H2X vs Spreadsheets
Since its launch back in 1985, Microsoft’s spreadsheet application Excel has gone on to become recognised as the leading program for the...
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- Aug 27
Why Accurate Calculations Are Crucial in Heat Pump Designs
For decades now, engineers have been relying on rule of thumb and their own prior experience when producing calculations for typical gas...
- Aug 6
Introducing Heat Pumps
The UK government recently unveiled its plan to provide 90,000 households with grants to install new heat pumps, but what is a heat pump?
- Aug 3
The Importance of Calculating Residual & Static Pressure
When the flow rate increases, the water pressure decreases.
When the flow rate decreases, the water pressure increases.
- Jun 14
How to Design Hot Water Recirculation Systems in High-Rise Buildings
The aim of this blog is to teach you how to manage the water pressure in a high-rise building's hot water recirculation system.
- Apr 20
Hydraulic Services Design Guide 5th Edition March 2022
The Hydraulic Services Design Guide was first published in 2014 and has been updated 4 times since. It is a free resource published by...
- Apr 6
How to Design a Hot Water Recirculation System
This video demonstrates how to design a hot water recirculation system using H2X. Designing a hot water recirculation system can be one...
- Oct 21, 2021
UK - Domestic Water Pipe Sizing Methods
There are three common methods for domestic water pipe sizing in the UK, as described in the CIBSE/ SoPHE Technical Bulletin 16-01:...
- Oct 11, 2021
Pipe Volume Calculator (FREE Spreadsheet)
Pipe volume is an important calculation that is commonly used by various members of a project team during the design of a construction...
- Sep 29, 2021
Hardy Cross Method - Sizing a Ring Main (FREE Spreadsheet)
Flow rate and friction loss in a pipe network system can be difficult to calculate. When the pipe network is in a ring main (also known...
- Jun 22, 2021
55% of Building Defects Attributed to Poor Design - are you at Risk?
Alarming statistics were discovered in the 'Examination of Building Defects' study completed by Deakin University. Why are defects so...
- May 26, 2021
The Evolution of Design Iteration
Technology adoption in the construction industry has led to design iteration becoming a major and complex component of the design phase....
- May 4, 2021
H2X's Revit / AutoCAD Integration
Our mission at H2X is to improve the quality of plumbing designs. When we started our journey, there were two key things we knew we must...
- Mar 15, 2021
7 Important Steps for Designing Pressure Reduction Valves
1 - Sizing It is important to size a pressure reduction valve (PRV) to suit the flow rate that passes through it. You should not...
- Feb 6, 2021
Our Mission of Overcoming Plumbing Design Defects
32% of defects found on a construction site are due to a design error. Contractors waste 5% of their revenue fixing these defects. Whilst...
- Jan 18, 2021
Designing RPZ Backflow Prevention Valves
What are backflow prevention valves? Backflow prevention valves prevent cross-contamination between a potable water system (safe to...
- Dec 12, 2020
How to Size Gas Pipework in 4 Simple Steps
Introduction – Understand the principles As gas goes through a pipe, pressure loss is caused by friction between the gas and the pipe...
- Oct 13, 2020
Prefabricate Your Design & Calculation Process
Google patent the Crabot - half crane, half robot. Concrete structures are being 3D printed. Why am I always trying to find my ruler and...
- Aug 9, 2020
Sizing a Ring Main with a Diversified Flow Rate
How do you accurately size a ring main when the flow rate through the ring main is diversified? Accurately is the key word to this...
- Jun 17, 2020
We Need to Stop Using 'Length' as a Dead Leg Design Parameter
Dead leg - the cold water that is drawn off before heated water commences to discharge from the heated water outlet e.g. whilst waiting...