Franklin Fueling Systems TSP-MWS User Manual

TSP-MWS

(Discriminating Monitoring Well Sensor BriteSensor®)

Installation Instructions

Franklin Fueling Systems • 3760 Marsh Rd. • Madison, WI 53718 USA

Tel: [phone] • 800 225 9787 • Fax: [phone] • www.franklinfueling.com

Overview

TSP-MWS
Discriminating
Monitoring well
Sensor

(Britesensor ®)

Sensor
Model-lengths:

TSP-MWS-10 =
10 foot length (3 m)

TSP-MWS-15 =
15 foot length (4.6 m)

TSP-MWS-20 =
20 foot length (6 m)

TSP-MWS-25 =
25 foot length (7.6 m)

Sensor must be installed
“suspended in groundwater”

4 inch (102 mm)
Locking riser cap
(part of sensor)

Retainer to loop
excess sensor length

Dry season groundwater level

Internal

low water level

float switch

Lever

Thru holes

For locking

The TSP-MWS sensor is an intelligent BriteSensor ® that
is used to monitor groundwater for the presence of liquid
hydrocarbons (product).

These sensors are installed suspended in the groundwater
of monitoring wells around tanks and use intrinsically safe
(I.S) leak detection circuits – approved for use in these
Class 1, Division 1, Group D Hazardous Areas.

The TSP-MWS sensors have a oat at the base that
monitors for the presence of ground water—a dry sensor
cannot detect liquid hydrocarbons that oat on the surface
of groundwater. The sensors also have a conductive
polymer strip along its length, which reacts specically with
liquid hydrocarbons (causing an increase in the electrical
resistance of the polymer strip).

Like other BriteSensors, The TSP-MWS sensors have a
microprocessor that analyzes the environmental conditions
at the sensor and transmits this data to the Automatic
Tank Gauge console. The TSP-MWS sensors detect and
communicates:

A dry well alarm (from the oat at its base), •

PRODUCT present (from the polymer strip),•

NORMAL no-alarm state (no product present and •

sensor is submerged in groundwater),

Plus it transmits a specic sensor ID code.•

An attached 4 inch riser cap, no-strip electrical wire
connectors, 25 feet of cable attached to the sensor, a
Model ID tag, and a cord-grip tting (for connection to a
weatherproof electrical junction box) are supplied with the
TSP-MWS sensor (see diagrams).

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Figure 1: TSP-MWS Sensor Dimensions

Testing the Sensor

Turn the bottom of the sensor up 180 degrees so the
bottom faces up, wait 5 seconds, and let the sensor
hang dry again – a DRY WELL alarm will be generated.
Although sensors may be washed and recovered after
exposure to liquid hydrocarbons, we recommend not
testing for product alarms because of the long after-test
recovery period involved.

Test sensors on a yearly basis, or more frequently if
required by local code.

Test the groundwater for the presence of liquid
hydrocarbons BEFORE installing the monitoring well
sensor (give copy of results to site owner / manager).

Materials Required

Optional – TSP-DB1 Epoxy Seal kit for no-strip electrical •

connectors – recommended for sites: within ood zones,
high groundwater tables, with poor drainage, or when
Junction Boxes are not used.

Well Screen Pipe – Schedule 40 PVC, 4 inch (102 mm) •

diameter.

1/2 or 3/4 inch NPT (National Pipe Thread, tapered), •

Rigid Metal Conduit (RMC) or nonmetallic (PVC) if
allowed by local code.

EYS Seal ttings and epoxy to ll the tting after •

operational testing is completed.

Weatherproof junction box, gasket, and cover, plus a •

3/4 to 1/2 inch NPT reducing bushing if 1/2 inch RMC is
used – see the ATG Installation Guide for recommended
electrical Junction Boxes.

Wire: THHN, TFFN or THWN, 18 AWG: Red, White, & •

Black, or Alpha Cable # 58113,(3.3 mm) 0.131” O.D. –
1,500 feet (457 meters) max. length. Alpha cable 58113
must be used if using non-metallic (PVC) conduit.

Slip joint pliers to seat the no-strip, self-sealing wire •

connectors – connectors are supplied with the sensor.

U.L. classied thread sealant or pipe dope.•

Installation Sequence

1. Install Sump.

2. Install conduit, EYS ttings, and weatherproof
junction box.

3 Shut off power.

ELECTRICAL DANGER Avoid electrical
shock hazards: ensure all power
going to the ATG console is turned off,
tagged, and locked-out at the power
panel before doing any maintenance or
installation work at the ATG console.

4. Install the sensor cable through the supplied
compression tting.

5. Install the compression tting at the waterproof
junction box and tighten the cord-grip tting.

6. Trim wire/cables at the junction box to a 6 or 8 inch
length (15 or 20 cm) or service-loop, and splice the
sensor and console wires together per Figure 3.