Category: Lab Vacuum

9/11/23 – 11/07/23 Klamath Hall Rooftop Vacuum Emergency Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 11/07/23:
The pump has been replaced and is now operational.  Please remember to turn off lab vacuums when not in use to avoid excessive load on the pump.  Thank you.

 

UPDATE 9/12/23:
The rooftop vacuum that affects only the 3rd floor labs, needs to be removed and sent out for repairs.
It is unknown how long before the vacuum will be returned to service.
An update will be sent at a later date.
(The other rooftop vacuum is still operational and not affected.)

 

Begin:  Monday, September 11, 2023 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown  November 7, 2023

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall

Scope:  One of the rooftop vacuums has stopped working.  A contractor is being called in to make the repairs.  A notice will be sent when service has been restored.

Services Impacted:  Unknown which lab vacuums will be offline.

Work Performed By:  Contractor

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 541-346-2319

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

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3/25/23 Huestis Hall Basement and Lokey Labs Electrical Outage

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Huestis Hall Basement and Lokey Labs

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Hall Renovation project, there will be a power outage affecting Huestis Basement and Lokey Labs.  Lokey Labs standby power via panel 4A1, Huestis Basement normal power via panels 4L1, BN1-4, BN2-4.

Services Impacted:  This will affect lab exhaust fans 1 and 2, AHU 1 and 2 and the fire alarm system in the Huestis Basement. Glass and rack washers will also be offline.

Special Instructions:  Please shut down and unplug all multi-function copier devices as well as any printers during scheduled power outages. The software on these machines can be negatively affected due to the power surge when the power is turned back on.  A power surge can corrupt the clone files in the machines and change preconfigured settings.  For questions, please contact Kati Kronholm at 541-346-5370 or katik@uoregon.edu.

Additional Instructions:  Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  EC Electric, Lewis Construction

Contact:  Martina Oxoby, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5880

Current construction and impacts information can be found on the UO Maps site.

4a1 4.0 shutdown Huestis Existing 1 line

4A1 shutdown 4.0 Basement Power E1.20 and E1.21

1/03/23 Klamath Hall Electrical Panel Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
Power was restored to Klamath Hall.  All electrical is back in normal status.

 

UPDATE:
The Onyx Bridge east elevator will also be down during this time.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023, at 9:00 am

End:      Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023, at 1:00 pm

Building Affected:  Klamath Hall

Scope:  The main electrical panels will be shut down to evaluate components and test breakers after water intrusion that occurred on 12/10/22.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the electrical power, exhaust, fume hoods, heating, HVAC Air Supply, lab vacuum, and elevator.

Special Instructions:

  • Please shut down and unplug all multi-function copier devices as well as any printers during scheduled power outages. The software on these machines can be negatively affected due to the power surge when the power is turned back on.  A power surge can corrupt the clone files in the machines and change preconfigured settings.
  • Fume hood sashes should be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to this date.

Work Performed By:  Outside Contractor

Contact:  Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management, 346-2319

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

9/06/22 LISB, Klamath, Lokey Labs, and Huestis Hall Yearly Vacuum Pump Preventative Maintenance

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Buildings Affected:    LISB, Klamath, Lokey Labs, and Huestis Hall

Scope:   The lab vacuums will be shut down to allow a contractor to perform the yearly preventive maintenance on the vacuum pumps. It is necessary to take the vacuum systems offline while the contractor is servicing the pumps.

Services Impacted:  This will affect all rooms and equipment connected to the building vacuum systems in LISB, Klamath, Lokey Labs, and Huestis.

Work Performed By:  Roger’s Machinery

Contact:  Kyle Harshbarger, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

Pacific Hall Lab Vacuums Shutdown 6/25/2020

Posted on by mdriggs

Begin: Thursday, June 25th, 2020 at 1:55 pm

End: Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Pacific Hall

Scope: The lab vacuum system has failed and all lab vacuums have been shutdown. Repairs must be made by an outside contractor, which is being scheduled now.

Services Impacted: All lab vacuums in Pacific Hall.

Special Instructions: Lab vacuums are no longer functional. Please refrain from research that requires a vacuum until repairs have been made.

Work Performed By: Roger’s Machinery

Contact: Work Control Center, Campus Planning and Facilities Management 346-2319

UPDATE: Klamath Hall (Basement – 2nd Floor) Electrical Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

RESCHEDULED:  This event took place on June 4th, 2020 – see new posting on 5/21

UPDATE 4/16/20:  The electrical shutdown has been delayed until a later date due to the University’s response to the social distancing recommendations.  The revised date is TBD and will be decided as the CoVid-19 protocols change over the coming weeks.

UPDATE 4/6/20:  This shutdown has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 25th, 2020

UPDATE 3/30/20:  This event has been postponed.  We will reschedule and send out a notice for the same shutdown and duration.

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Begin: Saturday morning, April 4th, 2020 at 5:00 am  Saturday morning, April 25th, 2020 at 5:00 am

End: Saturday evening, April 4th, 2020 at 5:00 pm   Saturday evening, April 25th, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Building or Area Impacted: Klamath Hall – Basement through the 2nd Floor

Scope: The electrical infrastructure improvement project needs to supply existing bus-duct with a new power source.

Services Impacted:

  • Power and building systems will be offline, except for the third floor.
  • This will affect electrical, exhaust, fume hoods, heating, HVAC, lab vacuum, and chilled water.

Extra Notes: Contractors can/will provide temporary power to freezers and high priority equipment. Please contact us prior to the shutdown if temporary power is needed.

Special Instructions:

  • Please close fume hood sashes the night before.
  • Please shut down all multi-function copier devices as well as any printers during scheduled power outages. The software on these machines can be negatively affected due to the power surge when power is turned back on, a power surge can corrupt the clone files in the machines, and can change preconfigured settings.

Work Performed By: Lease Crutcher Lewis

Contact: Denise Stewart, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-2280 or 541-335-1258

Klamath Hall Rooftop Vacuum Failure Advisory 8/23/19-9/9/19

Posted on by mdriggs

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

Klamath Hall Lab Vacuum Shutdown 6/20 – 6/21

Posted on by lpitts

Facilities Liaisons,

As part of the 3rd-floor renovation, contractors need to relocate the rooftop vacuum pump that serves portions of the 2nd-floor. The vacuum will be unavailable in portions of the Klamath 2nd floor for the 2-day duration.  Please select the below drawing to see impacted areas.

For questions or concerns please contact CPFM Design and Construction Owners Rep Denise Stewart 541-335-1258.

 

Klamath Hall Second Floor House Vacuum Outage 5/6

Posted on by lpitts

Facilities Liaisons,

As part of renovations, the house vacuum will be offline to a portion of the second floor in Klamath Hall. The contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis will be performing this work from 6:00 am – 8:00 am on May 6. See attached floor plan highlighting spaces impacted.

For questions or concerns please contact CPFM Design and Construction Project Manager Denise Stewart at 541-335-1258.

Lab Vacuum Shutdown in Klamath Hall Room 45 3/15

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Klamath Facilities Liaisons,

The lab vacuum in Klamath Hall Room 45 will be offline on March 15, 2019, from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. The project manager confirmed there will be no classes during this outage. Work will occur in the basement mechanical room. The scope involves relocating the vacuum pump and reconnecting. Work will be performed by the contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis.

For questions or concerns please contact CPFM Design and Construction Project Manager Denise Stewart at 541-335-1258.

Pacific Hall B-2 Outage Timeline 9/9- 12/18

Posted on by lpitts

Building Occupants,

To coordinate Pacific Hall outages related to the Pacific B-2 Renovation Design and Construction project managers Nick Pritchard and  Jen Miley have put together a timeline of events starting September 9, 2017, through December 18, 2017. These outages will vary from building wide to only impacting certain rooms. The purpose of this email is to provide an overview and reference.  Nick and Jen have been working closely with building users to document lab equipment and how this might impact departments and institutes. Going forward intentions are to provide this overview and continue to communicate building wide outages email notifications for anything that is impacting building wide services. For outages that are localized to individual rooms, the project managers will be communicating directly with occupants.

For questions or concerns related to this timeline please contact CPFM Design and Construction Project Managers  Nick Pritchard 541-346-9139 or Jen Miley 541-346-1530.

 

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Notice: Huestis Natural Gas, Lab Air, RO Water, Potable Water and Heating Water Shutdown 2/9 and 2/10 from 6 pm – 7 am

Posted on by lpitts

Due to the installation of new isolation valves located in the SE building riser, the below services will be interrupted in Huestis for two consecutive nights of shut-downs from 6PM-7AM on February 9, 2017, and February 10, 2017.  Utilities will be turned on during the day.  Two nights have been scheduled for the work, although the contractors may be able to complete the work in 1 night depending on progress and condition of old lines.

Natural Gas – Building Wide

Laboratory Air – Building Wide

Reverse Osmosis Water – Building Wide

Potable Cold Water – Building Wide

Potable Hot Water – Building Wide

Heating Water – 3rd floor only

This is part of the third-floor lab renovations project.  This work was scheduled overnight to limit the impact to building occupants.

For questions or concerns contact Patrick Mucker at 541-346-8216.