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    • Calculating headloss through a hydrant lateral

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i (08.11.04.57 and later) Area: Calculations Problem How do WaterCAD and WaterGEMS calculate head losses through a hydrant lateral, when using the lateral option…
      • 8 months ago
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    • How to turn on and off dashed lines associated with taps or customer meters

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Product(s): SewerGEMS, StormCAD, CivilStorm, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem When a tap node is placed, a dashed line appears to show which link the tap…
      • over 1 year ago
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    • How are flow results reported for a pipe when using taps and laterals on a customer meter element?

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Editioin Area: Modeling Problem How is the flow in a pipe calculated when using taps and laterals with a customer meter element? Solution This will depend on the placement…
      • over 3 years ago
      • OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
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    • Disconnection error with hydrant connected to lateral

      Scott Kampa
      Scott Kampa
      Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Layout and Data Input Problem Hydrants connected to a lateral link element are shown as being isolated/disconnected: "Node is not connected to, or is isolated…
      • over 3 years ago
      • OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
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    • Finding customer meters not connected via a lateral

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Product(s): WaterCAD, WaterGEMS Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Problem Some of my customer meters elements are not connected to a pipe via a lateral link element. How can I identify such cases so they can be fixed…
      • over 1 year ago
      • OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
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    • Customer Meter Elements and the External Customer Meter Data Manager

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Applies To Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Scott Kampa, Bentley Technical Support Group Customer Meter Element Customer Meter elements provide…
      • 10 months ago
      • OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
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    • How can I reduce the number of pipes in my model?

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Problem How can the number of pipes be reduced in a WaterCAD or WaterGEMS model? Solution - Skelebrator To reduce the number of pipes in a model try to combine…
      • over 1 year ago
      • OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure
      • OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki
    • Using LoadBuilder to assign Customer Meters to the nearest pipe using taps and laterals

      Larry Abla
      Larry Abla
      Product(s): WaterGEMS, WaterCAD Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Modeling Introduction In earlier versions of WaterGEMS and WaterCAD, LoadBuilder could be used to assign Customer Meter elements to the nearest junction…
      • 3 months ago
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    • Re: Is there any difference on location of fire hydrant in the model?

      Jesse Dringoli
      Jesse Dringoli
      Hello Eelhard, If you're using WaterCAD V8 XM or V8i, I would recommend using the Fire Hydrant node element - you can reduce the number of pipes in your model by placing the hydrants inline with the pipes (like "Case #1" in your diagram) and still…
      • over 13 years ago
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