ZENITH 140 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 
 
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Example 2 Sump Control (pump down) 
A sump is typically used to temporarily hold water or effluent, and when the 
level reaches a specific point, the sump is pumped down, with the fluid 
being transferred to another process. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In this example, there are two pumps, which will be set to alternate duty 
assist, so they come on alternately. Pump 1 is to be set to relay 1, pump 2 to 
relay 2, and the high-level alarm to relay 3. 
This will operate as follows. During normal operation, pump 1 will come on 
at 0.84m and pump down to 0.56m. The setpoints are then shifted to pump 
2, which will come on first next time. During peak periods, when pump 1 
cannot cope, pump 1 will come on at 0.84m, pump 2 will come on at 1.4m, 
and pump down to 0.56m. The setpoints are then shifted to pump 2, which 
will come on first next time. 
If neither pump can cope, and the level rises to 2.38m, then the alarm relay 
(relay 3) will come on and go off when the level falls to 2.24m. This will 
indicate insufficient capacity of the pumps. The display will show the level in 
the sump and the mA output will be representative of level where 4mA = 
empty level (0%) and 20mA = 2.8m (100%).