Franklin Fueling Systems UPP VTU-110V User manual

UPP®SYSTEM INTEGRITY TESTING KIT
MODEL VTU
USER GUIDE

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the informaon contained in this manual at the me of prinng, we recommend that you refer to “franklinfueling.com” for the most current
version of this manual. All product specicaons, as well as the informaon contained in this publicaon, are subject to change without noce.
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connected with, installaon, operaon, use, or maintenance by using this manual. Franklin Fueling Systems assumes no responsibility for any
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Conventions used in this manual
This manual includes safety precauons and other important informaon presented in the following format:
NOTE: This provides helpful supplementary informaon.
IMPORTANT: This provides instrucons to avoid damaging hardware or a potenal hazard to the environment, for example: fuel leakage from
equipment that could harm the environment.
CAUTION: This indicates a potenally hazardous situaon that could result in minor or moderate injury if not avoided. This may also be used to
alert against unsafe pracces.
WARNING: This indicates a potenally hazardous situaon that could result in severe injury or death if not avoided.
DANGER: This indicates an imminently hazardous situaon that will result in death if not avoided.
Operating precautions
Working in a hazardous environment presents a risk of severe injury or death if you do not follow standard industry pracces and the instrucons
in this manual. Before you work with or install the equipment covered in this manual, or any related equipment, read this enre manual,
parcularly the following precauons:
IMPORTANT: To help prevent spillage from an underground storage tank, make sure the delivery equipment is well-maintained, that there is a
proper connecon, and that the ll adaptor is ght. Delivery personnel should inspect delivery elbows and hoses for damage and missing parts.
CAUTION: Use only original FFS parts. Substung non-FFS parts could cause the device to fail, which could create a hazardous condion and/
or harm the environment.
WARNING: Follow all codes that govern how you install and service this product and the enre system. Always lock out and tag electrical
circuit breakers while installing or servicing this equipment and related equipment. A potenally lethal electrical shock hazard and the possibility
of an explosion or re from a spark can result if the electrical circuit breakers are accidentally turned on while you are installing or servicing this
product. Refer to this manual (and documentaon for related equipment) for complete installaon and safety informaon.
WARNING: Before you enter a containment sump, check for the presence of hydrocarbon vapors. Inhaling these vapors can make you dizzy or
unconscious, and if ignited, they can explode and cause serious injury or death. Containment sumps are designed to trap hazardous liquid spills
and prevent environmental contaminaon, so they can accumulate dangerous amounts of hydrocarbon vapors. Check the atmosphere in the
sump regularly while you are working in it. If vapors reach unsafe levels, exit the sump and venlate it with fresh air before you resume working.
Always have another person standing by for assistance.
WARNING: Follow all federal, state, and local laws governing the installaon of this product and its associated systems. When no other
regulaons apply, follow NFPA codes 30, 30A, and 70 from the Naonal Fire Protecon Associaon. Failure to follow these codes could result in
severe injury, death, serious property damage, and/or environmental contaminaon.
WARNING: Always secure the work area from moving vehicles. The equipment in this manual is usually mounted underground, so reduced
visibility puts service personnel working on it in danger from moving vehicles that enter the work area. To help prevent this safety hazard, secure
the area by using a service truck (or some other vehicle) to block access to the work area.
DANGER: Make sure you check the installaon locaon for potenal ignion sources such as ames, sparks, radio waves, ionizing radiaon,
and ultrasound sonic waves. If you idenfy any potenal ignion sources, you must make sure safety measure are implemented.

Contents
Introducon ......................................................................................................................................3
Safety Instrucons .........................................................................................................................3
Liability Restricons .......................................................................................................................3
Unit Care ........................................................................................................................................4
Operang Instrucons ...................................................................................................................4
Test 1 - Tesng the Base of a Two-Piece Tank Chamber .............................................................5
Test 2 - Tesng the Base of a Two-Piece Tank Chamber (2) .......................................................5
Possible Leak Points: ................................................................................................................6
Test 3 - Tesng the Chamber Riser ..............................................................................................6
Vacuum Test Parameters ...............................................................................................................7
Fault Diagnosis ...............................................................................................................................7
Specicaons .................................................................................................................................7
Accessories ....................................................................................................................................8
Warranty Statement ......................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
This manual contains the procedure and other informaon for using the UPP® System Integrity
Tesng Kit, model VTU.
The UPP® System integrity tesng kit allows for precise tesng of the ghtness of single wall
underground tank chambers (sumps) and dispenser sumps. The versale unit can also be used
to test double wall dispenser and tank chambers and also the intersal space in secondary
contained (double wall) pipe systems.
Safety Instructions
• The system integrity tesng unit is designed specically for use on fuelling installaons and
should be protected against water and dust.
• The machine should be handled with the care usually given to sensive electrical
equipment, especially during transport.
• Each me the machine is used, the condion of the machine, and especially the power
cable needs to be checked. If damage is discovered, the machine needs to be returned
directly to the supplier or an authorised service centre.
• Before connecng the machine, the power source needs to be checked with regard to the
rang of the test unit (110 or 230 volt - see specicaons).
• Never pull and/or li the machine by its power cable.
• The machine must only be used outside of hazardous areas (zones 0, 1 and 2).
IMPORTANT: Ensure storage tank is completely sealed and isolated from the chamber while
being tested. Storage tanks are not designed to withstand a vacuum and damage may result.
Liability Restrictions
In each of the following cases, all liabilies of the supplier are invalidated if:
• The machine is used outside the indicated applicaon area.
• The operator is not trained to use this machine.
• The recommended maintenance intervals are not observed.
• The safety instrucons are not observed.
• Repairs have been performed by other than the supplier or their authorized agent.

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Unit Care
• Ensure the push-t blanking plug is ed when the unit is not being operated. This is
especially important while transporng the unit.
• Ensure adequate training has been received from FFS before using the program
“unregulated pressure output” to avoid damage to the gauge / sensor.
• Avoid excessive vibraon and heavy handling of the VTU.
• Change lter annually.
Operating Instructions
The VTU is designed to automacally condion and test in one sequence of operaons.
Condioning is an essenal step when ghtness tesng Polyethylene systems, due to the exible
nature of the material, ensuring that no false results are obtained. This is achieved by pulling a
vacuum a total of three mes. Aer each of the rst two vacuum pulls, the VTU rests and allows
the assembly to contract for 60 seconds before commencing the nal third vacuum pull and
running the test.
Figure 1: VTU Front Panel.
To aid any necessary leak detecon and remedial work, it is recommended that UPP® tank
chambers are tested in specic stages during the installaon process.
NOTE:The vac gauge is only an indicator - the exact reading is not crical. The gauge does not
need to be calibrated.

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Test 1 - Testing the Base of a Two-Piece Tank Chamber
Aer installing the tank chamber base, test for ghtness as follows:
1. Make sure vacuum lid gaskets and chamber base ange are clean and free of dirt or debris.
2. Place the vacuum lid on to the chamber base.
3. Make sure that no ammable vapour is present in the volume to be vacuum tested. Place
the test unit outside of hazardous areas (zones 0, 1 and 2) but as close to the chamber as
possible and within 4 meters of an electrical power source.
4. Connect hoses between the lid and the test unit, ensuring hose ends are in good condion.
5. Make sure the test on / o switch is set to “0” posion and connect the power lead from
the test unit to the power supply.
6. Select “Chamber / Sump” seng.
7. Set switch to “Test On” posion. Unit will go through calibraon process with lights ashing.
8. When calibraon is complete, the vacuum pump will run unl the correct test vacuum is
reached. The unit will then start the condioning / test sequence. Test will commence aer
the third pump run and the blue test light will be on.
9. When vacuum has been held for the required test period, the green light will illuminate and
the chamber can be considered leak-ght.
10. If the vacuum is not held, a red light will illuminate and the chamber should be invesgated.
The only possible leak point should be the tank sump / chamber mounng ange.
Once the chamber base is leak ght, install pipe-work and proceed to test 2.
Test 2 - Testing the Base of a Two-Piece Tank Chamber (2)
Aer installing the seals and pipe runs, re-test the base for ghtness. To test the chamber base,
follow these instrucons:
1. Make sure vacuum lid gaskets and chamber base ange are clean and free of dirt or debris.
2. Place the vacuum lid on to the chamber base.
3. Make sure that no ammable vapour is present in the volume to be vacuum tested. Place
the test unit outside of hazardous areas (zones 0, 1 and 2) but as close to the chamber as
possible and within 4 meters of an electrical power source.
4. Connect hoses between the lid and the test unit, ensuring hose ends are in good condion.
5. Make sure the test on / o switch is set to “0” posion and connect the power lead from
the test unit to the power supply.
6. Select “Chamber / Sump” seng.
7. Set switch to “Test On” posion. Unit will go through calibraon process with lights ashing.
8. When calibraon is complete, the vacuum pump will run unl the correct test vacuum is
reached. The unit will then start the condioning / test sequence. Test will commence aer
the third pump run and the blue test light will be on.

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9. When vacuum has been held for the required test period, the green light will illuminate and
the chamber can be considered leak-ght.
10. If the vacuum is not held, a red light will illuminate and the chamber should be invesgated
Possible Leak Points:
• Pipe / seal interface
• Electrofusion / chamber interface
• Vacuum lid seal
• Conduit seals
• Vacuum pipe connecons
Test 3 - Testing the Chamber Riser
11. Uncouple the hose connecon from the vacuum lid and remove the vacuum lid from the
base secon. Join the riser to the base secon as detailed in the relevant chamber installaon
instrucons (FFS document 408001028. On the web hps://www.franklinfueling.com/en/
products/piping--containment/containment/chambers/opmum-fusion/).
12. Place appropriate test-lid on riser.
13. Make sure that no ammable vapour is present in the volume to be vacuum tested.
Connect vacuum hoses to riser lid.
14. Select Chamber / Sump test seng.
15. Re-run test as in test 1.
16. If the vacuum is not held, invesgate. Possible leak points include:
• Centre secon seal
• Vacuum lid seal
• Riser seals
• Vacuum pipe connecons
CAUTION: Never set switch to “pressure test only” without prior consultaon with Franklin
Fueling Systems. Serious damage to the machine or chamber could result.
CAUTION: Never enter a chamber or sump whilst it is under vacuum test as serious injury
could result.

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Vacuum Test Parameters
Seng Vacuum Time
Chamber / Sump -30 mbar 7 minutes
Spill Bucket -30 mbar 1.5 minutes
Fault Diagnosis
Fault Soluon
Vacuum level not reached or keeps
on falling.
• Check and listen for leaks in all the areas outlined in
the tests. Recfy faults if found.
Vacuum sll falling. All areas on
chamber are leak ght.
• Check containment collar ange and ngs for leak
path. Contact tank manufacturer if leak is found for
alternave sealing soluons.
• Possible leak inside unit, contact FFS Technical
Service for full diagnosc.
Vacuum equipment running but no
vacuum being produced.
• Check connecon to vacuum lid and pump. To
check pump, block one end of pipe and monitor the
movement of the vacuum gauge.
• Possible leak inside unit, contact FFS Technical
Service for full diagnosc.
Pump not running • Check power to unit and electrical fuse.
Specifications
110 Volt Model 230 Volt Model
Model designaon VTU-110V VTU-230V
Voltage 100-110 V 230 V ± 10%
Frequency 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz
Power rang 145 W / 2.9A 145 W / 1.54A
Enclosure protecon class IP54
Operang temperature limits 0-40° C (32 - 104° F)
Fuse protecon 5 A an-surge
Dimensions 420 mm x 250 mm x 280 mm
(16.5" x 9.8" x 11")
Weight 17.5 kg (38.6 lb.)

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Accessories
Test Lids
Descripon Size mm Model Designaon
Chamber Test Lid Assembly
560 dia VTL-560DIA
750 x 650 VTL-750X650
800 x 800 VTL-800X800
850 dia VTL-850-DIA
1200 dia VTL-1200DIA
1350 dia VTL-1350DIA
Sump Test Lid Assembly 1470 x 600 VTL-1470X600
All test lids supplied in a hard-wearing carry bag.
Warranty Statement
The Franklin Fueling System Integrity Tesng Kit is designed for use with Franklin Fueling’s UPP®
product range.
This unit should always be used within the constraints and capabilies of the equipment being
tested. If you have any doubts as to the required sengs for UPP® Systems please consult
Franklin Fueling Systems at the address shown.
Should you wish to use this Integrity Tesng Kit on other manufacturer’s equipment, it is the
responsibility of the user to check the capabilies of the parts being tested prior to use of this
equipment.
No liability will be accepted by Franklin Fueling Systems or its distributors / agents for damage
caused during tests carried out on other manufacturers equipment.
It is the responsibility of the user to seek a disclaimer and indemnify against damage caused by
the use of this tesng kit on other manufacturers equipment.

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85 Cavendish Street
Ipswich
Suffolk IP3 8AX
Tel: [phone]
www.KaysElectronics.com
THROUGH HOLE PCB ASSEMBLY WIRING & CABLE ASSEMBLY ELECTROMECHANICAL ASSEMBLY
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Registered Office: 37 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1AQ Company No: 04227045 (England and Wales)

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