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Slant/Fin
Hydronic Explorer 2
User Manual
Slant/Fin Corporation
100 Forest Drive
Greenvale, NY 11548
(516) 484-2600
www.slantfin.com
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PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to Slant/Fin Corporation. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, processed or recorded by any means or form, electronic, mechanical, photographic or otherwise, nor be released to any third party without the express written consent of Slant/Fin Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporat
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................1 USING HYDRONIC EXPLORER 2 .....................................................................................................1 INSTALLING HYDRONIC EXPLORER 2.............................................................................................1 STARTING HYDRONIC EXPLORER 2 .................................................
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Table of Contents QUICK ANSWERS .............................................................................................33 PURPOSE......................................................................................................................................33 How do I create, edit, or delete a job? ...................................................................................33 How do I add, edit, or delete a floor in my heat loss calculations? ..............................
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Hydronic Explorer User 2 Manual Introduction Slant/Fin’s Hydronic Explorer 2 performs fast and accurate heat loss calculations and helps you select the right boiler, baseboard, and radiant heating components for each job. It is easy to use, and, whether the job is to provide heating for a single room or for a multilevel structure, the procedure is always the same: you simply enter the required data for each room, and Hydronic Explorer 2 does the rest. To further help you in selecting th
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Introduction Note: If you want to install to a different path, simply type in the new path in the Installation Folder box in the Main Menu. Alternatively, click on the open folder icon to display the Select Directory dialog box. Select the drive and the path in the Drives and Directories boxes and click OK.. Otherwise, simply use the default setting. Select Directory If the Install screen fails to appear after inserting the CD into your CD-ROM drive, do the following: 1.
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual Starting Hydronic Explorer 2 Opening the Main Menu You can start Hydronic Explorer 2 by double-clicking on the Slant/Fin Hydronic Explorer 2 icon on your desktop, or you can do the following: 1. Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then point to Programs. 2. Point to Slant/Fin and click on Hydronic Explorer 2. The Main Menu screen is displayed allowing you to choose the following: • Heat Loss Express – opens the Heat Loss Express screen. This a
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual Heat Loss Express Purpose The primary objective of Hydronic Explorer 2 is to help you design a heating system that will provide the required heating comfort for a specific job. The first step towards this goal is to determine the structure’s heat loss (Btu/hour). Construction, outside temperature, and indoor temperature are significant factors in this calculation. The second step is selecting the proper boiler and radiation that will compensate for the he
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Heat Loss Express To open the Heat Loss Express screen, do the following: 1. Double-click on the Slant/Fin Hydronic Explorer 2 icon on your desktop. The Main Menu screen is displayed. 2. Click on Heat Loss Express. The Heat Loss Express screen appears. Note: The first time you open Hydronic Explorer 2, an introductory screen is displayed. You can check the box on the bottom of the screen to prevent it from displaying again. Click the X in the upper right corner to proceed to the Main Menu
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual • Single Room button (Data Entry Mode) – displays the Single Room screen. • Select Boiler button – Displays heat loss calculations for each room based on your entries. This is followed by the Boiler Selection screen, which will help you select the right boiler for your job. See the Selecting a Boiler section in this manual for additional instructions. • Print button – click to obtain a hardcopy printout of your work. • Radiant Options button – click to dis
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Heat Loss Express Performing Heat Loss Calculations When working on a new project, the first step is to create a new job as follows: 1. In the Heat Loss Express toolbar, click on the plus (+) icon in Jobs. The Units of Measure dialog box is displayed. U.S. Standard is automatically selected. 2. Keep U.S. Standard or click on S.I. Metric. Click OK. The Create New Job screen is displayed. Units of Measure Create New Job Screen Note the following: o • Indoor Temp.is the mini
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual st 4. Enter the name of the room on the 1 floor (i.e., kitchen, den, etc.) and click OK. The Heat Loss Express screen will show three columns: • Room Column – this will have the name of the room you just identified, and where you will be entering room-data. st • 1 Floor Totals – as you add more rooms to this floor, this column will automatically show the total for the entire floor. • JOB TOTALS – this column shows the total of all the rooms on all floors.
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Heat Loss Express Entering Room Data Starting with a specific job, select a floor and enter the required data for each room (each room has its own column). When you have completed all of the rooms, select another floor and repeat the procedure until you have provided data for all of the rooms in the structure. As you enter data, the heat loss and the required length (in feet) of Fine/Line 15, Fine/Line 30, Multi/Pak 80, Base/Line 70, Base/Line 2000 and Rhino-Cast baseboard will be continua
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual You can enter data into all cells by typing in the proper values. In some cells, the system helps you make the necessary calculations or presents you with options then automatically enters the values for you. A calculator icon or down-arrow is displayed when you click in one of these cells. Room Height, Room Length, and Room Width Click in each cell and enter the values. All dimensions are in feet. Door & Glass (sq ft) Click inside the cell. A calculato
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Heat Loss Express proper insulation thickness to obtain more precise values. Cold Partition Length Determine the length of each wall in the room that is exposed to adjoining unheated areas of the building and enter the total (in feet). Cold Partition Factor Click inside the cell. A down-arrow is displayed. Click on the arrow and select one of the options shown. The proper value is automatically inserted. You can enter a factor, if different from those presented, directly in the cel
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual Infiltration Factor Editing and Deleting You can edit or delete data in Heat Loss Express using the following procedures: Jobs To make corrections to the job description: 1. Move your mouse pointer to Jobs in the toolbar and click on the down-arrow. A pull-down menu displays all of the jobs. 2. Select the job you want to edit then click on the pencil icon. The Edit Job Information screen is displayed showing all of the job data. It
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Heat Loss Express Rooms To rename a room: 1. Move your mouse pointer to Rooms in the toolbar and click on the down-arrow. A pull-down menu displays all of the rooms. 2. Select a room and click on the pencil icon. The Edit Room Name screen is displayed. It is similar to the New Room screen. 3. Enter the new name and click OK. To delete a room: 1. Move your mouse pointer to Rooms in the toolbar and click on the down-arrow. A pull-down menu displays all of the rooms. 2. Select a room
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Hydronic Explorer 2 User Manual Room Data To change data that you entered for a specific room, use the mouse to highlight the existing data inside the cell and type in the new data. Selecting Baseboard Once you have entered the data for all of the rooms, you can proceed with selecting the proper baseboard. The Heat Loss Express screen shows the required length (in feet) for Fine/Line 15, Fine/Line 30, Multi/Pak 80, Base/Line 70, Base/Line 2000, and Rhino-Cast baseboards for each ro
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Heat Loss Express 3. For each length of baseboard, enter the quantity. The total length will be displayed. This should equal the required length. 4. Use the scroll bar to view available accessories. Select accessories by clicking on the adjacent box and entering the quantity desired. Note: To view product data literature, click the view button on the bottom of the screen. 5. When you have made all of your selections, click OK. The total length you’ve selected will be displayed in the Hea
