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Tim Batt Water Solutions offers BECS Technology Pool Controllers

Tim Batt Water Solutions offers BECS Technology Pool Controllers
April 4, 2012

Siemens Aquatic distributor, Tim Batt Water Solutions (TBWS), has also been made exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand for the BECS Technology range of commercial pool pH and chlorine controllers from the USA.

BECS Technology is the former manufacturer of the well known Strantrol range of controllers that TBWS Director Tim Batt has been involved with in Australia for over 30 years.

Since parting ways with Siemens in the USA, BECS has continued to develop their controller range under the 'BECSys' name, a link up now enables TBWS to fully support the many existing Strantrol controllers in Australia with spare parts and service, as well as providing a choice of new and advanced upgrade models with many exciting new features for pool operators, along with advanced control capabilities.

A great strength of BECS Technology products has always been the ease with which the controllers can communicate with everyday desktop or laptop computers for monitoring, download and graphing of pool readings and even for remote control of the pools. 

Available for all BECSys controller models, the new BECSys for Windows software is compatible with PC's running Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 and allows simple, password protected, communication by direct or modem link of multiple controllers to a PC or Ethernet LAN. 

This is particularly useful in the face of increasing Health Department guidelines and regulations, necessitating increased pool testing and record keeping in commercial pools. For example, the latest NSW Department of Health Draft Pool & Spa guidelines state that commercial pools need to be tested once before opening each day and every 2 hours thereafter (or every hour in busy pools). 

However, if the pool has a controller with hourly auto logging and record keeping of readings, this can be reduced to just one test before opening and one at some time during the day – a huge benefit to busy pools that offers substantial saving for operators in the high cost of time and materials spent testing the water. 

Significantly, Strantrol System 4 and 5 controller owners can make use of this software if they upgrade one of their controllers to a BECSys5 model.

The key to successful communications with pool controllers has been to overcome the typical long distances involved between pool plantrooms and offices and to make the connection reliable. 

Using blue CAT5 cabling common in modern building systems, BECS has standardised connectivity on RS485 direct wiring or 100 BaseT Ethernet connections. For pools where even these options may not be practical, BECS has pioneered wireless internet communication between PC's and pool controllers and offers both a BECS WiFi module and BECSys mobile device server. The WiFi module enables multiple controllers in a plant room to communicate with a PC at another part of the site, where the site has wireless internet connectivity. For the slickest of operations, the mobile device server enables remote control and monitoring of the pool controllers from an iPad (tablet PC), iPhone or similar wireless internet connected device!

For pool operators in charge of many pools over a wide area the standard BECS alarm callout feature enables an e-mail or SMS text to be sent out to the operator's PC, pager or iPhone if any controllers that are WiFi connected or connected to a phoneline, PC or e-mail server (via Ethernet LAN) experience an alarm condition. This very popular and helpful feature allows up to eight operators to keep in constant communication with their pools, where required, and is particularly useful if the pool plant specialist needs to be away from their pools for any length of time. 

The BECSys controllers themselves are fully CE approved and NSF certified. They offer a range of sensing and control technologies for reliable and accurate pH control and chlorine disinfection of pools, including the most stable and reliable ORP (oxidation reduction potential) control available. There is also a new low cost, low maintenance, self cleaning, European free chlorine sensing technology available that requires no costly membrane cap or electrolyte replacement. Replacement free chlorine probes for this system are also much lower in cost than membrane type probes and it is thoroughly proven as reliable with all the BECS controller models. It is very similar to the popular, low maintenance free chlorine sensing technology found in the highly regarded Siemens Ezetrol Plus and Depolox Pool controllers offered by Tim Batt Water Solutions. 

Designed in the USA where filtration automation is common, the BECSys5 controller offers features such as inputs for filter flow, pressure/vacuum, turbidity, TDS, balance tank levels and chemical tank levels, if required for monitoring or control. There is an energy saving recirculation pump (variable speed drive control interface) feature that BECS has a patent pending on. The Sys5 is also easily equipped with a total chlorine probe to show the combined chlorine level, for control of UV systems in optimal indoor pool chloramine removal. This feature assists in saving energy, prolonging UV lamp life and improving pool hall air quality.

The sum of these benefits mean that pool owners can expect BECS controllers to pay for themselves in a matter of months, by ensuring adequate pool disinfection in compliance with regulations, improved water quality and minimal chemical consumption. There are also substantial savings in operators' time with improved communications and record keeping, reduced pool testing and increased overall plant efficiency. 

The controllers themselves are extremely simple and intuitive to use, while BECS probes are covered by a two year replacement warranty and the controller electronics are covered by a five year warranty for worry free operation.

Priced more for everyday commercial pools, school pools and swim schools, although equally well suited to large pools and aquatic centres, the BECS range makes the perfect compliment to the top line Siemens pool controller range that Tim Batt Water Solutions also offer. 

With all the added communication benefits and a highly reliable controller range, all types of pools can now be well served and supported for their automation needs by Tim Batt Water Solutions and strong local service support is available nationwide.

For more information contact Tim Batt of Tim Batt Water Solutions Pty Ltd on 0438 889 268, E: timtbws@bigpond.com


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