Re-Assign Zones to Different HVAC System in eQUEST Software

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Hello Guys,
I combined a number of similar HVAC systems for different shells and zones in one HVAC System and I assigned this combined HVAC System to all these shells and zones. The client wants now to de-combine this HVAC system into the original number of HVAC systems and assign each HVAC system only to its actual shells and zones so we can apply different parametric runs for these HVAC systems. For example, one of these similar HVAC system will have VFD added to it and the other similar HVAC system will have temperature reset apply to it and so on.?
I followed the following steps in the detailed mode to de-combine this HVAC systems as below and I want to make sure that I am doing the right thing:
1) I created a new HVAC systems similar to the combined one.2) I delete the zones under the combined HVAC system one by one and then add them as a child component to the new created HVAC system that each zone is belong to.
I have noticed that the zone name is changing when I add it to the new HVAC system. For example, the name of one of the zones under the combined HVAC system was "E1 South Perim Zn(G.S3)" and when I added it to the new HVAC system the name changed to "Thermal Zone 211" so, is that correct or I am missing something?
Further, what is the difference between "E8 Core Zn (G.C6)" and "E8 Core Pl Zn (G.C65)"? Both are under the same HVAC System and when I click on each one, they refer to the same zone location.
I have attached the .pd2 and .inp files and please note that I created only one new HVAC system for now for testing and named it "Half North"
Your help will be highly appreciated.
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Ahmad

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The 2nd question is easier.? The "PL" zones are plenum zones above the occupied zones.

As for the zone renaming -
Zones do not get renamed when you change the parent system.? It sounds to me like you created a new zone rather than changing the parent system in the zone basics tab.?

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Thanks Brian for your reply. So, what is the best way to change the parent system for each zone?RegardsAhmadSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Brian Fountain Date: 9/12/21 10:20 pm (GMT+10:00) To: Ahmad Fraij Cc: Fraij via Equest-users Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Re-Assign Zones to Different HVAC System in eQUEST Software The 2nd question is easier.? The "PL" zones are plenum zones above the occupied zones.
As for the zone renaming -
Zones do not get renamed when you change the parent system.? It sounds to me like you created a new zone rather than changing the parent system in the zone basics tab.?

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Ahmad

Go to the zone you want to move and use the system pull down to move the zone to the desired system.

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Thanks Melissa..? yes, I got it.RegardsAhmadSent from my Galaxy
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