5) It may create trouble to examination staff to attend any repair to break gear components if there is any failure in en-route

section due to fitment location and bad smelling of CDTS. The system requirements are: 1. Compressed air (which is tapped from feed pipe). 2. Electric supply of 24 Volts 1) Intermediate Tank I) It is made up of 316 L stainless steel. II) It is designed to store maximum 50 liter when outlet valve is closed. III) In case of extra flush, overflow is provided. 2) Flapper Valve (Inlet): It is fitted at the top end of intermediate tank. It is made up of composite/Nylon material. As soon as the flush button is operated, the disc opens vertically for a pre determined time. The continuous flow of water during this time ensures complete transfer of waste into the retention tank. The valve closes as soon as the flush cycle is completed. 3) Slide Valve (Outlet): It is fitted at the bottom of the intermediate tank. It is made up of composite material/Nylon. It is operated on getting signal from PLC. 4) Programmable Logic Controller (PLC): It is the heart of the system. It performs all the logic operations. It is programmable. PLC is made by Siemens/ Crozet. PLC works on 24 V D.C. having 8 inputs & 4 outputs. It senses the speed of the coach and no of flushes and gets all the operations done by actuating corresponding valves. 5) Water Pressurizer: It is made up of two plates of stainless steel fitted facing each other with spring and diaphragm in between. It is fitted below the coach under frame just beside retention tank. Its main function is to increase the pressure of water coming from overhead tank and send the same into lavatory basin as and when the flush button is pressed by the passenger inside the lavatory. The duration of flow is again controlled by PLC. 6) Flush Valve: It is fitted in the water line provided for the flushing through WPP and fish tail. It acts just like as valve operated pneumatically to facilitate opening and closing of flow of water as and when required.

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Working cycle: On each flushing (Collection): Simply pressing flush button, starts the flow of water into the toilet bowl and opens the flapper valve connecting the toilet bowl to the waste retention tank. At the end of each flush cycle the wash water stops and the toilet is sealed off from the retention tank by the flapper valve, which acts as an effective stench trap, preventing odor from entering in the toilet room. The retention tank discharge valve remains open only for a small period of time (one minute or less) long enough to completely drain the retention tank, then closes and remains closed until the required parameters are again satisfied.

Problem Identification & Remedies Problem 1.No flush water Cause 1) Valve Y3 on the control panel is defective or non-operational. 2) The control panel fails to transmit signals (the red light is not illuminated). 3) An air hose may be bent. 4) The shut-off cock on the water tank is closed. 5) No water in the tank Some foreign particles in water can obstruct the flush valve operation. Remedy 1) Activate valve Y3 on the control panel manually. 2) Check the electric signals and connections. 3) Check the air hoses ( Activate Y3 manually). 4) Open the cock. 5) Fill the tank. Remove the flush valve and clean it with a soft cloth and again put it into the line.

2.Continuous water falling from nozzles

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3. Flapper valve not open during flushing.

1) The inlet valve fails to open.

4. Flapper wall making heavy noise/splashi ng water.

2) Valve Y2 on the control panel is defective or non-operational. 3) The controller (PLC) fails to transmit signals. 4) An air hose may be bent. 5) If after checking the above 4 points, it is still not working. Adjustment of speed controller of its cylinder irregular

1) Activate the push button Inlet(Green button) on the control panel . 2) Activate valve Y2 on the control panel manually. 3) Check the electrical signals and connections. 4) Check the air hoses ( Activate Y2 manually ). 5) Change the valve block Y2. Adjust the speed controller as shown in picture with the help of a screw driver to control speed to avoid water splash/noise

Speed controller 5.The outlet valve fails to open/ Close. 1) The outlet valve fails to open. 1) Activate the push button outlet(Back push button) on the control panel. Valve Y1 on the control panel is 2) Activate valve Y1 on the defective or non operational. control panel manually. The controller (PLC) fails to transmit 3) Check the electrical signals signals. and connections. An air hose may be bent. 4) Check the air hoses If after checking the above points, it (Activate Y1 manually ). still not working . 5) Change the valve blockY1. After doing all these it the problem 6) Refer to its maintenance still persist. schedule. The ball valve of Pressurizer closed 1) Open the ball valve. There is a failure signals in the 2) Check the electric signals controller. and connections. Valve Y3 on the control panel is 3) Activate valve Y3 on the defective or non operational. control panel manually. Water is leaking from the sides. 4) Tight the nut bolts.

2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 6.No activity by the Pressurizer 1) 2) 3) 4)

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