from Spring to Autumn to provide stock water for hill top gazing, then no extra freezing protection may be needed, provided the React pump is removed to a dry/warm store for the winter.

  • Page 20: Ce And Fcc Declaration

    Make relevant notes in the manuals that will be of assistance to yourself and any future service personnel.  If installing the React pump for a client then all of the above must be completed before client handover.  Train the client/user of the pump in routine care and maintenance of the React pump and general solar system.

  • Page 21: Consents And Environmental Impact

    React pump’s Noise Levels You are unlikely to be able to hear the React pump at 50m away. So noise is not a big issue. For what little noise there is, vegetation or a pump shed around the React pump will dramatically reduce the distance that the noise carries.

  • Page 22: Product Overview

    Not only does the PowerSpout React pump give you renewable energy, it is also made from 25% recycled materials, making it the most eco-friendly solar pump available on the global market.

  • Page 23: React Pump Exploded View And Parts List

    PowerSpout React Pump Installation 2.1.2. React pump exploded view and parts list (14mm stroke with 20mm diameter ceramic plungers) 2.1.3. Pump parts list Part Quantity Description Consumable part Number M6 hex bolt for rear cover (5mm A/F hex) Rear cover with oil level glass...

  • Page 24: Image Of React Pump With Body Fairing

    300m, running at slower speed with input powers up to 900W. So it is very conservatively rated. Installation measures must be employed to mitigate freezing temperatures. 2.1.4. Image of React pump with body fairing © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 24...

  • Page 25: Image Of React Pump (With Body Fairing Removed & Land Mounted)

    PowerSpout React Pump Installation 2.1.5. Image of React pump (with body fairing removed & land mounted) Brushless motor Speed controller (under pump body) One way valve plug (x6) Oil transit plug (normally red) Pressure sensor Oil drain cap Pressure pipe...

  • Page 26: Wiring Detail

    PV DC switch See 1.3.1. Wires to controller order not important Pressure set button Ignition switch (on/off switch) 2.1.7. Rodent guard (customers required to cut & fit as shown) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 26...

  • Page 27: Smart Drive Motor

    The magnetic rotor (black high power <300m head or beige standard power <160m head) is mounted on the pump shaft. The stator is stationary. There are no wearing parts – no brushes or separate bearings. 2.1.9. React pump (Pontoon) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 27...

  • Page 28: React Pump Performance

    12,000 litres on a 1080W PV array on heads below 50m. Below 50m less power is required so the pump spends more time running at full speed, limited by the electronic BLDC speed controller to 1200 rpm. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 28...

  • Page 29: Maximum Flow Rate Possible At Each Head

    As you can see, peak flows for the React pump do not fall much with increasing head. This is because as the head increases more of the solar PV power can be utilized and the pump efficiency is also higher at higher heads.

  • Page 30: Maximum Input Power Of React Pump At Various Heads

    The React pump is intended for cattle and sheep farms where water demand peaks with sunlight intensity. Farmers who intend to use the React pump for the water supply for dairy cows milking in winter need to check winter radiation levels carefully in selecting the optimum number of React pump’s required...

  • Page 31: Step By Step Design Overview

    PowerSpout React pump site data requirements As we only make one version of the React pump, and as it will pump in the range 10-300m head we need no site information from you prior to purchase. But you do need to survey the site to establish the pipe size, pressure rating and length and to get an initial estimate of the pumped volume per day that you can expect to reach the storage tank.

  • Page 32: Choosing The Correct Number Of React Pumps For Your Site

    It is not an economic option to manufacture many different React pump size options. If you need more flow or more head all you need to do is install another React pump.

  • Page 33: Matching The React Pump Supply To Demand Changes

    Earth indicates the hill is about 50-70m high (above pond level). In this case the farmer can:  Start off by installing a minimum package of one React pump and 540W of PV on a pontoon on his pond or on the adjacent land. ...

  • Page 34: Multiple React Pump Install Examples

    A series installation is where one pump feeds another one half way up the slope. Series installations are more reliable than one React pump as if the lower React pump fails the upper can be moved to the lower position so that at least the lower part of the farm has water.

  • Page 35: High Flow Twin React Pump To Lower Farm, High Head Series React Pump To Upper Farm

    React Pump Installation 2.4.3. High flow twin React pump to lower farm, high head series React pump to upper farm If you decide to pump all the water to a tank on the highest hill (so as to supply all troughs below) then you need to think carefully on these points: ...

  • Page 36: Effects Of Having Not Enough Water For The React Pump

    To avoid both of the above issues, fit a float stop switch to stop the React pump if the level ever gets too low. We supply a float switch (optional extra), and there are contacts on the controller for a float switch.

  • Page 37: If You Fail To Set The Off-Pressure

    2.7. Supply water to top or bottom of storage tank You have the option to connect the supply pipe from the React pump to either the top or the bottom of the storage tank. These are some considerations.

  • Page 38: Overflow Pipe

    There is more wear and tear on the pump if you let it run when it is not needed, this is an extra cost in maintenance. Farmers who require all the water that can be pumped or those with lower pressure rated pipes may opt for this option. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 38...

  • Page 39: Conserving Your Resource

    There will be occasions when your resource may run dry or the pumping rate exceeds the natural flow rate of the resource. In such cases you either need to stop pumping or provide a pumping buffer (tank or pond) for the resource to accumulate when the React pump cannot pump.

  • Page 40: Dealing With Dirty Water

    2.8.1. Our advice for moderately clean water resources:  Each React pump comes with an intake foot valve strainer and replaceable intake filter socks. It is fouls too quickly install a much larger stainless wire basket and filter sock. ...

  • Page 41: Solar Array Design And Installation

    6 AM and setting at about 9 PM). An array facing north will not be able to power the React pump until about 8 AM, and it will stop at about 7 PM. This is because close to sunrise and sunset the sun is behind or edge-on to the solar array and low in the sky so less solar radiation is available to be harnessed at these times.

  • Page 42: Array Split Into Two Halves Facing East And West

    East and West facing halves. The React pump would then start pumping at about 6:30 AM and stop at 8:30 PM. Pumping power at midday will not be affected, as with...

  • Page 43: Smaller Pv Array Orientation

    West. The third pair is positioned completely flat between these two as shown. There will usually be a need to add string fuses to the wiring when a fourth array is connected. (see 3.2.3) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 43...

  • Page 44: Wiring The Pv To The React Pump

    The React pump comes with two MC4 type connectors on flying leads. Mating MC4 plugs of the same (or compatible) brand are supplied. In NZ we can supply solar PV wire from the Solar PV array switch box to the React pump (normally 4mm tinned double insulated).

  • Page 45: Over Current Wire Protection

    <30 amps is installed to replace the DC switch. (String fuses will likely also be required, see 3.2.3 below.) We supply with every React pump a DC switch to allow the system to be turned on/off. This switch is a convenient DC on/off switch, which can be opened without damage under full load current.
  • Page 46 For 3 strings of Renesola 260W module, 3.3.4 states (3-1) x 8.95 = 17.9 < module OCPR of 20A. Hence no overcurrent protection for 3 strings is required. Protection will be required when 4 or more PV strings are connected to our React pump triplex. 3.3.5.1 ...

  • Page 47: Selecting Suitable Fuses Where Needed

    If you are careful in selecting the make of panel for your React pump application then you can avoid the need for string fuses. Do both poles need protection? (normally only the positive pole is fused) AS/NZS 5033 states in section 3.3.6 that:...
  • Page 48 PowerSpout React Pump Installation © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 48...

  • Page 49: Lightning Protection

    This may not be the case for Australia and other countries (where for example lightning is much more common). 3.2.7. Wiring schematic for 540W PV array (Note: if all your wires are black mark the + wire with red PVC tape every 0.5m) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 49...

  • Page 50: Wiring Schematic For 1080W Pv Array

     String fuses (if required) are not shown in the diagram below.  If triple Y branch connectors are not available, 2 sets of doubles will do the same job. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 50...

  • Page 51: Solar Array General Wiring Practice

    3 connections as may be needed for a largest 6 panel PV option (only double connectors are normally supplied with the React pump – you can use two sets of doubles for 3-string installations). Connect the negative wires into the parallel connector.
  • Page 52 Get this wrong and you will change the polarity of the wiring which will damage the React pump. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 52...

  • Page 53: React Pump Wiring To Main Dc Disconnect Switch

    React Pump Installation 3.2.11. React pump wiring to main DC disconnect switch Each React pump is supplied with a waterproof MC4 DC switch for easy and fast connection as shown above. Install the DC switch out of direct rain and sunlight. 3.2.12.

  • Page 54: Final Wiring To React Pump (1080W Example)

    How to feed your electrical wire inside a long LDPE pipe. You will need to protect the wires from the bottom of the switch box to the React pump. Here is a simple technique for feeding wires through a LDPE pipe that works well in remote locations.
  • Page 55 Small generator set and air compressor.  Small generator set and vacuum cleaner.  Use the water pressure from the React pump. We have used all these methods in the past and all have worked well. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 55...

  • Page 56: How To Wire And Fit The Slocable Mc4 Connectors

    You can only get the polarity wrong if you have made up extension cables that are male/male or female/female instead of male/female. If you do this you will kill the BLDC driver in the React pump, so you must take care, and read what follows very carefully. 3.2.18.

  • Page 57: To Fit Mc4S With Available Farm Tools

    You may need to nut can fasten on the PVC use a small flat screwdriver to help © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 57...

  • Page 58: Operating Your React Pump From Auxiliary (Not Solar) Power Sources

    3.3.1. Systems with a 230/115 VAC supply It is possible to run the React pump off a 230 or 115VAC supply with a suitable power supply. For example a small 2kVA portable gen-set could be used to run the React pump at night so the tank can be refilled at times of very high water demands.
  • Page 59 6 x 270W PV panels. Having reliable power at a shed on your remote farm can aid farmer/worker safety. Basic wiring schematic for 12VDC or 230VAC electric fence energizer © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 59...

  • Page 60: Intake

    3 metres first time, when the delivery pipe is empty. If the delivery pipe is full and there is air in the suction pipe then the React pump will need to be manually primed. A foot valve is required to maintain the prime and it must be kept in perfect working order, hence good access to this valve is important.

  • Page 61: Site Installation Options

    A 1-2mm intake screen to filter flow is advised The above examples will self-prime and are very unlikely to air lock. Gravity feed is the best solution if you have such a suitable stream resource. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 61...
  • Page 62 The intake of a gravity feed React pump should be positioned at the base of a small set of rapids (to allow room for a sloping intake screen as shown opposite). Channel the water flow over the top of the screen, so it falls through the holes into the chamber below that feeds the "suction"...

  • Page 63: Small Pontoon (Pond, Dam, Stream Or Small Lake With Changing Surface Level)

    Refer to the next section for guidance on such applications; also talk to your insurance company if you intend to implement such an installation. EcoInnovation is not liable if your pump is destroyed by flood waters. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1...

  • Page 64: Small Pontoon On Rivers Subject To Moderate Flooding

     subject to high flood velocities 4.2.6. Larger pontoon with solar PV and React pump (large water surface with changing surface level) © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 64...
  • Page 65 The power cable in conduit does not enter the water (reduced risk of damage by stock).  PV panel shade on the React pump casing helps to keep it all cooler.  The risk of pump damage due to freezing from frosts is lower, as the large water body helps to keep the night time air temperature higher than on land.

  • Page 66: Suction Lift Up To 3M Will Self-Prime

    4.2.8. Suction lines with 3-6m lift will need to have a manually assisted prime while turning on the React pump Pontoon applications (if possible) are preferable to suction lifts over 3m. Submersible self-priming suction pumps (that follow) are also an option for lifts > 3m.

  • Page 67: Submersible Pump & Settling Tank For Dirty Water Supplies From 3-50M Below The React Pump

    50m below the React pump Note the buffer/settling tank and float switch will accommodate flow variations between the React pump and the small low cost bore pump while always ensuring a positive head to the React pump. Note: small bore pumps with external controllers can have an external float switch added to stop the bore pump when the buffer tank is full.

  • Page 68: Choosing A Submersible Bore Pump

    For example, say you need to lift to 20m (to get water from a deep ravine), and need to pump up to 20 l/min in peak sun to keep up with the React pump. (You need less than 20 l/min for a React pump so this is plenty, but your single panel will be pointing at midday sun.) Then consider this option.

  • Page 69: Key Parts To A Good Suction Intake Design

     25mm ID short suction hose (lengths up to 5m can be supplied in NZ with your React pump) with as little lift a possible, and never more than 6 metres (ideally <3m).  1 x 25mm foot valve and pipe clamp (supplied in NZ with React pump).

  • Page 70: React Pump Pipe Fittings Supplied

    The React pump is supplied with the following 16 bar (160m) pipe fittings. We have used these fittings to test the React pump at up 30 bar (300m) and so far have never split a fitting but we have burst pipes (see right). These pipes were not rated for the head we were testing to.
  • Page 71 16 bar applications only, depending on your pipe, you made need to buy a fitting to suit To supply pipe Fittings supplied for the suction line (all React pump applications) Reducing Hex Nipple 20X15mm (3/4 x 1/2) stainless or plastic...

  • Page 72: Practical Examples Of Installations

    React pumps are very light at <20kg and are easily separated from the pontoon. Each part is easy for 1 person to carry if the React pump needs to be moved to other dams on the farm. The PV array is either fixed on level ground above the highest level of the dam or floats on a larger pontoon with the React pump.

  • Page 73: How To Make A Simple Pontoon (1 X React Pump's)

    >2 times higher than the total mass. This it to ensure that should one float leak the pontoon will still float upright with the React pump above the water line. This will then be observed and the leaking float repaired or replaced.

  • Page 74: How To Make A Simple Plastic Pallet Pontoon (1-2 React Pumps)

    (in the case of 2 x React pump’s) with larger floats, both options are shown below. These larger floats can hold 33kg of water (EcoInnovation can supply these floats to NZ clients only).

  • Page 75: How To Make A Large Pontoon For 1 X React Pump And 540W Or 1080W Array

    PowerSpout React Pump Installation 5.1.3. How to make a large pontoon for 1 x React pump and 540W or 1080W array A large pontoon will take about 8-12 hours to make once all the parts have been secured. A truss is a very strong structure and easily made from treated timber. This truss solution can also be used for a land frame mounted on four (4) treated corner posts.

  • Page 76: Making The Pontoon

    In this installation example we already had a pre-existing pontoon (made from 4 x 200 litre plastic drums) that has been used for the last 12 years as a floating bath and diving platform. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 76...

  • Page 77: How To Make A Ground Mounted 1080W Array

    5.2. How to make a ground mounted 1080W array A ground mounted East/West installation using the same trussed frame was then permanently installed close to our factory so that we can use it to test each React pump prior to sale.

  • Page 78: Dig Holes And Position The 4 Corner Posts As Shown

    Posts are 2.1m long, 1.0m in the ground and dry mix concrete rammed to secure in place. 5.2.2. Position trussed frame Bolt or use several long tek screws to secure truss at each post location. The late afternoon shadow confirms the trussed frame is mounted East/West. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 78...

  • Page 79: Aluminium Rail Mounting

    In a similar manner a larger array can also be mounted on low cost truss structure as shown opposite. Design advice for these larger trusses is beyond the scope of this guide. Seek local engineering advice © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 79...

  • Page 80: How To Land Mount The React Pump

     is in a deep ravine and you intend to use a submersible lift pump Then the instructions that follow illustrate how to install the React pump on land. React pump base You will need to make a treated timber base as shown below. NZ clients can buy this base if needed.

  • Page 81: Mounting React Pump Base To Support Pegs

    The pictures that follow are from the construction of our React pump test base where each React pump is tested prior to boxing and final despatch. Mark a level line at 400mm above ground height.
  • Page 82 PowerSpout React Pump Installation Attach React pump white base as shown with 2 x 25mm stainless teks. (Production models sold after March 2019 will have black bases.) Attach React pump aluminium base as shown with 4 x 50mm stainless teks.

  • Page 83: Where Ground Foundations Are Not Possible

    (while it is packed with rocks and concrete) to provide a location point for the frame or truss that will carry your PV array(s). You can use the truss method for an East/West array as detailed earlier. © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 83...

  • Page 84: Pipe Size Selection

    Every site is different, so the design process is worth doing, and the measurement of head is key. However, if you get your site data wrong, the React pump will work just fine so long as your pipe does not burst.

  • Page 85: Quick Guide To Finding The Best Pipe With A Single React Pump

    React Pump Installation 6.1.2. Quick guide to finding the best pipe with a single React pump You need to know rough figures for your vertical rise (static head), and your pipe length. 1. Find the entry on the left that is closest to your static head.

  • Page 86: The Iplex Pipe Range Of Ldpe/Mdpe/Hdpe Pipes

    For example, if you have a 160m delivery head you start with high grade (16 bar) pipe at the React pump, 12 bar, then 9 bar and finally 6 bar. Laying 16 bar pipe all the way can almost double the cost of the supply pipeline to your tank. You can use the table below to calculate the friction head ("head loss") in your pipe for a given pipe ID.

  • Page 87: Head Loss In M Per 100M Length Of New Smooth Bore Plastic Pipe

    6.2.1. Head loss in m per 100m length of new smooth bore plastic pipe (The table above is sufficient for sizing pipe systems with 1-2 React pump’s installed. For larger React pump installs seek manufacturer advice.) We only have 2 options we can buy: pipe with ID just over 20mm (20NB) and those just over 25mm (25NB).

  • Page 88: Onsite Flow Test (25 Nb)

     your future options 6.2.2. Onsite flow test (25 NB) On a typical day at midday in January we measured 20 litres in 80s = 15 l/min © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 88...

  • Page 89: The Suction (Intake) Pipe

    We can supply each React pump system in NZ with up to a 5m length of 25mm ID clear suction hose (optional extra to suit your length) and foot valve. Where possible use a clear suction pipe, so you can observe: ...

  • Page 90: Commissioning The System

    The main plumbing components of a good installation are described in the picture below. The key points to a good React pump installation are as follows:  Keep the React pump as low as possible to allow for gravity feed or to keep the suction lift as low as possible. ...

  • Page 91: React Pump Components

    If the delivery pipe is already filled with water following a React pump service (for example). You will need to open the bypass valve for air to purge from the React pump. After 15-30s of observed water flow this valve can be closed.

  • Page 92: Trouble Shooting Commissioning Problems

    7.3.3. Trouble shooting commissioning problems Each and every React pump is tested on our test rig at a 160m working head of pressure. If it has been correctly installed but fails to operate then these are the likely causes: ...
  • Page 93 React pump stops for a few The React pump will stop from time to time to do a new Voc seconds every 10 minutes or so test – this is normal, it is not a fault.

  • Page 94: Documentation As Per As/Nzs 5033

    To comply with good practices the installer shall prepare and retain these documents. This manual meets all the above requirements. 7.5.3. Labelling for disconnection devices as per AS/NZS 5033 The sign below should be installed on the DC isolator (switch or DC breaker). © 2019 EcoInnovation Ltd (NZ) V2.1 Page 94...

  • Page 95: Advised Periodic Maintenance Nzs 5033 (These Are Advised Only)

    React Pump Installation 7.5.4. Advised periodic maintenance NZS 5033 (these are advised only) e,f,g,h,l & m are not relevant to this React pump ELV installation 7.6. Feedback We welcome your constructive feedback on how we can improve our products, including this manual.

  • Page 96: Operation And Maintenance

    Green denotes normal operation once all pipes are primed, as should be the case on each sunrise following initial commissioning. 8.2.1. Manually Priming the React pump In theory, it should be possible to suck water from a depth of 10.33 metres, however, this would require an absolute vacuum. In practice, the maximum is much lower and typically <...

  • Page 97: Changing A Foot Valve

    React pump will not then be able to reprime and will just spin unloaded with likely damage in due course. If you are happy that all is good then leave the React pump on and return in the morning to check you still have prime and the React pump is pumping as expected, then all is good :) 8.2.1.

  • Page 98: Advice On Freezing

    (after sunrise) the damage will have already been done. As the React pump is intended for high lifts using long pipe on farms we are of the view that winter time water pumping needs will be minimal or not required at all.

  • Page 99: Spare Parts

     Replace oil.  Check for any water drips from the plunger seal weep holes. Drips indicate your React pump needs new seals to be fitted. This is easy to do yourself (refer to the service videos).  Check for signs of water in the oil, milky colour. This can occur once the water side seals start to leak and/or the ceramic pistons are damage/worn.

  • Page 100: Changing The Bearings

    Return to you by courier. NZ clients who choose not to enter the service plan within 12 months of sale can service the React pump themselves or return the React pump to us for service on a time and parts “as required” basis.

  • Page 101: Warranty And Disclaimer

    9.2. How to make a claim Bear in mind that claims are handled through the dealer that sold you your React pump. You must start by completing a claim form (next page).

  • Page 102: Claim Form

    Dispatching a replacement part to you promptly for clients outside NZ.  Asking for the React pump to be returned to our factory for inspection and repair if in NZ or by sending out a replacement part if the client prefers and if this is appropriate to fix the problem.

  • Page 103: Exclusion And Liability

    The manufacturer can neither monitor the compliance with this manual nor the conditions or methods during the installation, operation, usage and maintenance of the React pump. Improper installation may result in damage to the React pump, property and injury. Therefore, the manufacturer assumes no responsibility and liability for loss, damages or costs which result from or are in any way related to incorrect installation, improper operation, incorrect execution of installation work and incorrect usage and maintenance.

  • Page 104: Product Specifications And Performance

    PowerSpout React Pump Installation Product Specifications and Performance 12.1.1. React pump Electrical Input Specifications Maximum input voltage 80 VDC (ripple free) Minimum operational voltage 50 VDC (ripple free) Target MPPV voltage for attached PV array 60-62 VDC Minimum PV array size to operate 500Wp.

  • Page 105: React Pump Specifications

    Every 12 months warranty cover beyond first year Warranty 2-years on non consumable parts, provided the React pump has been installed and serviced correctly with proof (such as written or video dated record). Oil required Up to 0.6 litre SAE15W/40 or 220 grade gear oil see section 8.6 Check and top up on a...

  • Page 106: Installation Details Log

    Suction pipe inside diameter mm or inch Suction pipe length m or ft Static delivery pressure (React pump off) kPa or PSI Dynamic delivery pressure(React pump kPa or PSI running) Suction pipe lift or state “gravity feed”...
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