any plumbing apps for phones

[moogwai]

just got off the phone with the bird from adelante and this is how it works...
you have to have a merchant bank account,if you aint got one then they could set one up for you at a cost of £100 with some bank(cant remember which),and their charges would be 2.4% per credit card transaction and 32p per debit card transaction.

then its £50 set up fee for the smartphone and 30p per transaction with a £10 minimum per month fee to adelante,also with a £15 per year licence fee for the software.

then there is the mobile gprs option with a hand held thingy and the set up goes like this.
a one off set up fee of £250 which includes set up fees for bank and software and 6 months rental of machine. 1.2% charge per credit card transaction and 27p per debit card transaction with no minimum billing.
then after 6 months if you don't like it you can send it all back or you can keep it on for £25 per month all in( no transaction charges etc..)

so there you have it...don't know if its for me though,might just still take cheques!!! i'm trying to work out which is cheaper....getting charged from my bank for putting cheques and cash in or running one of the machines and with business really picking up i'm gonna have a good look at it.

 

[johnmcginty]

Cheapest option is to drive customer to cashpoint

 

[moogwai]

Cheapest option is to drive customer to cashpoint

agreed

 

[Barry98]

ive got the plumbing formulator app

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

can you elborate?

 

[Barry98]

Description

Plumbing Formulator contains over 60 formulas that are useful for plumbers and HVAC installers. The program calculates areas of pipe walls. It calculates the weights of different pipes. The program also calculates the final temperature when two bodies of water are mixed. It calculates expansion of pipes, radiant heat and heat loss. The Plumbing Formulator has various formulas to calculate area and volumes of differing shapes. The program also includes dozens of conversions from everything from square feet to square inches to pounds square inches to feet of water.
Every result in Plumbing Formulator can be saved. You can also select from favorites and recent formulas.
This is an early version of Plumbing Formulator. In the coming months there will be updates that will include additional formulas. If there is a formulas that you would like that is not included just E-mail us and we will try to include it in the next update.
Some of the Formulas
Pumps
*Pipe Velocity
*Velocity Head
*Water Horsepower
*Brake Horsepower –Pump
*Efficiency of Pump
*Brake Horsepower Motor
*Pressure
* Head Feet
HVAC
*Length of Pipe
*Heat Loss
*Building Heat Loss
*Fresh Air in Room
*Water Chilling load
*Cooling Load in Ls/Tons
*Coefficient of Performance

*Water Required
*Final Temperature When Water is Mixed

Piping
*Area of Pipe Wall
*Weight of Cast Iron Pipe
*Weight of Steel Pipe
*Weight of Copper Pipe
*Expansion in Plastic Piping
*Hazen William Friction Loss
*Pressure of Pipe
*Piping Elbows
*Piping Gate Valves
*Pipe Length Change Due to Temperature
*Chase Width
*Chase Depth
*Total Fall
*45 Degree Offset

Water Flow
*Optimum Water Flow
*Volume of Water Flow
*Velocity of Water
*Pipes Total Dimension
*Supply Water Rate
Water Heaters
*BTU input
*Gallons Per Hour of Gas
*Domestic Daily Hot Water Usage




...More
[DLMURL="http://www.multieducator.net/formulator"]Multieducator Inc Web Site[/DLMURL]Plumbing Formulator Support
What's New In Version 2.8

New conversion from fractions to decimal and meters
New formula to calculate rainwater requirement of roof drain
Metric formulas for water flow



iPhone Screenshots

 

[Barry98]

theres now an iphone app gas rate calcualtor costing £3.49 in itunes

 

[GreenArmy]

Well, curiosity got the better of me and ive just bought it. Firstly i would say £3.49 is too expensive. Its easy to use but not the prettiest app. I was really hoping it would give both nett and gross readings, but unfortunately not. At the price more work required unfortunately. That is only first impressions after buying 5 mins ago and not used in proper situation yet.

 

[moogwai]

just in case anyone was interested i have found a pocket pc app that will do gas heat input calcs...i'l reliably informed that there will be an app for iphone and android in a week or so....looks very handy. spread the word.

Gb-Gas heat input Calculator v1.20 freeware for Windows Mobile Phone.

 

[stevetheplumber]

wife has the htg desire its a great phone just need the android apps to catch up with the i phones
best app on it at present is the flashlight means you always have a torch for looking in that dark space under a sink etc saving a walk to the van