Many of you know this one, but many don’t – so I will show it here. If you are entering input manually one of the fastest ways to do it is to use the ENTER key to copy input from the line above. For example, if you have a line of input that looks like…

An update to HydraCALC which contains the ability to printout hydraulics conforming to NFPA 2007 is now available for download on our website. As always – when you update your HydraCALC, you must update your HydraVIEW. Set up your Info Sheet under View->Info Sheet and choose NFPA 2007. Also choose NFPA 2007 when you print…

Sorry for the lack of posting, between the holidays and trying to get a new HydraCAD update out the door, things have been a _bit_ busy. So – Input Types. Why use them. A bunch of reasons. What do the mean – here you go: When you right-click on the Input Type column you will…

Did you know that V50 HydraCALC has a tool to help you figure out what K-factor is best for your job? The tool is found in the Graphical Pressure Display (GPD), which can be used on any job that has the Input Type field filled out. Jobs that come over from HydraCALC-Sizer and HydraCAD have…

Another quickie, this one posed by a customer – Why am I getting negative numbers for my flow on part of my loop system? That is normal in a loop or grid. The negative sign indicates that the flow is in the reverse order of the direction the pipe has been input into the program.…

This one is a bit esoteric for most of you but it is critical to our European customers. HydraCALC will not load the job properly nor print it out if the Decimal and Digit grouping Symbols are not as we expect to find them here in North America. We realize this is an inconvenience and…

And another thing… Even been filling out an Info Sheet in HydraCALC and get to the part where it is asking for Flow Required and Pressure Required? Wish there was a quicker way to fill those in? There is! When at that page in the Info Sheet, pick the View pulldown and pick Calc Summary.…

If you hit the F1 thru F12 keys in HydraCALC while in the Diameter column, it will place the nominal diameter assigned to that key into the Dia. slot! That way to can keep typing along, using only the keyboard and no need to reach for the mouse… F1 = 1             …

Darcy-Weisbach. It's a phrase you are probably hearing more and more of. What is it? It is a formula for calculating friction loss just like Hazen-Williams. But whereas Hazen-Williams is used for water in sprinkler pipe, Darcy-Weisbach can be used for any liquid (including water, but NFPA 13 does not permit its use). Its recent…