The H-Factor

Reducing Entropy

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Using a Non-Standard Pipe Type in HydraCALC

A customer called today asking how to enter a 1″ black plastic underground pipe for the calc. This particular situation sounded unique enough that I did not tell him to add that pipe type to our database, as I would have if he expected to see this pipe type used repeatedly. I told him to…

Using the Hydratec Software Download Area

Hydratec uses ShareFile to distribute our software installs and updates. New customers, or those without access, must request access to be able to get at these downloads. Access is only available to customers with a Hydratec subscription or those on an update plan. You can access the download area and request access by picking the…

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Month: October 2017

  • From a Customer, via a co-worker: I have a quick question. How to I list 001 Victaulic 90’s and 009 Victaulic Couplings? Is there an equivalent? I cannot seem to locate them in HydraLIST The answer depends on which program is being used: Using AutoList from HydraCAD: Change your fitting mapping to one of the available…

  • You buy an Autodesk Subscription, but are stymied when trying to install it on a user’s machine? Yeah, so are a lot of people. Autodesk does not do a good job of explaining how user access works, IMHO. Here is a typical scenario: ABC Sprinkler Company buys two AEC Industry Collections. Johnny B. is the…