Ridder NoNa+ User manual

SV 2.4
15/05/2020
96000023
Installation and User Manual
NoNa+

Ridder Growing Solutions B.V. Mailing address
Honderdland 131 Postbus 33
2676 LT Maasdijk 2676 ZG Maasdijk
The Netherlands The Netherlands
Tel : [phone] Website: www.ridder.com
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Should any errors be discovered, however, Ridder Growing Solutions B.V. would
greatly appreciate being informed of them. Ridder Growing Solutions B.V. is
naturally very interested in your comments and additions.
This product is subject to the General Conditions of Ridder Growing Solutions
B.V.
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permission of Ridder Growing Solutions B.V.
Issue date 15/05/2020 10:55 Version number manual 010 Item code
96000023

Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1 Introduction 5
1.2 Purpose 5
1.3 Target groups 5
1.4 Symbols and annotations 6
1.5 Documentation included 8
1.6 Disclaimer 8
2 Product information 9
2.1 Principles of operation 9
2.2 Process description 10
2.2.1 Purification (sodium removal) 11
2.2.2 Short flush with fresh water 13
2.2.3 Discharging wastewater 13
2.2.4 Intermittent (acid) cleaning 14
2.3 Product specifications 15
2.3.1 Basic configuration 16
2.3.2 Desalination box 19
2.3.3 Filtration (filters) 20
2.3.4 Drain water tanks 21
2.3.5 Pumps 21
2.3.6 Sensors 22
2.3.7 I/O modules 22
2.4 Control 23
2.4.1 HortiMaX-Go! 23
2.5 Individual components 23
2.5.1 Spare components and extra options 24
2.5.2 Peripheral equipment and accessories 24
2.6 Other product characteristics 24
2.6.1 Inspection plates 25
2.6.2 Quality control 26
2.6.3 Component stickers 26
2.6.4 Guidelines and standards 28
2.7 Packaging, storage and shipment 28
2.8 Recycling and disposal 29
3 Safety 30
3.1 General safety requirements 30
3.2 Chemical substances 30
3.3 Personal protective equipment 31
3.4 Emergency stop 31
4 Installation 32
4.1 Installation requirements 32
4.1.1 Dealer/installer requirements 32
4.1.2 Installation requirements 32
4.1.3 Water installation requirements 33
4.1.4 Electrical installation requirements 34
4.2 Step-by-step installation and commissioning instructions 34
4.3 Connecting water supply (hydronic installation) 35
4.4 Connecting electrical components 36
4.5 Connecting acid dosing components 36

4.6 Installing other components 37
4.6.1 Connecting level sensor 37
4.6.2 Connecting EC sensor 37
4.6.3 Connecting ring filter 37
4.6.4 Connecting the I/O modules 38
4.6.5 Connecting CloudBoX 38
5 Commissioning 39
5.1 Updating software 39
5.2 Software configuration 40
5.2.1 New start 40
5.2.2 Scanning 41
5.3 Software settings 43
5.3.1 Time 43
5.3.2 Location 44
5.3.3 Network address 45
5.3.4 Physical components (purple tiles) 45
5.3.5 Sodium removal 46
5.4 Calibrating the sensors 46
5.4.1 Calibration steps 47
5.5 Pressurizing the NoNa+. 47
5.6 Testing the NoNa+ 48
6 Operation 50
6.1 Power switch 50
6.2 Operating the pumps 50
6.3 Operating the HortiMaX-Go! (NoNa+) 51
6.3.1 The home screen 51
6.3.2 Advanced settings 55
6.3.3 Purification (sodium removal) 56
6.3.4 Short flush with fresh water 59
6.3.5 Intermittent (acid) cleaning 59
6.3.6 Start conditions 60
6.3.7 Alarms 62
6.4 Keeping stack moist 63
7 Maintenance 65
7.1 Maintenance guidelines 65
7.2 Weekly maintenance 65
7.3 Monthly maintenance 65
7.4 Annual maintenance 66
Appendices 67
Glossary 67
Checklist for step-by-step installation procedure 69

1 Introduction
Ridder Growing Solutions supplies both high-tech and simple solutions for large- and
small-scale horticulture companies. Ridder Growing Solutions‘s range is divided into
three product categories:
Water Treatment
Process Automation
Management Systems
The Ridder NoNa+is part of our range of water treatment products.
This is the installation and user manual for the NoNa+. This manual was
originally published in Dutch.
1.1 Introduction
The NoNa+reduces the sodium content in (drain) water using a capacitive
electrodialysis (CED) stack with ion-selective membranes.
The benefits of the NoNa+are:
Reduces the sodium content per treatment by at least 20%
Ensures that valuable fertilizers are retained
Lowers the risk of blossom-end rot and leaf tipburn
Enables the grower to recirculate more drain water
Ensures water usage efficiency of at least 95%
Low power consumption
Easy to integrate into the existing systems
Suitable for a wide range of settings (standalone).
1.2 Purpose
This manual has two purposes:
1. The manual describes how to install and connect the NoNa+.
2. This manual describes the functioning of the NoNa+, and how to operate and
maintain it.
1.3 Target groups
The manual has been written for two target groups:
the installers of the NoNa+
the users of the NoNa+
In general, installation will be carried out by the dealer of the NoNa+. This manual
uses the term ‘dealer’ to mean both the dealer and the installer.
The users are growers who wish to remove sodium from their (drain) water.
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Ridder Growing Solutions advises both target groups to familiarize themselves with
the content of the entire manual:
Sections 4 and 5 have been written specifically for the dealers.
Sections 6 and 7 have been written specifically for the users.
1.4 Symbols and annotations
This manual uses symbols, pictograms, abbreviations and annotations. This section
provides an overview of these.
1.4.1 Symbols
The following symbols are used:
Note: This notice provides important information or a warning. Ignoring this
information may result in product damage or personal injury.
Note: This notice provides important information or a warning.
Information: This notice provides additional information or a brief
explanation.
Tip: This relates to advice to users.
1.4.2 Pictograms
To show that personal protective equipment (PPE) is required, the following
pictograms are used:
Pictogram Name
Protective clothing
Gloves
Safety goggles
Safety boots
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1.4.3 Abbreviations
This manual uses the following abbreviations:
Symbol Name
°C degrees Celsius
°F degrees Fahrenheit
W x H x D width x height x depth
CED Capacitive Electrodialysis
cm centimetre
cm2square centimeter
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
EC Electrical Conductivity
Hz Hertz
L (or l) litre
L/min litres per minute
m metre
max. maximum
m3cubic metre
m3/h cubic metres per hour
Nm Newton-metres
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
PPE personal protective equipment
UTC Universal Time Coordinated
V Volt
Where appropriate, these terms may be used in full the first time they are
mentioned, with the abbreviation shown in brackets. After that, the
abbreviation will be used.
1.4.4 Notation methods
The following method of notation is used in the software user instructions:
A button is indicated as follows: the Start button.
A field is indicated as follows: the Connect string field.
A setting is indicated as follows: the Language setting.
A window is indicated as follows: the Log On window.
1.4.5 Glossary
A glossary has been included in the appendix (see Appendix: "Glossary" on page67).
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1.5 Documentation included
A full set of documentation has been included with the NoNa+. This manual is part of
that documentation. You will also find:
Additional information on, for example: pumps, measuring equipment, etc. can
be found in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) manuals, supplied
separately. Please consult these OEM manuals for the correct use and
maintenance of the relevant components.
Electrical wiring diagrams.
1.6 Disclaimer
The NoNa+series and all its components have been developed specifically for a
horticultural environment. The equipment and accompanying software must be used
as delivered and are subject to the instructions in the Ridder Growing Solutions
documentation provided with the equipment and software.
The NoNa+is primarily designed to lower the sodium content in drain water.
For other conditions of use, please refer to our General Conditions of Sale.
Your warranty will be void if you fail to observe the instructions provided by Ridder
Growing Solutions.
This manual describes the NoNa+. Certain details of the NoNa+that you will be
installing may vary from the situation shown. Please refer to the order confirmation
to check whether the NoNa+provided has non-standard specifications.
Ridder Growing Solutions has made every effort to provide up-to-date illustrations
and screenshots in this manual. However, the illustrations and screenshots used may
differ in some details from what you actually see. Screenshots have been made using
the English-language version of HortiMaX-Go! (NoNa+). For the latest version of the
screenshots, you will need to use the latest version of the HortiMaX-Go! software.
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2 Product information
This section describes the components and the functioning of the NoNa+.
2.1 Principles of operation
Each NoNa+is built according to the principles in the diagram below. There may be
some minor differences depending on the NoNa+that you are installing or you are
using.
Figure 2-1: Schematic diagram showing the basic operation of the NoNa+.
No. Name No. Name
1 Drain water tank 15 Gate valve (flow regulator)
2 EC sensor 16 Flow sensor
3 Sampling valve 17 Discharge valve (for discharging
wastewater to the sewer)
4 Valve for shutting off drain water 18 Ring filter, 55 microns (optional)
5 Valve for supplying drain water 19 Valve for selecting drain water or
fresh water
6 Valve for supplying fresh water 20 Drain water pump
7 Active carbon filter (optional) 21 Filter bypass valve
8 The area within the box marks the
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No. Name No. Name
9 Valve for regulating the flow of
water through the stack
23 Dosing pump for continuous (acid)
cleaning
10 Desalination box with CED stack 24 Dosing pump for intermittent (acid)
cleaning
11 Current/voltage meter 25 Tank for continuous (acid) cleaning
12 Pressure gauge (manometer) 26 Tank for intermittent (acid)
cleaning
13 Ring filter, 10 microns 27 Wastewater tank
14 Wastewater pump 28 Control cabinet
2.2 Process description
The NoNa+has three modes of operation that make use of the drain water circuit
and/or the wastewater circuit. Sodium is removed from the water in the drain water
circuit. The sodium is transferred to the water in the wastewater circuit.
The three modes of operation are:
Purification (sodium removal)
This is the mode in which sodium is removed from the drain water. The sodium
is transferred to the wastewater. At the same time, the wastewater ensures
that the stack is cleaned continuously (using acid). See "Purification (sodium
removal)" on the facing page.
Intermittent (acid) cleaning
Once a preset volume of water has passed through the stack, the NoNa+starts
the intermittent (acid) cleaning process. This is done to clean the stack. See
"Intermittent (acid) cleaning" on page14.
Idle
Once every 48 hours, the NoNa+performs a short flush with fresh water to
keep the membranes moist.
If the NoNa+(or the stack itself) has not been connected for more than 48
hours, add a saline solution to the stack to keep the membranes moist and to
prevent bacteria from entering the stack. See "Keeping stack moist" on page63
for more information.
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2.2.1 Purification (sodium removal)
During purification, sodium (and other monovalent ions) is removed from the drain
water. This is transferred to the wastewater. During this process, a tension field is
applied to the stack. This forces the ions to move through the membranes. This
contaminates the membranes.
To prevent (lime) deposits and to 'clean' the membranes again, the polarity is
reversed. The stack is now no longer being charged, but discharged. For more
information, see "Desalination box" on page19.
The purification process is carried out in a cycle. The first time, the system initially
performs a short flush with fresh water to fill the wastewater tank. After that, the
purification process starts and this consists of the following stages:
1. Purification (charging stack)
2. Short flush with fresh water
3. Purification (discharging stack)
4. Short flush with fresh water
The purification process then starts over again, beginning with purification (charging
stack). When the water level in the wastewater tank reaches the high-water float, the
NoNa+receives a signal that it is time to empty the wastewater tank. See
"Discharging wastewater" on page13.
Figure 2-2: Schematic diagram of purification process (charging stack)
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Figure 2-3: Schematic diagram of purification process (discharging stack)
The purification process works as follows in the drain water circuit:
Drain water is supplied from the drain water tank.
The drain water pump sends the water into the NoNa+.
The drain water flows past:
multiple pressure gauges (this is where the pressure is measured)
a flow sensor (this is where the flow rate is measured)
one or two ring filters (this is where the water is filtered)
a sampling valve (this is where you can take samples)
an EC sensor (this is where the EC level is measured)
The drain water enters the stack via one valve.
The stack is equipped with:
current/voltage meter (this is where the electrical current and voltage are
measured)
ion-selective membranes
electrodes
In the stack, sodium (and other monovalent ions) is removed from the drain
water.
The purified water leaves the stack via one valve.
The purified water flows past an EC sensor and a sampling valve.
The purified water flows into the drain water tank.
At the same time, the wastewater circuit is active. The sodium removed from the
drain water enters this circuit.
The wastewater pump draws water from the wastewater tank.
The wastewater flows past:
multiple pressure gauges (this is where the pressure is measured)
a flow sensor (this is where the flow rate is measured)
a ring filter (this is where the water is filtered)
The wastewater enters the stack via one valve.
The stack is equipped with:
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current/voltage meter (this is where the electrical current and voltage are
measured)
ion-selective membranes
electrodes
In the stack, sodium and other fertilizers are transferred to the wastewater.
The wastewater flows back into the wastewater tank.
2.2.2 Short flush with fresh water
The drain water circuit performs a short flush with fresh water using water from the
fresh water tank. This water passes through the NoNa+and is then fed into the
wastewater tank in order to fill it. Acid is also dosed into the wastewater tank. This
acid prevents limescale buildup in the stack.
Figure 2-4: Schematic diagram of short flush with fresh water
Fresh water (tap water) is fed into the fresh water tank.
The drain water pump draws fresh water from the fresh water tank.
Fresh water passes through the filter bypass valve around the filters (to
minimize the amount of flush water used).
The water flows into the stack via both valves.
Some of the water leaves the NoNa+and runs into the drain water tank.
Some of the water runs into wastewater tank.
Acid is pumped from the tank used for continuous (acid) cleaning, and is fed
into the wastewater tank. This is done in preparation for continuous (acid)
cleaning with wastewater during the purification process.
2.2.3 Discharging wastewater
When the wastewater tank is full, the float signals that it needs to be emptied. The
wastewater is discharged after the purification process.
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Figure 2-5: Schematic diagram of discharging wastewater
The wastewater pump drains the wastewater tank.
The water is discharged into the sewer.
2.2.4 Intermittent (acid) cleaning
The wastewater circuit is used for intermittent (acid) cleaning. During this process,
both valves to the stack are open.
Before initiating the intermittent (acid) cleaning process, the NoNa+first performs
the following steps:
1. Discharges wastewater (see "Discharging wastewater" on the previous page).
2. Short flush with fresh water without pumping acid from the tank used for
continuous (acid) cleaning.
Figure 2-6: Schematic diagram of intermittent (acid) cleaning
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The intermittent (acid) cleaning process works as follows:
Acid is pumped from the tank used for intermittent (acid) cleaning, and is fed
into the wastewater tank. Here it mixes with the wastewater.
The wastewater pump draws the wastewater from the wastewater tank.
The wastewater enters the stack via both valves.
The stack is cleaned.
The wastewater leaves the stack via both valves.
The wastewater flows back into the wastewater tank.
After that, another short flush with fresh water is initiated and the wastewater is
discharged into the sewer.
2.3 Product specifications
The NoNa+is available in various configurations, because multiple drain water
groups, ring filters and I/O modules can be added to the NoNa+. This is described in
this and the following sections.
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2.3.1 Basic configuration
Figure 2-7 is a diagram of the components of the NoNa+.
Figure 2-7: Front and top view of the NoNa+.
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No. Name No. Name
1 Desalination box including stack 11 Wastewater
outlet
2 EC sensor (drain water before the stack) 12 Drain water
inlet
3 EC sensor (drain water after the stack) 13 Active carbon
filter
(optional)
4 Sampling valve before the stack 14 Wastewater
tank
5 Wastewater pump 15 Fresh water
tank
6 Drain water pump 16 Dosing pump
for continuous
(acid)
cleaning
7 Emergency stop / Power switch 17 Dosing pump
for
intermittent
(acid)
cleaning
8 Control cabinet 18 Ring filter, 10
microns
9 Sampling valve after the stack 19 Wastewater
flow sensor
10 Drain water outlet
The number of valves depends on the number of drain
water tanks. In this figure, there are four outlet valves
and that means there are four drain water tanks.
If there is one outlet, a manual valve is used; if there
are multiple outlets, electric valves are used. (The same
applies to the drain water inlet.)
20 Ring filter, 55
microns
(optional)
21 Drain water
flow sensor
The following table provides an overview of the main specifications of the NoNa+
basic configuration(s):
Component Specifications
Membranes in CED stack NoNa+10: surface area 400 [cm2], 48
cell pairs.
NoNa+20: surface area 1000 [cm2], 48
cell pairs.
NoNa+40: surface area 1000 [cm2], 96
cell pairs.
Sodium removal per treatment At least 20%
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Component Specifications
Nominal capacity at 3 bars NoNa+10: 0.5 [m3/h]
NoNa+20: 1.0 [m3/h]
NoNa+40: 2.0 [m3/h]
Water usage efficiency At least 95%
Dimensions (W x H x D) 265 x 160 x 160 [cm]
Dimensions of control cabinet (W x H x
D)
60 x 140 x 30 [cm]
Volume of wastewater tank 100 [l]
Volume of fresh water tank 100 [l]
Electrical voltages and frequencies 3 x 400 [V], 50 [Hz], with neutral and
earth
3 x 400 [V], 60 [Hz], with neutral and
earth
3 x 230 [V], 50 [Hz], with earth
3 x 230 [V], 60 [Hz], with earth
3 x 440 [V], 60 [Hz], with earth
3 x 480 [V], 60 [Hz], with earth
3 x 600 [V], 60 [Hz], with earth
Power consumption NoNa+10: 1.4 [kW]
NoNa+20: 1.5 [kW]
NoNa+40: 2.0 [kW]
Process controller HortiMaX-Go!
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2.3.2 Desalination box
The desalination box contains the CED stack. The CED stack consists of a set of
membranes, end plates and electrodes.
Figure 2-8: Components of desalination box
No. Meaning No. Meaning
1 Valve for regulating the flow of water through the stack 3 Membranes
2 End plate
The stack is equipped with ion-selective membranes. The water flows along these
membranes. Monovalent ions, such as sodium, chloride, nitrate and potassium, pass
through the membranes. Multivalent ions, such as calcium, magnesium, sulphate and
phosphate, do not pass through the membranes.
The stack has electrodes on both sides of the membranes. Electric current can be
applied to these electrodes, creating an electric field. This charges the stack. The
polarity of the electric field can be inverted (the + becomes - and the - becomes +).
This discharges the stack.
The valves enable you to change how the water flows into the stack. When the
polarity is reversed, the valves ensure that the flow of the water is redirected.
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EXAMPLE
The process of charging and discharging the stack is the same; only the route
through the system changes. This is controlled using the valves.
Figure 2-9: Charging
The drain water (blue) passes through the stack. In the stack, sodium (among
other things) is removed from the drain water. This is transferred to the
wastewater.
Figure 2-10: Discharging
2.3.3 Filtration (filters)
As standard, the NoNa+is equipped with two ring filters (10 microns): one in the
drain water pipe and the other in the wastewater pipe. If additional filtration is
required, a 55-micron ring filter can be fitted.
The 55 micron ring filter is installed in the drain water pipe before the 10-micron ring
filter.
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