Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple

Complete Plant Room Automation with the CHEMTROL® PC5100

Project Highlights

Project location: Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple
Contact: Russell Acott, Managing Director, Niugini Plumbing Services Ltd
Controller: CHEMTROL® PC5100
Application: Complete aquatic plant room automation

Project Overview

The Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple, the first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea, required a modern and highly reliable control solution to manage every aspect of its aquatic plant room.

The temple, announced in 2019 and currently nearing completion, represents a landmark project for the country.

To meet these requirements, CHEMTROL Australia supplied and commissioned the CHEMTROL® PC5100 Programmable Controller, delivering complete automation of the entire plant room from a single integrated platform.

The Challenge

The facility required far more than traditional water chemistry control.

The objective was to provide a single intelligent controller capable of managing the complete operation of the plant room while ensuring safe water quality, energy efficiency, equipment protection and simplified operation for the maintenance team.

The CHEMTROL® Solution

The CHEMTROL® PC5100 was selected for its advanced programmable architecture and its ability to integrate every major plant room function into a single intelligent controller.

The system provides complete automation and management of:

• Comprehensive water chemistry control, including Free Chlorine, Total Chlorine, pH, TDS and Temperature.
• Flow monitoring with automatic filter pump protection.
• Filter pump operation and scheduling.
• Heater control for accurate water temperature management.
• Automatic pool water level control.
• Equipment interlocks for safe and reliable operation.
• Programmable alarms for plant room monitoring and fault notification.
• Complete plant room automation from a single controller.

Rather than relying on multiple standalone controllers, timers and relays, the entire plant room is intelligently managed by one CHEMTROL® PC5100, simplifying installation, improving reliability and providing operators with complete control from a single platform.

This installation demonstrates how the PC5100 goes beyond traditional water chemistry control, serving as the central automation platform for the entire aquatic plant room.

Why the PC5100?

Unlike conventional chemical controllers, the PC5100 functions as the central automation platform for the entire aquatic facility.

Its programmable design allows multiple plant room systems to communicate and operate together, improving reliability while reducing installation complexity.

Key Benefits

• Complete plant room automation
• Intelligent process control
• Reduced electrical hardware
• Simplified installation
• Flexible programmable logic
• Improved equipment protection
• Reduced maintenance requirements
• Easy future expansion
• Remote monitoring ready
• One controller for the entire aquatic system

Results

The Port Moresby Temple now benefits from a fully integrated control solution that simplifies daily operation while maintaining consistent water quality and protecting valuable plant equipment.

By combining chemical control, equipment automation and process monitoring into a single programmable controller, the CHEMTROL® PC5100 provides operators with a reliable, scalable and future-ready solution.

One Controller. Complete Plant Room Control.

The CHEMTROL® PC5100 demonstrates that a modern controller is more than a water chemistry monitor – it is the intelligent control centre of the entire aquatic plant room.

Functions Controlled

• Complete water chemistry management, including chlorine dosing, pH control, and TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) monitoring and control.
• Programmable Super Chlorination function for automatic boost dosing to reduce chloramines (combined chlorine) and restore water quality when required
• Main filter pump operation, with continuous flow monitoring and automatic filter pump protection.
• Temperature control, with direct integration of the heater circulation pump.
• Automatic pool water make-up level control to maintain the correct operating level.
• Equipment interlocks to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.
• Complete plant room automation, integrating all critical processes into a single intelligent controller.

By combining water chemistry, equipment control and plant automation into one programmable platform, the CHEMTROL® PC5100 eliminates the need for multiple standalone controllers, simplifying installation while improving reliability, efficiency and operational performance.

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