Product Description
Primary Resistance Starting Electric
Fire Pump Controllers
Description—Firetrol® FTA1500 Primary Resistance
Fire Pump Controllers use resistors in the line to reduce line voltage when starting the pump motor. The
controller monitors, displays and records fire pump
system information.
The circuit to the motor is not opened during the transition from start to run. While starting, the motor will
draw 50% of full load starting current and supply 25%
of rated torque. This method of starting minimizes
line disturbances and voltage drop when starting.
Approvals—Firetrol fire pump controllers are listed
by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., in accordance with
UL218, Standard for Fire Pump Controllers, CSA,
Standard for Industrial Control Equipment, and approved by Factory Mutual. They are built to meet or
exceed the requirements of the approving authorities
as well as NEMA and the latest editions of NFPA 20,
Installation of Centrifugal Fire Pumps, and NFPA 70,
National Electrical Code.
Standard Features—The following are included as
standard with each controller:
n Voltage surge protector
n Main Disconnect Switch sized for connected motor horsepower and voltage
n Fire pump Circuit Breaker
n Motor contactor
n Emergency Manual Run Mechanism to mechanically close motor contactor contacts in an emergency condition
n Built-in Start and Stop push-buttons to bypass
automatic start circuits
• FTA1500
n Door mounted display/interface panel featuring a
40 Character Vacuum Fluorescent Display, Membrane Type User Control Push-buttons and easy
to read LED Indicators
n Single handle Isolating Disconnect Switch/Circuit
Breaker mechanism
n Transition Contactor and Power Resistors
n POWER ON LED
n PUMP RUN LED
n PHASE FAILURE LED
n PHASE REVERSAL LED
n LOW PRESSURE LED
n DELUGE OPEN LED
n INTERLOCK ON LED
n TRANSFER SWITCH NORMAL LED (If unit ordered with Automatic Power Transfer Switch)
n TRANSFER SWITCH EMERGENCY LED (If unit
ordered with Automatic Power Transfer Switch)
n EMERGENCY ISOLATING SWITCH OFF LED (If
unit ordered with Automatic Power Transfer Switch)
n Minimum Run Timer / Off Delay Timer
n Daylight Savings Time option
n Weekly Test Timer
n Motor Acceleration Timer
n Elapsed Time Meter
n Digital Pressure Display
n 1.44M Floppy Disk Drive
n Data Log
n Event Log (3000 Events)
n True RMS Metering with simultaneous 3 phase
display of amps and volts
n Disk Error message
n Disk Near Full message
n Pressure Error message
n Motor Over 320% message
n Local Start message
n Remote Start message
n Emergency Start message
n Fail To Start message
n Undervoltage message
n Overvoltage message
n Low Suction Pressure message
n High Speed Open Serial Communications Port
n NEMA Type 2 enclosure
SPECIAL ENCLOSURES
-T
NEMA Type 3R (IEC IP14)
-E
NEMA Type 4 (IEC IP56)
-F
NEMA Type 4X (IEC IP56)
FTA1000, 1250, 1300
FTA1350, 1500, 1800, 1900
-G
NEMA Type 12 (IEC IP52)
CIRCUIT BREAKER OPTION
-N
Intermediate withstand rating
150,000 Amps RMS Sym.
-P
High withstand rating
200,000 Amps RMS Sym
Note: Intermediate and High withstand ratings may not be
available for all horsepowers and voltages. Consult
factory for availability.
ANTI-CONDENSATION SPACE HEATERS
-H
120 Volt Space Heater
-J
120 Volt Space Heater With
Thermostat
-K
120 Volt Space Heater With
Humidistat
-L
240 Volt Space Heater
-M
240 Volt Space Heater With
Thermostat
-N
240 Volt Space Heater With
Humidistat
PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS
-B
0-600 psi (0-42.25 bar)
Pressure Transducer for
Fresh Water Service
-C
0-300 psi (0-21.1 bar)
Pressure Transducer for Sea
Water, Foam or Copper
Corrosive Service
-D
0-600 psi (0-42.25 bar)
Pressure Transducer for Sea
Water, Foam or Copper
Corrosive Service
AUTOMATIC POWER TRANSFER SWITCHES
(Refer to publication SD900-21)
FTA900 - generator set emergency supply
FTA901 - bypass isolation switch for generator set
emergency supply
FTA950 - second utility emergency supply
FTA951 - bypass isolation switch for second utility
emergency supply
ALARMS
-AC
Extra contacts (normally open &
normally closed) for remote
indication, pump operating
-AF
Audible and Visible low pump
room temperature alarm
-AG
Built-in reservoir low alarm
-AH
Audible low suction pressure
alarm
-AM
Contacts for remote indication,
pump fail to start
-AV
Contacts for remote indication,
low pump room temperature
PD1500-20
-AW
Contacts for remote indication,
reservoir low
-AY
Contacts for remote indication,
low suction pressure
-AZ
Low pump room temperature
switch, mounted and wired
-BW Extra contacts for remote indication,
phase failure/phase reversal
-BY
Contacts for remote indication,
pump overload
-COM Visible low suction pressure alarm
with manual reset push-button
-DZ
Weekly test timer solenoid and
manual test push-button
-EG
Visible relief valve discharge alarm
-EH
Contacts for remote indication,
relief valve discharge
-EJ
Built-in flow meter on alarm
-EK
Contacts for remote indication,
flow meter on
-P
Built-in alarm system (Includes
visible supervisory voltage normal
indication and audible pump
operating, phase failure and phase
reversal indication)
-PB
Built-in low system pressure
visible alarm with manual reset
-PE
Contacts for remote indication,
low system pressure
-PT
Built-in alarm system, 220 VAC
supervisory power (Includes
visible supervisory voltage normal
indication and audible pump
operating, phase failure and phase
reversal indication)
-HV
Audible alarm device
-LVA Visible pump on demand alarm
-LW Audible and visible pump on
demand alarm (requires (-HV))
-LY
Contacts for remote indication,
pump on demand (requires (-LVA)
or (-LW))
MISCELLANEOUS
-DZ
Weekly test timer with test
push-button
-ED
Load shed circuits
-EL
Series pumping, high zone
controller
-EM
Series pumping, mid zone
controller(s)
-EN
Series pumping, low zone
controller
-PY
Motor space heater output
contacts
-S
Tropicalization
-ZPA Customized, annual service display
message (when factory
programmed or programmed
by Firetrol representative
during start-up)
-ZPB High Quality Impact Printer with paper take-up
mechanism
Export packaging
FTA1000, 1250, 1300
FTA1350, 1500, 1800, 1900