TruFlow Lite User Manual 2014
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1. Toolbox WindOW ccccecececeeeceeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeaees 13 14 00 00 Accessing Drive Setup Information ccccceeeceeeee eee eeeeeeees 13 Viewing Operating MA VaIUGS 0 ccc cece eee ee ee eee eeeeeeeeeeaeees 14 Viewing VFD Frequency Settings cccccce eee eeee eee eeeeeeeeeaes 14 About User Manual and TruFlow Lite System This manual will cover basic operation as well as advanced setup of your TruFlow Lite system Main windows which include the Dashboard Power Operation Status and Primary Toolbox windows will be underlined and bolded Icons to be touched to take you to another window will be bolded Auxiliary windows like the Automatic Start Stop Schedule setting windows will be underlined Typical TruFlow Setup R RA A a Makeup Air Unit Exhaust Fan 4 i lt FRESH AIR Roof Deck l ol 4 gt y Exhaust Duct Variable Frequency Drive i J COUPLE ra Exhaust Hood ia ewehecresn Finished Ceiling i s sexe m Y ice amp h ola o Wy pi L i ON auro OFF Finished Floor Appliance Lineup TruFlow Lite meas2. time for the sequence you are setting up 120 et Using the pop up keyboard type the length of time in seconds after the wash sequence should run for r Press enter to return to the Water Wash Timer window E oO e Repeat these steps for each water wash system connected to the TruFlow Press OK to return to the Primary Toolbox window Activating the Wash The wash cycle will run when the exhaust fan is turned OFF A blinking water drop will show on the Dashboard window when the wash sequence is running The number in the water drop indicates which number sequence is currently running 12 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Secondary Toolbox Secondary Toolbox The Secondary Toolbox provides access to TruFlow Lite setup features and variable speed drive information The Manager login will only have access to view this information The Admin login has access to change some setup and drive settings Touch the Secondary Toolbox icon Kitchen 1 Kitchen Setup 7S fe amp 3 Accessing Drive Setup Information Touch the Kitchen 1 bar to access the Drive Information window The current operating information for the drive selected will mA be displayed Values This display provides useful information for diagnosing possible problems at a glance 1000 1 50 Use the next page icon to change between CA pal drives if applicabl
3. Ea Spring Air Solutions for Energy Savings TruFlow Lite Single Kitchen User Manual Spring Air Systems Inc Oakville Ontario Phone 866 874 4505 Fax 905 338 0179 info springairsystems com www springairsystems com September 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page aj Manual Overview and Components _ ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 1 2 Log IN Log Out cece ccc cece cece eee e neat ee eeeeeeeeeenaeeens 3 Dashboard Window aa KitCNEN S tUP 00 c cece ccc c ccc e eee e E E T E 5 Pode Operation Status Window cece eee etetteteeeeeeeeeens 6 7 Acknowledging and Clearing MeSSage S cceceeeceeeseeeeeeeeeanes 6 Thermal Start example messages cc cece eee cece eee eeeeeeeaeaeeees 7 Primary Toolbox WINdKOW ccc ceeeeee cece eee eeeeeneeeeaaey 8 12 Changing the Time ccc cece cece eee e cece eee eeaeeeaeeeeaeeeaeeeeaeeeanees 8 Changing the Time to DaShboard cccc cece eee cence eeeeeeaeeenees 8 Changing the Maintenance Tracking Reminder 000000e 9 Changing Language to French cccccce cece ence eeeeeeaeeeaeeenaeeees 9 Energy Reduction Goal Setup c ccc cce cece cece eeeee cease eeeeeenaes 10 Automatic Start Stop Setup ccc ccc ee cece e eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 00 00 we Water Wash Timer Setup o oo ccc cece ececeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens 12 00 00 we Secondary
4. aust fan s and makeup air If the TE staff is not meeting the Energy Reduction Goal the bar will be red The Energy Reduction Goal is initially factory set to 20 however this number can be adjusted as needed to encourage staff to be more energy efficient Setting up the Energy Reduction Goal and setting guidelines for staff to turn down or off appliances is key to getting the most savings Adjusting the Energy Reduction Goal B Touch the Energy Reduction Goal Setup icon to access the Energy Reduction Goal Setup window In the Energy Reduction Goal Setup window touch the dark green field beside Reduction Goal Type the reduction goal percentage in the pop up keyboard Touch Enter to return to Energy Goal Setup window X O oFx xs Touch OK to return to the Primary Toolbox window 10 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Primary Toolbox Automatic Start Stop Schedule The automatic schedule is useful when the exhaust system is required to turn on and off at a set time each day A different automatic start and stop time can be set for each day of the week An automatic start stop time will need to be set for every day of the week you will not be operating the exhaust system in manual HAND mode Monga Y Tuesda Y Wednesday Thursda W cal O From the Primary Toolbox window Touch Automatic Schedule icon Friday Saturday ae tiond T
5. but not cleared will be highlighted yellow Messages that have been both acknowledged and cleared will be highlighted in green Thermal Start The TruFlow Lite will automatically turn on the exhaust and supply fans when a threshold temperature under the hood is reached When this occurs the window shown left will popup Touch ok to exit the thermal start warning window Touch the Clear Error on Drive icon Be sure to turn the fans on manually or switch operation to schedule for continual operation If you do not the thermal start will turn the system off after four hours and this process will begin again J Couple Cable Trouble J Couple Cable Trouble errors occur when the J couple cable has been unplugged This message will cause the TruFlow Lite to operate on high 100 until the cable is plugged back in Example Message Popups Communication Error check wire connection to Drives aT Typical message displayed on Operation Status window Typical message displayed on Dashboard after MODbus Comm Port or Comm issue surface fire suppression activates 7 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Primary Toolbox When logged in with the Manager s permissions you will be able to adjust the user settings and view drive information When logged in with authorized service technician permissions you will also be able to adjust user settings and view drive information Additi
6. dow Kitchen 1 The Main Dashboard is the heart of the TruFlow igor system It provides current exhaust operating data and a visual representation to the kitchen staff whether or not they are meeting your Energy Reduction Goal rs Bam i 3 0 36 This is the Dashboard Window for Kitchen1 The Dashboard displays the Kitchen1 operational parameters The Kitchen1 name can be changed through the setup screen with a password The exhaust fan volume is 1950CFM a Target indicates the kitchen operation is Green and 150 of target Kitchen1 exceeding the Energy Savings Goal by 50 and is saving energy The canopy lights are off When the canopy lights are on the Lights icon is yellow Status Bar This bar is a visual representation of the operating efficiency and updates continuously When the staff is meeting or exceeding your Energy Reduction Goal this graph will be on target shown above and the efficiency icon will show the percentage the Energy Reduction Goal is being exceeded When the Energy Reduction Goal is not been achieved the graph will show a red hunting target shown left and the Efficiency icon will show the percentage of the Energy Reduction Goal that is being reached Override To override the TruFlow touch the override bar and hold for 3 seconds Operation will drive to 100 for a pre set length of time and the Efficiency icon will be zero out The override time is adjustable through the Power
7. e The CFM and horsepower information are factory set but can be adjusted in the field if required This information will need to be adjusted if the fan s motor is changed to larger or smaller Wiin Shela Freq lt is important to remember that if a larger motor is being installed the variable speed drive will also need to be changed c 1000 Touch the dark green field to the right of CFM to change the CFM setting r 1 50 Touch the dark green field to the right of HP to change the horsepower setting 13 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Secondary Toolbox Window Viewing Operating mA Values The operating mA values can be viewed at any time however values will only be present when the fans are turned on These values can be viewed to diagnose possible CAT5 cabling or signal problems m A TAREE Touch the mA Values icon to view the current data available PXR1 Input is the value being received from the variable speed drives it represents the current operating speed of the fans Outside Temperature value Inside Temperature value Damper Output value is the mA value being received from the makeup air damper if present Viewing VFD Frequency Settings Access to the VFD Frequency Settings will only be available when logged in as Admin and the fans are turned off The minimum and maximum frequency speed settings can be both viewed and c
8. hanged in this window Touch the icon for the VFD Frequency Settings window Freq Touch read speed for Min freg The field will turn pink for several seconds then display the current minimum operating frequency on the drive Touch read speed for Max freq The field will turn pink for several seconds then display the maximum frequency on the drive If it is necessary to change the minimum or maximum frequency of the VFD Touch the field to the left of Write Speed under Min freq D p Using the pop up keyboard type in the new minimum frequency Touch enter to return to the VFD Frequency Settings window Touch write speed for Min Frequency The new setting is now saved written to the drive Repeat these steps for Max Frequency The rotation of the exhaust drive can be changed by touching the Reverse Exhaust icon This option should be used as a test only the exhaust fan must be properly wired for the correct rotation Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User Manual September 2014 14 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Exhaust
9. ing a j couple Variable Frequency Drive VFD Each exhaust fan has its own variable frequency drive The TruFlow sends a signal to the drive telling it to slow down or speed up the fan Some makeup air units will also have a VFD 2 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User Manual September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Log In Log Out th In order to make any changes to the settings on your TruFlow Lite system you will need to log in Touch the Primary Toolbox icon wy Touch the Login icon cm E Touch the white field beside Name Type your login name using the pop up keyboard Touch Enter key The login window will return eS eee cee The login name is case sensitive The CAPS key is on automatically If you do not know your login name and password call Spring Air Systems emo Touch the white field beside Password Type your password using the pop up keyboard Touch Enter key The login window will return The password is also case sensitive Touch the UNLOCK icon Touch the word Close to close the login box You are now logged in Logout TruFlow will automatically log you out after a set amount of time Touch the Primary Toolbox window icon Are you sure you would like to al Touch the lock logout Touch the lock again You are now logged out Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User Manual September 2014 3 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Dashboard Win
10. n for Type the time in keyboard using the pop up Manual System Operation Touch ON button to operate exhaust system manually When manual operation is engaged there will be a green line above Automatic start stop times can be setup in the Primary Toolbox See page 11 for instructions on how to set Multiple Kitchen Display 5 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS i Operation Message Window The Operation Message window provides a list of current and previous messages that have been recorded by the TruFlow You will need to go to this screen to clear messages Current messages will show in red on the list acknowledged messages will be yellow and cleared messages will be green From the Dashboard touch the Message Status Window button Acknowledge All Messages icon Acknowledge Message icon Touch this icon to acknowledge Touch this icon to acknowledge only all active messages the highlighted active message Scroll Up one line Scroll Down one line Touch this icon to scroll Touch this icon to scroll the page the page up by one line down by one line Li Scroll Up one page Scroll Down one page Touch this icon to scroll Touch this icon to scroll the page the page up by one page down by one line eal Touching this icon to clear the drive errors Messages errors will also be recorded on the VFD Some messages also require the VFD t
11. o be restarted For a list of errors that require the VFD to be restarted prior to touching clear error on drive see maintenance manual Clear errors on VFD The exception to this is Thermal Start messages and J Couple Trouble messages These messages will not be recorded on the VFD Unless directed to do by an authorized service agent or Spring Air Systems do not turn off power to the TruFlow Lite Touchscreen Turning off the power to the TruFlow Lite Touchscreen will cause all recorded messages to be deleted 6 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Operation Message Window i Messages When a message that requires immediate attention or action occurs the screen will change to red with a yellow exclamation mark These types of messages include certain drive errors where the VFD cannot reset automatically and catastrophic equipment failures exhaust fan or makeup air unit not running Touching the screen anywhere and opens the Operation Status window The current message including the date time state and whether the message has been acknowledged There will also be an explanation of the cause of the message Once the cause of the message has been corrected it can be acknowledged by touching the Acknowledge Message icon and then the Clear Error On Drive icon to resume normal operation Current messages will be highlighted in red Messages that have been acknowledged
12. onally you will have access to system setup items Cooking Behavior 4 56 0 pm Updating the Time Sates DEPT Touch the dark green field with the time Type the new time using the pop up keyboard Touch enter to return to Set Date window Touch OK to save changes or Cancel to delete and return to the_Primary Toolbox window TruFlow Lite does not automatically update for daylight savings Updating Time to Dashboard The default window on TruFlow Lite is the Dashboard window After a set number of seconds of inactivity the TruFlow Lite will return to the Dashboard To change the length of time before TruFlow Lite returns to the Dashboard touch the Time to Dash icon In the pop up window touch the dark green field to the left of Seconds E Type the new time using the pop up keyboard pane Touch enter to return to Time to Dashbaord window Enter Touch OK to save changes or Cancel to delete and return to the Primary Toolbox window 8 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS KE Primary Toolbox Maintenance Tracking TruFlow Lite can provide pop up reminders for scheduling service of the kitchen exhaust system depending on the kitchen usage eee Touch the Cooking Behavior icon This will open a pop up window with several self LUELUE explanatory options Kitchen serving solid fuel appliances Kitchen Serving high volume operation
13. ouch the name icon for the date you E would like to set up oungday Touch the AM PM icon to change Touch the number of the time you would like to update and using the pop up keyboard change the number If the hood need to stay turned off on a particular day set the on and off times to the same For example if the kitchen does not operate on Sundays set Sunday s opening and closing time to 12 00 a m 11 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS K Primary Toolbox Water Wash Sequence s setup OPTIONAL If the hoods are equipped with a water wash system the length of time after the exhaust system is turned off before the wash cycle will turn on and how long the wash sequence will run for can be adjusted A different setting can be set for up to three different water wash systems as long as they are connected to the TruFlow control panel These settings can be adjusted using with the Manager s or service technician s login Touch the water wash timer icon to access the Water Wash Timer window 00 00 Kitchen 1 Touch the dark green field beneath the delay time for the sequence you are setting up See Using the pop up keyboard type the length of time in seconds after the exhaust system has been turned off before the wash sequence will meee Baroy alas Press enter to return to the Water Wash Timer window Press the dark green field under the wash
14. such Each option of cooking behavior has its own as 24 hours day charbroilering or work maintenance schedule Kitchens serving solid fuel cooking appliances will have a more frequent maintenance schedule thus more frequent pop up reminders than kitchens service low volume operations Kitchen serving moderate volume operation Kitchen serving low volume operation such as churches day camps or seasonal business No inspection requirement annunciation wanted If no maintenance reminder is required touch the No Inspection bar oE The selected maintenance level will be colored pink The start date of the maintenance reminders can also be updated Touch the checkbox below Maintenance Start Date Set Date Touch the dark green field next to Month Day or Year Type the new information in the pop up keyboard Touch enter to return to Set Date window Touch OK to save changes or Cancel to delete them Changing Language to French Touch the dark green box besides French to switch to the French language 9 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Primary Toolbox Energy Reduction Goal As its name indicates the Energy Reduction Goal is the percentage of energy the operator would like to save by turning down or off unused appliances Once these appliances are turned off the temperature in the hood will drop allowing TruFlow Lite to slow down the exh
15. ures heat from the appliances and automatically adjusts fan speeds throughout the day giving you the precise amount of exhaust at all times As more cooking appliances are used the exhaust and supply volume increase as fewer appliances are used the exhaust and supply volume decrease You have the ability to increase the exhaust volume to 100 at any time Because you control it overrides are kept to a minimum to maximize energy efficiency The override system runs for an adjustable timed period of 15 minutes and can be activated on the panel or via as optional remote control TruFlow Lite monitors ventilation system efficiency relative to your utility costs in real time so that you can manage your kitchen to take advantage of off peak times by turning down appliances Setting an energy reduction goal reduces your utility costs even more Spring Air Systems TruFlow Lite User Manual September 2014 1 SEE YOUR SAVINGS Main System Components This is your TruFlow Lite Touchscreen panel The panel can be mounted on a wall or on of the hoods and puts operation of your kitchen exhaust equipment at your fingertips Additionally the TruFlow can be set up to control up to seven cooking appliances seven external lighting zones and two extra exhaust hoods connected to motor starters J Couple TruFlow measures the temperature in each exhaust duct collar for each hood connected to an exhaust fan that will be sped up or slowed down us
16. window Touch to open the Power window Touch to open the Message screen window Touch to open the Primary Toolbox window This window is accessible only with a password EREM The Time can be changed in the Primary Toolbox window with a password Multiple Kitchen display The DASHBOARD for a multiple kitchen Truflow Lite displays the Kitchen Name Taas and Status Bar When the kitchens are exceeding the set Energy Savings Goals the Status Bar will be in the green The Status bar for kitchens not meeting the Energy Savings Goal will be red 4 Spring Air Systems TruFlow Single Kitchen User Manual September 2014 SEE YOUR SAVINGS D Power Window The Power Window provides access to all of the exhaust components controlled by the TruFlow These include canopy lights fan on off summer winter and override settings Touch the icon for the Power window Canopy Lights Touch icon to turn on off lights When canopy lights are on icon has a white border Summer Winter Touch icon to switch between summer and winter mode When in winter mode makeup air burner will activate as required to maintain makeup air temperature Override Timer Touch icon to access Override Timer window to adjust the length of Override time Touch the dark green field next Set Override Timer For to Main Kitch minutes 15 Minutes minutes the Override should ru
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