Pump Station Control Panel Repair and Retrofit

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Control Panel Repair

Romtec Utilities offers a wide variety of services related to our pump stations, but Romtec Utilities also frequently works on control panels for existing pump stations. As time goes by, control panels can experience a lot of wear and tear and can simply become out-of-date.

When these problems arise, control panels may need to be repaired and/or retrofitted. How do you know which option fits your scenario? What is the process for improving a control panel? Romtec Utilities works to help people get the best pump station controls for their system. Here’s how.

The first step is to determine whether a repair or a retrofit is required. Repairs are fairly easy to diagnose. Control panel repairs attempt to “fix” failing components while maintaining the original functionality of the panel.

Things like enclosures, relays, cables, and other electrical components can become damaged and impair the functionality of the panel. In these situations, the control panel must get suitable replacement parts that can be installed to restore the panel functionality to its original condition.

The Romtec Utilities process for completing a control panel repair is straightforward. First, an on-site evaluation of the control panel needs to be made by a Romtec Utilities field service technician or by another approved electrician. Then the problem needs to be diagnosed, and an appropriate repair needs to be determined. Often this can be completed onsite. If more work is required, Romtec Utilities will create a proposal for the complete scope of the repair for the customer to approve. Then all the repair work is carried out.

Retrofits alter the original functionality of the control panel to accommodate new features, components, systems, or requirements. This work can include items such as upgrading a level control device, upgrading to new pump horsepower, upgrading a panel to a PLC platform, replacing or upgrading communication system or a specific SCADA system, update software code to expand the panel capabilities, and many other improvements or modifications.

Romtec Utilities begins a retrofit process just like a repair process, with an on-site evaluation. With a retrofit, Romtec Utilities also evaluates and available documentation for the control panel. Then the control panel problems or issues are evaluated, and a clear determination of the retrofit configuration or new operational parameters are provided.

Then, Romtec Utilities develops a complete scope of work for the retrofit. When the scope is approved, the control panel is engineered, and system drawings are developed. Then Romtec Utilities manufactures, delivers, installs, and starts up the new retrofit configuration.

Some things to consider when retrofitting a control panel for a pump station:

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Control Panel Retrofit Project in Bakersfield, CA

Recently, Romtec Utilities retrofitted a control panel for the City of Bakersfield to replace the controller and HMI. These services can be advantageous for all types of pump and lift station owners and operators. Here are the details about this control panel retrofit project.

In 2007, Romtec Utilities designed, engineered, and supplied a lift station to Ferguson Enterprises, who was installing a wastewater lift station for the North of River Sanitary District in Bakersfield. This lift station was designed to meet the needs of growing residential housing in the area, but when the economic recession deepened in 2008, the housing market slowed and this lift station was no longer required. Today, the housing market is picking back up, and this lift station is needed again.

Romtec Utilities reviewed the lift station to determine how the system would function after 8 years of sitting unused. One point of concern was the originally supplied control panel, namely an outdated Flygt FMC 200 controller. This controller is no longer manufactured, creating a scarce market for replacement parts and fewer available support and service options. Additionally, Romtec Utilities could no longer warranty a product that is effectively obsolete. The City of Bakersfield wanted a controller that could be warrantied with the lift station.

Ultimately lift stations are very reliant on robust controllers and proper electrical configurations in order to function properly.

Controllers that experience problems lead to lift stations that function improperly, which can cause all sorts of difficulties. Romtec Utilities can repair and retrofit all types of lift station controllers to help owners and operators maintain fully functional pumping systems.

Control panels can get worn down over time and may require repairs. These repairs can range from simply replacing failing components to finding and repairing a source of recurring problems.

These types of problems can occur as a result of past redesigns, the age of the controller or its enclosure, or components operating past their life expectancy. Romtec Utilities offers expertise in the design, manufacture, and operation of pump and lift station control panels, and our expertise can also be used to conduct control panel repairs for a long-term solution to a failing or faulty control panel.

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