UPDATE 9/3/19:
The install of the new rooftop vacuum pump is scheduled for 9-6-19 9-9-19. The system will be back up and running by the end of the work day.
UPDATE 8/28/19:
The equipment is in stock in Portland and the Mechanical Shop hopes to have it installed by 9-6-19.
ORIGINAL NOTICE:
While performing a preventative maintenance check on the building vacuum pumps (providing lab vacuum air), it was discovered that the vacuum pump on the roof of Klamath Hall has failed. There is a second basement vacuum pump that is still operating normally. EHS confirmed that the vacuum doesn’t affect the safety function of the fume hood but does impact other research equipment or processes that use the house vacuum instead of stand-alone vacuum pumps. Ken Straw hopes to have the vacuum pump operational as soon as possible.
For questions or concerns please contact Ken Straw at ext. 6-5406 or kstraw@uoregon.edu