{"id":3353,"date":"2016-07-08T12:48:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T17:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2021-01-13T06:54:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T11:24:30","slug":"designing-plumbing-water-systems-with-plumber-3-0-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/designing-plumbing-water-systems-with-plumber-3-0-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Plumbing Water Systems with PLUMBER 3.0 \u2013 New Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third version of our <strong>Plumbing design software includes, as a fundamental change, the drawing Windows<\/strong> from which it is possible now to draw the water network components and, from this drawing, to perform the calculation and design using the HUNTER\u2019S method.<\/p>\n<p>This new feature, as we have previously done with our other products, <strong>brings associated enhancements to the data and results visualization for the end user<\/strong> because the plan view of the water network is shown, highlighting on it, through text annotations, the diameters and lengths, among other parameters required in the project\u2019s final documents.<\/p>\n<p>Also, taking into account the requirements of some PLUMBER 2 users, we have included several improvements related to the hydraulic design and analysis that we\u2019d like to introduce in this article.<\/p>\n<p>Here you find the link to each item:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list_check\">\n<li><a href=\"#configuracion\">Configuration<\/a> Page<\/li>\n<li>Changes in the <a href=\"#importacion\">Drawing files Import<\/a> to PLUMBER<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#metodohunter\">HUNTER\u2019S Method<\/a> Probable Flows Table Customization<\/li>\n<li>Available <a href=\"#nodosdisponibles\">Node Types<\/a> to be used in your Plumbing Water System\u2019s Projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<a name=\"configuracion\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Configuration Page<\/h2>\n<p>At the <strong>FILE tab<\/strong>, you will find the options that allow you, on one hand, to set the software settings to your country\u2019s normative values and those that are frequently used in your designs and, on the other hand, if it\u2019s required, to restore the defaults included in PLUMBER.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3354\" title=\"the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software.jpg\" alt=\"the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software\" width=\"1041\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software-620x349.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/00_the-configuration-page-of-the-plumbing-design-software-133x75.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus you can:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Save user preferences \u2013 Using the Save Options button<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you click this button, <strong>parameters such as units, head losses calculation method, diameters, and fixture units tables, among others, which you have modified from the CONFIGURATION tab in the software\u2019s currently opened project<\/strong>, will be saved so that they can be used as defaults in PLUMBER\u2019S new projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#167dc1;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#3097DB;border-color:#fcffff;color:#FFFFFF;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>In this case, it\u2019s important to take into account that <strong>if you have defined a Fixture Units vs<u>.<\/u> Probable Flow table with different values to those provided by the HUNTER\u2019S method<\/strong>, this will also be saved to be used in new projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thus, the first thing to do, especially when your country\u2019s sanitary codes use different values from those proposed in the HUNTER\u2019S original method<\/strong>, is to perform the <a href=\"#metodohunter\">corresponding customization<\/a> in the <strong>Fixtures Manager<\/strong> and use the <strong>Save Options<\/strong> buttons to keep them safe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Restore Software\u2019s Default Values<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In the case that you <strong>wish to restore the default calculation options and units incorporated into PLUMBER<\/strong>, you can click the <strong><em>button Restore Options<\/em><\/strong> ensuring previously that there are no project open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5c971;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFE38B;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>In this case, <strong>any previously done customization<\/strong> (also the ones that you\u2019ve made to the HUNTER\u2019S method table) <strong>will definitely be lost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Software\u2019s Language Change<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you toggle the current software\u2019s language, a message is shown to inform you that the software must be restarted (closed and loaded again) in order to apply the modification:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4741\" title=\"Language Change\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/01_Cambio-Lenguaje.jpg\" alt=\"Language Change\" width=\"305\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After restarting PLUMBER, you will see the language change has been applied.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5c971;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFE38B;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>It is mandatory <strong>once you have performed the language\u2019s change and restarted PLUMBER, that you click on the button Restore Options <\/strong>on this page to ensure that the Equivalent Length, Diameters, and Sanitary Fixture tables take into account the new language settings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<a name=\"importacion\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Changes in the Drawing files Import to PLUMBER<\/h2>\n<p>The water network creation from objects contained inside a drawing file (DXF or DWG AUTOCAD\u00ae format), as you may think, requires that the drawing\u2019s entities, such as lines, circles, and texts representing the water network\u2019s components, fulfill certain conditions so that PLUMBER can adequately understand the data and adequately perform the creation of the network\u2019s calculation model.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, what we have the referred in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/how-to-create-the-water-supply-network-of-a-building-in-plumber-by-importing-information-from-an-autocad-drawing-file\/\">this tutorial<\/a>, <strong>created for the PLUMBER\u2019S second version<\/strong>, still stands, especially the relative to the sanitary fixtures\u2019 abbreviations as well as concerning to the separation of objects in drawing layers.<\/p>\n<p>In the current version the import dialog is the following:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3356\" title=\"The-import-water-network-dialog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/01_The-import-water-network-dialog.jpg\" alt=\"The-import-water-network-dialog\" width=\"544\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/01_The-import-water-network-dialog.jpg 544w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/01_The-import-water-network-dialog-130x146.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/01_The-import-water-network-dialog-45x50.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/01_The-import-water-network-dialog-67x75.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are some improvements that you can take into account in the importing process:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list_check\">\n<li><strong>It is no longer required that the drawing files have the DXF format only<\/strong>. Now it is possible to perform the reading also from AUTOCAD\u00ae DWG files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You can use not only single line texts (AUTOCAD\u2019S TEXT command), but also multi-line texts<\/strong> (AUTOCAD\u2019S MTEXT command) are now allowed to set the nodes\u2019 labels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In nodes with sanitary fixtures assigned<\/strong> (where any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/how-to-create-the-water-supply-network-of-a-building-in-plumber-by-importing-information-from-an-autocad-drawing-file\/#abreviaturas\">abbreviations here<\/a> have been used)<u>,<\/u> it is only required to specify texts in the drawing\u2019s cold water labels layer. In the import, an automatic label will be assigned to the nearest node in the hot water drawing\u2019s layer. This label will contain, to differentiate it from the cold water one, the letter \u201ch\u201d at the end:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3357\" title=\"creating-hot-water-nodes-labels\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels.png\" alt=\"creating-hot-water-nodes-labels\" width=\"979\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels.png 979w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels-620x261.png 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels-940x396.png 940w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels-260x109.png 260w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels-50x21.png 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/02_creating-hot-water-nodes-labels-150x63.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the import process, first, those circles grouped in the Cold Water Layer where a sanitary fixture has been specified (using the corresponding abbreviation) will be taken into account. From their respective location, the circle whose maximum distance (respect to the current cold water circle) is equal or less than the value entered in the import dialog will be searched out in the Hot Water layer:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3358\" title=\"maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/03_maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes.png\" alt=\"maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes\" width=\"544\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/03_maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes.png 544w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/03_maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes-260x111.png 260w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/03_maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes-50x21.png 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/03_maximum-distance-between-cold-and-hot-water-nodes-150x64.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<a name=\"metodohunter\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>HUNTER\u2019S Method Probable Flows Table Customization<\/h2>\n<p>As already you know, <strong>PLUMBER is based on the probable flows methods (or fixture units method) proposed by Roy B. Hunter <\/strong>in the middle of\u00a0the\u00a020th century.<\/p>\n<p>This method is based on assigning to each sanitary fixture within the building\u2019s sanitary network a number: the <strong>Fixture Units<\/strong>. This value will depend on the fixtures\u2019 characteristics, specifically concerning its water consumption rate.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, defined the required water network to supply the building\u2019s sanitary fixtures; the <strong>fixture units totaled at each pipe section<\/strong> (so as to supply the corresponding fixtures<strong>) allows us to determine its probable flow through the fixture units \u2013 probable flow conversion table created by HUNTER in its original probabilistic method<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By default PLUMBER incorporates the original version of this table<\/strong> but some research, as well as some country&#8217;s standards, have objected to its values based <u>o<\/u>n motives such as that the original method \u201cgenerates flows with magnitude superior to the real ones<u>,<\/u>\u201d especially in small size plumbing systems (such as the case of single-family plumbing systems).<\/p>\n<p>Although, based on our experience, we do not estimate that the HUNTER\u2019S original method will lead to the plumbing systems\u2019 over-design, because in most of the cases we are dealing with small diameter pipes (below 50 mm or 2\u201d)<u>,<\/u> <strong>we have attended the requirements of some PLUMBER\u2019S users so as to include the option to modify, at your own risk, the values in the HUNTER\u2019S table to be used in the calculation and design.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PgLFJRWeLEk?t=5m13s\">video<\/a><u>,<\/u> you can learn how to perform the customization described above in your plumbing water system design.<\/p>\n<p>When accessing the <strong>Fixture Units Manager from PLUMBER\u2019S CONFIGURATION tab<\/strong>, you\u00b4ll see a button on the upper area:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3359\" title=\"modifying-the-hunters-method-values\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values.jpg\" alt=\"modifying-the-hunters-method-values\" width=\"900\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values-620x422.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values-215x146.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/04_modifying-the-hunters-method-values-110x75.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you click on this button the following dialog is shown:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3360\" title=\"table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/05_table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values.jpg\" alt=\"table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values\" width=\"727\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/05_table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/05_table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values-620x421.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/05_table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values-215x146.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/05_table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/05_table-for-modify-the-hunters-method-values-110x75.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here you find the following controls and options:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Table to Use.<\/li>\n<li>The fixture units &#8211; probable flow values table to be used in the HUNTER\u2019S method.<\/li>\n<li>Buttons to add or delete fixture units and probable flow values.<\/li>\n<li>Button to perform the table\u2019s data import from MS Excel\u2019s files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Thus you will see that there are two options: <strong>to use the PLUMBER\u2019S default table<\/strong> (as previously referred, containing the original values of the HUNTER\u2019S method) or to use, <strong>in such a case <u>t<\/u>hat your country\u2019s standards establish other values, the \u201cUser Defined\u201d option<u>,<\/u><\/strong> so as to allow you to customize the original data to your reference. In this case, you will be able to perform the modifications trough three options:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list_check\">\n<li><strong>Applying a multiplier factor to the probable flow\u2019s original values<\/strong>, in which case you must enter its value and click the button to apply it to the probable flow in columns for tank and valve fixtures:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3361\" title=\"Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06_Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values.jpg\" alt=\"Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values\" width=\"727\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06_Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06_Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values-620x245.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06_Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values-260x103.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06_Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values-50x20.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06_Applying-a-multiplier-factor-to-the-hunters-values-150x59.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manually entering the applicable data for the HUNTER\u2019S method<\/strong>. Here you should use the button <strong><em>Add Row<\/em><\/strong> on the right side of the table and then introduce the corresponding values for each fixture unit. Similarly, to remove any row, click on its header to enable the <strong><em>Delete Button<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Importing data from MS EXCEL files,<\/strong> where the data are grouped in three columns: Fixture Units \u2013 Probable flow (flush tank fixtures) \u2013 Probable flow (flush valve fixtures).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#167dc1;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#3097DB;border-color:#fcffff;color:#FFFFFF;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>Remember, <strong>when using the Save Options button in the FILE page\u2019s Configuration tab, this user-defined table will be saved<\/strong>, so that it will be available for each new project you create from PLUMBER. There\u2019s no need to perform this customization anymore!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n<a name=\"nodosdisponibles\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Available Node Types to be used in your Plumbing Water System\u2019s Projects<\/h2>\n<p>Based on your project\u2019s goal, <strong>you can create in PLUMBER several types of nodes<\/strong>. The basic software\u2019s idea is that each node models the point of connection of a sanitary fixture, being able to exists for each fixture (if the case) a node in the cold water system and one in the hot water one.<\/p>\n<p>But, also, <strong>you will find other types of nodes<\/strong> that will allow you to model virtually any kind or plumbing water system.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, when you draw a node in the drawing area and access its properties dialog, you will see that when clicking on the right side of the field \u201cSanitary Fixture or Type of Node,\u201d <strong>a list is shown with the types of nodes available:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3362\" title=\"Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/07_Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design.png\" alt=\"Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design\" width=\"567\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/07_Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design.png 567w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/07_Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design-193x146.png 193w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/07_Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design-50x38.png 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/07_Available-types-of-nodes-for-plumbing-design-99x75.png 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list_check\">\n<li><strong>The nodes where this option is set to None <\/strong>are, usually, nodes where branches exist in the flow\u2019s path (Tees, for example). In PLUMBER it is not mandatory that a node exists in the change of horizontal alignment (elbows) because <strong>you can add vertices to pipe sections holding the Ctrl key when pipes are created<\/strong> in the drawing area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodes with sanitary fixtures associated (highlighted in yellow in the above image<\/strong>) are those that we referred to at the beginning and are those where the fixture units entered in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/how-to-perform-the-water-supply-system-design-in-buildings-with-plumber\/#administradorpiezassanitarias\">fixtures manager<\/a> will be assigned in order to perform the calculation and design. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CP02GTLLI04\">video<\/a>, it is explained how to perform the PLUMBER\u2019S customization in order to satisfy your country\u2019s standards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Heater type node<\/strong> allows the setting of localization, at each water network, of the water heater device. <strong>For each Heater created in any water network, there must exist one node of this type in the cold water system as well as one in the hot water system.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Riser Node<\/strong> is the one that will set into the software where the water network\u2019s source point is located.<strong>It is mandatory that each water network has one node of this type<\/strong> (unless an Interior Riser is specified as its source\u2019s point, as we will explain later) because it is in this node that the required supply pressure will be calculated in order to satisfy the operating pressure of the most unfavorable sanitary fixture. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YFkcHd4rrio\">example<\/a><u>,<\/u> you will see how we have applied this type of node in conjunction with the Plumbing Riser definition in a <strong>Multi-family building\u2019s plumbing water system.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Interior Riser node type allows the interconnecting of two water networks<\/strong> within one PLUMBER\u2019S project. Its typical case of use is when we are designing two-story buildings, like single-family houses, where creating a PLUMBER\u2019S <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/plumbing-riser-design-for-water-supply-systems-in-plumber\/\">Plumbing Riser<\/a> it is not desired and so you opt to convert a \u201cNormal\u201d node into an Interior Riser Node.In cases such as this you will have, for example, two water networks in your PLUMBER\u2019S project. <strong>One of those water networks, the \u201cmain\u201d one, will have a Riser node, defined as the project\u2019s supply source, as well as an Interior Riser node<\/strong> for which you must set the water network to be supplied from it:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3363\" title=\"Interior-Riser-configuration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration.png\" alt=\"Interior-Riser-configuration\" width=\"861\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration.png 861w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration-620x310.png 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration-260x130.png 260w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/08_Interior-Riser-configuration-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><strong>On the second water network, supplied from the previous one, there will be only one Interior Riser type of node,<\/strong> in which case you must change the type of node but <strong><em>keep the checkbox \u201cSupplies other W.N\u201d unchecked:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3364\" title=\"Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network.png\" alt=\"Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network\" width=\"841\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network.png 841w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network-620x317.png 620w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network-260x133.png 260w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/09_Interior-Riser-configuration-receiving-water-network-147x75.png 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lx-PqsB52Uk\">video<\/a>, you will find the use of this type of node in the designing of the plumbing system of a single-family building with two stories.<\/p>\n<p>And, in case something more \u201ccomplex\u201d is required, you can check the <strong>designing of the plumbing water system of an auditorium<\/strong> by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PgLFJRWeLEk\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodes with the \u201cUser Defined Fixture\u201d type assigned <\/strong>allow you to create your own plumbing fixture in the sense that the <strong>Total and Specific Fixture Units to be used in the calculation and design can be entered<\/strong> in the corresponding fields.Additionally, for this type of node, you can <strong>set the fixture\u2019s minimum operating pressure as well as its geometrical characteristics<\/strong> (height and diameter of the fixture supply pipe):<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3365\" title=\"User-defined-fixture-data\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/10_User-defined-fixture-data.png\" alt=\"User-defined-fixture-data\" width=\"581\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/10_User-defined-fixture-data.png 581w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/10_User-defined-fixture-data-197x146.png 197w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/10_User-defined-fixture-data-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/10_User-defined-fixture-data-101x75.png 101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>This type of node is useful in cases where <strong>multiple fixtures are supplied from a unique node<\/strong>, as in the case depicted in this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-bRgzoyeu0A?t=7m55s\">video<\/a>, where we have modeled two Lavatories in a single node.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third version of our <strong>Plumbing design software includes<\/strong> several new features. Let&#8217;s introduce some of them in this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[112],"class_list":["post-3353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plumber-en","tag-plumbing-design-software","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3353"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8105,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353\/revisions\/8105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidrasoftware.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}