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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009>eQuesters,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009> I have solved my problem, described
below (from previous e-mails). My solution leads me to send the following
advice to everyone:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009> Be aware that adding comments (i.e.
text preceded by a dollar sign) in a .inp file, even at the end of an already
functional line of code, can cause mysterious problems in eQuest's
interpretation of other (seemingly unrelated) lines of code.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009>Lars Fetzek, EI</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009>Phoenix Engnineering Group</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009>Tampa, Florida</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=774470421-14092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lars
Fetzek<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 14, 2009 4:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Equest-users] Error
question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>eQuesters & Brett,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> Thanks for your help, Brett. The
BDL file shows the following. It also showed the same error with or
without quotes around the U-name in line 3017 and with or without the $ in line
3010. Evidently, eQuest is just not recognizing the parent system that I
defined line lines 2994 - 3016.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> Does anyone know why this would be -
especially when, as explained in the original e-mail (below), I based this code
on that generated by eQuest?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Lars Fetzek, EI</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Phoenix Engineering Group</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Tampa, Florida</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=920365719-14092009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> *2988 * $
*********************************************************<BR>
*2989 * $
**
**<BR> *2990 * $
**
HVAC Systems /
Zones
**<BR> *2991 * $
**
**<BR> *2992 * $
*********************************************************<BR>
*2993 * <BR> *2994 * "HVAC1 System" =
SYSTEM<BR> *2995 *
TYPE =
PVAVS<BR> *2996 *
HEAT-SOURCE = NONE<BR>
*2997 * ZONE-HEAT-SOURCE =
ELECTRIC<BR> *2998 * BASEBOARD-SOURCE
= NONE<BR> *2999 *
SIZING-RATIO = 1.15<BR> *3000
* MAX-SUPPLY-T =
95<BR> *3001 *
MIN-SUPPLY-T = 55<BR> *3002
* ECONO-LIMIT-T =
65<BR> *3003 *
ECONO-LOCKOUT = YES<BR> *3004
* OA-CONTROL =
FIXED<BR> *3005 *
FAN-SCHEDULE = "HVAC1 Fan
Sch"<BR> *3006 *
FAN-CONTROL =
FAN-EIR-FPLR<BR> *3007 *
SUPPLY-STATIC = 3.569<BR> *3008
* SUPPLY-EFF =
0.521452<BR> *3009 *
RETURN-EFF =
0.53<BR> *3010 * $
FAN-EIR-FPLR = "Variable Speed Drive
FPLR"<BR> *3011 *
REHEAT-DELTA-T = 15<BR> *3012
* COOLING-CAPACITY = 379900<BR> *3013
* COOLING-EIR =
0.324232<BR> *3014 *
CRANKCASE-HEAT = 0<BR> *3015
* FURNACE-HIR =
1.24067<BR> *3016 *
..<BR> *3017 * Zone-Space-1A =
ZONE<BR>*ERROR****************************************************************************************<BR>*ERROR*****A
PARENT SYSTEM must be defined before you can define this
ZONE<BR> *3018 *
TYPE =
CONDITIONED<BR> *3019 *
MIN-FLOW-RATIO = 0.3<BR> *3020
* FLOW/AREA =
0.5<BR> *3021 *
OA-FLOW/PER = 155.325<BR>
*3022 * EXHAUST-FLOW =
1130<BR> *3023 *
EXHAUST-STATIC = 0.75<BR> *3024
* EXHAUST-EFF =
0.411758<BR> *3025 *
DESIGN-HEAT-T = 68<BR> *3026
* HEAT-TEMP-SCH = "HVAC1 Heat
Sch"<BR> *3027 *
DESIGN-COOL-T = 76<BR> *3028
* COOL-TEMP-SCH = "HVAC1 Cool
Sch"<BR> *3029 *
SIZING-OPTION = ADJUST-LOADS<BR> *3030
*
SPACE = "Space
1A Space"<BR> *3031 *
..</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Brett Fero [mailto:bfero@robsonwoese.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 14, 2009 3:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Lars Fetzek;
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Equest-users] Error
question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Lars,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">My
suggestion would be to open the bdl file and search for “error”. This will
indicated direct you to where error occurred. Too many errors and eQuest
gives up.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If
you are manually editing the inp file, make sure you have two periods “..” at
the end of you commands as required. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Brett
Fero, P.E., LEED AP<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">RobsonWoese
Inc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A
href="mailto:bfero@robsonwoese.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">bfero@robsonwoese.com</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lars
Fetzek<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 14, 2009 3:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Equest-users] Error
question<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">eQuesters,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
I included the following text in my .inp file, copied-and-pasted from an .inp
file that eQuest generated. My intention is to edit it to reflect the
conditions of the present project, which I really really don't want to have to
re-create in the wizard, since I've already composed about 3,000 lines of .inp
code for complex geometry, schedules, etc. As of yet, the only thing that
I've edited are the U-names referring to the fan schedule, the heat schedule,
the cool schedule, and the space - so that they match the present project.
Scrolling down in this e-mail, you'll see the lovely error messages that appear
when I load the .inp file into eQuest. Can anyone tell me what is
wrong and how to fix it? (Yes, I clicked on the errors, but eQuest
tells me nothing helpful.)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
By the way, my concern here is only with HVAC errors and not with the electric
meter error, which simply results from me having commented-out the electric
meter code in the .inp file.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
Thanks if you have advice...</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Lars
Fetzek, EI</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Phoenix
Engineering Group</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tampa,
Florida</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">$
*********************************************************<BR>$
**
**<BR>$
**
HVAC Systems /
Zones
**<BR>$
**
**<BR>$
*********************************************************</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">"HVAC1
System" = SYSTEM
<BR>
TYPE =
PVAVS<BR> HEAT-SOURCE =
NONE<BR> ZONE-HEAT-SOURCE = ELECTRIC<BR>
BASEBOARD-SOURCE = NONE<BR> SIZING-RATIO =
1.15<BR> MAX-SUPPLY-T = 95<BR>
MIN-SUPPLY-T = 55<BR>
ECONO-LIMIT-T = 65<BR>
ECONO-LOCKOUT = YES<BR>
OA-CONTROL = FIXED<BR>
FAN-SCHEDULE = "HVAC1 Fan Sch"<BR>
FAN-CONTROL = FAN-EIR-FPLR<BR>
SUPPLY-STATIC = 3.569<BR>
SUPPLY-EFF = 0.521452<BR>
RETURN-EFF = 0.53<BR>
FAN-EIR-FPLR = "Variable Speed Drive
FPLR"<BR> REHEAT-DELTA-T = 15<BR>
COOLING-CAPACITY = 379900<BR>
COOLING-EIR = 0.324232<BR>
CRANKCASE-HEAT = 0<BR>
FURNACE-HIR = 1.24067<BR> ..<BR>"Zone
Space 1A" =
ZONE
<BR>
TYPE =
CONDITIONED<BR> MIN-FLOW-RATIO = 0.3<BR>
FLOW/AREA = 0.5<BR>
OA-FLOW/PER = 155.325<BR>
EXHAUST-FLOW = 1130<BR>
EXHAUST-STATIC = 0.75<BR>
EXHAUST-EFF = 0.411758<BR>
DESIGN-HEAT-T = 68<BR>
HEAT-TEMP-SCH = "HVAC1 Heat Sch"<BR>
DESIGN-COOL-T = 76<BR>
COOL-TEMP-SCH = "HVAC1 Cool Sch"<BR>
SIZING-OPTION = ADJUST-LOADS<BR>
SPACE = "Space
1A Space"<BR> ..</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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