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1. 135 Importing or Opening Converted Data 00 aaa 136 zs MIC LITT 136 Customer RecordS cuis wk wa pac eia a Road dec ACORN aor 137 NonViega Produci RECOS acad oca orania sov dodi ae rad pan conan eae ee acd 137 Support and Updates 138 Technical Support s sa de oci atta den due t d b e t 138 Information Bequirecd uuu uua x ae dor 3a RR EE GR Soares 3c RR 138 Technical Support Contact InfO 14466 snm mme me 138 General Viega Contact Info i ppa sa uat RR ES RE RR 138 Regional DOMINOS coreagoe ida pera sexes org Acci SER HN RUN C eons 139 Opening the Regional Settings Dialog Box 139 Changing to Compatible Numeric Settings 139 Windows 95 98 ME and 2000 i e n RR 139 WINDOWS AP eua sadedudua TINAMAD NMAN DT ANNA E due qd S iuf d 139 Supported Location Settings llle 140 Frodram 9DUdl6S a xx caren d esae qd 63 dod Vitas sii ird Ean 140 PS NUN 25 paa KRPEASRERRIETISRETAIRAWRGERSAEEP NE Ea RES 140 Update PrOCeSS a se een ra kk eed enw mace Rm we wale we n 141 ASHRAE Notice 2 22 2220 2 22 142 Area Rug Calculator Lsse 143 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 9 UM WIZ 11 05 Introduction Welcome to the all new Radiant Wizard from Viega North America Version 3 3 is our most complete system design and quotation tool for radiant heating and snow melting sys
2. VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 77 UM WIZ 11 05 The Report Preview Window Selecting one of the preview options above will display your report in the Report Viewer as shown below You can preview export and print your report and even return to the Report Wizard if you want to make any changes to the report before printing or exporting it li Report Viewer ea Dobe fF a op as m Bak EN o5 0 005 g osqgoscequesdeosogds vegeeatonsa NG sm 51 Seow an nm Quotation Cary 8 72087 Pita Gi Hapi Ce du Dala June Ot 2004 ao tears cm Ampo ty Me Crus Quote Details Quoted To Total Price 5 862 70 Quote Terms And Conditions eit information General Pojas ot Paje Name Lecates Application Summary Bagton Mass aba 1b 9 otk o Coc 109 t ewe Cont 19018 Blyw 8 of Shoal Cia 308 Ooo Total d of Cecuts 15 Us PM gu Tw Printing To print a report from the Preview window click the Print toolbar button or select the File Print menu Zooming To adjust the zoom simply select the Zoom In or Zoom Out toolbar buttons or select a specific zoom setting VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 78 UM WIZ 11 05 172 Page Forward Backward ei W f your report is more than one page you can move forward and backward using the up down arrow buttons The number of pages of your report is indicated as well In this case you would be viewing the first of two pages Exporting Reports
3. 4 The Report Selection step is now used to select the type of report that you want to create Each report will include the same projects as per your filter criteria but the different report styles will contain different information and details It is recommended to preview each of the different styles to become more familiar with them Click Next to continue Management Report Wizard Report Selechon select the style of report pou would ike to creale C Summam C Followup 5 The Report Destination step now allows you to choose to preview the report send it directly to the printer or export it to a PDF Adobe Acrobat file Note at any time you can use the Back button to move backwards through the process and make any desired changes to the settings VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 98 UM WIZ 11 05 Management Report Wizard Repot Destination Select ihe desred destinabon for the repoit s by clicking one of the mages below To batch piri mulliple reports choose the Print one or more reports opbon F E For information about the preview window features and use refer to the Reports topic VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 99 UM WIZ 11 05 Technical Tools Circuit Mapping Wizard The Circuit Mapping Wizard provides you with complete flexibility in customizing and optimizing the mapping of each circuit to specific tube coils The Wizard tries to minimize the tube waste while accommodating the preference
4. Customer Database nc suco tut erdt d dE CUR ace meses bes BERI 80 Adding Customer RecordS s xa ik ma e tede E deen RACE RR RR 81 Adding Contact Records 0 0 eee 81 song Customer NeCONMS uu redre quan dd tea PR PA oe oa 81 Finding a Customer Record 5 2 na tense ace eh ewe XR Rem ars 82 Editing a Customer or Contact Record 0 cece eee eee 82 Deleting an Existing Customer or Contact Record 82 IMPOMING ROCOSO 2324 2 8 20d ean aa ea tat AA 83 EXDONING IRCCOMS 5 ax mss casos KU KALANBARAND NATAN EUER ED RUE ous 84 Products and Documents 85 Component Database sseeeeeeeeees 85 viega FrOdUCIS 373 4o uror 6 baa AA 86 Searching the Component Database 0 00 ees 86 CUSTOM leo PAPA es E 87 Submittals Specs and Instructions 00 eee 88 Opening the Submittal Wizard 00 00 es 88 Document Type Selection cece eee 88 Product SCICCION 15 23 8 AN So n e ceca dale Meee dae dade e ses 89 Adding COMMECNISS asses vue xui dac OE PPLADT IEEE RES E frd e dra 90 Finishing the DOCUMENT 2222 98 59a 5o ach TADIA Ea S 33978 NAA 90 Document eS PH 91 Product Specifications Summary 0 00 cee ees 91 Product INSHUCUONS 6 axes gue mom t s RR Rp e nae RR n rm wae om n 92 Detailed Product Specifications 2k dur x ora n 8 nh 93 Viega LIDIA MTS 94 Management Report Wizard a
5. 120 3553 31 Street NW M Postal Zip Coder aa County Crd a Emma badmGaverrsoftwae com JJ a Phone CIA y Fate 33247986193 ooo SB indicates a jequred held The Wizard will then provide you with email and fax or phone options as described below e3 Activation Wizard Completing the Activation Request Select the desred method to complete your activation request e Viega Once your request has been processed you wal be sent the Activation Code required to actyate your Viega Radiant Wizard copy Please allow up to wo business days for this Radiant Wizard Thark you for your supporti VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 18 UM WIZ 11 05 Email Now The Email Now option will open your web browser initiate an Internet connection if necessary and send your activation request to Viega automatically You ll receive an immediate reply by email to confirm that your request has been received Print Form Use the Print Form option to print a copy of the activation request You can then fax the request it to Viega or call by telephone You can even export the form to a PDF file and send it to us by email The activation request form includes the detailed contact information that you will need for the fax email and telephone options Copy to Clipboard The Copy to Clipboard option copies all of the information to the Windows clipboard You could then paste this into an email and send it to Viega for pro
6. You can change this field type to either of the other types Number Range or Date as desired then set the Field Settings according to the instructions shown on the form Auto Quote Sumber Configuration To add a new field choose the Add Field button To edi an exisbryg held select it then edt the values below To move a field simply diag ancd drop lo the desired position Fixed ASI Date Vv ry eee Field Type Field Settings Fued Tew A Number Range field specifies the tanga al numbers that can be used and how mary characters it is to be formatted to La Number Range padded There can only be 1 number range field m a palten F Dale Enter Ihe desied values below then choose OK From 2 To 400 Format to 4 chatacters Samples 0201 0085 0400 3 You can add additional fields or remove existing fields using the appropriate buttons 4 To edit a field first click on the desired field to make it the active highlighted field 5 To rearrange the order of the fields you can drag and drop them as desired VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 130 UM WIZ 11 05 6 Click OK when finished and your new quote number pattern will be displayed on the User Preferences form as shown below User Preferences General User Information Report Comments Quote Settings Report Logo Default Quote Settings VaidFo Dodgs ttt lt s Csi i SSCS D
7. The Customer Database allows you to enter basic information about your customers including contact names from each company making later selection in a project fast and easy To open the Customer Database use one of the following methods a Click the Customers toolbar button b Select the Tools Customers menu item Customers Bile Record View Search Sort Heb M 4 t02 amp M D P5 44 M o All Records Company LBC Heating Phore amag Heese 123Man Steet Fax 403 247 613 Mice fnio abcheaingcom Caligay WebSite wwwabchesngcon a 15 0 There are two different ways to view the customer list Company View which shows all company and contact information and List View which shows minimal information in an easy to scroll list To switch between the views use the menu items under the View menu or use the Switch Views toolbar button List View may make it easier to locate a customer record but all editing must be done in Company View Double clicking on a record in List View will also automatically switch to Company View for editing purposes VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 80 UM WIZ 11 05 Adding Customer Records To add a new customer record follow the next steps 1 Choose the New Company button from the toolbar or select the Record New Company menu items A new record is created and the cursor is placed in the Company field for you 2 Complete the various fields as desired 3 When finished you c
8. To access this option open the User Preferences form click the Quote Settings tab then select the Auto Quote Numbering check box User Preferences General User information Fie Paths Rencet Comments Guete setings Report Lago Default Quote Settings Valid For 0days Deive D 3wks O00000 F D B FOB Fates Takes Ea IW Followup Reminder Show projects to be followed up within nex 74 days jv AuteQucte Numbering Use the ellipsis butter below te create i edi the desred pattes Next fa VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 128 UM WIZ 11 05 You can now create the custom quote number pattern that you want used Follow the next steps to easily create your desired pattern 1 Click the ellipsis button on the right side of the Pattern field The Auto Quote Number Configuration form will open as shown below Auto Quote Sumber Configuration To add a newe field choose the Add FiekT button To edi an exisbryg held select it then edt the values below To mowe a field simply diag and drop lo the desired position Field Type Field Settings e Fed T Fixed T et held it typically used at a prefix or suffte to the Emed Tex quotation number but it can be argvehere in the pattem Enter the C Mumbes Range Geared tet below then choose OK C Date Tex New Field VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 129 UM WIZ 11 05 2 Initially there will be one default Fixed Text field created for you
9. You can keep the same file name but the extension will be changed to VRW Customer Records The Version 2 x customer records are saved to a single file during the conversion process described above named something like Customer xml or Custom 1 xml Follow the next steps to import these records 1 Open the Customer Database form 2 Choose the File Import menu item 3 The Import dialog box will open Change the file type to XML if needed 4 Locate the file to import from select it then click OK The customer records will be added to your current customer database Non Viega Product Records The Version 2 x Non Viega product records are saved to a single file during the conversion process described above named something like MCDB xml Follow the next steps to import these records 1 Open the Component Database form 2 Choose the File Import menu item 3 The Import dialog box will open Change the file type to XML if needed 4 Locate the file to import from select it then click OK The Non Viega product records will be added to your current My Custom Database under a folder named Version 2x Data VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 137 UM WIZ 11 05 Support and Updates Technical Support It is recommended to ensure that you are running the most current version of Radiant Wizard before contacting Technical Support Often program fixes or revisions included in maintenance releases will resolve
10. vey 2 3weks F 0 B lFOBFacl Taves Esa rr lv Followup Remindar Show projects to be followed up within next 7 days I Auto Quote Numbering Use the elipsis button below to create or edit the desired pattem Feet ASI Date Y vH Num 201 400 4 Neot H 237 7 On the User Preferences form you can also edit the Next setting This is the next number that will be used for the Number Range portion of the pattern For the example shown above the next quote number that Radiant Wizard will generate will be ASI20040237 Note there are also several sample patterns already defined for you You can use the samples as they are or customize them to fit your needs To load a sample simply select the Samples button and select the desired sample from the pop up menu Note when an automatic quote number is applied to a project you are still free to edit the number as desired for that project Refer to the Creating a New Project topic for more information VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 131 UM WIZ 11 05 Data Maintenance Data Backup If you experience a computer hardware failure or you were to inadvertently delete a project file you will likely loose all of the valuable information stored in the file s For this reason it is strongly recommended that you perform frequent backups of your Radiant Wizard data files Other program files can be restored by reinstalling the program if necessary but the data files can
11. will display Column1 Column2 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 83 UM WIZ 11 05 6 When you have finished mapping the fields choose OK to proceed with the import process 7 During the import process there could be the case where a record conflicts with one already in Radiant Wizard which means that it has the same company name city and postal code If this happens the Conflicting Records dialog box will open and prompt you for the desired action to resolve the conflict The options that you will be given are a Replace current record import the current record and replace the matching one b Replace all replace all records that match importing records c Skip this record skip the record that matches and do not import it d Skip all skip all records that match and do not import them If you choose option b or d your choice will be applied to any additional conflicts that arise and this dialog box will not open again Exporting Records Radiant Wizard allows you to export the customer records This will be useful if you work on two different computers and want to keep both synchronized or if you already have your customer records stored in a different location Customer records can be exported to Radiant Wizard s native format or to a Comma separated format Comma separated files can be opened by many applications including Microsoft Excel and Access To export customer records you mu
12. 5 2 Tompatabao Group 2 83 F ES Manifold 1 Zone Temp Reg B21 FI E Circuit Alec F oom Basemen 7 CicutZ Rer Rioom Barement Tube Typa Periton 5 16 7 Circut3Fiec Fioom Bazement E Circuli Bath B asement 7 CroutS Mechaneal Fioom B azemert Fluid Temperature 104 F U Cicuit amp Storage B acemerit 1 paya fp Station 2 Manifold 3 1 Zone Temp Rea 332 UT U Flomate 0USGPM Cicuit Master Bedioom 7nd Floor kal M Circut2 M acte Bediaom 2nd Floor Hoadloas 0 7 8420 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 51 UM WIZ 11 05 Water Temperature Groups Radiant Wizard automatically organizes the rooms in your project into groups with similar water temperature requirements and the manifolding is then based on this You can view this grouping by clicking the Temp Groups View tab above the tree control Circuit View Temp Groups View B d a empeklurs Group 1 1604 T GD Foyer at FborZone 2 1037 F GB Kichen 1s FleorZZore 2 56 1 F GP Dining Room 1st FloonZone 2 86 F GE Livng Hoon Floor Zone 2 30 6 F Den Guest Bed 1st Floot Zone 2 87 3 F ti 1 2Bath 1z FloaiZone 2 86 B TF GB Launchy Mudkocm 1 1 Floce Zone 2 87 4 F B a Temperature Group 2 33 F GP Rec Awom basement Zone 1 BB F Gg Balh Bazement Zone 1 8811 F E Mechanical RoorvBasemeri Zone 1 BE 5 F GU Strage Batenert Zone 1 B54 F Master Bedioom 2nd FleouZone 3 50 2 T E Master Bath Znd Fleer Zene 3 30 1 F Bed
13. 877 VIEGA NA 123 UM WIZ 11 05 Manifold Design Settings The Manifold Design settings allow you to set the default components to be used for radiant heating manifolds and fittings Design Settings Manifold Preferences Manifold Fittings Preferences Mixing stations and maniioids Delai Ring for Peon tubing Compression Injection stations and manifolds Default fiting for FostaPex tubing Compression v C Slandard mandalds vath sepersie valves and contra Manifold Assembly Select peetemed opbon foe Injection Stations and Standard Mandold Components Assembled mardolde at tations Moduler mandokis or stations VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 124 UM WIZ 11 05 Tube Coil Settings The Tube Coil settings set the default preferences for the Circuit Mapping Wizard Note since the available coil lengths vary for different tubing sizes the Preferred Coil Length is a relative setting only For example if set to Medium and the available coil sizes are 400 1200 and 2000 ft the preferred coil length in the Wizard will be set to 1200 ft Design Settings Pipe M cong Mode Use Standard Cais Only Preleced Cod Lenglh Madum VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 125 UM WIZ 11 05 Materials Settings The Materials settings allow you to customize some of the automated materials list calculations Design Settings Appiicaton Manicid Design Materials List Options Climate Panel Selection Prompt f
14. 96 Technical Tools 4a AKN BAEK NA WAN 15992 HAYAG GA GANN PERIERE AES 100 Circ it Mapping Wizard conu AA 100 Coil Preferences aro ducha odio wa diss odin bus KA BAK TANGAL a SERE x 101 Available Coll EenglliS a ax v ia ACE neds Gr RII er NR IRL Pre a Roe 101 Results Manual Editing usum mex e ac t oe ic cn 102 Custom or Odd Coil Lengths 0 0 a 103 Circuit Mapping Schedule usce m e od tues needs cede ws 104 Head Loss Calculator ee evi ve RR C rhe th 105 Area WIZI RTT 106 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 7 UM WIZ 11 05 LOC MOM Wiza sis eed uw INAANAK AGA DAR REA YG TANYA NG TLGA NAG 108 Heating ModE MMC 108 Snow Melt Mode a eee teens 109 Adding CUSIONLOCAHONS qaos Sod y iced hee SUARA LAGNAT GAN eee 110 R Value Wizards m 112 Using an R Value Wizard 21 224 as a owe eom rote deniad 112 Customizing Radiant Wizard 05 114 User Preferences 6 05252 cones cecss CERCHI ES TUA EORR EUN 114 Cic CP LITE 114 My Custom Database Name 0 a 115 Net USCA PAA 115 PUSA ol D eee eer ee Sees ates See ees Bele 115 User information laD suos e dc sR 4540655 NAA 5605 4 eS eS ot rs 115 File Pains lab 222426 so42 0e fad eeseeueus fet ng one ees bese toes 116 Project dug TT 116 Customer File Path 0 0 0 0 00 ccc eee teens 116 My Custom Database File Path a 116 Report Comments Tab ias rmn De ced oe ad ow a 1
15. DOW OOOO 9 ProjectNane mmResdme Project Date Thursday March 11 2004 Folow yp Date Ir hun 5 Clase Dale Temley Locator Ovner ngirieer ReqguredFickis 5alected Customers 5 If you are preparing your project as a quotation you can now select one or more customers This step is not required if you are preparing the project design and specifications only To select customers click the Customers button to open the Customer Selection dialog box New Project Customers Customers Type name or select from kis Selected Customers VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 25 UM WIZ 11 05 6 You can now select customers from the list or add a new one by choosing the New button For information on using the Customer Database for adding or editing customer records refer to the Customer Database topic To select customers from the list use one of the following methods a Click the desired customer then click the gt gt button b Double click on the desired customer c Drag and drop the desired customer onto the Selected Customers list or d Right click on the desired customer and choose Select Customer from the pop up menu 7 Once you ve completed the project information and customer selection you can click Next to continue on to your project design Refer to the Radiant Heating or Snow Melting Design Settings topic for information on the next step Opening an Existing Project You can open
16. The construction class for your building will determine the infiltration rates that are applied to your rooms for the heat loss calculations The Tight construction setting will result is lower air leakage rates and lower infiltration heat losses The Medium and Loose settings will have correspondingly higher air leakage rates and higher infiltration heat losses Refer to the Rooms and Heat Losses topic for more on infiltration heat losses The Next Step When you ve completed the editing of the Design Settings click the Next button to continue on to the Rooms and Heat Losses step You can always return to this step later to further edit the settings VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 34 UM WIZ 11 05 Rooms and Heat Loss The Rooms and Heat Loss step allows for the detailed entry of the building structure and thermal properties and the calculation of the room by room heat losses The structure of the building is displayed in a convenient tree control as shown below Each node on the tree represent an object like a floorplan room wall window and so on fe Vioga Hadiani Wirard Praject Radiant Design Eph p Cufiam elie ook frefermce Heb De B eux Wm o ra Room Input and Heat Loss 2 Re Raom Pi 4712 HL 3527 B Death ORL X HL TES E Meckama Boom RL 1 002 HL E5 Nama Gp sage 1074 HL 90 Room Corutruction B Tat Flees IL 10 480 KL 8 96 C Foyer RL 1259 ML 1 308 Space bo Hoon Haste From
17. WIZ 11 05 Quote Settings Tab The Quote Settings tab allows you to customize the behavior of Radiant Wizard as described below User Preferences 5 Report Logo Default Quote Settings ValdFor dae Dewey D 3weeks Yr rr F D B FOB Factoy Taxes Eta M V Folowup Reminder Show progects to be followed up wathin nex 74 days lv AuteQuote Numbenng Use the elipsis button below to create oi edi the desired pallein Newt o Quote Terms The values entered in the Valid For Delivery F O B and Taxes fields will show on the Quotation Report and are intended to show the specific terms of the quotation Followup Reminder To enable the Followup Reminder simply select this option and then set the sensitivity by adjusting the number of days from today in this case 7 days The Followup Reminder will check the project files in the default folder each time you start Radiant Wizard If projects are found that are scheduled for follow up within the specified time period it will automatically display them in the Followup Reminder form for you Also a Projects for Followup link will be available on the Main Menu under the Recent Projects heading Auto Quote Numbering The auto quote numbering feature allows you to specify a pattern to be used for the automatic creation of quote or project numbers Refer to the Auto Quote Numbering topic for details VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 11
18. a problem you are experiencing Refer to the Program Updates topic for details on checking for updates Information Required Please have the following information available prior to contacting Viega for technical support The first 3 items can be found by choosing the Help License Information menu item 1 Name of Licensed User 2 Email of Licensed User 3 License Activation ID 4 Operating System Version i e Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Home or Pro 5 Description of Problem Technical Support Contact Info Technical Support from Viega can be accessed by telephone or email as shown below Phone 1 877 VIEGA NA 1 877 843 4262 Email service viega com General Viega Contact Info Viega NA 3 Alfred Circle Bedford MA 01730 USA Phone 1 877 VIEGA NA 1 877 843 4262 Fax 781 275 5398 Web www viega na com Email service viega com VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 138 UM WIZ 11 05 Regional Settings Currently Radiant Wizard is not able to accommodate all of the numeric formats that are available in Window s Regional Settings or Regional and Language Options On startup the program will check the numeric settings If potential conflicts are detected a message box will advise you of the problem and recommend solutions The list at the bottom of this topic shows the Location Settings that are currently compatible with Radiant Wizard You can also work using other location settings provided that you change t
19. as shown below The additional resistance will be used for the updated calculations for the water supply temperature and the downward heat loss Slab Thickness 4 in Slab Insulation R Value Llo o o 85 F hiBtu Perimeter R Valus 8 FIC hr Btu Edge R Value 5 Ffh Btu Covering R Value 5 LL JEB wood covesing Area Rug Calculator Area rug nfermaton Rug amp ea 72k Rug R Value 2 15 F R hr Btu Avg Floor Covering Riv 1 83 F fe Fr Btu VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 145 UM WIZ 11 05 Notes VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 146 UM WIZ 11 05 Radiant Wizard RIDGID viega ProPress SYSTEM RIDGID viega ProPressG LU SYSTEM viega PureFlow SYSTEM viega ProRadiant 555555555555 SYSTEMS viega S995555S5555S SYSTEM viega SeaPress SYSTEM ME E eating gs s uaabimge Version 3 3 Professional products and service for professional contractors Rely on Viega North America for the most complete line of high tech high quality plumbing heating and snow melting systems plus the most comprehensive customer support in the industry Viega North America 3 Alfred Circle Bedford MA 01730 Phone 781 275 3122 1 877 VIEGA NA Fax 781 275 5398 www viega na com service viega com Viega
20. db Cut B Copy VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 35 UM WIZ 11 05 Deleting Items To delete an item to the structure first select it then either right click on the node and choose Delete from the pop up menu see screen image above You can also use the Delete link on the sidebar to perform the delete operation You will be prompted to confirm the delete Editing Properties for a Single Item When a node is selected it s detailed properties will be displayed on the right half of the form You can edit these properties as needed The resulting heat loss and temperature calculations will automatically be updated when you leave an edited field Some fields include a drop down list for easy selection Other fields provide helpful Wizards to assist you with the calculations or the selection of data To open these Wizards click the ellipsis buttons located on the right side of the field Wizards are available for area calculations and R value selections wall structure floor covering windows doors skylights You still have the flexibility of entering values directly into these fields instead of using the Wizards Note the initial properties used for each item are retrieved from the program s Design Preferences You can greatly reduce your editing time by first updating these settings to match your most common design parameters Editing Properties for an Entire Floorplan To edit the properties for an entire floorplan
21. first select the Floorplan 15t Floor Settings desired Floorplan node to Nama T display the set of properties as shown below These are the ERS properties applied to new ee i 3 rooms that are added Space Below Porm Haaai Fum Sans Sowa S under this floorplan Teerperahen Below WT Panel Larrsruetien Joma TE If you edit any of these PAS UR er a UU al properties you can apply the Tube Type Farms changes to all rooms already Tube spacing 7 z existing under the floorplan by ee Celing Inaulshon FY gh 5 Fi Bly clicking the Apply Changes button This can save a great EYA ipli deal of time as compared to maibili editing each room individually VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 36 UM WIZ 11 05 Heating Types Radiant Wizard allows you to specify floor Room Heat Options heating wall heating other supplemental TA Floor heating or not heated for each room as shown below These options will display Wall when a room node is selected You can also access the individual settings on the Floor Other Heat Wall and Other Heating nodes and by right Mot Heated clicking on these nodes The icons displayed on the tree nodes will change to HEATED FLOOR represent the heating specified HEATED WALL OTHER HEAT Radiant Floor Heating When a heated floor is specified you can edit the Panel Attachment Method and the Heated Area for cases where it is less than the room total a
22. for each type of room component room walls floors etc Simply click on each item in the tree to view and edit its default properties Design Settings fos ha Slab Edge Rv 5 FIF huBlu Slab Pesmeles Ry 5 fen Eu Under Slab Insulstion Below Grade 5 Ft Bu A Value Under Slab Insulation On Grade ANV alue 5 Fiera Suspended Floor Ineulation R Value 19 Fle hee VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 122 UM WIZ 11 05 Heating Design Settings The Heating Design settings let you specify which type of Attachment Method is the default for each available Construction Type and which tube type is the default for each Construction Type Attachment Method pairing The tree branches shown in blue are the current default settings Note only the Attachment Methods and Tube Types that work for the specific context will be displayed as options for you Design Settings Mandicid Denon Default Leader Lengli 10 f ConstruchonT spes ond Attachment Methods j M P odes snore Cancrete Slab Detauk Tube Type Petron 5 16 bd Climate Panel Above Sub Floor Cj Slab On Grade Dalai Tube Spacing f n Concrete Concrete Slab Cimale Panel Above Sub Floor Cj Suspended Jost 12 Het Translar Plates mate Panel Gbowe Sub F x Omate Panel Below Sub Floor Thin Slab Concrete Jon 16 He Tranalet Plates Climate Panel Above Sub Fico Climate Panel Below Sub Floor Thin Slab Corcsete Jost 18 VIEGA 1
23. heating design click the Next button to continue on to the Manifold Options step You can always return to this step later to further edit the design if needed VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 46 UM WIZ 11 05 Manifold Options The Manifold Options step allows you to specify the preferred manifolds for your project as well as fine tune the mapping of circuits to manifolds You will be able to custom edit the design in detail on the Manifolds Circuits step but setting the default values here will minimize the later work required E Viega Radiant Wizard Project 3 Level Radiant Design FS p gdt nities Took preference Hep Du EE eee cbe 5 BD ce viega Manifold Options Radiant Manifold Preferences G Mang ctatione and manicis I iiei station and masfridk C Standard Hanfod wh Sagana Valens and Cori Manifold Options cuts per Masnikokd OP Line Vega delal nanga Limit foul pr manad Assembled kbang Stations include 1 inch manifold with compression PES tithes air vent and bleeder and 4 purge valves Zone Mapping Options er ae Ordering spaciy STOCK Code Comigurations and Tubing Size Automated lel Use program apir C Marine ho number of eridi C Dong allow muk zone mario The Next Step When you ve completed the manifold options click the Next button to continue on to the Manifolds Circuits step You can always return to this step later to further edit the design if needed VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 47 U
24. into a common PDF file This PDF file can then be saved under a specific name for later printing or email correspondence The individual product instruction sheets are also available from the Media Viewer refer to the Submittals Specs and Instructions topic however the Submittal Wizard can save you much time with the automatic assembly of several sheets into a common document BB Adobe Acrobat PE LGXHES Cr9 fiaa heating Conbrol pall Kudding bamsa nlrmbang and heating lechedegy foley n zoe FM fasion Oie ME 5j k VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 92 UM WIZ 11 05 Detailed Product Specifications The Detailed Product Specifications report assembles the product specification sheets for the selected products into a common PDF file This PDF file can then be saved under a specific name for later printing or email correspondence The individual product specification sheets are also available from the Media Viewer refer to the Submittals Specs and Instructions topic however the Submittal Wizard can save you much time with the automatic assembly of several sheets into a common document E Acrobat Reader 5P 16015 07 04 Basic Heating Control pdf a JOBS ABE eo A E Home DOO T Basic Heating Control Specifications Thee Wenge MA Bue Healing Control ka cdamignesd do conira iha supply weder lipa mira do a hain aan mordar ba ip Freude ciis maa ied nini opera aon T he Baga Hes ing Control
25. oe PA a 36 Editing Properties for a Single Item 00 cee ees 36 Editing Properties for an Entire Floorplan s an asnan naana 36 Heating IVPES aaa aaa mg paa KG baa ka baa Ng PALANG KG KAAGAD MA KS 37 Radiant Floor Heating 4 ee 37 Radiant Wall Heating 2 4 eee ee 37 Other Heating Supplemental Heating a 39 Intiliration Heat Lo55ES pawa kaa wl pxsde e hk RAD we R43 aed ees 39 Area Rug CaleulatiOlis s 3 525 3 23 5 Rod CRCS Er 38 3 BALANGA EORR UD 40 User Supplied Heat Loss Data 00 c cece eee eee 40 Space Above or Below Options cece eee eens 41 Heated From Same Source 0 eee 41 Heated from Other Source 0 0 ccc eee 41 NO RCA Oe 25252455554465 IKA PANGA ehiea Shen eee NASAN 41 Correcting Temperature Errors 0 cee ees 41 Reduce Tube Spacing cssc eee gem Um Pea d ye hee awh eaves 42 Add Wall MEAL inda gee amma NG Somes Shed an towed a acinis Ba 42 Add Other Heat 2 2 aes ee OOS be COG Oe ac ROUES eee eee eee 42 joe AA PAP O 42 Heat Loss Summaries KA BAG Tuxceucsug3x ke aam KI wes xad NGA 42 Ihe Next Slo m 42 ZONE aaae e E EE Hr 43 The NGM Desena rna ENSEDE EREE NEEE TRAE LAC AA 44 Heating LES RTT 44 Manit ld Gro p ete Sone wt See wee Ga eee eee ben oye hee ee ge ee wr 45 Tube SD SII ven ae bie tW BcR an eee oe Cea EE BOAR oN eee pA 45 Room Heal Loss and Radiant Load 3 dcs iua suse IKAN DAA Kha 45 Design T
26. than the recommended limit of 85 F Typically you can choose to ignore a warning and still complete the project design although you should do so cautiously i9 Errors An error is issued when a condition exists that is beyond the maximum allowable limit For example an error will be issued for a floor surface temperature that is just above the limit of 90 F An error condition must be resolved before you can complete the project design The warning or error icon will be displayed for the problem node as shown below This helps you quickly find the building components that need attention When you select the problem node a description of the problem will be displayed on the upper right part of the page along with a button to activate the built in Auto Correct Options Error The Floor surface temperature of 93 F is above maximum value of 90 F Auto Correct Options Auto Correct Options Radiant Wizard provides automated assistance is resolving many of the surface and fluid temperature problems that can occur in a system design Follow the next steps to use the Auto Correct Options 1 Move to the Rooms Heat Loss step 2 Select the node with the warning or error icon VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 62 UM WIZ 11 05 3 Click the Auto Correct Options button that is located at the upper right part of the page The dialog box will open similar to that shown below High Temperature Warning The Floor surface lempera
27. to 2 4 If any of these data files are found you will be prompted to proceed with the conversion of the previous data files to the new Version 3 3 format You can always choose to do this conversion at a later time Note Radiant Wizard will never automatically delete any of your previous data files Even when you uninstall or you reinstall over an existing setup the previous data files are not deleted As long as you have not explicitly deleted the files i e using Windows Explorer your data will be intact and capable of being imported Before you delete any of these files or folders always confirm that the import process has worked successfully by viewing the data in the new Version of the program Importing the previous data is done in two steps The first step is the conversion of the data to a format that Version 3 3 can read The second step is the importing or opening of the data in Version 3 3 See below for details on each of these steps VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 134 UM WIZ 11 05 Converting 2 x Data to the New File Format 1 The Data Conversion Utility can be opened using one of the following methods a Choose Yes to the import previous data prompt that appears after installation of Version 3 3 b Select the Tools Convert Version 2x Data menu item N3 Radiant Wizard Data Conversion Utihty kK AUTE 2 Specify the location of the Version 2 x files in the Import Path field The defau
28. using the preview windows is available in the Reports topic E Report Viewer DS 0400 am cae onom 3 FT 120 3652 31 rene Ma ETT Submittal Report AMAG Praed Nunber OW Pon d 24 P560 GL 1D Dates June 01 2004 Pas aT BANG Era lime wi Prepared By Litra Project Detalls T IMG Paan Tubing Oot 177 Coll Ade ft 11166 Paton Tubing Col 1 27Col 229449 ft E kadr onana y crogs dinkond potpetiyd ene P asd ron buking wih copain baia it manuteturedio ASTM FEG and PETT sence and meets cersiicali ins of NGF 14 end 61 Recommended for use in foo heating gmxemea sng Emseboand and reser cnnrectens Black iir red siripes tor easy neni cahon Manifolds Stations Accessories THOS ARosendbled 1 ah Mandl old T outic s AMPT TL 17 IHI Asembied 1 inch h anileld cutiets AM ILA Assam bled 1 inch Mandibidis include compression PEX Biga ar vent and bieeder and purge wes Srencerd manitid end ommadan amp 1 inch female MPT Vuhenordenng specty Sock Code Corkgurmi ones and Tung Size 1067 o Asnscndiled Ming Slaton 0 oci Tett low Fors pump Aem bled M being Sbationes irade 1 inc mani iiad wf compres sion PE X f3mg3 sir vert and bleeder and d purge veles When ardering spedty Stock Code Condguarsions and Tubing Size VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 91 UM WIZ 11 05 Product Instructions The Product Instructions report assembles the product instruction sheets for the selected products
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30. which will assist you in quickly accessing program updates via the Internet NetUpdate is configured to automatically remind you to check for updates periodically see User Preferences for options Note NetUpdate requires that your computer has Internet access that is properly configured and functional If NetUpdate is unable to properly access your Internet connection you will be advised of the problem and prompted to set up the necessary connection First Run The first time you run Radiant Wizard NetUpdate will prompt you to check for updates and it is strongly recommended that you choose Yes It is very possible that a maintenance update has been posted since the time the CD ROM copies were created Get the latest updates to ensure your working with the latest features and program fixes VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 140 UM WIZ 11 05 Update Process You can manually start NetUpdate at any time by clicking the Check for Updates link on the Main Menu or choosing the Help Check for Updates menu item You may also receive periodic reminders to check for updates see User Preferences for options Once initiated NetUpdate will guide you through the update process with an easy to use Wizard First it will prompt you to confirm that you want to connect to the Internet and check for updates now as shown below a Viega Radiant Wizard NetUpdate Viega Radiant Wizard NetUpdate Welkome to Viega Radiant Ward NetUpdate This
31. 0 ccc ee ees 57 Materials List n u uci n i a os EORR ERECTO n ib ean sd 58 Also refer to the Heat Exchanger Selection topic for help in selecting the proper heat exchanger for your snow melting system This selection will be included as a step in the Materials List Wizard VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 69 UM WIZ 11 05 Snow Melting Design Level The Design Level specifies the customer s intention and expectation for the snow melting system Each level is described below Level 1 Designed to keep the surface completely free of snow 95 of the time Occasional snow or ice buildup may occur Typically 5 8 Pextron tubing with 9 spacing 1 2 for small areas Common Applications Residential applications Driveways Sidewalks Figure 3 14 Hot tub areas Residential driveway Level 2 Designed to keep the surface completely free of snow 9896 of the time Typical level selection for most cases Typically 5 8 Pextron tubing with 6 or 9 spacing 3 4 for large areas Common Applications e Commercial and light commercial applications Public access areas to buildings e Handicapped ramps Figure 3 1B e Commercial stairways Office building Digital VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 70 UM WIZ 11 05 Level 3 Designed to keep the surface completely free of snow 99 of the time e Advanced Snow Melt Control for sensitivity e System must melt snow with no accumulation e Typically
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33. 5 8 Pextron tubing with 6 spacing 3 4 for large areas e System idling often needed for quick response Common Applications Critical applications Hospital emergency ramps Helipads Access areas for emergency vehicles fire stations etc e Areas deemed critical for Figure 3 1C public safety Hospital Helipad Snow Melting Insulation The back and edge heat losses are the percentage of heat lost through the back and edge of the snow melting area Back and edge heat losses may add up to 4096 to the snow melting load depending on Construction Back and Edge Heat Loss Insulation Application Increase Multiplier Exposure Full Below and m Operating Edge Insulation M temperature Full Below but 7 e Ground No Edge Insulation Po temperature Perimeter and Edge Insulation MAGAN O No Insulation 2096 1 20 Exposed Bridge or 4096 1 40 Parking Ramp Table 3 2B Tubing 2 below surface VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 71 UM WIZ 11 05 Heat Exchanger Selection Viega s heat exchangers are very cost effective in snow melt systems and provide high outputs fast response and separation of the fluids Use the following procedure to select a heat exchanger for a snow melt system Procedure 1 Determine the total Btuh required for the snow melt system 2 Select the appropriate heat exchanger model from the table based on the total Btuh required 3 Check the total gom required If the gom req
34. 7 VIEGA NA 57 UM WIZ 11 05 Materials List The Materials step displays the complete materials list that Radiant Wizard has assembled for your project Here you can edit the list edit the pricing add customers and print the various reports mw Vera Hadimi Wirded Projesi Jlrrrl ediant Deis pute alit xl Dal ee gt FAK 5 BRR Be oe ngeni Aet Dea ema rwr eat c pemrgbesy aea ee ee Miles Viega Materials List qr bang Tiesi Total List Prica 572 726 40 Antis A a Damonia anc Heal Hasen Daw Hon Mach 22 2 Dame Prod a soars en X Uni Lid Erie Siy uty foie Abed TOT m AS Le tall LUBE Ps j Pctrus Tug i ung Celi LAW Cui Ei rael ao ba ag 130 Peron ubang Cot LAW Cal 1000 teer wo i im Ferca Putang Ced NG Co 000 Pret Ki EJ Peran Tubing Cei NG Ced 2000 fani IET DO Fern usa Got NG Cell 1200 feel ee lah lor I carat end inn Fed pump ee lor cecus een ve Pea pamp I3 Rd be Tagabasa 1 neh Maria 1 cates rere Tale core Hei Tran per Aden Cerea Pure T parag opa f Chee Para Liar sarp 1 paang Tos T 1 Eiu Ll ri Banal Bora ter Sat NG REX wo a E ae a Viewing Products by Group Radiant Wizard allows you to view all products together or by product category Simply select the desired item from the Product Groups list to change the view If errors or warnings for your design were gener
35. 8 Ciculs E a Tl Manicid Station Pump Type Low Head Pump fos Manifold 3 1 Zone 3 Cicuks Req 833 F Total Flow Rate 1 1 USGPM Max Headloes 39H20 Tota Radart Load 17 087 Buy Manifold Summary Flow ate 05 USGPM Headlo1s 39 RH20 Rea Temo 2T Zones Zone I Rooms Maslar Bedroom Master Bath Bechoom 2 Bedicom 3 Bath Halway Supply Returre Length OR Tube Type Pextron 3 4 Total Flow Asle 1 1 USGPM By default these sub manifolds will be plumbed in parallel but you can change this by right clicking on the station and choosing Pipe in Series from the pop up menu This piping option will affect the head loss calculations for the supply return piping plus the materials list components required See below for more information the supply return piping features in Radiant Wizard Parallel Piping El Temperature Group 2 33 static in 2 Manifold 4 1 Zone Circuits Req a NG 72 2 F deh Manifold 1 1 Zone 8 Circuits Req 88 1 F they Manifold 3 1 Zone 9 Circuits Req 83 3 F Series Piping E 4 Temperature Group 2 33 F Station 2 Manifold 4 1 Zone 7 Lircuits Reg 33 2 F Manifold 1 1 Zone 8 Circuits Reg 88 1 F i Manifold 3 1 Zone 9 Circuits Req 83 3 F VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 53 UM WIZ 11 05 You can also change which manifold is the one connected directly to the station To do this first select the desired manifold then select one of the station options from the Manifold dr
36. 8 UM WIZ 11 05 Report Logo Tab The Report Logo tab allows you to customize the logo used on reports User Preferences Generel User Information Fie Paths Rencet Comments Gucte Settings Report Logo Please use the oolions below to select your report laga Standard Logo T NoLogo C Custom Logo Standard Logo Radiant Wizard uses the standard Viega logo in the report headers by default No Logo Select this to not use a logo on the reports This may be useful if you are printing onto your company letterhead Custom Logo If you would like to use your own custom logo select this option A dialog box will open allowing you to specify the image file to use VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 119 UM WIZ 11 05 B Design Settings The Design Preferences form allows you to fully customize the default settings and behavior for your radiant heating and snow melting projects Note most of these values can also be changed on a project by project basis but if you take a few minutes to update the settings here to match your most common requirements it can speed much of the design process Note you can always restore the original program settings by clicking the Restore Viega Settings button This will restore the program defaults for the current tab only Application Settings The Application settings allow you to set the defaults for the general design conditions and preferred design strategies
37. Dum a VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 103 UM WIZ 11 05 Circuit Mapping Schedule A detailed Circuit Mapping Schedule is available for previewing and printing from the Report Wizard This report is available for all designs whether or not the Circuit Mapping Wizard has been used and it is a very valuable tool for the on site installers Repat View MEN n am a EP 4 fuz Que Q kar By Cim af mapia aaafan xy fj nag see fw wo ho fon Baa j e a a x Em 83 Cicer masara Circuit to Coil Mapping Cagarg AO TIG ie Prpasol Pn ber Du RR Maer Pu gn Dire Aue D1 2004 Pan dYY OST Hg Erat te gemma JAR qp rw ns Pia parad bby d sl Bc Tu Preso ixe Da Besi howe Contes dior E Eno Project Summary 8 pi F oor Sina Taimi Circula Boiled Cinpuli Tote ca B citreruak Cimaiz T oisi d of Coos Tot C call Length B ci Zora Tole regy uri Ch raid Legis Urassa Cos P erba Tote Hani Loox Tote Faciam Pip Micon Creanraard 33 Ground T obs Wentis Loss Total trl feria Lore 16 m Be Circuit to Coil Mapping SAE ID Paanon Cod 1 149 h TELE a lon iio PA 1 Fiorpian 1 Roon d AF ee Cina amp 245 4 Fiborplan Fioors 5 Fl cer Cia 218 t Fipa 1 Eoons B l Floor IC ul 3 244 4 F iccrpian 1 Roorn Gifoor Cm 4 Cod 1 Bb B 1115 588 ume eer eid VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 104 UM WIZ 11 05 Head Loss Calculator The Head Loss Calculator is a convenient tool to estimate the head loss through a length of tubing Y
38. Heat Lors 13013 Btu he Total Room Load 15 182 Btu h The full set of results for the project is available as a report which can be previewed on screen printed or exported to a PDF file Refer to the Reports topic for more details The Next Step When you ve completed the input and editing of the building structure click the Next button to continue on to the Zones step You can always return to this step later to further edit the design if needed VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 42 UM WIZ 11 05 zones The Zones allows you to specify which rooms will be grouped together as a control unit Typically one zone will correspond to one thermostat although there are some cases where a zone may not include a thermostat There will never be a case where there is more than one thermostat in a zone By definition this would need to be split into different zones The zoning also affects how the manifolding and circuit assignments will be done By default Radiant Wizard assigns a single zone to each Floorplan as shown below For each zone object fields are available to allow you to edit its Zone and Name ic Viega Radiant Wizard Project Radiant Design X File Eda Configure Liiber Took Preferences Hop Da id debe uen che nm Pried nian Design Gating Fohommiee nost Tones Hesing Design Manito Opbons aede r Crouts Maler Manta Siphon landian Orcus LE EEE Zon s US hus Poom E sereni Bath i apemens E Mecharas
39. IEGA NA 11 UM WIZ 11 05 e Added the automated selection of Groove Tube silicone with the heat transfer plates Removed the selection of bend supports for heat transfer plate rooms Resolved the Budget Wizard problem which caused the selection of Injection Stations instead of Mixing Stations Corrected the tube spacing options for 18 joists Version 3 1 Released February 2005 The changes and additions for Version 3 1 are listed below Addition of the new Area Rug Calculator which allows two different floor coverings to be specified in the same room Addition of the Management Report Wizard for the creation of a reports on your quotation history e Enhanced materials selection features for snow melt systems Updated the materials list to add one circuit ball valve for every snow melt circuit when 1 1 2 manifolds are selected Revised order of the product categories on the quotation report Fixed text and table alignment on various reports Updated the materials list to add manifold plugs for unused manifold ports Corrected sorting of the circuits by circuit number on the reports Updated the snowmelt spacing logic for concrete design to reduce the spacing by 1 for every 4 of concrete instead of every 2 of concrete e Corrected the materials list to add the correct number of manifold expansion nipples Corrected the transformer selection logic so that transformers are not added
40. L Fits 1 manifold return valves to provide 2 individual zone control 24 VAC normally closed Connects to standard Zone B ntrel or ean ba wirod Gerectty with Wizards You can easily access two of the wizards that directly affect the materials list calculation using the links on the sidebar menu This alllows you to refine the materials list to best suit your needs Click the Circuit Wizard link to open the Circuit Mapping Wizard Click the Materials Wizard link to open the Materials List Wizard a Saving the Project Click the Save button or choose the File Save menu at any time to save the project file Radiant Wizard will automatically prompt you to save when you are closing the project And there is a built in Auto Save feature that will help prevent data loss in some cases Refer to the Saving Projects topic for more details on the saving of projects and the Auto Save functionality VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 61 UM WIZ 11 05 Resolving Temperature Errors Radiant Wizard is continuously checking your design as you make changes and if necessary it will notify you of temperature problems by displaying special icons The problem conditions will be flagged as either warnings or errors as described below Warnings A warning is issued when a condition exists that is outside of the normally recommended design bounds For example a warning will be issued for a floor surface temperature that is just a few degrees warmer
41. M WIZ 11 05 Manifolds and Circuits The Manifolds Circuits step allows you to custom edit the circuits manifolds and stations if required Very often the Radiant Wizards automated assignments based on your preference settings will be all that is required and you can simply continue on to the next step You can also input the specifications for piping to each manifold or station allowing Radiant Wizard to then include the corresponding head losses and automatically select large diameter PEX as needed E Viega Radiant Wirard Project 3 Level Radiant Design ag ed x FS pie Cot Congue uiis Took Freferences pep fix D gb dece be gt E oe Manifold and Circuits Mapping Cp T eso Tanp Groupe View Staton View 73 ap Suan Tiled awe TemoRe S Station 1 Manifold 2 Circuit 1027 F I Te ET Length in Panat es Jn V Cicult K chen l st Fos Lender Lori St y Druna Roo iyi Floor y Cav bong Room Flog Adpnbrent Lergh ar y Cacus eng Aom dl Floor Total Length y Ceol Den Gusi Bealak Flex CEANA Bothy tet Floor Avg Spadng Circuli ande Mudio 1 st Fees Tompecstue Gap 2 933 F D Posehesd EE Manini I Zone Temp Aled 081 F 4 Cicurl Rec Rose Easement DI Cienan Faces Easemend Tube Type j Could eo Hoo Essent T Craii aiu E ase neni y Croulli Mechanica Room Baog man Fluid Tamper tore Dicu naga Enaneni L PARAAN Zune Tanp Flea 412 Terpadu Drop Flexan nite Heardnss Auto Mappin
42. Many of these settings are specific to radiant heating projects only except for Project Type and Heat Loss Calculation Mode For details on using these settings while designing a radiant heating system refer to the Radiant Heating Design Settings topic Design Settings Hema Hest kate Heat Loss Calculation Mode Fluid Type Settings Cabulwe heal losses Radiant Fluid Type 5 eftingr 100x W ater Manually enter heal losses Temperature Drop Settings Location Data Radiant Temperahae Drow 20 24 neato Boston Mech Construction Quality Settings Duldoar Deag temp 12 F Construction Qualiy Meum Water Table Settings Yes wand my design to account lor the high waler table sg VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 120 UM WIZ 11 05 Snow Melt Application Settings The Snow Melt Application settings allow you to set the defaults for the design location the fluid type and the fluid temperature drop Note the available locations are limited to those ASHRAE locations for snow melting calculations For details on using these settings while designing a snow melting system refer to the Snow Melting Design Settings topic Design Settings Fluid Type Settings Snowmek Fhad Type Seltngr 40x Giycol l Temperature Drop Settings Snowmek Temperature Drop 30 F VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 121 UM WIZ 11 05 Room Heat Loss Settings The Room Heat Loss settings allow you to customize the default values
43. Radiant Wizard User s Manual Ta a Li Din f E N m a zi Ts 3 a E n A uw ee E NG a A A Doc ng I j ng FN M I a i 4 k L i x ES SSD Windows based software for design of Viega Radiant Heating Systems and quote preparation Version 3 3 Viega Radiant Wizard 3 3 User s Guide Table OF CONIENLS s Kawawa crire niie asda EUR dns awd ace EUREN E Rods 3 In tFOO CUT e oec teen dese cuss seneeernansens whore ASEAN KA ams 10 System Requirements s adea ke s ace Rex Roe n Boot aa cabs she seeds MA 10 What s New ssseenn II 11 Version 3 3 Released September 2005 0 0 cece eee eee 11 Version 3 2 Released June 2005 220 cee ees 11 Version 3 1 Released February 2005 L uilll uusu 12 Version 3 0 Released August 2004 0 002 eee 13 Getting Started 15 Activating your License sssse 17 PCV ANON PIOCESS s 22 5 62 406 SG NAA 856 he Shee he Sohn eod hd S A 17 E all NOW TD 19 PEEL POW es Es eeu BIAS MA HK IPIS Pn XU P RU ee eee es mGA 19 Copy to Clipboard 22s dear dk we eee ee dawn haee wes UG a 19 Entering the Activation Code 0 cee eee 19 End User License Agreement 20 Working with Projects ssesee 23 Creating a New Project 0 23 ex otn bom s
44. Sama Soure CTO Dere Delos Aone Heated From Sama Somme E Ceirg li ST Bom wipe Drys dasa Bl dan 1 2240 E naia Th Diha Meat D Velums s EI Dining Boom RL 183 HL 1 165 o gb Liang Finem AL 2403 PHL 20604 Den Gai Bed AL 1 372 HL 1178 Flog ernges atum 8 18h AL 754 AHL EE E Laundry Mudcem RL 220 HL E17 ka Changer 2nd Poo AL 7 782 HL 65794 E includes Fireplace Plast Heal Clics F Fior HL op he Radar Latin Riwhi costes by Bern packard epee F wa molding demai loi bul excluding ary suppleri has T i the oom Heal Loar laka ba Bata fer the loam ithali enr F hes Haar Tepper heat ul ec hacia dorrevanrd lara Adding Items E Ep Kitchen AL 2825 HL 2422 Floor 2 825 74 7 F To add a new item to the structure E Ceiing 0 first select the parent node for this ji dir a new item For example if you want I Door 1 588 E wal 2 217 to add a door or window first select the wall node that it will belong to Then either right click on the node or click the Add Item link on the sidebar The pop up menu will display as shown below allowing you to add items compatible with the selected node pi Ole Heal B Budd Window E Dining Room IR E add poor E E Living Room Rl amp Ef Den Guest Be Eb Add Hooplen A 1 2 Bath RL 7 Add Room OP Laundry Mudi G Add wall EL 2nd Flow FL 7 732 E Add Skylight ar Add Show Met Area Aube Alr Changes X Delete
45. a Roge Esaeren m Stosge E icere Zoe GP Fopeitu Fix GP Kicha a Flo E Dining Poors d Floor FT Leng Apartat Fipo GP Dan Guest Bed ei Fine D V2 Bata Fl ET Laandr MudroomTit Place nG zwei GP Mater Dadoen 2nd Fine D Mater Batty 2nd Fic EI Behom 2 2rd Floor D Gadeoom 2nd Fie Ef Bahini Feci CT Hilma rd Fico You can easily move rooms between zones by drag and drop in the tree control You can add zones or delete zones by right clicking on the tree and choosing the appropriate item from the pop up menu or by choosing the appropriate link on the sidebar menu Radiant Wizard will automatically assign thermostats to rooms in zones that require them You can change the assignment of the thermostat to a different room if desired or you can add thermostats to zones that do not have them The addition or removal of thermostats will also cause powerheads to be included or removed respectively To view the detailed powerhead assignments move to the Manifolds and Circuits design step VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 43 UM WIZ 11 05 To assign a thermostat select the desired room and check the Thermostats option as shown below The thermostat assignments will be displayed on the new Zoning Report to assist the on site installers CREER azeme Zone g Balh Baserert Ba ff Mechanical F oom B asemernt Index Storage Basement Zona Name B Zone2 T Foyer 1st Floor ED Kitchen 1st Floor Rec Room B
46. abase module with data import and export functionality e Enhanced Price Multiplier or discounts functionality Fully automated installation program including uninstall functionality through the Windows Add Remove Programs feature Internet Update functionality so users can access updates and patches via the Internet Head Loss Calculator for quick head loss calculations for Client s radiant heating and snow melt piping e Submittal Page Wizard that will automatically build submittal pages for the selected components offers options for a product summary product instructions and detailed specifications e Supply Return Piping feature to allow users to specify and select the appropriate piping for the supply and return runs Includes both Viega PEX and copper pipe options Viega Media Viewer provides easy access to Viega corporate product and technical literature PDF format Import of Version 2 x project and customer records File based projects that do not require the Microsoft Data Access engine which simplifies sharing of project files and reduces chances of file corruption e Automated Registration and Activation feature VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 14 UM WIZ 11 05 Getting Started If you received Radiant Wizard on CD ROM simply insert the disk and the setup will automatically launch If the Autoplay feature is disabled on your computer choose Start Run tyoe D SETUP and click OK where D
47. ailed and summary versions and the Report Wizard allows you to easily select the desired one Using the Report Wizard To open the Report Wizard from the Materials List step 1 Click the Reports toolbar button on the Project menu list bar or 2 Click the Reports sidebar link Report Wizard Report Destination Select the desired destination for the reports by clicking one of the images below To batch print multiple reports choose the Print one or more reports option The Report Destination dialog box will be displayed as shown above VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 76 UM WIZ 11 05 Select the desired destination option Preview a report on screen to view a report on your computer screen you can also print and export from the preview window Print one or more reports to send a report or reports directly to your printer without an initial preview Export a report to a disk file to export a report to a PDF file The Report Wizard then provides you with a number of report types to choose from depending on the type of project file that you have open Select the desired report then click Next If the selected report has further options you will be prompted in the following steps Heport Wizard Report Selection Select the report you ish to include Ducksten report C Heat loss report Radiant healing datigi repod C Ciicul mapping schedule C Staton piping report C Zoning report
48. ain consistent but do not be surprised to notice slightly different results when choosing to recalculate it just means the algorithm zeroed in on a different acceptable solution VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 102 UM WIZ 11 05 Custom or Odd Coil Lengths You can also choose to include custom coil lengths together with Viega s standard coil lengths or only custom coil lengths These options are very useful if you are trying to use partial coil lengths left over from previous projects You may not want to do this kind of mapping at the initial quotation stage but it may be very useful after you have been awarded the job and you are ready to fill the materials list The image below shows the Available Coil Lengths step for the Both standard and custom coil lengths option You can enter as many custom coils as you want in the lower table but you will only be permitted to add coils of the same type s used in the current design a drop down list is provided for the tube type column Note custom coils are given a higher preference in the mapping process and it will try to use them even if the total waste is a bit higher Circuit Mapping Wizard Available Coil Lengths You can rest ck which ool lenglhs wall be used in Pe mapping process by unchecking Ihe appropnare temiz m the Allow column Standard Tube Coils Tere l Legh ow Prefer Perhon 1 2 Faron Ve a Peon Ga
49. an choose another function or close the form The new customer record will be automatically saved for you If at any time while you are entering a new customer you decide to cancel the operation just press the Esc keyboard key Adding Contact Records To add new contact records to a customer follow the next steps 1 To add contact names to your customer record choose the New Contact button from the toolbar or select the Record New Contact menu items or simply begin typing in the first empty row in the Contacts table 2 Complete the various fields as desired 3 The Default column allows you to specify which contact you want automatically selected when you choose to add this customer to a quote You can change this setting by simply clicking on the check box to change its value You can add as many contacts as you want but there can only be one default contact Sorting Customer Records Sorting the records may make it easier to locate the customer you are interested in locating You can easily change the sort order for the customer records in either view by selecting one of the sort options under the Sort menu Also in List View you can sort the records by simply clicking on a columns heading the first click will sort in descending order and the second click will sort in ascending order VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 81 UM WIZ 11 05 Finding a Customer Record There are three methods of finding an existing customer
50. and all of its components and all related documentation Viega N A may terminate this license at any time if you are found to be in breach of any of the license provisions set out above In such event you must destroy all copies of the Program and all of its components and related documentation Warranty To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law this program is provided AND LICENSED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED Viega N A does not warrant that the operation of the Program will be entirely error free or appear precisely as described in the Program documentation VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 21 UM WIZ 11 05 General The provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this license This license is the entire agreement between Viega N A and you superseding any other agreements or discussions oral or written and may not be changed except by written amendment signed by Viega N A If any provision of this license is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid illegal or unenforceable such provision shall be severed from this license and the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect The parties have requested that this license and all doc
51. application wil download and instal any svalable updates for Ihe Viega Radiant Wizard application Click Check Updates to conlinuc Cancel Check Updates Click the Check Updates button to have NetUpdate establish a connection and check if an update is available If an update is available NetUpdate will advise you and prompt you to proceed with the download Once downloaded an automated installation of the update will be launched Note NetUpdate may need to close Radiant Wizard in order to complete the update If no update is available you will be advised that you are currently running the most up to date version of Radiant Wizard VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 141 UM WIZ 11 05 ASHRAE Notice This software includes data from 2005 ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals which is published by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE ASHRAE assumes no liability for use or contents of this software or its fitness for a particular application ASHRAE has not reviewed this software and does not endorse warrant or certify its contents use or application 2005 ASHRAE American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc This software also includes data from the ASHRAE publication Heat Transmission Coefficients for Walls Roofs Ceilings and Floors 1993 American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc www ashrae org Used b
52. asement O Dining Room 1st Floor Living Floom 1 t Flog F Has Thermostat Cf Den Guest Bed 1 t Floor CD 1 2Bath 1s Floor f Laundry Muckoam 1s Floor For information on the automated and custom assignment of Powerheads refer to the Manifolds and Circuits topic The Next Step When you ve completed the zoning click the Next button to continue on to the Heating Design step You can always return to this step later to further edit the design if needed Heating Design The Heating Design step allows you to easily view and edit the detailed design of the radiant heating panels in your project The grayed columns in the table cannot be edited on this step but can be edited by returning to the Rooms and Heat Loss step The images below show all of the columns that are available ctr E SSE it zd Sab EG Concrete Pastor 1 2 Cw Paeon 1 7 7T 1 Stab Bt cnc Peston 17277 7 ELEM Penton iz 7 foo 2 9 muh Cimain Panel Above Sub Fow Pesticn SAE Peston amp HE Ruspardad 7 Jcat 16 Cimas Panel Above Sub Flac Peston SE NE 7 Suspended ju 1E Cimata Panel Above Sub Floor Peston Sie 7 3 Suspended Jeut 16 Cimate Fanai Above SubFloo Fenm VIE 7 pii kot NE Chimie Paral Above Sub Poo Peston SAE TE hate Panel Above Sub Foa TUA EE VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 44 UM WIZ 11 05 Manifold Group The Manifold Grou
53. ated an additional Error Warning item will be displayed in the Product Groups list Double click this item to view the error or warning details as shown below VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 58 UM WIZ 11 05 Selected Products AN Errors warnings 8 Part Number View Alb Tubing 11156 Pextron Tubing C Manifolds Stations E Controls 12523 Assembled Injectio i023 jAssembied inch opes ise Manifold Expansio his isto Plastic Bend Supp M LC Adding Deleting Products To add an additional product to the materials list just right click on the table and choose Add Product from the pop up menu or simply click the Add Product link on the sidebar menu You will be prompted to choose the source for this new product as shown below Add Product Please specily which databace vou would like to add the product from If Ris a Onedime Only Rem that is Km not to be saved in the product datahasas choose the Cancel last option Add a Viega product Add from My Custom Database Adda One time Only Item If you choose to add a Viega product or a custom product from the My Custom Database the Component Database form will open allowing you to select desired product If you choose the One time Only option a new line will be added to the table allowing you to enter the information for the product Viega products will be displayed under the appropriate Product Group My Custom Data
54. base products and One time Only products will be displayed under a new My Custom Database Product Group To delete a product from the materials list just right click on the table and choose Delete Product from the pop up menu or simply click the Delete Product link on the sidebar menu You will be prompted to confirm the delete action VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 59 UM WIZ 11 05 Pricing The prices displayed for Viega products are list prices You can set the net prices for your quotations by applying multipliers to the entire project or to individual items Refer to the Price Multipliers topic for details Note the multipliers can be different for each customer in a multi customer quotation The prices displayed for My Custom Database or One Time Only items will be the price as you had entered it Item Quantities Radiant Wizard automatically calculates the required quantity for each item added to the materials list but you can edit the Qty field as needed If a quantity is edited it will be displayed onscreen in a bold blue font You can always revert back to the calculated quantity by right clicking on the product and choosing Revert to Auto Quantity from the pop up menu Customers To add one or more customers to the project simply choose the Add Edit Customer item from the Customer drop down list The Customer Selection dialog box will open allowing you to select customers and add or edit the customer r
55. below You can now input your personal information so that it will properly display on the project reports it will also be used for your license activation Click the User Preferences button to access the input form You re now ready to create your first new Radiant Wizard project To get started simply click the New Project button Refer to the Creating a New Project topic for further details And always remember that it is critical to backup your data frequently alg x Due bed ae a ee rmm Building omoro S plumbing and heating technology today kadiani Wizard 3 3 Main Manu Aya viesa na Com Dow Project HULL ME Hala Topics Jesu Cinci Lier Preferences kria 1 003 e Products Design Settings Vates 1 00 Naaman Sacs Melon Actiembon Sigur Actesled Ahon 3 feinon I Virg Abo Vega Haba YALE VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 16 UM WIZ 11 05 Activating your License When you first install Radiant Wizard it will automatically be in Trial Version mode which provides you with 30 days to preview it s features and capabilities You can activate your license during the trial period or anytime after the expiry of the trial period The easy to use Activation Wizard will always be available to help you with this In order to have uninterrupted use of Radiant Wizard it is recommended to start the activation process a few working days before the expiry Activation Process Periodically during the trial period the A
56. can also be exported from the Preview window and saved as PDF files Adobe Acrobat To export the report click the Export toolbar button You will then be prompted with a dialog box that will allow you to specify the file name and location Changing the Logo The reports can be customized to display your own custom logo Refer to the Report Logo Tab of the User Preferences topic for details Manual Quotations Radiant Wizard allows you to create a manual quotation without the need to first complete a detailed project design This may be helpful when you are quoting components only or you are quoting a very small system Follow the next steps to complete a manual quotation 1 Create a new project and select the Manual Quote option see Creating a New Project for more information Manual Quote Manual Quote 355555955555 2 Complete the desired Project Information then click Next 3 The Materials step will display with an empty materials list 4 Click the Add Product toolbar button or the Add Product sidebar link to select the products to add to your project file see Adding Deleting Products for more information 5 Set the Price Multipliers as required 6 Click the Reports toolbar button or the Reports sidebar link to access the quotation report Note since no design was performed the various design reports will not be available VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 79 UM WIZ 11 05 Customer Database
57. cessing Entering the Activation Code After your activation request has been processed Viega will forward a personal Activation Code to you by email The process can normally be completed in 1 2 working days Simply open the Activation Wizard click the Enter Activation Code Now button and enter your code to complete the activation Enter Activation Code Now VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 19 UM WIZ 11 05 End User License Agreement CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOUR INSTALLATION OF THE Radiant Wizard PROGRAM WILL INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE COMPLETE PACKAGE Viega N A provides this Program and related documentation and licenses its use to you upon the terms and conditions contained in this document Other than its licensed use you have no rights to the program its code and documentation Ownership including all rights title interest and all copyrights of the Program remains with Viega N A or its licensors or others as the case may be at all times Viega N A s licensors are in no way responsible to you for technical support services License the following restricted rights are granted by Viega N A You may a install the Program on only one 1 computer at your place of work primary use b install the Program on one 1 additional computer for portable use or for home use secondary u
58. ctivation Wizard will open to remind you of the activation option and to advise you of the status of your trial version You can also open the Activation Wizard at anytime by clicking the License Activation link on the Main Menu or by choosing the Help Activation Wizard menu item The Activation Wizard will display as shown below e9 Activation Wizard Software Activation Wizard The Actrvstion Wizard wall assisi vou with your license registration and software aAmabon To find oul more about the Ies process and Ine benefits you wall Vieg ci receive click Next If you have received pour Activation Code click the button below lo enie ii now License Status Trial Mode Day Count 24 Max 30 Enter Activation Code Now Cancel Next gt gt The Activation Wizard will guide you through the straightforward process The first step shows you the current status and the second step will explain the process The next step is the completion of the registration information as shown below If you have already entered this information on the User Preferences form it will automatically be displayed here for you VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 17 UM WIZ 11 05 e3 Activation Wizard User Information Please erile your contact information which is required for activation Note that Radiant Wizard this dala wil also be saved to your Viega Radiant Wizard settings Viega B Fri Nave Brad Lau Name neces asi
59. d For more advanced searching options choose the Edit Find menu VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 86 UM WIZ 11 05 Custom Products The Component Database includes a special folder named My Custom Database This folder is available to allow you to File Edit View Help enter your own custom c product records into Radiant Wizard making it easy to later add them to P Component Database CJ Radiant Heating CO Plumbing es My Custom Database A J 0 Under the My Custom Q Boilers Database folder you can Eg Valves add folders and component 2j Ball Valves records as desired Image QQ Gate Valves at right is an example of a custom folder structure To add a new folder first select the desired parent folder then choose Edit Add Folder or right click and choose Add Folder To rename a folder first select the desired folder then choose Edit Rename Folder or right click and choose Rename Folder Note you can only rename folders that are under the My Custom Database folder To add custom product records first select the desired folder then choose Edit Add Product or right click on the table and choose Add Product A new product record will be added to the table and you can now edit the Product Number Description and Price fields When you Click off of the new record it will be saved automatically VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 87 UM WIZ 11 05 Submittals Specs and Instruction
60. d Typo Settings eI Fakt Haag 5prtnm Pd Tme fit T Snoehial Sycium Temperatura Drop Sattings ze Location Data Tenparahas Dep asi Locanor pepon Buses Mant iacula L Duhdon Tavpedaius 1IT VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 65 UM WIZ 11 05 Project Type This option allows you to specify the type of project radiant heating or snow melting If you had intended to create a project that includes both a radiant heating system and a snow melting system change this option to the Radiant Heating System choice Location Data To arrive at the design load for your snow melting system select the design location by clicking the ellipsis button The Location Wizard will open allowing you to select your location from the ASHRAE list of cities that have snow melting load data If your exact location is not listed select a location that closely matches the climate conditions for your design Click Next to continue Fluid Type Settings Use the drop down lists to specify the level of glycol to be used in the heating water for your snow melting system Temperature Drop Settings The design fluid temperature drop for can be specified with these options Click the up or down arrow button or type a value into the field The Next Step When you ve completed the editing of the Design Settings click the Next button to continue on to the Snow Melting Areas step You can always return to this step later to further edit the set
61. d values do not include the back and edge losses These losses will still be estimated by Radiant Wizard and added to the total User Supplied Heat Load Data Unit Heat Load 165 Btu hr ft Heat Load 155000 Btu hr Calculation Summaries The summary of the heat load fluid temperature and flowrate calculations will be displayed on the lower right side of the form below the property fields Unit Heat Load 165 Blu hi IE Heat Load 165 000 Btu hr Back Losses 33 000 Btu hr Total Load 188 000 Btu h Wate Tempetalure 107 7 F Flowrate 14 3USGPM VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 68 UM WIZ 11 05 The full set of results for the project is available as a report which can be previewed on screen printed or exported to a PDF file Refer to the Reports topic for more details The Next Step When you ve completed the input and editing of the building structure click the Next button to continue on to the remaining design steps You can always return to this step later to further edit the design if needed Other Design Steps Following the Snow Melting Areas step the remaining steps in the snow melt design process are very similar in functionality to the same steps in the radiant heating design process For general information on how to use these steps refer to the pages indicated below Heating DGSIONG PA PAA AA AA 44 Mantol OPIONS AA APA AA AA 47 Manifolds and Circuits 00 nn 48 Materials List Wizard 0
62. e Product Selection step will display a list of all products in the current project Select the items to include in your submittal document by checking the box next to them Submattal Aur are Product Selection Peace select he piodud lypet you with bo riade in yow rapal To include of exclude an entre produel group click the check bax beside the won er thal group Tubing Maniolds Stations Accessones Basic Healing Corirols Thee Position Achuslor for Sialians 3 A Fittings L Plumbing VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 89 UM WIZ 11 05 Adding Comments The Report Comments step allows you to input additional comments if desired This step will only be available for the Product Specifications Summary report Subrmuttal Aur are Report Comments You can modify lhe comments fot Iha cubmital rapal using the tad box peovided Finishing the Document The Finish step gives you the option to preview print or export your report to a PDF file Note you will also be able to print and export from the preview window VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 90 UM WIZ 11 05 Document Types Product Specifications Summary The Product Specifications Summary report assembles a summary of the specifications for the selected products You will have the option to select the products to include in the report and add additional comments The report can be previewed on screen printed or exported to a PDF file Additional information on
63. e area wizard wil asal pou in calculating the area of complex shapes Click on a cape below that matches the current floor VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 106 UM WIZ 11 05 2 Input the required dimensions based on selected shape Floor Area Wizard Dimensions Input the dimensions of your selected shape according to the diagram 3 Click Finish to accept the results VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 107 UM WIZ 11 05 Location Wizard The Location Wizard provides you with an easy way to input the design conditions for your project You can always enter the pertinent data manually in the provided fields or click the ellipsis button to open the Wizard Using the Wizard you can quickly select the city where your project is located or its nearest city with similar weather conditions Heating Mode For heating projects the Location Wizard displays the data from ASHRAE On the first step shown below simply click on either the US or Canadian parts of the map to select the desired country Location Wizard Location Wizard The locaton wizard wil asst pou in determrmg the data for the location of pour choice Please click or a county lo continu k z VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 108 UM WIZ 11 05 Next simply follow the prompts to arrive at your desired location Click the Finish button to apply the selected location to your project City Relectiom MLLLILI DI LR e Snow Melt Mode In Snow Melt mode the Loca
64. e current template VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 31 UM WIZ 11 05 Optional Snow Melt Selection The Wizard also allows you to add a snow melt area to your project If you need to design for walkway or driveway snow melting along with your radiant heating system Radiant Wizard allows for this in a single integrated project file Simply select the include a snow melting area option Later in the Rooms and Heat Losses step of the Design form you can edit the specific properties for the snow melting area Click Next to continue Fluid Type The Fluid Type step allows you to select the glycol percentage for your working fluid If you had chosen to include a snow melting area an additional fluid type setting would be displayed for the snow melting design Click Next to continue Fluid Temperature Drop The Fluid Temperature Drop step allows you to select the glycol percentage for your working fluid If you had chosen to include a snow melting area an additional temperature drop setting would be displayed for the snow melting design Click Next to continue The Next Step When you ve completed Wizard steps click the Finish button to proceed to the Design Form Your project structure will now already be in place allowing you to quickly complete the balance of the detailed design process VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 32 UM WIZ 11 05 Design Settings The Design Settings step allows you to set the application level set
65. e path to the folder where Radiant Wizard will save your project files the default is the My Documents RadWiz Projects folder You can click the Browse button to change this path Refer to the Saving Projects topic for more information Customer File Path This is the path to the folder where Radiant Wizard will save your customer records You can click the Browse button to change this path Refer to the Data Backup topic for more information My Custom Database File Path This is the path to the folder where Radiant Wizard will save your custom product records You can click the Browse button to change this path Refer to the Data Backup topic for more information VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 116 UM WIZ 11 05 Report Comments Tab The report comments entered here will be automatically copied into each new project file as the default values Later when working on a quotation you can customize the text for each customer without affecting the default values that are saved here To minimize editing required on the quotations it is recommended that you enter your normal or most commonly used comments here User Preferences Default Comments Notes E 29 Quee Report Sample leims and cordbons foi quotation of A le 8 Teme amp Condition Viega producis and systems E Comments 540 Heat Loss Report Dengn Comment 540 Submitel Reparl E Submitel Comment VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 117 UM
66. e process of creating a new snow melting project you will be prompted to use the Quick Start Wizard as shown below Propet ined zl rapat NMA Bree Mott Dinaiga Wizard i pe a popi ia Aimi eae Paa hpi agn a asa kahe he Dear Phil pai Ti EI rar bp Few Ks REI a Nas RAD poe pp Wap aaa Ey chug cea d War options tales no ce Pama kisikia es S I VONA FESTEN pri TE Yet vid to uae the hock Sian esga maed Me mail lo ge drecti ba the Henan kawa Manual Quote This aaa im deurpad for uta eth Faasdartial Kae Oy Lea ke gibas DARA Npa ii RA P prerane and al BAe ger Gan nak If you choose No to using the Wizard you will be taken directly to the Design form and you can continue with your project design manually If you choose Yes the Wizard open to begin guiding you through the process Design Level The first step is the selection of the Design Level that best matches the customer s intention and expectation for the snow melting system Refer to the Snow Melting Design Level topic for more information Click Next to continue Snow Melting Load To arrive at the design load for your snow melting system select the design location by clicking the ellipsis button The Location Wizard will open allowing you to select your location from the ASHRAE list of cities that have snow melting load data If your exact location is not listed select a location that closely matches the climate conditions for your design Click Next to cont
67. ecords Refer to the Customers ABC Heating Inc Boston Y Creating a New Project topic for more details on cee rere the Customer Selection Bob s Plumbing amp Heating New dialog box When more than one customer has been selected for the project the names will appear in the Customer drop down list as shown above You can set the pricing terms and conditions and quote date for each customer separately and Radiant Wizard will track this for you automatically Note the project design and materials list will be common for all customers on the project Dates Quotation versus Project The Project Date is the date set on the Project Information step of the design process This is typically set to the date that you created the project file and it is common to all customers on the project The Quotation Date is the date set on the Materials step of the design process This is the date that will display on the quotation report and it can be different for each customer in a multi customer quotation VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 60 UM WIZ 11 05 Product Details You can view and print the details for a product by first selecting the product then clicking on the thumbnail picture shown at the bottom of the form You can also right click on the product and choose Product Details from the pop up menu The Product Details form will display as shown below a Product Details Powerhead Part 18026 Dowerhead zd WM 3 v
68. egulations To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event will Viega N A OR ITS LICENSORS be liable REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LAW ON WHICH ANY CLAIM IS BASED to you for any Damages including lost profits lost savings AND DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Program even if Viega N A or an authorized representative of Viega N A has been advised of the possibility of such damages VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 22 UM WIZ 11 05 Working with Projects Creating a New Project 1 To create a new project file in Radiant Wizard use one of the following methods a Click the New Project link on the Main Menu b Click the New Project button on the toolbar c Select the File New Project menu item 2 The New Project Wizard will open as shown below allowing you to select the application type Click on either Radiant Heating or Snow Melting Project Wizard New Project Wizard Select the type of proyect to create by clicking one of the options below Radiant Heating i 555555555555 SYSTEM Snow Melting Manual Quote Manual Quote S555 muba This software is designed for use with Residential applications only Use for other construction types is not racommended and ts at the users own ngk 3 You will then be given the option of using the Quick Start Wizard to assist with the setup of your new project or of going direc
69. emperature Drop cc cee cee teens 46 Fluid Temperatures aa Gre eee S84 bso ee a 46 Leader LENGIN uu awang paa Ka bane tan ios tke Ha KG NG chee AA acer s 46 The Net SIG a aded esae v E sob ue e ed ERA E EUREN ROCK Re das 46 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 4 UM WIZ 11 05 Manifold ODIOS sc ace tute tU rrine TRE des E EUI os secs ar 47 The Next ED es d wea ERE Rc Rara md eee NA AKA tees ne Gee oo 47 Manifolds and Circuits 0 eee eee 48 Auto Mapping of Manifolds Stations and Circuits 48 Editing CICUS ouais anani a ote ack cae od Pecans Ga E eras Rode SG 49 Multiple Tube SPACINGS 2 2042 rrt dada dade m dad 50 Powerhead Assignments 02 eee eee eee 51 Water Temperature GroupS seusan cee eens 52 Station Assignments 24 2h ua qe E qe X Rode 3 ante qusc dede e see e oan 52 Supply and Return PIPING uae cet Rea RR Rm n 54 Manifold Configuration Settings 00 00 eee 55 pizaPQeri std c CETT 56 The NOX Sle iii d a nis iei DA SA BA cu doc YN doo Chae Ed aru AD 56 Piu IANL RU 57 The NGM O IGDuae qeu uds Vo KID Hp GUEE BANA Va E Nes P2EGT AE FERAS 57 Mataral BA eves bods aves AE 58 Viewing Products Dy Group a iex ica hnc KAME X hee ee eee ew ee ews 58 Adding Deleting PEOGLUGIS 9a wd wou tee Ser Sp eset UKG PH a ern 59 a AP E 60 Hom QuAMUNESs EUNT 60 CUSIOINIGIS PA PA AA 60 Dates Quotation versus Project cece eee eee eee 60 Product Detal
70. er to the Importing Data from Version 2 x topic for information on converting the database files 3 Comma separated text files CSV files To import customer records you must first open the Customers form by choosing the Tools Customers then follow the next steps 1 Choose the File Import menu item 2 You will be prompted to select the file to import from Note you may need to change the selection in the Files of type drop down list so that you can view the correct file type CST XML or CSV Select the file and choose the Open button 3 If you have selected a native format file CST or a converted file format XML the import process will begin automatically and no further steps will be necessary unless there are conflicting records see step 7 4 If you have selected a comma separated file CSV the Customer Database Mapping form will open You will now be required to map the fields to Radiant Wizard s customer database fields 5 The left column lists the fields in Radiant Wizard s customer database From the drop down list in the second column select the corresponding field name for each Radiant Wizard field name The Company and City fields are required to be mapped but you can leave any other fields blank If you are importing from a text file and the first row contains the field names make sure you check this option so that the correct field names appear in the drop down list otherwise the list
71. etrieved from a detailed drawing of the circuit layout To edit the Length in Panel or the Avg Spacing fields click the ellipsis button next to the field This will open the Circuit Editor dialog box as shown below The Circuit Editor displays all of the circuits in the current room and lets you edit all properties as needed It is very useful to view all room circuits together as they often need to be edited together to achieve the desired results Here you can edit the spacing subject to the limitation of the selected construction the length in the panel the leader length and the length adjustment You can also edit the Total Length cells as well and the change will be applied to the Length Adjustment cell See below for information on multiple tube spacings in the same room Circuit Editor Basement Rec Room Floor Use this dialog to edit the area covered by the circuits as well as the leader and adjustment lengths You may also add or delete cacuits from vathin this dialog Average ultiple Length In Leader gh el oe EFE ain asepen Tro 1336 manm um 228 249 133 6 a 223 249 M3 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 49 UM WIZ 11 05 Multiple Tube Spacings Radiant Wizard allows you to specify multiple tube spacings in the same room which may be desired for outer banding along high heat loss areas To set the multiple spacing settings for the entire panel click the Set Panel Spacing button on t
72. existing Radiant Wizard projects using one of the following methods a At the Main Menu click the Open Project link b Click the Open toolbar button c Atthe Main Menu click one of the project links listed under the Recent Projects heading d Use the File Open menu item Projects in Radiant Wizard are saved in individual disk files which makes for easier maintenance and E Desktop flexibility i e if you need to send 5 3 my Documents h Folders a project file to someone you can C3 Business simply email the single project file o LoopCAD Projects The file extension for Radiant My Albums Wizard projects is vrw z E IC My eBooks By default the project files are My Music saved in a folder named RadWiz Projects located under your My Documents folder as shown below a My Pictures C0 PlumbingCAD Projects You can change this setting on the ae Radwiz Projects User Preferences form L2 Simply VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 26 UM WIZ 11 05 Saving Projects Radiant Wizard projects are saved as individual files with the vrw extension for Viega Radiant Wizard These files are self contained meaning that the entire Falders roject data is included in the TAL w file This makes for easier 3 Desktop maintenance and flexibility i e if L My Documents you need to send a project file to O Business someone you can simply email C LoopCAD Projects
73. f the users Radiant Wizard installations locate the Customers cst and MCDB pb files using Windows Explorer Refer to the Data Backup topic for details on the default locations of these files Make copies of these files and place them in the Other Data folder that you created on the Data Server in step 2 5 On each users Radiant Wizard open the User Preferences form and click on the File Paths tab 6 Change the file paths to point to the pertinent Data Server locations as setup in step 2 Each Radiant Wizard user will now be working with the common data files Note when a project file is opened by one user it will be locked to prevent a second user from opening it at the same time This protects against multiple users trying to edit and save the same file at the same time Temporary locks are also place on the Customer and My Custom Database files during save operations only Multiple users can access these files simultaneously but the temporary locks will help prevent data corruption during edit or add operations Note you can choose to share one or two of the data types only i e Projects Customers or My Custom Database Simplify change the paths for the desired data types and leave the others pointing to your local files VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 127 UM WIZ 11 05 Auto Quote Numbering The auto quote numbering feature allows you to specify a pattern to be used for the automatic creation of quote or project numbers
74. following methods 1 Select the Record Delete Customer or the Record Delete Contact menu items depending on whether you want to delete the entire customer record or just a contact record 2 You may also delete a customer record in List View or a contact record in Company View by clicking on the left margin of the grid and then pressing the Delete keyboard key Multiple records may be selected by holding down the Shift or Ctrl keys The Shift key allows for the selection of an entire set of adjacent records while the Ctrl key allows for the selection of a set of non adjacent records VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 82 UM WIZ 11 05 In all cases you will be prompted to confirm your action Choose Yes to continue or No to cancel Note if the default contact record is deleted a check mark will be placed in the Default column of the first remaining contact Importing Records Radiant Wizard provides the ability to import customer records from other sources This will be useful if you work on two different computers and want to keep both synchronized or if you already have your customer records stored in a different location or application You can import customer records from the following sources 1 Other copies of the same version of Radiant Wizard CST files Refer to the Data Backup topic for information on where to find these files 2 Converted database files from Radiant Wizard Version 2 x XML files Ref
75. g of Manifolds Stations and Circuits Note if you do choose to edit the manifolds stations or circuits on this step the Auto Mapping option will be turned off This is done so that your custom editing work is not overwritten if additional design changes are done on the previous steps If you do make design changes like area or number of circuit changes are done after custom editing this step any new circuits will be added to an Unassigned node It will then be left to you to either manually assign drag and drop the circuits or choose the Auto Mapping link to reactivate the automatic mapping If you choose the Auto Mapping link and choose Yes to the confirmation prompt the design will be completely auto mapped and any custom editing work will be lost It is therefore recommended to leave any custom editing work until you are confident that the design setting on the previous steps is unlikely to be changed VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 48 UM WIZ 11 05 Editing Circuits When circuits are initially created for a room and more than one circuit is required the circuits are created with equal lengths and the spacings You can edit the individual circuit properties with the fields shown above If you would like to make minor length adjustments without affecting the panel heating properties you can input a positive or negative value into the Adjustment Length field This can be very helpful when trying to match the circuit lengths r
76. he Circuit Editor dialog box as shown above The Multiple Tube Spacings dialog box will open as shown below Now set the area for the outer banding and its spacing and then set the spacing for the remainder of the panel In this example we have set 6 O C for 100 sq ft and 12 O C for the remaining 300 sq ft Clicking OK will apply these settings to each circuit in the pabel and the spacing field will display something like 10 6 12 to indicate that the circuit is set to multiple spacings Multiple Tube Spacings Ta specty more than one tube spacing for a panel simply npul the desred areas and lube spacing values below Note that the tolal area shown is less ang unheated areas thal are specified as not having tubing installed Aiea 1 fioo fe Tube Spacing c 5 in Length 200 fr Aves 2 300 ie Tube Spacng r2 in Lengi 300 ft Tota 400 ff Average 10in Average tube spacing weighted by tube length Heb Cancel OK Note the average tube spacing shown is calculated using the sum of the entire tube length in the panel Above this gives 400 200 300 x 12 9 6 inches For display purposes this is rounded to 10 inches You can also set multiple tube spacing on an individual circuit by clicking arrow the button in the Multiple Spacings cell on the Circuit Editor dialog box The same Multiple Tube Spacings dialog box will open but this time it will be displaying the properties for the selected circuit onl
77. he numeric settings to one of the supported options Note changes to your Regional Settings may affect other software on your computer Refer to the Windows documentation for more information on Regional Settings Opening the Regional Settings Dialog Box 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 Select Settings then double click the Control Panel icon Windows 95 98 ME and 2000 or select Control Panel Windows XP 3 Double click on the Regional Settings icon or the Regional and Language Options icon Changing to Compatible Numeric Settings Windows 95 98 ME and 2000 1 Select the Number tab 2 Change the settings as shown below Decimal symbol Digit grouping symbol No of digits in group 3 3 Click OK Windows XP 1 Select the Regional Options tab then click the Customize button 2 Change the settings as shown below Decimal symbol Digit grouping symbol Digit grouping 123 456 789 3 Click OK VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 139 UM WIZ 11 05 Supported Location Settings Afrikaans Arabic All Countries Armenian Chinese All Countries Divehi English All Countries Farsi Hebrew Japanese Korean Spanish Dominican Republic Spanish El Salvador Spanish Guatemala Spanish Honduras Spanish Mexico Spanish Nicaragua Spanish Panama Spanish Peru Spanish Puerto Rico Swahili Syriac Thai Urdu Program Updates Radiant Wizard includes the automated NetUpdate feature
78. in either Circuit View or Station View to do this 2 On the right side of the page a Manifold Configuration button and the current Configuration String will be displayed as shown below VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 55 UM WIZ 11 05 3 Click the Manifold Configuration button to open the Manifold Configuration dialog box as shown below The options displayed will depend on the type of manifold or station that has been selected Manifold Configuration Manifold Configuration Selection Please select the desired marilold assembly conligurabon Manittold Name Staton 1 Manfold 1 Manfold Type Total Loops Cireulatar Sie Tube Mounting Haat Source Side Tubing 4 Set the options as desired then click OK to accept the changes Renumbering Circuits If you have manually edited the circuit assignments the circuit numbering may be off To renumber the circuits simply click the Renumber Circuits link on the sidebar menu The Next Step When you ve completed the manifold and circuit design click the Next button to continue on to the Materials List Wizard or the Materials step depending on your project design You can always return to this step later to further edit the design if needed VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 56 UM WIZ 11 05 Materials List Wizard The Materials List Wizard may automatically open when the materials list for your design is being assembled Depending on the contents of your projec
79. inue Snow Melt Area Input the area for your snow melting system Note later on the detailed design form you can add additional areas if needed Click Next to continue VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 64 UM WIZ 11 05 Back Edge Insulation The insulation settings will determine the rates of back and edge heat losses for your snow melting system Refer to the Snow Melting Insulation topic for more details Select the desired insulation setting then click Next to continue Water Glycol Mixture The Fluid Type drop down list allows you to select the glycol percentage for your working fluid Click Next to continue The Next Step When you ve completed the Wizard steps click the Finish button to proceed to the Design Form Your project structure will now already be in place allowing you to quickly complete the balance of the detailed design process Design Settings The Design Settings step allows you to set the application level settings like project type outdoor design conditions fluid properties etc If you used the Quick Start Design Wizard to help set up your project these settings will already be done and you can simply click the Next button to continue i Viega Radiant Wizard Project Radiant Dessen 73 pe p VtAbes ook preferenees Hp Dai e ce RON Coe Prd Fformatien Deng Satire Sexe Maling Anar Heng Detayi Manfo Core ManfekiriCrcubi Materia Design Settings T Projoct Typo Flui
80. iping click on the Station View option on the Manifolds Circuits design step Now click on a station or manifold node The S R piping options will display on the lower right side of the page as shown below you may need to scroll down VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 54 UM WIZ 11 05 Supply Return Lenath one way 27 ft Tube Type Pestron 3 4 H Total Flow Rate 1 USGPM Head Loss 0 5 FR H20 PEX Supply Return fittings Press PEX x 1 MNPT Inlet Straight C Elbow Note the length entered is for one way Radiant Wizard will multiply this value by 2 when calculating materials Also the S R piping is always considered to be the length of pipe to connect to the current manifold or station You will need to set these lengths for each manifold and station in your design in order to have a complete S R specification The new Station Piping Report allows you to print or export the details of the station and manifold mapping along with the S R piping details Manifold Configuration Settings Each manifold and station has a Configuration String that specifies all options required for the proper part ordering This Configuration string is automatically appended to the description field when a manifold or station is automatically added to the materials list You can edit the default Configuration String for each manifold or station by following the next steps 1 Select the desired manifold or station node you must be
81. is your CD drive letter If you received this software via the Internet double click the downloaded file to begin the setup process You will then be guided through the remainder of the installation process by the automated installation program You will have the option of leaving the Viega literature files on the CD ROM to save hard disk space they can still be accessed if the CD ROM is inserted If hard disk space is not an issue it is recommended to install all files After the installation is completed there will be a Radiant Wizard shortcut on your desktop there will also be a shortcut under the Programs section of the Start Menu Radiant Wizard The first time you run Radiant Wizard you will be prompted to check for program updates using the automated NetUpdate feature If you installed from the CD ROM it is recommended that you do complete this check as updated program files may be available If you choose not to check at this time you can always launch NetUpdate at any later time see the Program Updates topic for additional information Initially Radiant Wizard will be in Trial Version mode which will allow you up to 30 days to preview it s features and capabilities For more information on this and activating your license please see the Activating your License topic VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 15 UM WIZ 11 05 Once you start Radiant Wizard and perform the NetUpdate check the Main Menu will display as shown
82. items to manually add to your project files If you are manually adding an item to a project file an Add To Project button will appear at the bottom right of the form You will also be able to right click on any item and choose Add To Project from the pop up menu VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 85 UM WIZ 11 05 Viega Products The Viega products are organized into Radiant Heating and Plumbing categories with several subcategories or subfolders The Component Database form uses a familiar Explorer style tree to help you navigate through the categories By default all products in the subcategories or subfolders are displayed together To narrow the view simply click on one of the subcategory folders If you prefer you can toggle this option with the View Subfolder Items menu You can view and print the details for a product by first selecting the product then clicking the magnifying glass button Or you can right click on the product and choose Details from the pop up menu The Product Details form will display as shown below ac Product Details Powerhead Part 4 18026 Powerhead 24 7 3 VA Fits 1 manifold return valves to provide ndividual zone control 24 VAC normally closed Connects to standard Zone Conta or can be wired dmectiy with thermostats Part Description 24 V 3 VA Searching the Component Database To find a part number quickly simply start typing the first digits into the Quick Find fiel
83. iting Properties coese sees eme se ete de Sed deme A Oder bU 67 Design Level sc nse ene cen eee ene hmm nmm mr rw RR Ra 68 Back Edge Hear LOSS AA watt Para aa AUD S dO e CUR eee 68 User Supplied Heat Loss Data a 68 Calculation SUMMANCS 2 9 x ux EG c a PIECE REPEAT TEC LES a OI 68 The Next 0o PC 69 Other Design StepS 0 ccc cece eee nets 69 Snow Melting Design Level 0 0 cece eee 70 Bde AAP 70 P u po M em 70 OVC f 71 Snow Melting Insulation 0 060000 71 Heat Exchanger Selection 000 cece ees 72 Quotations and Reports 74 mi s Ael qc P 74 Creating Your Multiplier Lists 32242 Sx rr GANG ANT VERE TES 74 Applying a Multiplier to a Project 2 020 ee eee eee 75 Editing the Multiplier for an Item 2 2 0 ee 75 iso q P 76 Using the Report Wizard 022 ee 76 The Report Preview WiIndOW 0 ccc eee eee n nn 78 all eens eee ee ee Cae ee ee ee Ser NA 78 ZOOMING s2e2549oedoy 5ies eh DAGTA NATA AYANG DI TAG NAGA Sows Fae 78 Page Forward Backward lt 0 cebs accuse x cet do eat ae R0 eines KNA 79 liso M GANA we cae Ma ha ete sae IANG ee ka oe Aha KE hee es 79 Changing the LOGO se as ak enc sr om om om Pew eee we oR Ree we 79 Manual Quotations 0 eee eens 79 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 6 UM WIZ 11 05
84. l 2a 30 395 PRA Rod Ow es ea wand QE ee eee RUE 61 WIZARDS oo arg ads es acy oe eam ee UNE IU ale RAMS DESEE XE 61 Saving the Project 0c cece rn 61 Resolving Temperature Errors a 62 Cl EE ee 62 zi UC Fn See AA ae eee eee eee eee 62 Auto COMCCE OPOS 14 050 baer tt ove Errei Coenen eee ea eh 62 Reduce Tube Spacing s a aa umen eh ben ws ban LANG Ue rca owed 63 Add Wal Heat METER eee eet eae ees exe GN 63 Add Other Heat 122 dicio Races odo Deedee eee ewe ee x ara 63 jor PTT 63 Snow Melting Design sssesssse 64 QUICK Start WIZA eo ees eda uiia to tada Vue ute dale daa ord fpi d 64 Design EBVel aassa ud esswasdoewesduccveess o9 AASA Ss 64 SNOW Melting Load PD 64 Snow Melt Area aana 64 Back Edge Insulation s uoa uicit peace aes Ree areca ante ee eae d 65 Water Glycol MEXEIUFG s aca uir sod oes NG Ga deo ow aC 8 ates nae on n Da ANG 65 The NEM Ier a qa edo ebd a wd dr D uud raw ocu Oe pe RES ud 65 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 9 UM WIZ 11 05 Design Settings sake duutetu deri x UPPER APERIRI S UNE E 65 gis opu CA PAPA PAP POE 66 Location Data os qe AA 66 Fluid Type SCHNOS QC TAKA cons oe oo oe 66 Temperature Drop SettingS 0 20 cece eee teens 66 Te NGM Sle od eva due tPE I COLI RE ose e ors Boe Reese phe tee ee at 66 Snow Melting AlGaAs 2455 hernssesee eres bors EBENT NGO SYA 67 Diesen PPP U DTT 67 Deleng ISME T EI 67 Ed
85. lds and stations including options for parallel and series piping Quick Start Wizards for radiant heating design and for snow melt design Budget Quote Wizard for radiant heating and for snow melt systems Automated materials list calculation based on the radiant heating or snow melt design A Circuit to Coil Mapping Wizard that will automatically map the loops in a project to the tubing coils selected on the project Users can refresh this mapping after manually editing the type and quantity of coils A detailed report will also be available Anew Location Wizard for the easy selection of ASHRAE climate data Option to leave large literature files on the CD ROM to minimize the hard disk space requirements The files can still be accessed from the CD ROM Multi User Support LAN so that several individuals in the same office can operate from common program data files Report tools that provide for exporting of reports to PDF files Adobe Acrobat which is a common Internet exchange format VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 13 UM WIZ 11 05 New reports including a Circuit Mapping Schedule a Station Piping Report and a Zoning Report Ability to use your own logo file on reports Auto Quote Number generation that users can enable if desired A Component Database form with full picture support for products A Non Viega Products Database that the users can add other product records to e Customer Dat
86. liples Simply select the desired multiplier from the drop down list and click Apply to Project To add a new multiplier to the list refer to the instructions at the beginning of this topic Editing the Multiplier for an Item On the Materials step you can also edit the multipliers for each item individually Click on the desired Multiplier field to display the arrow button Use this button to open the drop down list for selection of the multiplier You can also type a value directly into the Multiplier field Press the Tab key or click off of the field to update the calculations Selected Products Peron Tubing Colt 5 15 Cad 1000 f1 u Assembled Moang Station 0 outlets low head pump Astembied 1 inch Manitold 4 cuties AMO4 TL SNG Groove Tuba Sikcone Heat Transter Ad Adhesive 24 pkq Climate Panels Climate Panel 7 Spacing 10 pkg Climate Panels U Turn Strip for 7 Spacing 1 Dipkg Manitoid Expansion Noppies 1 MAPT x 1 MNPT 2kg Basic Heating Control Three Position Actuator For Stations VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 5 UM WIZ 11 05 Reports The design quotation and materials reports can be accessed through the common Report Wizard It allows you to preview reports on screen send a report or a group of reports to the printer batch print or export the reports to a PDF format Adobe Acrobat Note some of the reports will have det
87. lt location of these files will be preset in this field however if you have moved the files or you had installed Version 2 x to a different location you will need to edit this path accordingly Note the data files must have their original names Project mdb Customer mdb and Stadler mdb for the utility to locate and recognize them If you are working with exported files that have been renamed you will first need to rename the files back to their original names 3 In the Export Path field specify the location where you want the converted files saved to It s important to remember this path as you will later need to locate it to open the files in Version 3 3 4 Now select the Data to Convert option that you want You will need to repeat this procedure for each data set that you want to convert VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 135 UM WIZ 11 05 5 Now click the Convert Data Now button to proceed When completed a message will be displayed near the bottom of the form indicating the number of converted records and the location of the new file s Saved in files with extension RW2 at CARADWIZYV3DATAX Importing or Opening Converted Data Project Files The Version 2 x projects are saved to individual files during the conversion process described above These files will have the file extension RW2 You can open these files in the new Radiant Wizard the same as you would open a newly created project see the Opening an Exi
88. manually edit the mapping of the circuits Using the appropriate buttons you can add additional coils remove coils and move circuits to different coils For convenience you can also drag and drop circuits from one coil to another If you ever want to undo the manual editing simply click the Recalculate button to refresh the mapping based on your previous preferences Results Manual Editing The Wizard has completed Ihe mapping of the tubing to calls as shown below You can manually edi this derned by moving tubing to a given col by dag anddop Unused 653 ft Total 4350 ft Percent 15 0 Add Col Pexton 1 2 Tubing MG Coit 400h i amp Runused Remove Cal 175 0 Bacenert Bath Floor Croul 4 NET 209 ft Basemeri Storage Floor Creu B Move Circut_ W Coit 2 1200 ft 226 tt unused 2 Pastron 5 16 Tubing llf Coil 3 250 ft 75 A unused Ilf Coi 4 250 1 3 9 ft unused M Coi 5 250 it 50 ft unused M Cot 250 tt 24 R unused Dl Coi 7 250 tt 75 R unused W coi 8 250 1t 75 R unused Dd Cot 9 250 6 94 R unused Iff Coil 10 1000 ft 24 ft unused Recalculate Hal e e le Cancel Back Finish Note under certain conditions successive automated mappings with the same conditions can produce slightly different results The mapping process uses a genetic algorithm to zero in on an acceptable solution in a reasonable time Most times the results will rem
89. menu The calculation of infiltration heat losses is performed using the following equation Omnin 0 018 x Nx Vx AT Where N Number of Air Changes per Hour V Volume ot heated space AT T lBoom m loatdoor Care should be taken when setting the air changes values as it greatly influences the total room heat loss VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 39 UM WIZ 11 05 Area Rug Calculations Radiant Wizard allows you to specify an area rug for any floor which can result in more accurate hydronic calculations for affected room Refer to the Area Rug Calculator topic for additional information Slab Thickness 4 in Slab Insulation R Value EU Perimeter R value 5 FiE hi Blu Edge R Value 5 F Fh Blu Coveiing R Value 05 Fte hr Btu Wood covering Area Hug Calculator User Supplied Heat Loss Data If you already have the heat loss data from another source you can simplify your data entry tasks by entering this data directly First select a room node the check the User Supplied Heat Loss Data checkbox as shown below The fields will be displayed to allow you to enter the unit load or the room load Note for rooms with heated floors these load values do not include the downward loss for the floor The downward loss for the floor will still be calculated by Radiant Wizard and added to the total v User Supplied Heat Loss Data Unit Heat Loss 14 7 Btu hrte Room Heat Loss 13013 Btu hr If you
90. mom 2 2nd Floot Zone 3 B21 TF ff Bedioom 3 2nd Fieou Zone 3 E7 3 TF 0p Bath Znd FloarZoene 3 8 3 F i Halway 2nd FlocuZone 3 E2 2 F Temperature Group 1 104 F Tow Fladiant Load amp 558 Blu hi Anon Area Serviced 705 FF Total Water Supply Total Flow Fate 0 4 LISGPM Max Headiber 3 4 NfH20 Here you can easily and change the grouping if desired Just drag and drop rooms from one temperature group to another To add a new group right click and choose Add Temp Group from the pop up menu or use the sidebar link To remove a group first move all of its rooms to different groups then right click and choose Delete Note the temperature setting for any group will be the highest required water temperature for any of the rooms included in the group By definition all rooms in the group will receive the same supply water temperature Station Assignments Radiant Wizard will assign Viega s manifold stations based your project design and your Manifold Options settings To view the assignments click the Station View tab above the tree control If additional manifolds are being supplied by the same station they will appear under that station as shown below VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 52 UM WIZ 11 05 m Temoessture Geoup 1 104 F WM Station 1 Mariicid 2 1 Zone 8 Chcuis Req 1037 T Temperature Group 2 Station 2 Manifold 4 i 4 Teroaskse tup 2 93 Mantoid Moing Station ES NM eniold1 1 Zone
91. ng Rv field Simply follow the prompts at each step which will be different for different components Covering R Value Ffhr Btu Floor Covering R Value Wizard Hardwood Selection Plaase select a type of Hardwood Lammated Parquet Flooring Maple 1 Thickness Rv 1 040 3 4 Thickness Rv 0 780 142 Thickness Rv 0 520 3 8 Thickness Ry 0 390 1 4 Thickness Rv 0 260 1 8 Thickness Rv 0 13 7 2 Thickness Rv 01810 Ms k R Value unite FiF hi Blu VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 112 UM WIZ 11 05 When you arrive at the Results step you will have the following options on how to apply the results to your project Select the desired option then click the Finish button to apply the changes Apply results to Current floor covering only C All floor coverings for the current floorplan All floor coverings for the current project Note when the option to apply the results to all items for the current project is selected that this Rv value then becomes the default for value for the project Any new items of the same type that are then added to the project will be assigned this value automatically VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 113 UM WIZ 11 05 Customizing Radiant Wizard NA UD User Preferences The User Preferences form allows you to customize your personal information and other program preferences Click the User Preferences link at the Main Men
92. ng tells Radiant Wizard that either their is no room above or below this room or that there is a room but it is not heated The temperature used for the space above or below will be the outdoor temperature The heat loss through this floor or ceiling will be added into the project totals since it is not recaptured by a room supplied by the same heat source i e itis a loss across the building envelope served by the current heat source Correcting Temperature Error B tempera Mes Warning Icons Radiant Wizard will automatically AETISEEGTERES detect when water temperatures M Floor 3 266 85 8 F and floor temperatures exceed the i S ston ee recommended or maximum levels Bl window 112 A warning icon will be displayed if dl oos 588 the recommended value is n Ober He E exceeded Warnings can be Error Icons ignored if desired but it is i 4 651 HL 45321 advisable to do so cautiously Py Floor 4 651 93 7 F If a maximum value is exceeded DEC an error icon will be displayed Bl Window 112 Errors must be corrected before a I Door 6569 46 Other Heat 0 materials list can be generated Refer to the Resolving Temperature Errors topic for details on viewing and correcting these design problems VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 41 UM WIZ 11 05 Reduce Tube Spacing Radiant Wizard will check to see if reducing the tube spacing will correct the condition If it will this option will be displayed otherwi
93. not be recovered if lost Refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation or the documentation for your third party backup software for information on performing backups Project Files Projects are saved as individual files with the vrw extension The default location for the project files is Shown below but remember this may have been changed You can check the current default location on the User Preferences form My Documents RadWiz Projects Also since projects are individual files they could be in multiple locations on your computer depending on where you saved or moved them It is important that you know where your project files are located so that you can include them in your backup operations Other Data Files The other data files that should be part of your regular backup are listed below File Description Customers cst Customer records My Custom Database records Your User Preference settings for UserSettings pb Radiant Wizard Your custom location records input through CustomLocationData txt Halaga ana Building template files used in the Quick Start Wizard These files are grouped in a subfolder named Templates Building Templates RHT or ORT VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 132 UM WIZ 11 05 The location of these files will be dependant upon the operating system version that you are using and the upgrade path you used to get there See below for the possible locations N
94. ocie cR dc RC ea SSO A 23 Opening an Existing Project a eue scene een i Rn dade Rh imis 26 SAVING OES XC 27 Sharing Project FICS 2s aaa aciem e HES a 9m ane aiaa Feci e LY 28 Radiant Heating Design 29 Quick Start Wizard nanunua ccc eee nee eens 29 Project Type LIMITER 29 Location Selection uuu iuum dac ice acce ach S RH Crane MCap S RR a 29 Building Template Selection cece eee 30 Construction Class Selection 2 3 waa sax vorax v Hosa cane ee xan GrP dc Ras 30 Floorplan Specification ssa 2a cuc 400d 4 bed Wasa dao eee d Rd 31 Optional Snow Melt Selection ce ees 32 Nis cues oe A coer au eee ene eae eos 32 Fluid Temperature Drop 1 1 0 ccc eee teens 32 Maa PAG AA AP oe eee ee 32 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 3 UM WIZ 11 05 Design Settings PEOR 33 gis oW 2644s eee wee maha eas el ees ee AG AG ee ee es 33 Heat Loss Calculation Mode 0 00 eee eee 33 Radiant Design Climate Data dae gc hoe nn Poe MAN pt CD RO Noa DA 34 Water Table Settings xu 3 daa nares 50 waa dO EROR de EY adem SO 34 Fee ype Seling aa es daran P uud bee Rd qeu os PLE DARLA PANAON ans 34 Temperature Drop SettingS 0 0 ccc cee eee eens 34 Construction Class Settings lt cecateoxecesateSavengexeebexeehene sds 34 The duo 34 ROOMS and Heat LOSS 2 25 ue ex Raro UR CHE e 35 Adding ltemS ET 35 parE c
95. op down list roui View Temp Groupe view 2 79 Tarona Gray 1 106F Temperature Group 2 j Manifold 2 Station 1 Manifold 1 1 Zone 8 Chouits Aeg 1027 TF np i o p B a Temperature Group 2 93 F Barsood by Manidold Slaton Slaton 2 Manifold 4 E BE Stoton 2 Hanad 4 1 Zone 7 Crouts Reg 33 2 F Mando Standard Mandata 1 ES Mersiold 2 1 Zone B Cocut Reg 88 1 F feb Manilald 3 1 Zone 3 Cucuts Req 833 F Mandold Summary Mow Staten Flows ate Standmd Mandoid 1 Heads You will be prompted to either change this manifold to a new station or swap it with the current station Select the swap option and click OK to apply the change Materials List Options This manifold is currently part of a group that is supplied by the manifold station Station 2 Manifold 4 Choose one of the following courses of action f Create a new station C Swap with current supply staion The new Station Piping Report allows you to print or export the details of the station and manifold mapping along with the S R piping details Supply and Return Piping Radiant Wizard now allows you to specify the Supply and Return S R Piping for manifolds and stations The head loss for the piping will be calculated and if Viega piping is specified the required components will be added to the materials list If copper piping is specified the head loss will still be calculated but the materials will not be added To specify the S R p
96. or each design x Boiler Piping Adopters included with Injection Stsbons 3 4 SVC compression copper adapters l Project Accessories and Miscellaneous Products The folowing products wil be added to Ur maternal list of every project Syston Pressutbalion KE 0 100 pa 21G Tubing Cutter Ban Add Product Remove Product Fastener Selection Slab r Below Grade T hin Slab Concrete Snow Melt Asphak Snow Melt Slab On Grade Snow Melt Pavers Network Issues Radiant Wizard supports multi user use over a local area network LAN This allows several different users in your office to work from the same base of project files customer database and custom product records My Custom Database To setup a multi user Radiant Wizard system for your office follow the next steps 1 First select the computer which will be your primary data location This can be one of the Radiant Wizard users computers a server or any other computer connected to your LAN For easy reference we ll refer to this as the Data Server VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 126 UM WIZ 11 05 2 Create a main Radiant Wizard folder on the Data Server and also create a Project Files subfolder and a Other Data subfolder Note all users must have read write EI Radiant Wizard permissions for this location 73 Other Data A typical structure may look like that shown at right 3 Install Radiant Wizard on each users computer 4 From one o
97. ote UserName is your personal profile name Windows 2000 Windows XP New Installation C Documents and Settings UserName Application Data Viega Viega Radiant Wizard Windows 2000 Windows XP Upgrade from Windows NT 4 0 C Windows Profiles UserName Application Data Viega Viega Radiant Wizard Windows 98 Windows Me User Profiles not enabled C Windows Application Data Viega Viega Radiant Wizard Windows 98 Windows Me User Profiles enabled C Windows Profiles UserName Application Data Viega Viega Radiant Wizard Windows NT 4 0 C Winnt Profiles UserName Application Data Viega Viega Radiant Wizard Multiuser Network Installations If you have configured Radiant Wizard so that you can share the Project Customer and My Custom Database files with others over your network you must be sure to backup the files at the common locations Refer to the Network Issues topic for details on finding the file locations for your installation Note the User Settings Custom Location Data and Building Template files are not shared on a multi user installation You will still need to back up these files from your computer as described above VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 133 UM WIZ 11 05 Importing Data from Version 2 x The first time you open Radiant Wizard after a new installation or a reinstall it will automatically look for any data you had in previous installations of Radiant Wizard 2 x i e Version 2 1
98. ou can access this calculator at any time by clicking the Head Loss Calculator tool on the toolbar or menu bar or by choosing the Tools Head Loss Calculator menu item You do not need to have a project file open in order to use this tool To use the calculator simply select the desired tubing from the Tube Type drop down list as shown below Then set the required operating parameters and the resulting head loss will be calculated and displayed for you automatically Note the displayed head loss is for the tubing only without any fittings or manifolds Head Loss Calculator Head Loss Calculator a A 3 Virgo Use this calculator to estimate the head lass for a pipe tun by ira selecting the desred lube ypa then the llowrale length and lud type properes LOU LE cg Data Input Tube Type Peston 56 Flowrate OSUM Langth cm ft Glycol Fraction WxGhed gt Fid Temperature 120 F Results Head Lore VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 105 UM WIZ 11 05 Area Wizard The Area Wizard is available to assist in the calculation of areas for floors ceilings and windows For these area fields you can either enter the area value directly into the field or click the ellipsis button to open the Wizard To use the Wizard follow the next steps 1 Click on the shape that best matches your area This will automatically take you to the next step Floor Area Wizard Floor Shape Selection The shap
99. p is the selection of your project location You can click the ellipsis button to use the Location Wizard to select your location and automatically apply the ASHRAE climate data You can also type values into the fields directly without using the Location Wizard Click Next to continue VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 29 UM WIZ 11 05 Building Template Selection Convenient templates are available to minimize the amount of data you need to input Select one of the templates that most closely matches your current application Note the template does not need to match exactly as you can later edit the floorplans and rooms to better meet your project needs Radiant Quick Start Wizard Building Template Selection Select budding template lor your progect Slab House Ground Floor 7 Rooms 2nd Floor 5 Room SpitLevel Cancel Back Nga gt You can also create new templates to better suit your most common design needs Simply click the New button and input a name In the later steps you can fully define the template details and save it for later reuse Remember that these are templates only and should not be confused with the individual project files Click Next to continue Construction Class Selection The construction class for your building will determine the infiltration rates that are applied to your rooms for the heat loss calculations The Tight construction setting will result is lower air leakage rate
100. p settings lets you indicate which rooms you would like to have manifolded together When the automatic mapping of circuits to manifolds is performed Radiant Wizard uses this settings to group the circuits together on the same manifold if possible To change this setting click on the desired cell then click on the arrow button to open the drop down list Select the desired Manifold Group number from the list or select the New Group item to create a new Manifold Group Tube Spacing The tube spacing can be set by selecting a value from the drop down list or by typing a value directly into the field leave the field to apply the change The allowable spacing values for a room will be dependant on the construction and attachment method specified The tube spacing set here will be applied equally to all circuits To edit the individual circuit properties refer to the Manifolds and Circuits step If you want to apply multiple tube spacings to a room select the Multiple item from the drop down list The Multiple Tube Spacing dialog box will open allowing you to specify two different spacings Refer to Multiple Tube Spacings for more details on using this feature Room Heat Loss and Radiant Load The definition for the Room Heat Loss and Radiant Load columns is displayed under the table as shown below Radiant Load iz the Bbu hi load per ff camed by the radiant system including dovwresand losses but excluding any
101. plan on manually entering the heat loss data for the entire project select the appropriate Heat Loss Calculation Mode option on the Design Settings step This will automatically set each room to user supplied VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 40 UM WIZ 11 05 Space Above or Below Options The Space Above and the Space Below settings for a room affect both the calculation of the heat losses through the floor or ceiling and how the room heat losses are summed to arrive at a total project heat loss Heated From Same Source This setting tells Radiant Wizard that the room above or below this room is heated using the same heat source i e boiler The temperature used for the space above or below will be the current room temperature The heat loss through this floor or ceiling will not be added into the project totals since it is recaptured by the other room i e it is not a loss across the building envelope Heated from Other Source This setting tells Radiant Wizard that the room above or below this room is heated but it is supplied from a different heat source i e boiler The temperature used for the space above or below will be the current room temperature The heat loss through this floor or ceiling will be added into the project totals since it is not recaptured by a room supplied by the same heat source i e itis a loss across the building envelope served by the current heat source Not Heated This setti
102. played on the right half of the form You can edit these properties as needed The resulting heat loss and temperature calculations will automatically be updated when you leave an edited field Some fields include a drop down list for easy selection The Gross Area field provides an Area Wizard to assist you with the calculations You still have the flexibility of entering a value directly into the area field instead of using the Wizard VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 67 UM WIZ 11 05 Note the initial values used for many of the fields are retrieved from the program s Design Preferences You can greatly reduce your editing time by first updating these settings to match your most common design parameters Design Level Select the Design Level that best matches the customer s intention and expectation for the snow melting system Refer to the Snow Melting Design Level topic for more information Back Edge Heat Loss The insulation settings will determine the rates of back and edge heat losses for your snow melting system Refer to the Snow Melting Insulation topic for more details User Supplied Heat Loss Data If you already have the heat load data from another source you can simply enter this data directly First select an area node then check the User Supplied Heat Load Data checkbox as shown below The fields will be displayed to allow you to enter the unit load or the room load Note for rooms with heated floors these loa
103. rea Other important properties to review are the insulation and floor covering R values The values specified for these properties will greatly affect the downward losses and the required water temperatures Note there is also a Wood Covering check box available This will be automatically checked if you use the Floor Covering R Value Wizard to select a wood flooring However if you do not use the Wizard and the floor covering is wood you should manually check this option Radiant Wizard uses this setting to apply different temperature limits for wood flooring materials Radiant Wall Heating Wall heating can be specified for only one wall node per room If your design requires wall heating on more than one wall you will need to combine the actual walls into one wall node in the tree The only attachment method available for wall heating is the In Wall Climate Panel Radiant Wizard assumes that the entire length of the wall is heated If this is not the case you will to divide the actual wall into different wall nodes in order to properly represent your design VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 37 UM WIZ 11 05 By default there are 6 rows of Climate panels specified but you can edit this settings as shown below The resulting output and temperatures are displayed for you below the edit fields Name Exposed Length Average Height Gross Aree Avg Depth Below Grade V Use as Radiant Healing Panel Number al Panel Row
104. record 1 In Company View use the forward and backward arrows on the toolbar to scroll through the customer records 2 In List View scroll through the list until you locate the desired record 3 Select the Search toolbar button The Search dialog box will open allowing you to search by almost any field Note you can clear the search results and return to viewing all customer records by choosing the Clear Search toolbar button or the Search Show All menu item Editing a Customer or Contact Record To edit a customer record first locate the record using one of the methods described above then simply edit the fields as desired When you move to another record or close the form the changes will be automatically saved for you If you would like to edit a contact record you may edit the fields shown on the contacts grid by simply typing in your changes If you would like to change other contact information just double click on the contact you would like to edit or select Record Edit Contact to view the Contact Details form Note editing is only permitted in Company View If you have located the desired company in List View simply double click on the record and you will be switched to Company View with the same record active Deleting an Existing Customer or Contact Record If you would like to permanently delete a record first locate the record using one of the methods described above in either view then use one of the
105. rmation E BTU Ouipul Chats 8 imate Panel System Foldout 2 Omate Panel System vs Thr Slab B Consumer bochue E Floor Sulace Temp Chal B Pressure Drop Chat 8 Pump Inlonmehon CB Avaus Tabte For Floor Coverings H O Manuals H O Products S NO ICE System H Information Help VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 94 UM WIZ 11 05 To open a document either double click on it or select it and then click the Open button BB adobe Acrobat AP PrHEDP 05 04 pdi Sa FE EP Fie Ed Document Took Yee Cau Hole sla se JAAM db Ml Ghz eIDIBEPDu 8 amp e GB 5 z OH WS T Pressure Drop Chart Pextron Tubing Data PRESSURE DROP CHART e Dp ne eae i Ww N Ce arise i j i o Hd IP tanl aA AA LEE L CE AF ma E HA AA e l SINN pr Li Jr CA AA ooo ETO CSA H wen 1 H PSI MANI I PRESSURE DROP FT OF HEAD PER FT OF TUBING le e alist M ascii O H He IF VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 95 UM WIZ 11 05 Management Report Wizard Radiant Wizard provides a complete set of reports for the management and tracking of your quotations The Management Report Wizard lets you easily and quickly custom configure the exact report that you want You can filter the projects by almost any category to arrive at the sub set of quotes that interest you most 1 To open the Management Report Wizard choose the appropriate button on the toolbar or choose
106. rogram to calculate the heat loads for you However if you already have the heat load data from another source you may save time by selecting the Manually enter heat losses option and simply entering the rooms and their heat losses In manual heat loss mode the program will still automatically estimate the downward losses for your heated panels VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 33 UM WIZ 11 05 Radiant Design Climate Data To use the Location Wizard to quickly select the project location simply click the ellipsis button The data available in this Wizard is from ASHRAE and you can also add your own custom locations if desired If it s for one time use only you can type your location and design temperature directly into the fields without using the Wizard Water Table Settings If your project include a heated slab floor these settings allow you to specify conditions where a high water table exists The downward heat loss calculations will be modified to estimate the effects of the water table Fluid Type Settings Use these drop down lists to specify the level of glycol to be used in the heating water Settings are available for both radiant heating and snow melting allowing you to specify different fluids for projects that include both types of systems Temperature Drop Settings The design fluid temperature drop for both radiant heating and snow melting can be specified with these options Construction Class Settings
107. s 5 Panel Allachment Melhod In wal Clmate Panel Covering R Value JB TJ Fe eB FA alue 20 a FI be Biu V Exterior Unt Load 16 3 Btu Fr f Dulward Loss 0 Btu hr Surface Temperature 80 4 F Water Temperature 995 F Flow Rate 0 USGPM VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 38 UM WIZ 11 05 Other Heating Supplemental Heating The Other Heating settings allows you to specify the amount of supplemental heat that is being supplied to the room i e from baseboard fan coils radiators etc To add supplemental heat to a room simply click on it s Other Heating node and input the amount in the Heat Output field You can also edit this value while on a room node when the Other Heating check box is checked The amount of supplemental heat specified will be deducted from the load for the floor and or wall heating panels thereby reducing the surface and water temperatures Infiltration Heat Losses Radiant Wizard calculates the infiltration heat losses based on the number of air changes specified for each room The number of air changes will be set automatically for you based on the total area and the Construction Class Settings specified on the Design Settings step You can edit the air changes value by clicking on the room node and typing a new value into the Air Changes field If you later want to revert back to the automatic air changes values right click on the room node and choose Auto Air Changes from the pop up
108. s Submittal specification and instruction documents can be a very important part of the bidding and approval process Radiant Wizard can create custom document packages for the key Viega product included in your project Note you will require Adobe Acrobat Viewer Version 4 0 or higher to be installed on your computer for the PDF file viewing described below Visit www adobe com for download and licensing information Opening the Submittal Wizard When in the material list screen the Submittal Wizard can be opened using one of the following methods 1 Select the Tools Submittal Wizard menu or 2 Click the Submittal Wizard toolbar button or 3 From the Report Wizard select the Submittal link Document Type Selection The first step of the Submittal Wizard as shown below allows you to choose the type of document that you would like to prepare Each of these document types will be described in more detail below Submuattal Wir ard The Submittal Wizard vie The subita vezaid vell astict you in peepaiing cuslomined tubmital epoil based upon the products g taectad lor your project Select the lype of submittal repoil thal pou wash lo creale Product speciications summary Product Inztructiona PDF onk C Detaded product specifications PDF only Adobe Acobat Reader must be installed lo wiew pani or export these report s Hep Catinat VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 88 UM WIZ 11 05 Product Selection Th
109. s and lower infiltration heat losses The Medium and Loose settings will have correspondingly higher air leakage rates and higher infiltration heat losses Refer to the Rooms and Heat Losses topic for more on infiltration heat losses Click Next to continue VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 30 UM WIZ 11 05 Floorplan Specification On the Floorplan Specification step you can enter the individual room properties as well as add or delete rooms or floorplans Each field in the table can be edited including the room name Each room that is kept in the table must have an area entered before proceeding to the next step Radiant Quick Start Wizard Floorplan Specification Slab House Inout the area number ol windows and number of doors for each room You can ako add or remove rooms Ground Floor 2nd Fioce 5 bad l otal Area 25 ft Hoorplen Area tgs fF Heb To add or delete rooms or floorplans click the Rooms or Floorplans button next to the table then choose the appropriate item from the pop up menu The floorplans pop up menu also includes a Properties item which will allow you to edit it s Properties construction and attachment The Template button will open a pop up menu as shown below The Save item will save the current settings to the current template The Save As item will save the current settings under a new template name The Revert item will revert to the original settings for th
110. s you set It also attempts to group the waste onto a single coil leaving you with a usable partial coil length for future projects You can allow or disallow certain coil sizes set a preferred coil size or even add your own custom or odd length coils The only time the Circuit Mapping Wizard will automatically display is after you have used it for custom mapping and you later decide to further edit your radiant heating design When the Materials List is being recalculated the Wizard will display You have the option of using the Wizard or reverting back to the Auto Mapping of the circuits To manually open the Circuit Mapping Wizard when at the Materials step just click the appropriate button on the toolbar or the link on the sidebar menu The Introduction screen will display as shown below Click Next to proceed The Circuit Mopping Wizard The Leou Mapping Weed will aszisl you in refining the mapping of tubing to standard or custom ocd leghe Chek Hear lo baga the cricut mapping proci Circuit Mapping Wizard click Next to continue VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 100 UM WIZ 11 05 Coil Preferences The ability to add custom coil lengths lets you use your existing floor stock or tubing that is left over from earlier projects The preferences you set can dramatically affect the resulting waste so you may want to perform a few different mappings to arrive at an acceptable one for your project Coil Preferences Please select
111. se provided that i you are the only user of both the primary use and the secondary use installations li you complete the required secondary use form and agree to all terms and conditions and iii you have paid the required fee or fees for the secondary use installation c make one 1 copy of the Program for backup purposes only provided that you reproduce all proprietary notices on the copy VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 20 UM WIZ 11 05 You may not a install the Program on more than one 1 computer except as provided for herein b use the Program on more than one 1 computer at a time c use the Program over a network system except as provided for herein d transfer sell distribute or rent the Program and related documentation or use copy except for the backup copy modify or create derivative works based on the Program and related documentation in whole or in part except as expressly permitted in this license e decompile reverse assemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Program f reproduce revise or distribute the Program documentation Termination You may terminate this license at any time by destroying all copies of the Program and all of its components and all related documentation Without prejudice to any other rights Viega N A may terminate this license if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this license In such event you must destroy all copies of the Program
112. se it will not Add Wall Heat Selecting this option will turn wall heating on for one of the walls in the room using the default design settings If there is more than one wall in the room you will be prompted to choose which one to apply heating to If the error condition was extreme it is possible that you will need to further edit the design or add other heating Supplemental to fully resolve the condition Add Other Heat This option will automatically apply the correct level of Other Heat to resolve the error condition This other heating can be heat from any source you prefer i e baseboard fan coil etc Ignore You can also choose to Ignore the condition If it is a warning you will still be able to complete the design and generate a materials list If the condition is an error you will need to resolve it later before Radiant Wizard will generate a materials list for the project Heat Loss Summaries The summary of the heat loss calculations will be displayed on the lower right side of the form below the property fields The values displayed will depend on which Unk Load 14 7 Bw node or object you Dowrreard Loss 2 169 Btu he have displayed Surface Temperature 753 F Below is an example Water Temperature 103 8 F of the summary when a Floor node is Flow Rate 1 5 USGPM selected Note in this Case the Total Room Heal Lors 13 013 Btu hr water and surface temperature are also displayed Total Flporplan
113. st first open the Customers form by choosing the Tools Customers then follow the next steps 1 Choose the File Export menu item 2 You will be prompted to specify a file name and location to export to Note you may need to change the selection in the Files of type drop down list so that you export to the desired file type CST or CSV 3 Once you ve specified the desired destination file choose the Save button VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 84 UM WIZ 11 05 Products and Documents Component Database The Component Database form provides you with the ability to view Viega s product offering and to add your own set of additional products or accessories ie Component Database File Edt View Help E LC Radant Heatng Port 4 15035 D E Tubing Circuit Temperature Gauge 3 Gy Manifolds Stations Acces BP MG 32 180 I Filing 2i D E Cimate Panel 1 78 diameter temperature gauge for ndvidual circuits Mounis n crcul temperature gauge se stock code 15 094 jMantold Accessory Set 1 NPT Manilold Connection Set 1 NPT Maniloid Exparnion Set T NPT 1 ciui Marsioid Expansion Npples 1 MNPT x 1 MNPT 1 1 2 inch Maritold 6 outlets 1 1 2 inch Manilold 10 outlets 11 1 2 inch Marilold 12 outlets SVC Crcut Ball Valve Crcut Bali Valve SVC Creut Temperature Gouge Seat Temp Gauge Seat Creut Temperature Gauge 32180 SVC Creut Flow Meter 01510 2 1 go This form is also used to select
114. sting Project topic However you will need to change the file type on the Open dialog box to the Radiant Wizard 2 x option as shown below Now simply locate the file select it then click OK File name Files of type Viegas Radiant Wizard Project vrw Rad Wiz 2 0 Project nw2 The project file will open and the materials list will display for you however there are several very important differences to note as detailed below 1 The underlying data structures and some of the calculations have changed in the new Radiant Wizard therefore the heat loss flowrate and headloss data may have been changed 2 Ceiling heat options are no longer available in the new Radiant Wizard If your Version 2 x project included ceiling heat it will not be included in the imported file 3 It is strongly recommended to review the design for your project in detail to verify that the converted file still accurately represents your intended design VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 136 UM WIZ 11 05 4 The materials list and pricing will not be automatically updated These will be displayed the same as they were in Version 2 x To update the materials list either edit the design or simply click the Materials Wizard link on the sidebar 5 When you are prompted to save or you choose to save the Save As dialog box will display defaulting to your normal save path This will allow you to save the file in the native Version 3 3 format
115. supplemental heat Room Heat Loss is the total Biw hr load per IF For the room including any supplemental heat but excluding downward losses VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 45 UM WIZ 11 05 Design Temperature Drop The fluid design temperature drop is set on a project basis on the Design Settings step but you can also edit this setting on a room by room basis here A higher temperature drop will result in lower flowrate and head loss requirements but it will also deliver a less even surface temperature Note achieving different temperature drops in practice may require the field setting of the circuit balancing valves Fluid Temperatures There are two fluid temperature columns displayed in the table The Required column show the temperature that the room requires to satisfy its design heat load The Supplied column shows the temperature actually supplied to the panel The reason that these values can be different is that circuits from many different rooms may be grouped together on the same manifold s The supplied temperature then becomes the highest required temperature for that group of circuits Leader Length The Leader Length column allows you to input the approximate length from the each room to its corresponding manifold To account for the supply and return sides of the leader 2x the value entered in this column will be added to the circuit lengths The Next Step When you ve completed the
116. t design there may be one or more decisions to be made on component or control options The Materials List Wizard prompts you for these in an easy to understand format E Viega Radiant Wizard Project VIa 1 000 Radiant Gesiga NEC zit xj EN ti Gat Took Preferences pep auditi xl Den games ce Ax S B ED E coe Material 4 Maberiak List Wizard Elector Control Options Tempambur Group 10195 1 7Fj Sietinn T a Prosek WMO Dte yae relec the control oth the Features ngana ka your project Marne Rohl Aucthons Aso Product Delete Product Cm tal vind Daga hasang Coring E Materials Verl Tbm Vs d Hepta Lis alors of Ika Serna Raba aa fama hen the para 2780 T amp ht wd pap banaal m ater Hr an Noon pirs Customer 500 E wie a quan mss 57 20 ALE PANO Soda in w aw Xe a Pand 11110 Peetren Tulbiimg Coil SPTE Cool 000 HE Elnctronically crags inked pobettytene Peston tubing wif coy gen bamer is manutactuned to AS TM P876 and Per sandeadts and metis cortficsbans of EF 14 and 1 Fiecommendnd for use in floor boating snowmnting baseboerd end radiator conngcbanz Black with red sinpes tar easy identification The Next Step When you ve completed the Materials List Wizard click the Finish button to continue on to the Materials step You can always reopen the Materials List Wizard to edit your selections by selecting the Materials Wizard link on the sidebar menu VIEGA 1 87
117. tart Radiant Wizard and attempt to open the project it will prompt you to reload from the Autosave file If you choose No the Autosave file will be deleted and the last saved copy of the file will be opened Refer to the User Preferences topic for details on enabling or disabling this feature VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 27 UM WIZ 11 05 Sharing Project Files Sharing project files in Radiant Wizard is easy Projects are saved as individual files with the vrw extension for Viega Radiant Wizard These files are self contained meaning that the entire project data is included in the single file which makes for easier maintenance and added flexibility If you would like to share a project file with someone you can simply attach the project file to an email or copy it to a disk The recipient will be able to open the file using their copy of Radiant Wizard For information on the default file locations refer to the Saving Projects topic If you receive a project file from an earlier version of Radiant Wizard 2 x You will need to use the Convert Version 2x Data function under the Tools menu Refer to the Importing Data from Version 2 x topic for more information on this You can also easily share the portions of your Radiant Wizard projects with the new PDF export capability for all reports Quotations design reports heat loss reports and all other reports can be exported to Adobe Acrobat PDF files that can be shared wi
118. tems It s a powerful and integrated software package that is easy to use for both beginner and advanced system designers This version of Radiant Wizard builds on our highly successful earlier versions and it is now a fully enabled 32 bit program compatible with the latest Microsoft Windows operating systems Radiant Wizard will help you design specify and quote Viega s radiant floor and radiant wall heating systems and snow melting systems The new web styled interface along with the many new features and capabilities will make the process faster and more efficient And with the new PDF export option distributing your work is easier than ever Check the What s New topic for a detailed list of new and enhanced features System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 through XP with Internet Explorer 5 or higher Windows NT requires Service Pack 6 or higher Processor Pentium Ill minimum 1 0 GHz or higher recommended RAM 128 MB minimum 256 MB or more recommended Disk Space 50 MB minimum 130 MB with Viega literature files installed Video SVGA or higher Other Adobe Acrobat Viewer 4 0 or higher is required for viewing some of the documents visit www adobe com for download and licensing information VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 10 UM WIZ 11 05 What s New Below is a summary of the main revisions and additions for the most recent program releases For a complete list of changes click
119. th anyone with the Acrobat Reader see www adobe com for download information VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 28 UM WIZ 11 05 Radiant Heating Design Quick Start Wizard One of the new time saving features in Radiant Wizard is the Quick Start Wizard which provides a fast easy method to set up the basic structure of your project so that later editing is minimized During the process of creating a new radiant heating project you will be prompted to use the Quick Start Wizard as shown below Nga Project Wirned Radiasi Lhasa Arahi Eei ah abt a ka peaa br hu ma he eri rs B ip nav sona a hie Deap epes a mebi iy Dykai pami Tia Wami opem uj Er diasin i pep jil hgn AANO ETEMI Perr E fF Yen mani is une iha Quick Siin Drag iced Hal sapi ka as dame lo lhe demon lom Manual Quate AN Tus mama a deed Por ups end ap chap aha kapami ery Ls dms ribs erian tia Ey past bh cd aa If you choose No to using the Wizard you will be taken directly to the Design form and you can continue with your project design manually If you choose Yes the Wizard open to begin guiding you through the process Project Type Select Detailed Design and Materials List to complete a full project design and prepare either a materials list or a quotation Select Budget Quote if you want to prepare a quick estimate for a potential project Note budget quotes can later be converted to detailed designs later if needed Location Selection The first ste
120. the Revision History link on the program s About Box choose Help About Radiant Wizard menu Version 3 3 Released September 2005 The changes and additions for Version 3 3 are listed below Updated the advanced snow melt control piping diagram Updated climate data to ASHRAE 2005 values Updated the maximum recommended length of FostaPEX 5 8 circuits to 400 ft Added a section for comments in the Snow Melt design reports Updated the selection of advanced snow melt to add only one per temperature group Updated the selection of advanced snow melt to add only one per temperature group e Changed the default value of the manual snow melt load from 15 to 200 Btu hr ft Updated the Viega library to show the PRESS System General document Fixed the error that occurred on the snow melt report when no heat exchanger was selected Version 3 2 Released June 2005 The changes and additions for Version 3 2 are listed below Updated the product database and pricing Updated the product literature documents e Added the Climate Trak attachment method Corrected formatting on several of the reports Resolved problem which prevented a customer from being removed from a project file Updated the Snow Melt budget wizard to allow the selection of Advanced or Basic controls Updated the mixing valve selection chart to show a recommended range of valve sizes for the application VIEGA 1 877 V
121. the Tools Management Reports Wizard menu item The Wizard will open displaying the Introduction step as shown below Click Next to continue Management Report Wizard Management Report Wizard The Management Repel Weard val assist vou n creating custom reports on your proxscis and quotshons lor foloax up or sales analys 2 The Filter Criteria step allows you to select the types of data you want to use in the filter For example below we have decided to filter by project date status and price Click Next to continue VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 96 UM WIZ 11 05 Management Report Wizard Filter Crileria Select the crtena you would ike to fiber by V iProct Date Follow up Dae Status Price D Tenitory Customers 3 The Filter Projects step will now provide you the fields needed to fully specify your filtering criteria Most filters have a filter condition like After Before Between and a filter value field as shown below Others like Status simply have a drop down list to select the desired status setting Once you ve completed the filter criteria settings click Next to continue Management Report Wizard Filter Projects Se the options below to file the projects Project Date Between September 01 2004 November 30 2004 v i September 2004 9 30 31 Ao 2 3 d 5 6 7 8 S 10 hn l2 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 20 21 2 23 24 25 Jb 27 8 29 30 1 2 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 97 UM WIZ 11 05
122. the single project file 3 My Albums By default the project files are C My eBooks saved in a folder named My Music RadWiz Projects located under Bl My Pictures your My Documents folder as gt PlumbingCAD Projects shown below You can change OBR adWiz Projects this setting by using the E C9 Simply User Preferences form You can also move copy or delete files using Windows Explorer Note Radiant Wizard does not store backup copies of your project files so deleting a file may result in it s permanent loss depending on your Recycle Bin settings It is strongly recommended that you frequently backup your Radiant Wizard project and other data files to protect against an unexpected loss of your work Refer to the Data Backup topic for more information on files and locations Also see the Microsoft Windows documentation for more information on backing up files You can save your current project at any time by using the Save toolbar button or the File Save menu item You can also save different versions of your project file by choosing the File Save As menu item This will allow you to save the file under a new name while leaving the original file unchanged Radiant Wizard also includes an Autosave feature that will automatically save a copy of your open file at specified intervals If you should have a power failure or an abnormal shutdown this Autosave file will remain on your hard drive The next time you s
123. the types of cols that you want the Wizard lo consider for the cument creut mapping If pou have norstandard col lenghe that you would ike to use choose one of the options that allows custom coil lengths Standard col lengths only Custom cal lengths only C Both standard and custom cod lengths Available Coil Lengths The Available Coil Lengths step will appear similar to that shown below It will vary a bit based on the number of tube types in your project and whether you are including custom coil lengths After you have set your desired preferences click Next to start the mapping process The results will be displayed in a convenient tree control and you can either accept the results manually adjust the mapping or click Back to revise your settings and try again Available Coil Lengths Tou can resbict which cod lengths val be used in the mapping process by unchecking the aporopnale hemije in the Allow column Standard Tube Coils Pestran BA ES r Pewtron 1 2 400 it Petron 5 16 1000 It Pestton 1 2 1200 It Pextton 1 2 2000 It IS ISTIST ST STIS Pextion 5 16 4000 ft VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 101 UM WIZ 11 05 Results Manual Editing On the Results step the detailed mapping of circuits to coils will be displayed as shown below The header information displays the total length of tubing selected the length of unused tubing and the percentage of unused tubing You can also
124. tings VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 66 UM WIZ 11 05 Snow Melting Areas The Snow Melting Areas step allows for the entry of one or more areas and then specifying the required design parameters ke ispa Radiant Wizard Project Radiant Dosipa Ste pk Caius bibe oos preferences Hep Dad eck cue O ces cum PUT TRE DNA AY 7ltlrrttmryhreer Marra Conor Maitai I Crcutt Room Input and Heat Loss Deag lamp iF Degree Temp Dop WF Pad Type amp UX Geol shone Mull Area EL 20O Baga AG NO aa TS fnewMehAwal Corwinin Larcsete Lunes Yea Slab Depth Deog Lawa Level d Back and Laga Ham Lorn ra aloa har NG Tode Iran bire baai inad Uri Hin Load NG Bum Huai Load I DON Bh Back Loner Bun Brute Taai Lcd 230 080 Bia Tal amet Tempus iF Porras Legit Ala the Padari Load mn Dietr cared by the adan pia my doere IFF AL a the Heal Load i Pisti hos Pur saah nading Greve Adding Items To add a new area either right click on a node and choose Add Snow Melt Area from the pop up menu or just click the Add Item link on the sidebar Deleting Items To delete an area first select it then either right click on the node and choose Delete from the pop up menu see screen image above You can also use the Delete link on the sidebar to perform the delete operation You will be prompted to confirm the delete action Editing Properties When an area node is selected it s detailed properties will be dis
125. tings like project type outdoor design conditions fluid properties etc If you used the Quick Start Design Wizard to help set up your project these settings will already be done and you can simply click the Next button to continue Viepa Radiant Wizard Project 123 2004 Radiant Design aire GE Uie Took Preferences Heb Dad dete cet df os Pract london Deug anga ROOMS WMIOEH Tornes Design Settings Project Type Fluid Type Settings Maniana Da ee fine x pa es cao me fuxGyd s Heat Loss Calculation Mode Temperature Drop Settings Calculate heal losses me 3t Manually ends bag costa ROM bagan iH Location kopbanall Bouton Mariachi Select the overal conitmacten ciati PAG mm eife buldrg Tha oll bet used to peni uw calculate the delmi ar change rates Conamaction Claus Um Water Table Settings Wes urit my detign bo scomund ka the high walei labis z go d Project Type This option allows you to specify the type of project radiant heating or snow melting Note if you choose Radiant Heating System you can still add snow melt areas to your project like a walkway or driveway However if your system is strictly snow melting choose the Snow Melt System option and refer to the Snow Melt Design topics for more information Heat Loss Calculation Mode An important setting is Heat Loss Calculation Mode It is normally recommended to choose the first option Calculate heat losses to allow the p
126. tion Wizard displays the cities that are compatible with the ASHRAE snow melting design method This will not be the complete list of cities that are available in the Heating Mode If your project location is not listed you will need to select a location that has similar climate conditions Location Wizard State Selection Please seleci a siae Montana Nebraska Mevada New Mesico New York Maith Dakola Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 109 UM WIZ 11 05 Adding Custom Locations The Location Wizard can also support the addition of your custom locations By default the Location Wizard contains the ASHRAE location data set Below is a screen capture showing locations from ASHRAE and a Custom entry The locations that you add will always be tagged as Custom so that they are clearly differentiated from the ASHRAE locations Location Wizard City Selection Pleats select the cily kor which pou would ike to wew clmate dala Cities Bedford Custom Barton ASHRAE Worcester ASHRAE Design Temperature 12 F Cancel li c Back Finish To add a custom location first selecting a location with similar conditions that you want to use as a starting point Now click the New button to create a new record based on the current record The Custom Locations dialog box will allow you to edit the settings as shown below Note you can type a ne
127. tly to the Design form so that you can set up the project on your own If you choose to use the Wizard simply follow it s prompts Refer to the Radiant Heating or Snow Melting Quick Start Design Wizard topics for more details VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 23 UM WIZ 11 05 Project Wizard Radiant Design Wizard A f asl easy to use Quick Start Design Wizard is available for Radiart projects This Wand saves lime by helping to set up the structure of your project design Yes want bo use the Quick Start Design Wizard C Mo want ko go directly lo the design ferm 4 The Design form will then open at the Project Information step Here you can enter the project number name date and other information Refer to the Auto Quote Numbering topic for details on enabling this feature Note even when an automatic quote number is applied to a project you are still free to edit the number here as desired The required fields are marked with a small red diamond beside their caption All other fields are optional Note the Follow up Date and Close Date fields contain check boxes Leave these check boxes unchecked if you do not want to specify an entry in these fields If you do want to specify a date in these fields simply check the box and select the date using the drop down calendar the same as the other date fields VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 24 UM WIZ 11 05 Project Information a Viega Project Information 9 Poaha
128. ture of 65 6 F is above recommended value ol 85 F Please specdy the desied option for resolving this problem ied wal heat C Add other heat C Ignore 4 Select the desired option then click OK to automatically apply the action The options that will be available depend on the condition being dealt with Below is a description of the possible automatic actions Reduce Tube Spacing Radiant Wizard will first check to see if reducing the tube spacing will resolve the problem If it will then this option will be displayed Typically this solution only works for a narrow range of problem conditions Add Wall Heat Choose this option to apply wall heat using Viega s default settings You can always edit the settings if desired Add Other Heat Choose this option to apply other supplemental heat to the room This will add the minimum amount of other heat required to resolve the problem condition Ignore You can choose to ignore the problem If the problem is a warning you will be permitted to complete the design If the problem is an error you will need to return later to resolve it before completing the design VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 63 UM WIZ 11 05 Snow Melting Design Quick Start Wizard One of the new time saving features in Radiant Wizard is the Quick Start Wizard which provides a fast easy method to set up the basic structure of your project so that later editing is minimized During th
129. u or choose one of the menus under the Preferences menu item Note for details on customizing the design preferences in Radiant Wizard refer to the Design Preferences topic General Tab The General tab allows you to customize the behavior of Radiant Wizard as described below User Preferences My Custom My Cuzlom Databaze Database Name For display on screen and on Ihe vanous repoits Net Update V Enable Auto Nell Ipdate Run NetUpdate every 4 weeks Autosave V Enable Autcsave Autoeavea Interval ES minutes VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 114 UM WIZ 11 05 My Custom Database Name This setting allows you to set the name used for the My Custom Database category of products i e your custom list of products If you enter a name here it will be used for on screen display and on the printed reports where applicable If you choose to leave this field empty the default name of My Custom Database will be used Net Update This option let you enable or disable the automatic NetUpdate reminders If enabled you can also set how long between the reminders the default setting is 4 weeks Autosave The Autosave feature will automatically save a copy of your open file at the interval specified If you should have a power failure or an abnormal shutdown this Autosave file will remain on your hard drive The next time you start Radiant Wizard and attempt to open the project it will prompt yo
130. u to reload from the Autosave file If you choose No the Autosave file will be deleted and the last saved copy of the file will be opened User Information Tab The User Information tab allows you to input and maintain your personal information This data will be used on the reports generated by Radiant Wizard and it also used for your license activation User Preferences General User Information Fie Paths Report Comments Guote Settings Report Logo Personal Information Company hs Fast Nama Bad Addess1 E0 Crowloct Crescent NW LastName McCies 00000 Addess2 Suez City Cay E mal bracimiaveni sollware com Province State AB Phone 4032478566 Ext 10 Posad ZpCode T33 3 5 F 4032478813 VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 115 UM WIZ 11 05 File Paths Tab The File Paths tab allows you to customize the locations for the project customer custom product user settings and building template files Refer to the Data Backup topic for more information on these file locations These are also the settings used to setup a multi user installation of Radiant Wizard Refer to the Network Issues topic for details User Preferences Project Ic Documents and SellingsNdred Mcirea My Docu m Customer File Path ic Doouments and Sellings Bred MeCres Appicalio RI My Custom Ic Documerils and Sellinge Brad McCrea Appicalio ks Database Reset al Paths Project File Path This is th
131. uirement of the snow melt system is greater than the gpm listed in the selection table select a larger model to match the gpm and pressure drop needs or install a bypass balancing valve This will allow full flow and optimum pressure drop for the pump This applies to the gpm on both the boiler and glycol sides VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 72 UM WIZ 11 05 Side A Side B HX6 S 4 MPT 30 000 20 06 21 03 HX6 3 4 MPT 40000 27 10 28 06 HX 8 3 4 MPT HX 10 3 4 MPT 70000 48 12 50 os HX 14 3 4 MPT 100 000 68 HX 16 3 4 MPT 125000 86 90 81 HX 1020 1 1 2 MPT HX 1036 1 1 2 MPT HX 1050 2 MPT 1 000 000 Table 3 11 Stocked models other models have a 3 4 week lead time Notes For 200 F boiler water use the above chart For 160 F boiler water multiply model number by 1 66 and round up to the next available size For steam use the above chart substituting Marine models VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 73 UM WIZ 11 05 Quotations and Reports Price Multipliers Price Multipliers allow you to set the net prices for your quotations Radiant Wizard lets you apply a multiplier to the entire project or for each item individually Creating Your Multiplier List When you first install Radiant Wizard the list of Price Multipliers be empty You can easily add your own list of commonly used multipliers by following the next steps 1 Choose the Edit M
132. ultipliers menu item to open the Price Multipliers dialog box as shown below Price Mullipliers 2 Select the Create New Standard Multiplier check box to expand the dialog box as shown below Price Mullipliers Mulplier BI Apply to Project Delta KV Create New Standard Multiplier Liote Create by Entering Discount ie 20 10 5 C Actual Mulipher ie 01875 Enter New M ultiplier 30 8 5 i Removing n Multiplier Select the Mulkplier from the drop down lat at the top then click the Delete buibon 3 Choose the desired Create by Entering option either a Discount or an Actual Multiplier VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 74 UM WIZ 11 05 4 Enter the desired value into the supplied field in the format consistent with the samples shown on the form 5 Choose the Create button to create the new discount or multiplier It will automatically be added to the Multiplier list and will be available for all future projects To delete a price multiplier that is no longer required simply select the price multiplier from the drop down list then click the Delete button Applying a Multiplier to a Project Once you ve completed your project design and generated a materials list you can apply a price multiplier to a project by clicking the Multipliers tool bar button or choosing the Edit Multipliers menu The dialog box will open as shown below Price Multipliers Create New Standard Mul
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134. w city name into the City drop down list VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 110 UM WIZ 11 05 Custom Locations To add a custom locahon use the dropdown boxes below to make your selechons You may change the ciy and the design tepetalure Click Necd to continue to the nest step Country Urded Slates State Province Massachusetts City Bediord DesignT emperature IE GF The next step also give you the option to include snow melting data with your new location if desired This will make your custom location available for snow melt designs Custom Locations You may include snowmet data for pour locaton by checking the Include Snowmek Data checkbox You may Ihen select Ihe locason an which you would ike to base Ihe snowmelt date fv fae would tka to include snowenel data Country United States State Province Massachuselte City Bostan ASHRAE DesignT emperature f 2 AF VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 111 UM WIZ 11 05 R Value Wizards The R Value Wizards are available to assist you in determining the heat transfer resistance values for many of the room components They are available for floor coverings windows doors and wall structures Note you have the option of simply typing values into these fields instead of using the Wizard Using an R Value Wizard To open an R Value Wizard simply click the ellipsis button located on the right side of the correspondi
135. when the basic heating control is selected and no powerheads are present Updated the snowmelt design report to clearly display the design and snowmelt locations and to display the correct fluid type and minimum heat load Added Description and Contractor fields to the project information screen VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 12 UM WIZ 11 05 Version 3 0 Released August 2004 Version 3 0 represents a major new release of Radiant Wizard It has been fully redeveloped on a 32 bit platform to better take advantage of the latest Microsoft Windows operating system features It s a powerful and integrated software package that is easy to use for both beginner and advanced system designers And although completely new Radiant Wizard 3 0 will be easy to learn for those familiar with Version 2 4 or earlier Heat Loss calculation module is now fully integrated with the radiant floor design module Addition of the Viega Snow Melt System design module Addition of Wall Heating that can be used with or without floor heating Auto Correction feature for fluid and surface temperature error conditions e Enhanced circuit editing capabilities including a multi spacing feature for tighter outer band tube spacing e Automatic assignment of Thermostats to rooms with manual override capabilities Multiple views of manifolds and circuits to allow for easy editing e Enhanced functionality for mapping of manifo
136. y as shown below Multiple lube Spacings Ta specty more than one tube spacing for a circuit simply input the desred areas and tube spacing values below Aves 1 ia iF Tube Spacing 6 in Length Bn t Aven HD 935 ig Tube Spacng r2 in Tota 1336 Averaga Jin Average tube spacing weighled by lube length Heb VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 50 UM WIZ 11 05 Powerhead Assignments Powerheads are assigned to circuits automatically by Radiant Wizard based on the system zoning Circuits with powerheads assigned fU Circuit without Powerhead will have display a different icon on NA Circuit with Powerhead their tree node as shown below You can change the Powerhead assignment by first selecting the circuit while in Circuit View and either right clicking and choosing from the pop up menu or by changing the check box setting on the properties sheet right side of form Temp Groups View Slabon View ET Tempesature Group 1 104 T Staton 1 Mantold 2 1 Zone Temp Rea 103 7 F Station 1 Manifold 2 Circuit4 Length in Panel i72 fi Leader Length 10 f Adjustment Length Of Circuit Fopet at Floor Cicuta Kite here lat Flos Cicur3 Dining Roomet Flaar icuti Lr ng Room la Floor Circuit fA neng Room si Floor Total Lengt 192 fh Cicutf Den Guest Bed 1st Floor l j Cicut7 1 2 Bath Tat Flao Avg Spacing 7 in CircutB L auncduy Mucroom 1st Floor
137. y permission VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 142 UM WIZ 11 05 Area Rug Calculator The Area Rug Calculator allows you to add an area rug or equivalent covering to any floor and have the additional heat transfer resistance included in the radiant and heat loss calculations To specify an area rug first move to the Rooms and Heat Losses step then click on the desired floor node Now click the Area Rug Calculator button located as shown below Slab Thickness 4 in Slab Insulation R Yaue 5 FA4E hr Blu Perimeter R Walue 5 FiFhBu Edge A Value 5 F Fhi Blu Loveung R Value os E FAE hr Blu Wood covering Area Flug Calculator VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 143 UM WIZ 11 05 The Area Rug Calculator will open as shown below Use the fields to specify the size and Rv for the area rug The ellipsis button beside each field will open a Wizard that can assist you with the area calculations or Rv selections Note you can also remove the area rug by clicking the Remove Area Rug button Area Rug Calculator Erte the area and R Value of the rug Rug Area Rug R M alue Remove Area Rug NOTES The area tug A Walue shoud include ary required under padding but not include the base floor covering R Value OK Cancel VIEGA 1 877 VIEGA NA 144 UM WIZ 11 05 When finished click OK to apply the changes to the floor The details will now be displayed under the Area Rug Calculator button

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