AQUALEAK WG1 Service manual

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Installation and Operation Instruction Manual
WG1 Major Water Leak Detection System
The WG1 system meets and exceeds the requirement for BREEAM 2011 Section WAT03. It is a Major
Leak Detection System which covers all mains supplies both in and outside the building. It is
programmable, has an audible alarm and can identify different flow rates. It also complies with
BREEAM W02 as the system uses water meters with pulsed outputs and a pulse splitter that can
connect to a BMS.
The standard one zone WG1 system comprises a WG1 Control Unit for monitoring the internal pipe
work.
Connected to this is one pulsed output water meter. This water meter is installed inside the building
just after the stopcock, and will monitor for internal leaks.

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Contents
2.0 Introduction
3.0 The Water Meter
4.0 Connecting the Water Meter
5.0 Connecting to a BMS
6.0 Connecting the Latching Valve and the Power
7.0 Navigating the Menus
8.0 The Alarm Modes available
9.0 The Hi Guard setting
10.0 The Lo Guard setting
11.0 Setting the Permanent Mode
12.0 Setting the Daily Mode
13.0 Setting the Daily Mode cont’
14.0 Setting the 7 day Mode
15.0 Setting the 7 day Mode cont’
16.0 Setting the Weekend Mode
17.0 Setting the Weekend Mode cont’
18.0 The Settings Menu
19.0 The Settings Menu cont’
20.0 The Log Menu
22.0 In The Event of an Alarm
23.0 Trouble Shooting Guide

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The WG1 Panel
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Internal Display
and Setting Panel
Mute Button
Sounder
LED (green) when
system is switched on.
LED (off) when the
system is switched off.
LED (Red) when the
system is in alarm.
LED (Green) when
the system is all OK.
Internal Water Pipework

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The Water Meters
The WG1 uses 1 turbine water meter with a pulse reader pre-connected. This meter goes inside the
building (where the pipework first enters) just after the main stop cock.
Types of water meters:
There are two different types of water meter supplied with the WG1.
Sizes between 15mm diameter and 40mm diameter use a screw type
meter. These meters are supplied with BSP union kits as standard.
Sizes between 50mm and 200mm use a flanged type water meter.
Both types have a pulse reader that has been attached during
manufacture and all have an output of 1 = 10 litres of water at a pulse
rate of 128 milliseconds or greater.
The pulse reader attached to the screw type water meter has a fly lead
with a red and black wire coming from it. The flange type meter has a
fly lead with a grey and white wire. The section on connecting the
system will explain where these wires are connected.
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WG1 SYSTEM SCHEMATIC
Internal
Meter )
Valve
(optional
WG1 Controller
HelpSetup
X
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System is live
System is off
System is clear
Water detected Mute alarm
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HelpSetup
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System is live
System is off
System is clear
Water detected Mute alarm
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Connecting the Water Meters
15CB to 200CB
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The water meters are connected to the WG1 using a braided screened cable containing a pair of copper
conductors. For distances of up to 100m please use a minimum of 1mm² conductor and distances up to
500m please use a 2.5mm² conductor.
VALVE
BLUE
WHITE
METER
PULSE
PULSE
VALVE PULSEMETER
Both style of water meter are connected in
the same way. Both have a fly lead coming
off the pulse reader with a red and black
wire. These are not polarity conscious and
can be connected anyway round. It is
advised that the connections to the cable
between the fly lead and the terminals in the
WG1 are made using an IP67 rated junction
box.
If the water meter is positioned more than 20m
away from the WG1 panel it is necessary to
connect the braiding to the negative connector on
the battery terminals. This is to reduce problems
with interference on the connection cable.
NB: It is not necessary to connect the braiding at
the water meter end to anything.
6 way chop block
Please be aware that older systems
will use a different water meter and the
wiring from these will be different
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Connecting the Latching Valves
VL15 to VL50
VALVE
BLUE
WHITE
METER
PULSE
PULSE
VALVE PULSEMETER
If the latching valve option has been ordered, they need to be connected to the WG1 panel using a pair of
copper conductors at least 1mm² in size. Aqualeak do not usually supply the cable to make this connection.
The latching valve uses a 9 - 12VDC pulse at 50 m/s, DO NOT PUT 230VAC TO THE VALVES
All latching valves supplied by Aqualeak
are connected in the same way. A pair of
wires are run to each valve from the panel
and connected to the terminals in the
connection block on the valve. The
connections are not polarity conscious,
with one wire going to the terminal marked
1 and the other to the one marked 2. The
internal valve connects to the terminals on
the 6 way chop block inside the panel
across connectors marked VALVE. The
external valve connects directly to the
terminals on the PCB labelled EXTERNAL
SYSTEM, VALVE and WHITE.
Please note that the external connection
marked as WHITE shares this with the
connection from the water meter.
6 way chop block
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Connecting to a BMS
VALVE
BLUE
WHITE
METER
PULSE
PULSE
VALVE PULSEMETER
Pulse output connection to allow for the monitoring of consumption by the BMS (BREEAM WAT02):
6 way chop block
To BMS
NB: The output from to the BMS is a pulse
equal to 10 litres of water.
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Fuses
1.5amp
1.5amp
1 amp
L E N
Connecting power
The WG1 panel requires a 230VAC supply from a 2Afused spur

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Normal Display:
Displays time and current Guard setting.
Press to check the software version number, press
again to check the voltage and again to check the
pulses read by the water meter.
Navigation button:
scrolls between menus. Indexes between numbers in date and time
moves up and down the menus and changes the values
Setup:
To enter menus and to edit and save settings
Water off:
Turns the water supply off only if a latching solenoid valve has been fitted
Override:
Allows an unlimited volume of water through in a pre-set period (set in “Timeout”
in the Settings Menu)
Water on:
Resets the WG1 to normal guard mode after an alarm has been triggered and
switches the water back on if valve has been fitted.
It is also used to toggle between High and Low Guard modes, Daily mode, 7
Day mode and Weekend mode.
Navigating the Menus
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The Modes (Guard Menu)
Understanding the different modes
Permanent (default)
This allows whatever is set into the “High Guard” (please see “High Guard” set up later in this manual)
through in any 24 hour period.
Daily
This allows the setting of 4 different Guard Settings, 2 high and 2 low for each day. All days of the week
are equal to those set for Sunday.
7 Day
This is set up as for “Daily” only it allows the user to set each day of the week with a different High Guard
1 and 2 as well as a different Low Guard 1 and 2.
Weekend
This is set up as for “Daily” only it allows the user to set a different rate for the weekend than that set for
the week. The weekend setting uses the figures for Sunday and the weekday setting uses the figures for
Monday.
To set the mode:
Press to go into “Guard Menu”
Press to go into the “Mode Menu”
The default mode is Permanent, the display will say “Mode Permanent”.
To change to a different mode press the button, the “P” in Permanent will start to flash.
Press the and buttons to toggle between Permanent/Daily/7 Day/Weekend.
Press to store
NOTE: All WG1 panels leave the factory with a default setting of 1 pulse. This means that only 10
litres of water will pass through the water meters before an alarm is given. The amount of water
allowed through the meters before an alarm must be increased by setting the Hi Guard figure to more
than 1 (see page 10). Remember 1 is equal to 10 litres, so 2 will be 20 litres and 10 will be 100 litres and
so on.
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The Hi Guard (Guard Menu)
Understanding the Hi Guard Settings
The Hi Guard number equates to the amount of water flowing through the water meter in a half hour period
before the WG1 will go into alarm. Every increment of 1 will allow an extra 10 litres of water to pass through.
The WG1 is factory set to 1 (this equates to only 10 litres of water passing through the water meter in half an
hour) and the system will almost certainly go in to alarm as soon as water is run off. It is advised that the Hi
Guard setting is increased to reflect the buildings occupancy and facilities. The Hi Guard figure is used when
the system is set to Permanent, Daily, 7 Day or Weekend.
Please note that the highest setting possible is 32,000, this will equate to allowing 320,000 litres of water to
flow through the water meter in a half hour period. This is physically not possible, but you can use this setting
where the actual amount of expected usage is not known when commissioning. You will however need to
return at a later date to adjust the figure to reflect the usage once the amount has been established.
To set the Hi Guard figure:
Press to go into “Guard Menu”
Press twice to go into the “Hi Guard”
The default mode is 1, the display will say “Hi Guard 1”.
To change to a different value press the button, the “1” will start to flash.
Press the buttons to toggle up or the to toggle down from 32,000
Press to store
NOTE: When the unit is first powered live, the default setting is 1 pulse. If the building is occupied and water is
being drawn, the WG1 will go into alarm. It is not possible to set the Hi Guard figure to a higher one if water is
being run off when in the Guard Menu section. Please isolate the water at the stop cock or should this not be
possible, disconnect one of the wires from the water meter in the terminal block inside the WG1 control panel.
Once the HI Guard figure has been increased, the wires can be replaced.
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