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Contents
5. INTERNAL WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE .................................................................. 3
5.0 PROJECT PREPARATION .................................................................................................. 3
5.0.1 Creating a DXF File ........................................................................................................ 3
5.0.2 Creating Floors ................................................................................................................ 3
5.0.3 Loading a Background .................................................................................................... 4
5.0.4 Editing, Deleting and Replacing a Background .............................................................. 5
5.0.5 Creating Rooms in a Project............................................................................................ 5
5.1 INSERTING SANITARY WARE ......................................................................................... 7
5.2 INTERNAL SEWERAGE ................................................................................................... 10
5.2.1 Setting Pipe Parameters ................................................................................................. 10
5.2.2 Drawing Vertical Waste Pipes ...................................................................................... 10
5.2.3. Sanitary Wares Connection Principles ......................................................................... 11
5.2.4 Drawing Connecting Pipes ............................................................................................ 13
5.2.5 Drawing Leakage Pipes ................................................................................................. 16
5.2.6 Ventilated and Unventilated Waste Pipe ....................................................................... 17
5.2.7 Sizing Soil Pipes............................................................................................................ 18
5.2.8 Cleaning Fittings ........................................................................................................... 19
5.2.9 Cross Section ................................................................................................................. 20
5.3 SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................................ 21
5.4 INTERNAL WATER SUPPLY ........................................................................................... 22
5.4.1 Editing Valves on Sanitary Wares ................................................................................ 22
5.4.2. Setting Supply Water Pipe Parameters......................................................................... 24
5.4.3 Creating Water Pipe Risers ........................................................................................... 25
5.4.4 Drawing Water Pipes .................................................................................................... 27
5.4.5 Circulation of Hot Water ............................................................................................... 30
5.4.6 Sizing Water Pipes ........................................................................................................ 31
5.4.7 Cross Section ................................................................................................................. 35
5.5 PROJECT GRAPHICS PROCESSING ............................................................................... 36
5.5.1 Project View .................................................................................................................. 36
5.5.2 Exporting Drawings ...................................................................................................... 37
5.6 SAN MODULE FUNCTION UPGRADE ........................................................................... 38
5.6.1 Joining Soil Pipes .......................................................................................................... 38
5.6.2 Automatic Sanitary Ware Connection to Supply Soil Pipe........................................... 38
5.6.3 Joining Soil Pipes in Bend ............................................................................................ 40
5.6.4 Simplified View of Sanitary Wares ......................................................................... 40
5.6.5 Simplified Selection of Valves and Parameters when Drawing Soil Pipes .................. 41
5.6.6 Streamlined Drawing of Soil Pipes ............................................................................... 41
5.6.7 Cutting Vertical Waste Pipe .......................................................................................... 43
5.6.8 Damping Section Between Vertical and Horizontal Soil Pipe ................................. 43
5.6.9 Additional Insulation of Pipes in the Project ................................................................ 44
5.6.10 Automatic Connection of Sanitary Wares to the Water Supply Pipe ......................... 45
5.6.11 Designing and Inserting Boilers, Residential Heat Exchanger Units, Hot Water Tanks
................................................................................................................................................ 45
5.6.12 Calculation of a System when the Cold Water Is Connected Through a Dispenser
(Exchanger) for Water Heating .............................................................................................. 46

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5. INTERNAL WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE

5.0 PROJECT PREPARATION

5.0.1 Creating a DXF File

TechCON program works with *.dxf files, thus in order to place a file into a project, it needs to be exported into this
format as follows:
1. Open the project file in AutoCAD (or other graphical program that you use) and in the File menu, select the option
Save as ... (Save as ...). A window appears in which you specify the file path and its name, and in the lower drop-
down menu Save as Type you select the *.dxf file type version 14 or higher (Fig. 5.0-1).

Fig. 5.0-1

2. After pressing Save, the file will be created in *.dxf format, which you can load into the program as a background
as per Chapter 5.0.3

In case of any problem loading the project into TechCON, it is necessary to first explode the line with the command
EXPLODE in AutoCAD, then with the command PURGE, and finally export it into *.dxf file.

5.0.2 Creating Floors

1. Start by clicking the icon Floors

2. Click the button Add Floor to create a new floor. Overwrite the name
to -1.PP and change the height dimension z=-3.

3. Click Add Floor two more times to create two additional floors.
Name them 1.NP (z=0) a 2.NP (z=3).

4. Select -1.PP as active. (Click the first line and press the button Set as
Active)

5. Close the dialog box by pressing OK (Fig. 5.0-2).

Fig. 5.0-2

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5.0.3 Loading a Background

1. In the File menu select Load Background into -1. PP (Fig. 5.0-3)

Fig. 5.0-3

2. Navigate to the Project folder and select the file Poschodie_PP_ZTI.dxf. Confirm by pressing OK.
3. Enter the scale for the inserted project (in our example 1:1) and confirm by clicking OK.
4. Click Show All to view the background in full screen.
5. Change the active floor on 1.NP. (Fig. 5.0-4)

Fig. 5.0-4

6. Repeat the procedure referred to in paragraphs 1-3 to load the background into 1.NP (select the file
Poschodie_NP_ZTI.dxf).
7. Click Move Background .
8. Move the cursor to any line of the loaded background and press the left mouse button (Fig. 5.0-5). The whole
background will be selected as a single unit. Exit the selection by pressing the right mouse button.

Fig. 5.0-5

9. Select a reference point for moving the background (1) (left click on it) and move the cursor over the same point in
the background in -1.PP (2) (Fig. 5.0-6). Exit the movement by pressing the left mouse button.

Fig. 5.0-6

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5.0.4 Editing, Deleting and Replacing a Background

TechCON does not load dimensions, different items and reference lines, thus they need to be deleted in AutoCAD.

After loading the background into TechCON, you can delete unnecessary lines.
1. Click Select or press F5.
2. Select what you want to delete either by clicking on the line or selecting an area.
3. Press DEL.

What you delete with DEL key is not really deleted, just hidden in the program. If you want to see lines
deleted this way, use the command to View All (in menu Edit - Editing a Background-View All)

In the menu Editing - Editing Background contains more commands that allow you to hide texts (Hide Texts), hide
the entire background (Hide All) and view all hidden (View All).
If you want to change the color of the loaded background, use the command Change by Color (in the menu Edit -
Editing a Background - View by Color...). (Fig. 5.0-7)

Fig. 5.0-7 Fig. 5.0-8

Select the command Delete a Background in the Edit menu in order to delete a background (Fig. 5.0-8).

If you want to replace a background in the program, you first need to delete the previous background.

5.0.5 Creating Rooms in a Project

1. Click the Room Manager .

2. Dialog box SAN Project Room Manager pops up, in which select the option New Room (Fig. 5.0-9).

Fig. 5.0-9 Fig. 5.0-10

4. In the dialog box New Room, select the room number, its purpose (either by typing it manually or selecting from a
list that you can open by clicking on the three dots right next to the field Room Purpose) and confirm the setting by
clicking OK. (Fig. 5.0-10). Create two rooms by following this procedure: Restroom and Bathroom.

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5. Select them all after you created them. Do this by clicking the left mouse button on one of the rooms on the list,
then right click to display a drop-down menu and click Select All. After you insert all rooms, click Add to Project
(Fig. 5.0-11).

Fig. 5.0-11 Fig. 5.0 -12

6. You can insert the table of rooms directly by pressing the left mouse button or using the reference line as follows:

- Move the cursor to the room on any place from which you want to drag the reference line.
- Right click to display a drop-down menu and select Add Point (Fig. 5.0-12).
- You are creating a reference line from this point. To add a table, press the left mouse button.

7. After inserting the first table another one appears automatically, which repeats until you insert all rooms into the
project that you selected in the dialog box Room Manager.

Fig. 5.0-13

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5.1 INSERTING SANITARY WARE

Click the icon Sanitary Ware .

Extensive dialog box pops up with the name Product Selection. Field titled Sanitary Ware Design, highlight a room
by left clicking the one for which you wish to design sanitary wares. (Fig. 5.1-1)

Fig. 5.1-1
In the field titled Product Selection, expand by double clicking the manufacturer and desired sanitary ware (Fig. 5.1-
2).

Fig. 5.1-2

In the upper right dialog box, you can change the height of connection to the water and soil pipes and determine the
number of selected sanitary wares for the room (Fig. 5.1-3).

Fig. 5.1-3

In the lower part of the screen, select a plumbing fixture and traps, or overwrite the values for the specific discharge
q and calculated discharge DU (Fig. 5.1-4).

Fig. 5.1-4

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After setting up all parameters, add sanitary wares by clicking Add Sanitary Ware (Fig. 5.1-5).

Fig. 5.1-5

For room 1.1 Restroom, add 2 pieces of washbasins and 3 pieces of wall-hung toilets (one with straight connector
and two with flexible connection); for room 1.2 Bathroom, add a bathtub, small washbasin, shower tray and hung
toilet. Click Add Into Project. (Fig. 5.1-6)

Fig. 5.1-6

In the project, watch the navigation, which is displayed on the bottom bar. (Fig. 5.1-7) You can enable or disable
alignment by pressing CTRL or clicking Align. If you leave this function enabled, the equipment that you insert into
the project will be aligned with DXF lines. You also have the option to specify a rotation angle. You do not have to
click the cursor into the input field, you can simply type the desired rotation angle of the equipment. If you want to
rotate the equipment by exactly 180, enter the value 180 in the input field, or click the button Rotate by 180. You
can also rotate the item by 180 by pressing SHIFT - see navigation in the lower left corner.

Fig. 5.1-7

If you want to change the snapping point when adding sanitary wares, right click to display a drop-down menu and
left click Snapping (Fig. 5.1-8).

You can change the snapping by clicking the desired box.

The arrow next to the sanitary ware indicates the front

side, which should be oriented towards the room.

Fig. 5.1-8

Add sanitary wares into the project one by one by left clicking on the desired spot. After inserting all designed
sanitary wares, a dialog box Product Selection pops up. Exit the insertion by clicking OK in the upper right corner.
Insert sanitary wares for rooms 1.1 Restroom and 1.2 Bathroom into the project according to the Fig. 5.1-9.

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Fig. 5.1-9
Click Copy Between Floors .
Set the active floor from which you want to copy entities (1.NP). Select the floor to which you want to copy entities
(2.NP). Check the box Copy DXF Background and click Copy All Entities on the Floor (Fig. 5.1-10). Confirm the
process (Fig. 5.1-11) and its execution (Fig. 5.1-12).

Fig. 5.1-11

Fig. 5.1-10 Fig. 5.1-12

The program copies all inserted sanitary wars to 2.NP and simultaneously creates identical rooms (rooms with the
same numbers and names).
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5.2 INTERNAL SEWERAGE

5.2.1 Setting Pipe Parameters

Click the icon Create Soil Pipe .

Input box next to the cursor pops up to enter the height, type and dimension of the soil pipe (Fig. 5.2-1). If you want
to change soil pipe, right click to display a drop-down menu and select Properties. Dialog box Pipe Properties
appears, where, in the pipe type section, you can set manufacturer, type, dimension and length of soil pipe segments.
(Fig. 5.2-2).

Fig. 5.2-1 Fig. 5.2-2

If you check the box Not to Size Pipe, the program will during its calculation keep the pipe dimensions that
you select during the drawing, otherwise the program will not size the pipe.
Even if the program sizes the pipe, it is more favorable to select a suitable dimension during drawing
due to the overall layout (e.g. to connect sinks, it is enough to set DN 40, to connect toilets or drawing waste
and leakage pipes, it is recommended to select DN 100).

5.2.2 Drawing Vertical Waste Pipes

Click Create Vertical Waste Pipe .

Move the cursor to the place where you want to create a waste pipe and press the left mouse button. A dialog box
pops up in which enter the height of the lower (-250) and upper (6000) point of the waste pipe (Fig. 5.2-3).

Fig. 5.2-3

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Follow the same procedure to draw three waste pipes in the project. Place them according to the Fig. 5.2-4.

Fig. 5.2-4

5.2.3. Sanitary Wares Connection Principles

1. Even if the program sizes the pipe, it is more favorable to select a suitable dimension during drawing due to the
overall layout (e.g. to connect sinks, it is enough to set DN 40, to connect toilets or drawing waste and leakage pipes,
it is recommended to select DN 100). Since x.2 version, the program sets up DN pipes automatically according to
DN trap.
2. When you are connecting multiple sanitary wares to a common connecting pipe, always begin with the furthest
pipe from the vertical waste pipe and then continue to connect remaining sanitary wares. From x.2 version you can
use the function for automatic connection of sanitary wares.
3. When connecting sanitary wares to a common connecting pipe, a dialog box pops up where you can select the
method of connection. (Fig.5.2-5)
If you want to connect a sanitary ware to a connecting pipe while maintaining a gradient, select the response Yes
(Fig. 5.2-6). If you want to connect a sanitary ware to a connecting pipe without maintaining a gradient, select the
response No (Fig. 5.2-7).

Fig. 5.2-5

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Fig. 5.2-6 Fig. 5.2-7

4. When designing sanitary wares, it is possible to select fixed trap or flexible connection. Flexible hose is displayed
in black in the project, which differs from the soil pipes that are displayed in green.

Interconnection of sanitary wares with soil pipes:

a) from the sanitary ware directly to a connecting (waste) pipe.

Click on the outline of the sanitary ware (1) and on the connecting pipe (2). Select the connection method
according to par. 3. Connection using a soil pipe (Fig. 5.2-8a) will be created for sanitary wares with fixed
trap; for flexible connections, a flexible hose will be connected to the sanitary ware (Fig. 5.2-8b).

b) from connecting (waste) pipe directly to the sanitary ware

Click on the connecting pipe (2) and on the edge of the sanitary ware (1). Connection using a soil pipe (Fig.
5.2-8a) will be created for sanitary wares with fixed trap; for flexible connections, a flexible hose will be
connected to the sanitary ware (Fig. 5.2-8b).

Fig. 5.2-8a Fig. 5.2-8b

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5.2.4 Drawing Connecting Pipes

Click the icon Create Soil Pipe .

In the right bar, select the type of elbow and bend that will be used to connect
pipes during the drawing process. Select an elbow Loose (0) (pipes will be
connected at any angle and the program will design the best combination of
elbows) and a bend Simple Bend (90). Overwrite the radius of curvature to 0
and select the option to draw a pipe in the gradient of 3% (Fig. 5.2-10). (For
versions x.2 and above also read Chapters 5.6.5 Streamlining the Selection of
Fittings and Parameters for Drawing of Soil pipes and 5.6.6 Streamlining the
Drawing of Soil pipes)

Click Automatic Pipe Description . Fittings description and pipe gradient

for different sections will be displayed automatically for this project.

Begin by connecting hung toilet to a waste pipe 1.

Click on the edge of the farthest toilet from a waste pipe (1), draw the pipe to
such a distance so the crosshair intersects the axis of the waste pipe (2), click the
waste pipe (3), and select the connection at the location of a mouse click (Fig.
5.2-11)

Fig. 5.2-10

Fig. 5.2-11

Continue to connect additional toilets to a connecting pipe by using any of the methods described in Chapter 5.2.3
Sanitary Ware Connection Principles. (For versions x.2 and above also read Chapter 5.6.2 Automatic Connection of
Sanitary Wares to a Connecting Soil pipe)

Continue to connect toilet and sinks to the waste pipe 2.

Left click on the edge of a toilet (1), draw the pipe to such a distance so the crosshair intersects the axis of the waste
pipe (2), switch the input selection from the gradient to the height of the pipe z=150mm (which means that the
sanitary ware will not connect to the waste pipe in the gradient, but in the prescribed height z) (Fig. 5.2-12), click on
the waste pipe (3), and select the connection at the location of a mouse click (Fig. 5.2-13).

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Fig. 5.2-12 Fig. 5.2-13

Follow the same procedure to connect sinks from room 1.1 Restroom. Switch the input selection from the height of
the pipe z to the gradient of 7%. Click the left mouse button on the edge of the basin (1), draw the pipe to the wall (2)
in such a distance so that the crosshair intersects the axis of the soil pipe (3). At this point, switch the input selection
from the gradient to the height of the pipe z=300mm (Fig. 5.2-14), then click on the waste pipe (4), and select the
connection at the place of a mouse click (Fig. 5.2-15).

Fig. 5.2-14 Fig. 5.2-15

Again, set the gradient to 3% and connect a second basin to the connecting pipe.
As the last one, connect the small basin from the room 1.2 Bathroom (Fig. 5.2-16).

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Fig. 5.2-16

Finally, connect the bathtub and shower tray to the waste pipe 3.

Left click on the edge of the bathtub (1), then on the soil pipe (2), and select the connection at the location of a
mouse click (Fig. 5.2-17). Left click on the edge of the shower tray (3), then on the connecting pipe of the bathtub
(4), and connect the pipe without maintaining the gradient (select the option No) (Fig. 5.2-18).

Fig. 5.2-17 Fig. 5.2-18

Change the active floor to 2. NP and hide -1.PP and 1.NP (Fig. 5.2-19) and follow the same procedure to connect a
waste pipe of the sanitary wares on the second floor.

Fig. 5.2-19

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5.2.5 Drawing Leakage Pipes

Change the active floor to -1. PP and hide floors above the ground (Fig. 5.2-20).

Fig. 5.2-20

Click the icon Create Soil Pipe .

In the side menu, select the elbow Elbow (45), bend Simple Bend (45), and select the option to draw pipes in the
gradient of 3%. In the bottom bar, select drawing a pipe at an angle of 45 (Fig. 5.2-21).

Fig. 5.2-21

Click on the waste pipe 1, select a connection to the lower point (Fig. 5.2-22), and draw the main leakage pipe. Exit
the drawing by right clicking and selecting Cancel (Fig. 5.2-23).

Fig. 5.2-22 Fig. 5.2-23

Connect waste pipe 2 and 3 to the main leakage (Fig. 5.2-24).

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Fig. 5.2-24

5.2.6 Ventilated and Unventilated Waste Pipe

The program sizes ventilated and unventilated waste pipes.

If you insert a sewer plug to a waste pipe before launching the sizing process, the program will size it as
unventilated. If you launch the calculation without a plug, the program will size the waste pipe as ventilated and will
insert a vent head automatically after calculation. To insert a sewer plug, select the waste pipe in the project, right
click and select Insert Soil Pipe End Cap (Fig. 5.2-25).

Fig. 5.2-25

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5.2.7 Sizing Soil Pipes

Click the icon Add Node for the sewer branch (Collection Node) .
Place your cursor over the pipe to where you want to insert a node for calculation. Node arrow must be directed
upstream in the pipe (to sanitary wares). If necessary, change the direction of the arrow by holding CTRL and
pressing the left mouse button (Fig. 5.2-26).

Fig. 5.2-26

Click the icon Sizing Soil Pipes .

In the dialog box that pops up, select the coefficient K for the given source and confirm the selection by clicking OK
(Fig. 5.2-27).

Fig. 5.2-27

Dialog box for sizing pops up (Fig. 5.2-28).

Fig. 5.2-28
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In the left column, you can see a list of numbered circuits and in the right section, you can see information on the
sections of the selected circuit. Export data from the calculation by selecting Open Html in the File menu... (Fig. 5.2-
29). To search circuits or sections of the project, click Sections Summary. Dialog box Circuits pops up, which shows
the calculated values for individual sections that are highlighted in green in this project. Using the button Select, the
program will return back to the dialog box Sizing and select the row with this section (Fig. 5.2-30).

Fig. 5.2-29 Fig. 5.2-30

5.2.8 Cleaning Fittings

After sizing the soil pipe, select vertical waste pipe in the project, right click to display a drop-down menu and select
Insert Cleaning Fitting (Fig. 5.2-31). In the dialog box that pops up, select Insert to All and confirm by pressing OK
(Fig. 5.2-32). The program will insert cleaning fittings to all waste pipes in the project at every 10 m always at the
height of 1 m from the surface of the floor.

Fig. 5.2-31 Fig. 5.2-32

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5.2.9 Cross Section
Click Cross Section for sewerage .
In the dialog box, select the node for which you want to create a cross section and confirm by clicking OK.
In plan view, the cross section appears next to the project (Fig. 5.2-33).

Fig. 5.2-33

In the cross section view, you can move descriptions of height dimensions, reference lines and sanitary ware
descriptions.
Using the Move function .

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5.3 SPECIFICATION
Click the icon Specification .
Warning appears: Generating project specifications may take a while. Do you want to the process of specification?
Confirm by clicking Yes. After loading data from the database and updating the data from the project, a dialog box
Specification pops up (Fig. 5.3-1).

Fig. 5.3-1 Fig. 5.3 -2

Items are grouped into tabs and can be filtered by manufacturer. All products are shown in black that are located in
the TechCON database, items used in the given project and highlighted in red, and each item contains the
information about quantity, unit price and total price of used products. You can see the total price in the lower right
corner of the dialog box. You can adjust the quantities and prices. Box in the last column will be checked for
modified items, which means that the data will not be changed after update. Deselect the box if you want to update
the item.

In the File menu, the specification can be exported into .html format (Open .Html...) or .xls (Open Excel...), or
printed directly from the program (Print the Current Tab... and Print All) (Fig. 5.3-2).

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5.4 INTERNAL WATER SUPPLY
5.4.1 Editing Valves on Sanitary Wares

Valves to sanitary wares can be connected in two ways; simplified and advanced. Simplified connection gives you
the option to select a predefined set of valves according to the type of the sanitary ware. Advanced connection allows
you to create any valves connection to meet your exact requirements.

Simplified connection procedure:

Select the sanitary ware in the project by left clicking on it. Then right click to display a drop-down menu and select
Edit Connection (Fig. 5.4-1).

Fig. 5.4-1

Dialog box pops up with predefined connection sets of the given sanitary ware. You just have to choose the type of
connection by clicking on the image. List of valves for the given set appears in the right pane. Valves can be inserted
into the sanitary ware by clicking OK in the lower right corner of the dialog box (Fig. 5.4-2).

Fig. 5.4-2

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Advanced connection procedure.

Select the sanitary ware in the project by left clicking on it. Then click
the right mouse button and select Edit connection in detail. Dialog box
Connecting a Sanitary Ware pops up. In the field titled Views, select
Preview. At the bottom, select a point of connection of the valve (Fig.
5.4-3).

In the right pane, select the manufacturer, which shows a list of valves
that can be connected to the given point of connection. Selected valve
can be added to the list of connected valves by clicking on the button
with two arrows. In this way you can create a whole set of valves for the
sanitary ware (Fig. 5.4-4). At the same time you can monitor the
connection of individual valves on the picture in the left pane, and if
necessary, change their rotation in the field Rotation Angle.

If you want to use your set later on in the program, click the button Add
to Sets and name the set.

Valve set can be inserted into the sanitary ware by clicking OK in the
lower right corner of the dialog box.

Fig. 5.4-3

Fig. 5.4-4

If you want to use the same valve set for other sanitary wares in the project, you do not need to repeat the editing
process for each of them. Just join valves to a single sanitary ware, then select it in the project, right click and choose
Copy Valves to the Same SW (Fig. 5.4-5). Dialog box appears in which you can choose whether the same valves
should be copied to the same sanitary wares on the active floor only or in the entire project (Fig. 5.4-6).

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 Fig. 5.4-6

Fig. 5.4-5

Then edit the remaining valves for all sanitary wares in the entire project.

5.4.2. Setting Supply Water Pipe Parameters

Click the icon Create Supply Water Pipe .

Input field appears at the cursor to enter the height, type and dimension of the water pipe. The color of the cursor
shows the selected type of pipe; drawing of cold water pipe shows a blue border around the cursor and drawing of
hot water pipe shows a red border around the cursor. When you change the setting from hot to cold or vice versa,
right click and select Enter: Cold (Hot) (Fig. 5.4-7).

Fig. 5.4-7

To set the manufacturer, type and dimension of the pipe, right click and select Properties. Dialog box pops up in
which you can set the pipe parameters (manufacturer, type, dimension, insulation...) (Fig. 5.4-8).

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Fig. 5.4-8

5.4.3 Creating Water Pipe Risers

To create a riser, click the icon Create a Riser Pipe .

Ring appears at the cursor indicating a pipe with a size that corresponds to the diameter of the selected pipe. Color of
the cursor indicates the type of the selected pipe, e.g. cold water pipe is highlights the cursor in blue color (Fig. 5.4-
7).

Fig. 5.4-7

To draw a pair of riser pipes, click on the bottom bar on the button Supply + Return (Fig. 5.4-8).

Fig. 5.4-8

Define the location of the second riser pipe by entering a pitch or angle. If you do not enter the angle, you have the
option to determine the location of the second riser pipe directly in the project. Left click to enter the location of the
first riser pipe. The location of the second riser pipe is determined by the movement of the cursor (Fig. 5.4-9). Left
click to enter the location of the second riser pipe.

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Fig. 5.4-9

Dialog box pops up in which select the height of the lower (-100) and upper (6000) point of water supply riser pipes
(Fig. 5.4-10).

Fig. 5.4-10

Follow the same procedure to draw two pairs of riser pipes in the project. Place them according to the Fig. 5.4-11.

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Fig. 5.4-11

Click the icon Hide Sewerage . This hides the soil pipes in the project and the drawing of water supply will be
clearer.

5.4.4 Drawing Water Pipes

Begin by connecting a toilet to the cold water riser pipe 1.

Click the icon Create Supply Water Pipe . Set the parameters of the pipe according to the procedure described in
Chapter 5.4.2 Setting Water Supply Pipe Parameters

Click on the edge of the toilet (1), continue through other points (2, 3, 4), and click on the riser pipe (5). Select the
connection at the location of the mouse click (Fig. 5.4-12).

Fig. 5.4-12

Connect other toilets: click on the edge of the toilet and then on the pipe. (For versions x.2 and above also read
Chapter 5.6.8 Automatic Connection of Sanitary Wares to Water Supply Pipe)

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Continue to connect basis on riser pipes (Fig. 5.4-13).
Click on the icon Create a Pair of Water Supply Pipes . In the project, click on the edge of the basin (1). A
dialog box pops up with a list of possible places of connection. Confirm your selection by clicking OK (2). Since the
boards on basins are facing the floor, before drawing a horizontal distribution pipes, it is necessary to draw the
connected pipe to the floor. Overwrite the value z=0 at the bottom bar and confirm it by pressing ENTER (3). Draw
the pipe to the floor (4), click on the riser pipe (5), select the connection at the location of the mouse click (6), and
draw the pipe to the floor (7).

Fig. 5.4-13

Connect another basin (Fig. 5.4-14). Click on the edge of the basin (1). Dialog box appears in which select the
connection and confirm by pressing OK (2). Overwrite the value z=0 at the bottom bar and confirm it by pressing
ENTER (3). Click on the pipe (4) and the cold water supply pipe and hot water supply pipe will connect
automatically.

Fig. 5.4-14
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Click on the icon Join Pipes . Click on the loose ends of pipes from the basin and from the riser pipers. When
joining a pair of pipes, just click on one of them and the cold water supply pipe and hot water supply pipe will
connect automatically.

Follow the same procedure to connect the remaining items on both floors above the ground.

On -1.PP, draw the horizontal water supply distribution pipe (Fig. 5.4-15)... Click on the icon Create a Pair of Water
Supply Pipes . Click the riser pipe (1), select the connection to a lower point of the riser pipe (2), and draw the
pipe into the point (3). Press ESC to exit the drawing. Click the second riser pipe (4), select the connection to a lower
point of the riser pipe (5), draw the pipe into the point (6), and connect them to the pipe (7).

Fig. 5.4-15

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5.4.5 Circulation of Hot Water

Click the icon Create Supply Water Pipe .

On the main area, right click to display a drop-down menu, select Properties and in the dialog box Pipe Type select
Circulation (Fig. 5.4-16). Confirm your selection by clicking OK in the lower right corner.

Fig. 5.4-16

Begin to draw in -1.PP according to the procedure as per Fig. 5.4-17. Click on the hot supply water pipe at the point
(1), continue through the point (2) to the point (3). Overwrite the height z of the selected pipe to 2900, confirm by
pressing ENTER (4), click on the hot water riser pipe (5), and select the connection at the location of the mouse click
(6). Continue the connection to the circulation pipe at the point (7) and proceed similarly to draw a circulation for the
second hot water riser pipe as well (7-12).

Fig. 5.4-17

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Select the hot and cold water riser pipes in the project and click the icon Cut the riser pipe straight up . This
function will end the riser pipe on the last connected pipe up.

Click the icon to Insert Valve . In the dialog box Valve Selection, select the manufacturer, type and dimension of
the control valve and click Close in the lower right corner. Move the cursor over the circulation pipe and insert the
valve to the pipe by pressing a mouse button (Fig. 5.4-18).

Fig. 5.4-18

5.4.6 Sizing Water Pipes

Click the icon Insert Node for the water supply pipe branch (place of the connecting pipe) .

Place your cursor over the cold water pipe and an arrow will display for the water supply pipe branch. The arrow
must point to the outlet valves, if necessary, turn the node arrow by holding CTRL and pressing the left mouse
button. Then move the cursor over the hot water pipe and repeat the same procedure to place a node (Fig. 5.4-19).
(For versions x.2 and above read Chapter 5.6.10 Calculation of a System when the cold water is connected through a
dispenser (exchanger) for water heating).

Fig. 5.4-19

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Click the icon Sizing Water Supply Pipe .

Dialog box pops up in which you can set up calculation parameters (Fig. 5.4-20).

Fig. 5.4-20

List of resources (nodes of branches) of the project is located in the left pane. Click on the source for you wish to run
the calculation. In the right pane you can select the type of operation and values for calculation. Button DN
Limitation serves to determine the minimum and maximum dimension of the pipe for the calculation. Check the box
Not to Size Pipe if you wish to keep the dimensions of pipes as they were set during the drawing of the project.
Run the calculation by clicking OK. Subsequently a dialog box Sizing appears (Fig. 5.4-21).

Fig. 5.4-21
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The field titled Circuit For Sanitary Wares shows a list of circuits, and all circuits are labeled either as CW - Cold
Water Circulation, HW - Hot Water Circulation, or C - Circulation. Using the button Parallel the program will search
for a HW circuit parallel to the selected CW circuit and vice versa. Circuit #1 represents the worst circuit with the
greatest pressure drop. In the right pane, under the list of circuits, you can see the pressure balance of the circuit. You
can then enter additional pressure loss of the circuit pAp. On the balance, circuits which are embedded with control
valves also contains information on the differential pressure on circuits pr.
Clicking on the selected circuit displays individual sections of the circuit with calculated data in the right pane. Pipe
diameter can be changed - clicking on the calculated dimension displays a drop-down menu in which select the
desired dimension. If you want to rather use the calculated dimension, select Auto from the list. After selecting a
section a list of inserted resistances and outlet valves will appear in the lower pane. The program will suggest
dimensions for individual sections of a circuit on the basis of a linear density of the heat flow.
In the left pane, under the list of circuits, you have the option to set the available pressure on the original source,
computing and maximum water velocity. You can also set these parameters in the dialog box Calculation Parameters
(Fig. 5.4-20).

After any change (pipe dimensions, additional pressure loss of the circuit, calculation parameters...), it is
necessary to click on the Recalculate button in the lower left corner and rerun the calculation.

You can see pipe insulation design in the menu Designing of Insulation - Designing of Pipe Insulation (Fig. 5.4-22).

Fig. 5.4-22

Dialog box Designing of Insulation pops up. If you did not select a pipe insulation during the drawing process (as per
Chapter 5.4.2 Setting Water Supply Pipe Parameters), click on the insulation for the selected pipe and in the list click
on the desired type of insulation (Fig 5.4-23). At the top of the dialog box, a list of insulation appears for the given
pipe, and the program will suggest insulation thickness according to the prescribed energy saving of the insulated
pipe. If you want to select a different insulation thickness, click on the field in the column Select Insulation. (For
version x.2 and above read Chapter 5.6.7 Additional Insulation of a Pipe in the Project).

Fig. 5.4-23
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Export data from the calculation by selecting Open Html in the File menu... (Fig. 5.4-24) Overview of pressure
losses can be displayed through the Balance menu - Overview of Pressure Losses.

Fig. 5.4-24

To search circuits or sections of the project, click Sections Summary. Dialog box Circuits pops up, which shows the
calculated values for individual sections that are highlighted in green in this project. Using the button Select the
program will return to the dialog box for sizing and select the row with such section (Fig. 5.4-25).

Fig. 5.4-25

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5.4.7 Cross Section

Click the icon Cross Section for Water Pipe .

In the dialog box Node of Branch, select the source for which you want to create a cross section and confirm by
clicking OK.
In plan view, the cross section appears next to the project (Fig. 5.4-26).
In the cross section view, you can move descriptions of height dimensions, reference lines and sanitary ware
descriptions.
Using the Move function .

Fig. 5.4-26

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5.5 PROJECT GRAPHICS PROCESSING

5.5.1 Project View

In order to make the project more clearer, it is possible to hide/view sewerage or water supply pipe .
3D - Pipe view can be enabled/disabled by clicking the icon View Pipe (ax/3D) .
If you keep holding down the left mouse button on the Plan icon, you have the option to select one of the main views
of the project (Fig. 5.5-1).

Fig. 5.5-1

In Axonometric view, it is possible to accurately set the view by using the Rotate function .
For a clearer view in 3D, click on the Hide Invisible edges icon .

Fig. 5.5-2

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5.5.2 Exporting Drawings

All calculations, balance, as well as product specification can be exported in a .html or .xls format. The graphics part
of the project is exported into .dxf format. In the File menu select Export to dxf... (Fig. 5.5-3).

Fig. 5.5-3

Dialog box appears with settings for export to DXF (Fig. 5.5-4). Click OK to confirm the settings and then enter the
name and select the path of the exported file.

Fig. 5.5-4

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5.6 SAN MODULE FUNCTION UPGRADE
5.6.1 Joining Soil Pipes

Click on the Join Soil Pipes icon and select pipes you wish to join (Fig. 5.6-1). The program will join pipes
either by keeping the gradient of both pipes (Fig. 5.6-2) or without keeping the gradient of the pipe selected as
second (Fig. 5.6-3).

Fig. 5.6-2

Fig. 5.6-1 Fig. 5.6 -3

5.6.2 Automatic Sanitary Ware Connection to Supply Soil Pipe

Select sanitary wares and pipes to which you want to connect them, right click and in the drop-down menu select
Connect SW to Soil Pipe (Fig. 5.6-4). Select the way you wish to connect sanitary wares (w/ or w/o maintaining
gradient) (Fig. 5.6-5). The program will automatically connect sanitary wares to the selected pipe (Fig. 5.6-6).

Fig. 5.6-4

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Fig. 5.6-5

Fig. 5.6-6

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5.6.3 Joining Soil Pipes in Bend

The program will automatically connect the bend pipes by deleting the bend and replacing it with an elbow. Click on
the Join Soil Pipes icon and select pipes you wish to join (Fig. 5.6-7).

Fig. 5.6-7 Fig. 5.6-8

5.6.4 Simplified View of Sanitary Wares

Sanitary wares view in the project is possible to change to a simplified 3D geometry by clicking the icon Simplified
SW View . Simplified geometrics are created so normative signs of sanitary wares are displayed in the plan view
and side view (Fig. 5.6-9).

Fig. 5.6-9

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5.6.5 Simplified Selection of Valves and Parameters when Drawing Soil Pipes

You can find several changes in the panel for setting parameters for drawing of
soil pipes:

- the option to set pipe parameters (manufacturer, type, dimension,

segment length) has been added,

- valve selection has been streamlined to the selection of type and angle
of valve, and the program will set the valve dimension according to the
dimension of the pipe,

- the option to draw pipes by using a free placement of pipe bends (see
Chapter 5.6.6 Streamlined Drawing of Soil Pipes) has been added,

- option to simplify the drawing by not inserting real valves into pipes
(see Chapter 5.6.6 Streamlined Drawing of Soil Pipes) has been added,

- setting up drawing of pipes in gradient or at height z now works

through the button in the lower pane. In the dialog box you can select the
method and next to the button you set up the value of gradient in percentage or
height z in mm (Fig. 5.6-11).

Fig. 5.6-10 Fig. 5.6-11

5.6.6 Streamlined Drawing of Soil Pipes

Two options that streamline the joining of bend pipes has been added when drawing soil pipes:

1. Free placement of bends

Analogous to the free placement when drawing elbows, it is possible to join pipes at any angle even in a
bend. In the panel for setting up parameters for drawing of soil pipes, select the bend 0 Free Bends
Placement. In the overview of used material, the bend will be specified automatically with angle that is
closest to the one that has been drawn up.

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 Fig. 5.6-12

2. Drawing without inserting real valves

In order to simplify the drawing, you have to option to set boundary dimension in the setting - SAN
tab - depending on which real valves will be inserted during the drawing (with actual dimensions). Smaller
dimensions of pipes will be joined in the project by a simplified method, without inserting valves. In
addition, if you select the option of free placement for elbows and bends, pipes will be joined at any angle,
which streamlines the drawing of soil pipes.

streamlined drawing real valve

Fig. 5.6-13

In addition to boundary dimension for inserting real valves, it is possible to set up a boundary dimension for
displaying descriptions of soil valves (Fig. 5.6-14). When the function Automatic Labeling of Soil Pipes
is enabled, description of elbows and bends for the pipes of the selected dimension and above will be
inserted into the project. Function Hide/View Soil Valves Description has been added to the toolbar.

Fig. 5.6-14

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5.6.7 Cutting Vertical Waste Pipe

Vertical waste pipe of the sewage can be cut from above. Select the vertical waste (Fig. 5.6-15) and click on the icon
Cut Vertical Waste Pipe Straight Up .

Fig. 5.6-15 Fig. 5.6-16

5.6.8 Damping Section Between Vertical and Horizontal Soil Pipe

It is possible insert dampening section between the vertical and horizontal soil pipe consisting of two 45 and 250
mm pipe (Fig. 5.6-17). Select the vertical waste pipe connected to the horizontal drainage (Fig. 5.6-18) and click the
icon Dampening Section .

Fig. 5.6-17

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Fig. 5.6-18 Fig. 5.6-19

5.6.9 Additional Insulation of Pipes in the Project

If you do not define insulation before drawing the pipes in the project, it is possible to insulate the pipe afterwards.
Select the section of the pipe in the project, right click to display a drop-down menu and click on Select the Same
Elements - Select the Same Pipes - Select the Pipes of the Same Type (Fig. 5.6-20). The program will select all pipes
of the same type (hot water / cold water / circulation) in the entire project. Click the right mouse button again, select
Properties, and here you can pick up insulation for the selected pipes (Fig. 5.6-21).

Fig. 5.6-20

Fig. 5.6-21
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5.6.10 Automatic Connection of Sanitary Wares to the Water Supply Pipe

Select sanitary wares and pipes (pair of pipes) to which you wish to connect them, right click and select Connect SW
to Water Pipe (Fig. 5.6-22).

Fig. 5.6-22 Fig. 5.6-23

5.6.11 Designing and Inserting Boilers, Residential Heat Exchanger Units, Hot
Water Tanks

Click the icon Insert a Device . Dialog box pops up for the design of devices (Fig. 5.6-24).

Fig. 5.6-24
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Select the tab of the desired device (boiler, residential heat exchange unit) and in the left pane select the
manufacturer and device type. Select the row with the desired device in the right pane and click on the icon Add
Boiler (Fig. 5.6-25). Then click on the button Add to Project. The same principles applies when inserting boilers
and exchangers as for inserting sanitary wares (see Chapter 5.1 INSERTING SANITARY WARES)

Fig. 5.6-25

5.6.12 Calculation of a System when the Cold Water Is Connected Through a

Dispenser (Exchanger) for Water Heating

In the new version it is possible to insert separate computing node to the cold / hot water supply pipe . Thus it is
possible to size water supply system from the cold water supply pipe (Fig. 5.6-26).

Fig. 5.6-26

Note:

Functions marked with an asterisk are only in the full version of the TechCON Revolution program.

Functions marked with a circle are not available in all corporate version.
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