Category: Steam/Condensate

4/03/23 Huestis Basement Steam and Condensate Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Monday, April 3, 2023, at 7:00 am

End:      Monday, April 3, 2023, at 3:30 pm

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

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation project, the steam and condensate to the Zebrafish Facility in the basement of Huestis Hall will be offline. This will also require the shutdown of equipment LEF 1&2, AHU 1&2, Willamette Hall supply and exhaust fan to quarantine. Dish and rack washing will be affected and scheduled off during this period.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the heating systems, exhaust, HVAC air supply, and steam condensate.

Work Performed By:  JH Kelly

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

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

3/26/23 – 4/01/23 Klamath Hall and Zebrafish International Resource Center Clean Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Sunday, March 26, 2023

End:      Saturday, April 1, 2023

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Klamath Hall and Zebrafish International Resource Center

Scope:  Due to annual maintenance on the Central Power Station’s clean steam generator, clean steam will be unavailable.  However, chemical treated steam will be bypassed to the pipeline during the generator maintenance.

Services Impacted:  Only applies to clean steam users. No other building steam heating nor hot water will be affected.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy Staff

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.

10/24/22 POSTPONED – Huestis, Willamette, and Streisinger Halls Electrical Shutdown

Posted on by twinn2

UPDATE:
This work is delayed and will not occur on 10/24.  The Shutdown Notice will be rescheduled.

 

Begin:  Monday, October 24, 2022, at 7:30 am postponed

End:   Monday, October 24, 2022, at 8:30 am postponed

Buildings:  Huestis, Willamette, and Streisinger Halls

Scope: As part of the Huestis Renovation project there will be a brief electrical shutdown affecting service to the steam condensate pump, AHU 1 and 2, glass and rack washer in room 005 and RO pump service to Streisinger and Willamette.

Services Impacted: Campus Heating System, Electrical, HVAC Air Supply, RO/DI Water, Steam/Condensate will be impacted.

Work Performed By: Lease Crutcher Lewis and EC, Siemens

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

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

1/25/23 CPFM Admin Quonset #136 and Surrounding Buildings Steam Heat Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
The steam valve repair was completed ahead of schedule. The steam is now back on (11:45 am) to CPFM ADMIN and related Quonsets.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11:00 am

End:      Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 3:00 pm

Buildings Affected:  CPFM Admin Quonset, FS Exterior Storage 2, Lock and Door Shop, MNCH Archaeological Research Lab, Paleoecology Research,  Archaeology Research, MNCH Prep Lab, FS Storage

Scope:  Due to a leaking main steam valve, building steam heat will be shut down briefly to replace the main exterior valve gaskets and seals.

Services Impacted:  Building heat will be off to the buildings listed above – see map below.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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.

1/24/23 Oregon Hall Steam Heat and Hot Water Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
The steam was restored today at 1:45 pm.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 11:00 am

End:      Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to a failed steam pressure relief valve, building steam heat and hot water will be briefly shutdown to replace the valve.

Services Impacted:

  • Domestic hot water and building steam heat will be offline during this time.
  • Work will take place in the utility tunnel and mechanical room 001.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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.

1/23/23 – 1/25/23 Huestis, Klamath, LISB, Streisinger, Willamette, and ZIRC Autoclave Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Monday, January 23, 2023, at 5:00 am

End:      Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Huestis Hall, Klamath Hall, Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), Streisinger Hall, Willamette Hall, Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)

Scope:  Due to the failure of a steam expansion joint on the clean steam line to campus, all clean steam fed from CPS will be shut down to make repairs. The pipeline alignment, pipe supports, and damaged insulation will be replaced as part of the project.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect clean steam in the buildings listed above.
  • Work will take place in the tunnel near Knight Campus.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

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.

12/13/22 – 12/15/22 Student Rec Center Steam and Hot Water Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, at 10:00 pm

End:      Thursday, December 15th, 2022, at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Student Rec Center (SRC)

Scope:  Due to a failing steam flow meter and damaged steam expansion joint, the steam heat and hot water to the Student Recreation Center will be shutdown to affect repairs. The meter, expansion joint, and associated piping will be re-insulated after repairs. All work will take place in the tunnel and mechanical room 004.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the building heating systems and the domestic hot water.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

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

10/04/22 – 10/06/22 Willamette Hall Steam System Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 at 12:00 noon

End:      Thursday, October 6th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to a failing steam meter, the building steam heat will be shut down to replace the meter and insulation in the tunnel.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the building’s heating system, domestic hot water, the heating hot water, and steam condensate.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and a contractor

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

10/03/22 – 10/04/22 Streisinger Hall and Lokey Labs Emergency Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Monday, October 3rd, 2022 – effective immediately

End:      Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 – end of day

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

Scope:  Utilities and Energy will be working on the condensate return system Tuesday morning.  BAS shut down the steam system around 3:00 pm to allow the steam lines to cool down.  Repair work will start at 8:00 am and should be completed by the end of day Tuesday.

Services Impacted:  Steam will be offline during this time.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and Facilities

Contact:  Paul Langley, CPFM Interim Co-Dir Utilities & Energy, 541-346-5387 or Stacy Breaux, CPFM FS Building Automation Systems Field Supervisor, 541-346-2304

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

 

9/27/22 – 9/29/22 Lawrence Hall West Side Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 at 12:30 pm

End:      Thursday, September 29th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Lawrence Hall (West Side)

Scope:  Due to a failing utility meter, the steam will be shut down for replacement.

Services Impacted:  Building heat on the west side of Lawrence will be offline as well as basement hallway #015.

Work Performed By:  Contractor

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

9/16/22 Huestis and Willamette Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Friday, September 16th, 2022 at 7:30 am

End:     Friday, September 16th, 2022 at 10:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Huestis and Willamette

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation project, the steam relief ventilation will be shut down in Willamette Hall in order to isolate Huestis steam from Willamette.  CPFM Utilities & Energy will conduct the shutdown to accommodate isolation work by JH Kelly.

Services Impacted:  This will turn off all building heat and hot water in Willamette for three (3) hours.

Work Performed By:  JH Kelly and CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map

9/14/22 Campus Emergency Autoclave Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
S-2 has completed the repairs and the utility staff is slowly bringing steam up to pressure.
It is expected to be fully pressurized within the next 2 hours.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 – effective immediately

End:      Unknown Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Campus

Scope:  The Utilities and Energy is currently investigating a major steam leak found in the tunnel under Franklin Blvd.  We believe the leak is coming from the clean steam line (Autoclave) and have shut off the Autoclave so we can investigate.  Currently we do not have an estimate of time when steam will be restored.

Services Impacted:  Autoclave steam will be offline until the repair can be made.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial and CPFM Utilities & Energy

Contact:  Paul Langley, CPFM Interim Co-Dir Utilities & Energy, 541-346-5387

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

9/13/22 Willamette Hall and Huestis Steam/Condensate plus Supply/Exhaust Air Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 at 7:30 am

End:      Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 at 11:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Willamette Mechanical Room 50 and Huestis Basement

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation project, steam and condensate plus supply and exhaust air will be shut down.

Services Impacted:  The following equipment will be affected and unavailable during this time: Willamette Hall AHU-2, Huestis Hall AHU-1&2, HX-1 and steam sterilizers.

Work Performed By:  Lease Crutcher Lewis and JH Kelly

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

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

8/24/22 – 8/25/22 Streisinger Hall and Lokey Labs Steam/Heating Water Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 at 2:00 pm

End:      Thursday, August 25th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Streisinger Hall, Lokey Labs

Scope:  Due to failed and leaking condensate return pumps, the building steam will be shutdown.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the steam and heating water in Streisinger plus the heating water to Lokey Labs fed through the Streisinger mechanical room.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

8/22/22 Klamath Hall B45 AHU Steam Coil Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Monday, August 22nd, 2022

End:      Monday, August 22nd, 2022

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

Scope:  The steam coil on sf-4 in the basement of Klamath will be shut down to abate the insulation.

Services Impacted:  Since the outside temperature will be warm that day, no impact is expected for building occupants.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS Mechanical Crew

Contact:  Jeff Madsen, CPFM Asst. Dir Engineer Utility Systems, 541-346-2256 or Kevin Waldrop, CPFM Facilities Engineer, 541-346-2315

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

8/18/22 Allen Hall Transformer Testing Electrical Shutdown

Posted on by twinn2

Begin: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 8:00 am

End:     Thursday, August 18th, 2022 till 6:00 pm

Building Impacted:  Allen Hall

Scope:

  • Due to Data center required utility transformer testing the power will be shut down

from 8:00 am -12:30 pm. Allen hall will be on Standby power during this time.

  • From 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm Allen hall will be on normal power without Standby backup.

Services Impacted:  The entire building will be affected.

Work Performed By:  Utilities and Energy and Contractor

Contact:  Rick Tabor, CPFM Interim Co-Dir Utilities & Energy, 541-346-7511

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

8/10/22 Carson Hall Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:
1130: The utility steam valve replacement was completed ahead of schedule. 60 psi steam service is now available to the Carson Hall dishwasher/kitchen pipeline.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 at 6:30 am

End:      Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 at 2:30 pm

Scope:  Due to a leaking 4-inch steam valve in the utility tunnel, the 60 psi steam will be shut down to the Carson Hall dishwasher/kitchen pipeline.

Services Impacted:

  • This shutdown will affect the steam to the Carson dishwasher/kitchen main only.
  • This shutdown will NOT impact building heat nor hot water.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

7/28/22 Zebrafish International Resource Center Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Thursday, July 28th, 2022 at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, July 28th, 2022 at 5:00 pm (possibly sooner)

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Zebrafish International Resource Center

Scope:  Steam to ZIRC will be shut down to complete the utility meter installation.

Services Impacted:  This will affect autoclave & condensate steam, heating, and hot water.

Work Performed By:  Fortis Construction

Contact:  Colin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

7/6-7/7 Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC) Heating and Cooling Shutdown

Posted on by mdriggs

Begin:  July 6th, 2022 at 5:00 am

End:      July 7th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Affected:  Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)

Scope:  The building’s heating and cooling will be shut off to complete the install of building utility metering.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the building’s heating and cooling.

Work Performed By: Fortis Construction

Contact: Colin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

To view current construction and impacts. visit UO Map.

6/22/22 – 6/24/22 Cascade Hall, Price Science Library, Pacific Hall, Columbia, and Volcanology Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022 at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, June 24th, 2022 at 3:00 pm

Buildings Affected:  Cascade Hall, Price Science Library, Pacific Hall, Columbia Hall, and Volcanology

Scope:  Due to a leaking 16-inch main steam valve, the steam will be shut down to make an emergency repair in a section of steam piping.   Improvements to the utility steam metering at Cascade Hall will also occur during this outage.

Services Impacted:  There will be no steam heat or hot water during the shutdown. This should have little impact to most building users.

Please let us know asap if there is any critical research that needs assistance. The forecast shows sunny weather in the 70s those days. But this unusual cold weather has caused trouble with heating shutdowns this year.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

6/15/22 Huestis Hall Clean Steam Shutdown

Posted on by jude

Begin:  June 15, 2022 at 7:30 am

End:      June 15, 2022 at 3:30 pm

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

Scope:  As part of the Huestis Renovation Project, building clean steam will be shutdown and unavailable.

Services Impacted:  Autoclave Steam, Steam Condensate

Work Performed By:  Mortenson Construction and JH Kelly

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

5/31/22 Campus Wide Seasonal Building Steam Management Spring 2022

Posted on by jepeters

Buildings or Areas Impacted:

  • Agate Hall (gym/auditorium)
  • Cascade Annex
  • Collier House
  • Columbia Hall (Room 154)
  • Condon
  • CPFM Buildings
  • Esslinger
  • Fine Arts Studios
  • Friendly
  • Gerlinger
  • Hendricks
  • Huestis (heat exchanger HEX-3 only for fin tube radiators)
  • Lawrence (primary studios)
  • Lokey Education (East and West)
  • Mac Court (radiators only)
  • Millrace Woodshop
  • Music (radiators only)
  • Onyx Bridge (072/090, 169/170)
  • Susan Campbell
  • University Hall
  • Villard
  • Volcanology

Scope:  Starting the week of May 31st, the Mechanical shop will again implement its process for systematically deactivating the heat within steam-controlled buildings. This process can take several days depending on if any problems arise during this time.

Additional Notes:  Turning on and off the steam is very hard on the infrastructure serving our building’s mechanical systems.  Seasonal adjustments are based on the following format:

Steam is turned on in the Fall when:

  • Night-time outside air temperature is below 50 degrees for five consecutive nights
  • AND daytime temperatures are below 70 degrees for five consecutive days

Steam is turned off in the Spring when:

  • Night-time outside air temperatures are above 50 degrees for five consecutive nights
  • AND the daytime temperature is above 70 degrees for five consecutive days

Work Performed By:   Campus Planning and Facilities Management Facilities Services

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

5/26/22 Living Learning Center Heating and Domestic Hot Water Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

Begin:  Thursday, May 26th, 2022 at 5:00 am

End:      Thursday, May 26th, 2022 at 7:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Living Learning Center

Scope:  Due to a steam leak on a main valve, the building steam heat and hot water to Living Learning Center will be shut down for repairs.

Services Impacted:  The domestic hot water and the building steam heat will be offline during this time.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

To view current construction and impacts, visit UO Map.

5/13/22 – 12/31/22 Volcanology Steam Heat Shutdown

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE:  The new  steam heat pipeline has been active since December.

 

UPDATE:  A walkthrough with contractors has been completed, we are now working through proposals, ordering parts, and setting up equipment to prepare for excavation in order to install a new pipeline and return heat to the building.  The timeline for completion is unknown at this time.

Begin:  Friday, May 13th, 2022 at 12:00 noon

End:    Estimated around Friday, September 30th, 2022  TBD Completed in Dec. 2022

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Volcanology

Scope:  Due to a steam leak on an inaccessible pipe, steam heat will be turned off to the building. The building heat will remain off until pipe excavation and repairs can be completed.

Services Impacted:  The building heat will be off to the east side and in basement room 011A.

Work Performed By:  Contractor

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246

Carson Hall, Living Learning Center, Straub/Earl Utility Steam Shutdown 4/28/22 – 4/29/22

Posted on by jepeters

EMERGENCY UPDATE 4/29/22:
A pipe flange has cracked on the large steam pipe for Carson Hall.
Steam will be offline for Carson, Earl, and Straub until approximately 6:00 pm tomorrow evening.  Contractors are gathering the needed parts and will be making the repairs tomorrow.
(Steam has been restored for Living Learning Center and will not be affected by this shutdown.)

 

Begin:  Thursday, April 28th, 2022 at 6:00 pm

End:      Friday, April 29th, 2022 at 6:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Carson Hall, Straub Hall, Earl Hall, Living Learning Center

Scope:  Due to a steam leak on a main 8 inch steam valve, and a steam leak on a 2 inch meter pipeline, the utility steam will be shut down to replace the leaking valve and meter piping.  Work will be performed in the utility tunnel.

Services Impacted:

  • This will only affect the building heat and building hot water in Carson Hall, Straub Hall, and Earl Hall.
  • All of Living Learning Center will be on an alternate steam supply pipe and should not be affected.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and a contractor

Contact:  Kyle Wilson, CPFM Utilities Maintenance Manager, 541-346-2246