Ah yes.... the beauty of TSHC is that it saves the file to a plain text file. This means if you have any programming experience whatsoever (even BASIC) you can design your own front end interface for inputting data. Although I use Hydra Calc I've played around with TSHC and created an excel spread sheet with data entry similar to HASS's layout. Then you click on SAVE and it spits it out as a plain text file that TSHC can read in and calculate. Makes for even easier data entry.
When I have more time I would like to purchase TSHC but I will probably toy around with it some more before pulling the trigger when I get more time. The good thing is it's only $300. Hydra Calc is good as a standalone program and is what I use on a daily basis. I think I paid $2,500 for it but it never expires. To receive updates to the software you have to subscribe to their update plan which I pay $15 / month. Some of their software is quirky though - I honestly believe they were learning programming as they went. Also, the USB security lock is annoying but there are ways around that - and if you lose your key you basically lose your software (watch out for any disgruntled employees). Of course HASS is pretty straight forward and I've enjoyed using it very much in the past but their fees are THE most ridiculous in the industry! If I were doing it all over again I would probably check out The Simply Hydraulic Calculator (TSHC) first (since it's shareware) and see if that will fit your bill. Whatever you do, stay away from CALCER (Tim Frost Design). -B On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Brett Foreman < [email protected]> wrote: > The Simple Hydraulic Calculator is a great stand alone program for doing > water based system calcs. It is shareware and fully functional without > paying anything. Registering the software allows you to generate full > reports for submittals, etc. We have used it for years. The product > support is handled by the same person who programs the software and who is > also a NICET IV sprinkler tech. > > Check it out at: > > http://www.igneusinc.com/shc/shc.html > > Brett Foreman > CET | EIT > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
