The program includes lifts, shafts or chimneys in heat losses calculation

Product	InstalSystem 4
Type of article	{{{category_name1}}} [[{{{category3}}}|{{{category_name3}}}]]
Source for translation	IS 4.13

Description

Sometimes during creating a graphic building structure, elements like chimneys, lifts, etc. are interpreted in the program as rooms. We can face this problem, when:

• we are creating a construction based on graphical interpretation dwg file,
• we are manually drawing the walls.
  

This could unnecessary complicate the project, even if we marked these rooms as unheated - especially for larger buildings, in which there are many such spaces. In this case it’s recommended to exclude these spaces from the calculation of heat loss in the Instal-heat&energy in accordance with the steps below.

Solution

Solution 1

1. Go to "Project options" and on tab "Building data" increase the minimum area of recognized room (it can be increased maximum to 2 m).
   

1. Changing area of recognized room

2. Before changing area of recognized room

3. After changing area of recognized room

Solution 2

1. On scope "Construction" select the room which is actually a lift or chimney.
2. Go to date table and select “No” for field “Calculated in Instal - heat&energy”.
3. Select "Yes" for field "Heated room".
4. No heated and no calculated in program room can be given different room temperature, which will affect to the heat transfer to/from adjacent rooms, calculated in the program.

4. Select as unheated room

Warning! To make changes for several rooms at the same time you must select them consecutively using the Shift key and make changes in the data table.