Brochure# 263D
122011
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SBS
Primarily used to control submersible
sewage and sump pumps. Available for
use with single or duplex pump units.
H IG H LIG H T S
•Control of Submersible Sewage and Sump Pumps
•Available for Single and Duplex Pump Units
•Available in NEMA-1 and NEMA-4 Enclosures
•Includes Pilot Device with Required Number of Bulbs
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The SBS Pilot Device consists
submersible
float
switches,
sealed in solid
SBS CONTROLLER: T h e Fe d e ra l S B S C o ntro ll e r i s
poyurethane floats. They are mounted in the pit in any one of three styles as follows:
p rim a rily d e sig n e d fo r th e co ntro l of su b m e r sib l e
sewage a n d sum p p um ps . H oweve r, it c a n also b e
used for level control of other types of pumps as well.
SBS Controllers are available for use with single and
duplex pump units. The SBS Controller includes
a wallP LOT
D E V I CPELOT
ST YDLE
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1 PLOT
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2 PLOT
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PLOT
STYL
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PLOT
STYL
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mounting Control Panel plus a Pilot Device.
SBS CONTROL PANEL: T h e S B S C o n t r o l P a n e l i s
furnished in a NEMA-1 general purpose enclosure or a
NEMA-4 watertight enclosure. Other enclosure types
SION SUSPEN SION
are available when required by special SUSPEN
job conditions.
PLATE
PLATE
The panel includes pump - on and pump - of f relays,
automatic alternator (to alternate the operating pump
on each cycle and to provide simultaneous two-pump
operation if required by the in-flow rate), a pump-run
light for each pump, a high water alarm light and an
alarm bell with silencing button. The basic SBS circuitry
is solid state and epoxy encapsulated. The printed
circuit board is of plug-in modular design for easy
replacement.
SBS PILOT DEVICE: Th e S B S Pilot D evice in clud es
the required number of mercur y tube bulbs with a
mounting bracket and junction box. The Pilot Device
D
is available in three styles.
INSTALL ATION
C
1. T
ype SBS Submers-a-bulbs consist of a mercury tube
switch embedded in a polyurethane float. For duplex
B
pump units, the four bulbs function as follows:
Bulb A: Both pumps off. Bulb C: Pump No. 2 on.
Bulb B: Pump No.1 on. Bulb D: High Water Alarm.
A
NEMA-1
JUNC .
B OX
S US
P ENS IO N
NEMA-4
P.L ATE
JUNC
B OX
NEMA-4
JUNC .
B OX
NEMA-4
JUNC
.
NEMA-4
BJUNC
OX .
B OX
P IT
COVER
P IT
COVER
P IT
COVER
NEMA-4
JUNC .
B OX
NEMA-4
JUNC .
B OX
C ABL E
C ABL E
NE MA-1
JU NC.
BOX
CONN.
CONN.
TO SBPIPE
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TO SB S
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P IP E
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FITTING
F IT T ING
F IT T ING
WAL L
BRAC KET
D
NE MA-1
JU NC.
BOX
WAL L
BRAC KET
WAL L
BRAC KET
C ABL E
D
D
D
D
P IT WAL L
P IT WAL L
HIGH
H IGH
WATER
D WAT E R
AL ARM
ALAR M
P IT WAL L
H IGH
D WAT E R
ALAR M
C
C
C
C
C
P UMP
NO. 2
ON
C
PU MP
NO. 2
ON
C
PU MP
NO. 2
ON
C
B
B
B
B
B
P UMP
NO. 1
ON
B
PU MP
NO. 1
ON
B
PU MP
NO. 1
ON
B
P IP E
BRAC KET
P IP E
BRAC KET
A
A
A
A
BUL B
A
BUL B
BUL B
P IP E
BRAC
KET
BOTH
P UMP S
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B OT H
B OT H
A PU MPS
A PU MPS
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2. When installing the bulbs, allow 2 inches of cable
between the weight and the steadying bracket.
3. The bottom bulb (Bulb A - Both pumps off) should
be at a level equal to the top of the motors, when
used with Submersible Pumps.
4. Set Bulb D (High Water Alarm) approximately 6
inches below pit inlet level.
The bulbs are mounted
on a ro un d susp e nsion
plate which sets on the
p i t c o v e r. A N E M A - 4
junction box is furnished
for seperate mounting.
T h e b u l b s a re m o u nte d
on a bracket for side
wall mounting. A
N EM A- 4 ju n c tio n b ox is
furnished for separate
m o u ntin g .
The bulbs are mounted on
a round suspension plate
which sets on the pit cover.
and NEMA-1 junction box
is pe destal mounted on
the same suspension plate.
D e s c r i p t i ve D i a g ra m ( T h i s s t y l e i s g e n e r a l l y
used to control nonsubmersible pumps.)
5. Switch 3-phase power leads, if necessary, to insure
correct pump rotation at start-up.
6. If the Submers-a-bulb panel is out of sight of the pit,
it is recommended that NEMA-4 unfused disconnect
switch be installed at the pit, for each motor.
7. F
or STYLE 2 installations, where the NEMA-4 junction
box is below the pit cover, install the junction box
as high as possible above flood level, since NEMA-4
enclosures are rated watertight but are not designed
for submerged service. All connections to the box
should be watertight.
CABLE
B R AC K E T A R M
M E R C URY T UB E SW I TC H
SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS
FOR ENGINEERS:
Pumps shall be controlled by a Federal Type SBS
Submers-a-bulb Controller, which shall include a
wall-mounting duplex control panel in a NEMA-1
general purpose enclosure. The control panel shall
include a magnetic starter and a fusible disconnect
switch for each motor, pump-on and pump-off
relays, an automatic alternator to alternate the
pumps on each cycle and provide simultaneous
operation if required, pump-run lights, high water
alarm light and an alarm bell with silencing button.
The SBS Controller shall also include four submersible
float switches on a wall-mounting (or pit covermounting) bracket and a NEMA-4 junction box.
WE I G H T
O F F P OS I T I O N
O N P OS I T I O N
F LOAT B U L B
Bulb Operation
ADDRESS: 1144 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 1 1 203
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TEL: (718) 451-2000
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