Electronic water pump pressure switch – SuperSimplex E

This is a simple inline installation onto 25mm (1”) pipework, either vertically or horizontally – making retrofitting a water pump pressure switch to an existing system that much simpler. Aside from wiring power and the pump, that’s it! The SuperSimplex E restart pressure is preset to 1.5 Bar – but this restart pressure can be raised or lowered with the dial and mechanical gauge on the front of the unit.

The SuperSimplex E will also help to diagnose issues (should they develop) as the pressure gauge in the SuperSimplex E will show whether there is a leak or an issue before the internal non-return valve of the unit. Immediately narrowing the location of the issue down and making resolution on-site much quicker.

SuperSimplex E with close-up of LED display

In the spirit of keeping things nice and simple (you may have noticed a theme here) the SuperSimplex E has one (just one) button – to manually restart the pump. Aside from that, the unit displays run status/error – with 3 LEDs, telling the installer, facilities manager or service engineer everything they need to know at a glance. Dry run protection is built-in, with automated pump restarts set at 15-minute intervals.

The SuperSimplex E is ideal for installations that do not require extensive setup, rather the installation just needs to work with minimal supervision or calibration. The SuperSimplex E is definitely a water pump pressure switch to keep in the box of tricks, especially where the site doesn’t have extensive requirements and a manual pump would suit the task better than an automatic version.

(see, I told you it’d take you longer to read this than it would to install one!)

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Contact Jim, our Mac3 Technical lead. Jim and Tom have over 25 years of experience in Water Control Systems.

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Water pump pressure switch – SuperSimplex M (Mechanical)

Installed with a 25mm (1”) BSP fitting top and bottom, the SuperSimplex M will fit just about anywhere – horizontally or vertically – so long as you are comfortable reading the integrated pressure gauge and can reach the pressure adjustment dial – this will do the job.

This water pump pressure switch is pretty much plug-and-play. Wire in your mains connection and pump, close the case, and the electrical installation is complete! No 5-minute job can be this simple, can it? Well yes! It really can.

Being a solely mechanical device, there are no menus or settings to run through or electronic gremlins (oh, how we love hunting the gremlins down), just set the restart pressure, and that’s it – you can now find somewhere quiet to catch up on paperwork (or the rugby scores).

SuperSimplex M mechanical water pump pressure switch with float switch

If, later, the installation requires dry run protection, you can add a single action float switch to the SuperSimplex M. Therefore, enabling a function that wouldn’t typically be associated with a mechanical-only unit. The installation would function very much like a float switch protected pump and would require access to the tank (or at least running a cable from the tank to the controller).

Simple mechanical water pump pressure switch

A SuperSimplex M would definitely be my go-to water pump pressure controller if the installation required a simple pressure-controlled setup, without the complexity or setup required from a computerised controller (not to mention going backwards and forward through the manual). Barn or garage type installations would benefit from the added control of an external unit connected to a manual pump.

SuperSimplex M – simplicity itself, there truly is a finesse from a simple (and well-executed) solution to a problem.

For more information

Contact Jim, our Mac3 Technical lead. Jim and Tom have over 25 years of experience in Water Control Systems.

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