Posts Tagged ‘direct coupled actuators’
The newest addition to the Belimo family features ground breaking ‘piggy-back technology’ decreasing everything from insillation, to mounting time. The Belimo EF Actuator is proven to simplify wiring while reducing material costs. Read More
When it comes to actuators and control valves it is hard to find anyone better than Belimo. Yes Belimo, the company that Read More
Valves and actuators play an integral part in the proper functioning of HVAC systems. When properly installed and functioning correctly they boost the performance and efficiency of integrated building technology. But like with any equipment, there comes a time when valves and actuators need to be replaced for a variety of reasons.
Damaged linkages and/or actuators lead to poor functioning of the HVAC system, which results in loss of energy efficiency, consumer comfort, time, and labor. Replacing a valve along with the actuator, or trying to determine how to fix an airside linkage, is not always a sensible solution. Taking a system off-line to replace various components is not only laborious, it’s expensive. Facilities can lose thousands of dollars a day during maintenance shut-down. With Belimo’s retrofit solutions, this problem goes away. Valve and damper applications can be quickly and conveniently restored without any interruption in service. In fact, entire systems can often be updated in a day. A poorly functioning or even non-functioning system can be transformed into a high functioning, more efficient system.
Belimo provides many retrofits that are compatible with all major control systems, so there is no need to replace other system controls. MFT Technology is also available and can be re-programmed to suit your controller needs with just one MFT model actuator.
If it’s time to replace any actuators or valves in your building or plant, consider a retrofit solution from Belimo. Someone from Stromquist, along with Belimo, will be glad to assist you with the change.
Read any Honeywell catalog on control valves and most likely you will end up with red eyes and possibly a bald spot on top of your head from scratching it in frustration.
While I was in the Orlando office the other day Pat Marley took a call from a client asking how to mount his Belimo TF series actuator to his Belimo ball valve using the WTF mounting adaptor kit. Sadly the Belimo WTF mounting adaptor kit comes with no instructions on how to undertake this proceedure. Pat, being Pat using the speaker phone walked the client through the mounting proceedures and was kind enough to walk through the installation again for my camera also so we could present this article to you… our clients.
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I hope this series of photographs takes the mystery out of installing this Belimo actuator to the Belimo ball valve. At Stromquist and Company we will continue to take the “MYSTERY” out of controls for you. If there are any more controls mysteries we can solve for you give us a call in Atlanta at 1-800-241-9471 or in Orlando at 1-800-638-7829.
The idea for this article came across my computer in the form of an e-mail sent to me by a fellow employee of Stromquist and Company with an attached photograph.
I know we all strive in our chosen industry to do things right with as much professionalism as our clients will afford us. I also realize at times even the best of service personnel will make installation mistakes. Some of these mistakes are quite humorous, some are quite expensive to fix, and some of these installations could be quite possibly dangerous.
Since the Control Trends website is duty bound to get, you our readers, the best information on new controls, controls installation, and new trends in the control industry would it not be appropriate to also show how not to install a product?
We at Control Trends will not mention anyone’s name or any company name we do this only as an insight to possible installation mistakes and how to avoid these mistakes.
This first installation is quite humorous to me and I call it “The Sunshine State Weather Protector” Read More
This article is taken from a flyer written by Belimo about four years ago called “The Belimo Code” We thought we would revive the article to help our clients remember or for the newbie’s to learn from. This article will cover most of the Belimo actuators you will see in the field, for the others, give us a call and we will “Break the Code” for you.
The first part of the Belimo code is why Belimo? Belimo is a Swiss company so the name Belimo is derived from its Swiss meaning…
BEraten Consulting
LIfern Delivering
MOntieren Mounting
Now that we have the Belimo name code “cracked” lets breakdown the actuator codes…The first letter of the actuator code is all about TORQUE…
G 360 in-lb G= GIANT
A 180 in-lb A=AWESOME
A 133 in-lb A=AWESOME
N 90 in-lb N=NORMAL
L 35-45 in-lb L=LITTLE
T 18 in-lb T=TINY
The second letter of the actuator code is about MOTOR ACTION…
F=SPRING RETURN (on power failure the motor will return to its normal position)
M=NON-SPRING RETURN (on power failure motor will stay in its current position)
The third letter is about motor speed…note: non-spring return actuators can combine a forth letter to designate MOTOR SPEEDS…
Q=Quickest running (non-spring return)
C=Fast running
A=No Position Feedback (spring return only)
No Letter= Normal Speed
B=Basic
X=Customized
Next will be a set of numbers…These numbers are about POWER SUPPLY…
24=24 VAC/DC
120= 120 VAC
230= 230VAC
After the POWER SUPPLY numbers (stick with me) are the CONTROL letters/numbers…
Blank=On/Off (spring return)
-1= on/off (non-spring return)
-3= Floating Point (spring return)
-3= On/Off, Floating Point (non-spring return)
-3-P5= On/Off, Floating Point with 5Kohm Feedback (non-spring return)
-3-P10= On/Off, Floating Point with 10Kohm Feedback (non-spring return)
-SR= 2-10 VDC
-PC= 0-20 volt (Phasecut)
-MFT= Multi-Function Technology (program what you want)
-MFT95= 0-135ohm
-MFT-20= 6-9 VDC 20 VDC power supply (spring return)
At last we have our last letter which will deal with actuator OPTIONS…
-S=Built in auxiliary switch
-T= Terminal Block
Blank=Cable Version
We have now broken ‘THE BELIMO CODE” until Belimo introduces more actuators, then we may need to add to our code breaking article. If you need Belimo actuators give us a call at Stromquist and Company @ 1-800-241-9471(Atlanta) or at 1-800-638-7828 (Florida)and we will be “Code Breakers” together.
If you know anything about Honeywell you know they are always looking for ways to make their products better. If you have been using the Honeywell Direct Coupled actuators like the ML6161 series you are really going to like the way Honeywell has rounded out their direct coupled actuator line. Utilizing a process called “ Voice of the customer” Honeywell uses to get feed back from the market place, Honeywell has introduced
improvements on their existing direct coupled actuator line and added a whole new series of Honeywell Actuators called Zelix, the
A key part of the life safety system in any building is the fire and smoke dampers. When working as designed these dampers help prevent the spread of fire and smoke throughout the building in the event of a fire. The fire dampers usually do not have control actuators and close when a rise in temperature to about 165 degrees causes a fusible link to open, causing the fire damper to close and stop the fire from passing through a barrier. Smoke dampers and combination dampers do have actuators like those made by Belimo.
These smoke and fire damper actuators become an important maintenance consideration because failure to
One of the really cool things about direct coupled actuators like those made by companies like Belimo, Honeywell, Johnson, Siemens, and Invensys TAC is that they can be usually be inter changed. Meaning if you have a 35 inch pound Belimo direct mount actuator, but there is not a Belimo 35 inch-pound direct mount actuator to be found in your city, you should be able to replace it with a Honeywell 35 inch pound direct mount actuator, or a Johnson 35 inch-pound direct mount actuator. Although each brand of actuator has it’s pros and cons they all for the most part close in quality and value. So if you have a job that has all Belimo and you need a replacement Belimo actuator but your local distributor does not have one on the shelf and you cannot wait for a Belimo actuator to be shipped then most likely you can find a Read More
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