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How to set Seasonal Operation of Radiant Equipment

I want my radiant floor to only heat during the winter nights and only cool during the summer nights.

I have a separate air-system in this space so I cannot manipulate the zone setpoints for control without adversely affecting my air-side equipment operation.

What I am confused by is that whenever I set my radiant cooling manager availability to be off during the winter, my radiant heating shuts off in the winter too even though they are on separate loops with separate availability manager schedules!

I've tried messing with separate pump availability schedules, but once again, if my cooling pump is set to off, so too is my heating pump, even though these are on separate loops. How do I get my radiant heating and cooling to operate independently? What am I missing?

This project is in EnergyPlus v8.5

How to set Seasonal Operation of Radiant Equipment

I want my radiant floor to only heat during the winter nights and only cool during the summer nights.

I have a separate air-system in this space so I cannot manipulate the zone setpoints for control without adversely affecting my air-side equipment operation.

What I am confused by is that whenever I set my radiant cooling manager availability to be off during the winter, my radiant heating shuts off in the winter too even though they are on separate loops with separate availability manager schedules!

I've tried messing with separate pump availability schedules, but once again, if my cooling pump is set to off, so too is my heating pump, even though these are on separate loops. How do I get my radiant heating and cooling to operate independently? What am I missing?

This project is in EnergyPlus v8.5

How to set Seasonal Operation of Radiant Equipment

I want my radiant floor to only heat during the winter nights and only cool during the summer nights.

I have a separate air-system in this space so I cannot manipulate the zone setpoints for control without adversely affecting my air-side equipment operation.

What I am confused by is that whenever I set my radiant cooling manager availability to be off during the winter, my radiant heating shuts off in the winter too even though they are on separate loops with separate availability manager schedules!

I've tried messing with separate pump availability schedules, but once again, if my cooling pump is set to off, so too is my heating pump, even though these are on separate loops. How do I get my radiant heating and cooling to operate independently? What am I missing?

This project is in EnergyPlus v8.5