Category: Steam/Condensate

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

 

Lokey Ed C (Bldg. 41) Emergency Steam Shutdown 4/19/22 – 4/29/22

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Begin:  Effective Immediately – Tuesday, April 19th, 2022

End:      Friday, April 29th, 2022

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Lokey Education (Building 41)

Scope:  Due to a steam coil leaking, AHU-7 has been shut down until the repair can be made.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the heating and HVAC system throughout the building.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Crews

Contact:   Kyle Harshbarger, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-2055

Gerlinger Annex 1st Floor Steam Heating Shutdown 3/30/22 – Unknown

Posted on by mdriggs

UPDATE:  We were informed that this was previously restored.

 

Begin:  Wednesday, March 30, 2022

End:      Unknown

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Gerlinger Annex first floor heating

Scope:  The steam heat has been shutdown to the first floor due to a leak in the coil for AHU 3. An update will be sent when heating is restored.

Services Impacted:  This will only affect the heating on the first floor.

Work Performed By:  FS Mechanical Shop

Carson Hall, Living Learning Center, Straub/Earl Utility Steam Shutdown 3/26/22

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Begin:  Saturday, March 26th, 2022 at 6:00 am

End:      Saturday, March 26th, 2022 at 5:00 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.  This work is being planned for this Saturday to decrease impact to campus customers.  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

Annual Autoclave Steam Generator Preventative Maintenance March 21-24, 2022

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Begin:  Monday, March 21st, 2022 at 7:00 am

End:      Thursday, March 24th, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Cascade Annex, Columbia Hall, Huestis Hall, Klamath Hall, Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), Onyx Bridge, Pacific Hall, Streisinger Hall, University Health Services, Volcanology, Willamette Hall, and Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)

Scope:  CPFM Utilities and Energy will be performing the annual preventative maintenance and an internal inspection of the autoclave steam generator

Services Impacted: 

·        The autoclave steam heat exchanger will be shut down.

·        Clean steam will be unavailable but chemically treated 60 psi steam will be cross connected and routed through the pipeline for the duration of the shutdown.

·        No building heat or hot water will be impacted.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities and Energy with a Contractor

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

 

University Hall Steam Heat Shutdown 12/28/21

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Begin:  Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 at 9:00 am

End:      Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 at 2:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to a faulty steam flow meter, the steam heat will be shut down while repairs are made.

Services Impacted:  Building temperatures will be lower than normal during the outage. Repairs will be completed as quickly as possible.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Volcanology Steam Heat Shutdown 12/14/21

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Begin:  Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 at 4:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to a leaking steam pipe in the utility tunnel, the steam heat will be shut down in order to make repairs.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect the building’s heating system.
  • Utilities & Energy staff will be accessing the basement utility closet (011A) to shut down and start-up steam equipment in the tunnel.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and a contractor

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

ZIRC Building Wide Steam Shutdown 11/10-Unknown

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Begin:  November 10th, 2021 – Immediately

End:      Unknown

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

Scope:  A large steam leak was identified. The steam will be shutdown building wide. Utilities & Energy is currently working on repairs but does not know when the steam will be restored.

Services Impacted:  The steam will be shutdown building wide.

Work Performed By: CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Carson Hall Steam Shutdown 11/8/21

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Begin:  Monday, November 8th, 2021 at 1:00 pm

End:      Monday, November 8th, 2021 at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  Due to an asbestos abatement and condensate pipe repair project in the utility tunnel, a brief shutdown of steam will be required to install a bypass valve and drain on the condensate return system.

Services Impacted:  Slightly cooler room temperatures will be experienced in the building. Steam heat will be restored as soon as possible.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Buildings North of ZIRC Steam Heat Shutdown 11/01/21

Posted on by jepeters

UPDATE 11/1 at 3:26 PM: Steam has been temporarily restored. Further investigation and steam shutdowns will be required to permanently resolve the problem, but notifications will be sent out.

UPDATE 11/1: The steam pipe repairs are more extensive than originally anticipated. Steam heat will be down to the buildings north of ZIRC, including the greenhouses, for an unknown amount of time. An update will be sent when the steam is restored.

UPDATE 11/1: The water was restored and the restrooms are back online.

UPDATE 11/1: Due to an unforeseen issue with the steam pipe, the domestic water to Building 136 will be off for an unknown amount of time. An update will be sent out as soon as we find out more. The water is still on at Building 130 so please use the bathrooms there.

Begin: Monday, November 1st, 2021 at 8:00 am

End: Monday, November 1st, 2021 at 3:26 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: CPFM Administration Quonset, FS Lock and Key Shop, MNCH Archaeological Research Lab, Paleoecology Research, Archaeology Research, MNCH Prep Lab, Quonset 108, and Greenhouses

Scope: The domestic water will be shut down for approximately one hour to repair a pipe damaged during construction work.

Services Impacted: The domestic hot and cold water will be offline.

Special Instructions: Please use the sinks and restrooms in nearby buildings during this time.

Work Performed By: Fortis Construction

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

Onyx Bridge Steam and Hot Water Shutdown 9/13/21 and 9/18/21

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UPDATE:
This same work will also be taking place on Saturday, September 18th, 2021 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

 

Original Schedule: Monday, September 13th, 2021 at 7:00 am – 3:00 pm

Work To Continue On:  Saturday, September 18th, 2021 at 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  The building steam will be offline due to demo work being done on the building’s steam system in preparation of scheduled abatement work.

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

Special Instructions: Fume hood sashes will need to be closed and containers within the fume hoods sealed prior to the shutdown.

Work Performed By: CPFM FS Mechanical Crew

Contact: Ken Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Columbia Hall Utility Steam and Hot Water Shutdown 9/14/21

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Begin:  Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  The utility steam and hot water will be shut down to repair a failed condensate return pump and address a lack of valves.  New valves and piping will be added during the pump repair to increase safety and limit future maintenance impacts.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the heating system and hot water.  BAS will be turning off or adjusting the heating controls as appropriate for the specific heating equipment.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Living Learning Center North Steam Shutdown 8/18/21

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Begin:  Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 at 7:30 am

End:      Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 at 4:00 pm

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

Scope:  The steam service to the branch pipeline will be shut down in order to replace a leaking steam valve flange in room 013.

Services Impacted:

  • This will only affect the steam branch in room 013 and the downstream equipment.
  • Workers will need access to the piping in room 013 and space for rigging equipment and tools.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Onyx Bridge Building Steam Shutdown 7/29/21

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Begin:  Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at 7:30 am

End:      Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  Due to a failed utility steam meter, the steam will be shut down to install a new meter.

Services Impacted:

  • This work should have little to no impact to building occupants.
  • This will not affect the clean steam service to the building.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and S2 Industrial

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

Zebrafish Building and Autoclave Steam Shutdown 7/12/21 – 7/13/21

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Begin: Monday, July 12th, 2021 at 6:30 am

End: Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 at 6:30 am

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

Scope: Building steam will be temporally shutdown to install new valves for construction project.

Services Impacted: Autoclave steam and building heat will be offline.

Work Performed By: Fortis Construction

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

PLC, Condon, Tykeson, and Chapman Hall Steam Heat Shutdown 7/13/21 – 7/14/21

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Begin:  Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Prince Lucien Campbell, Condon, Tykeson, and Chapman Hall

Scope:  The steam will be shut down in order to remove a leaking section in the 8-inch main utility steam pipe.  A new pipe piece and new 8 inch valve will be installed by a contractor.  A generator and welder will be used above the utility tunnel maintenance hatch to repair the steam pipe.

Services Impacted:  The steam heat will off-line during this time.

Work Performed By:  S2 Industrial

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

Willamette Hall Steam Supply/Heating Water Shutdown 6/22/21

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Begin: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 at 7:00 am

End: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 at 3:00 pm

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

Scope:  The steam supply/heating water will be shut down in order to replace the heating water main isolation valve in Mechanical Room #50.  This will be happening at the same time as the Hot Water shutdown to remove a backflow assembly.

Services Impacted: This will affect the steam condensate, building heat, and the domestic hot water in sinks.

Work Performed By: CPFM FS Mechanical Shop

Contact: Richard Vaughan, CPFM Facilities Services, 541-346-2319

Onyx Bridge Steam Shutdown 5/26/21

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Begin:  Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 at 11:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  The steam will be shut down in order to investigate the cause of a malfunctioning utility steam meter.

Services Impacted:

  • Brief shutdown impacts building heating only.
  • There will be limited to no impact to building occupants at this time of year.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Clean Steam and Air Handler Shutdowns 6/14/21, 6/16/21 – 6/17/21

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Dates:  

  • Monday, June 14th, 2021 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at 7:30 am through Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Scope:  The clean steam generator needs to have the steam isolation valve and the tube bundle replaced. We will be shutting down the steam and air handlers on Monday the 14th of June for approximately 5 hours starting at 9am, as a test to monitor the impact a lengthier shut down will have on the building later on in the week. If all goes well in regard to humidity etc. during the test day on the 14th of June, we will be shutting down the steam/air handlers to the whole building on Wednesday the 16th and replacing the isolation valve and tube bundle to the clean steam generator. The steam and air handlers will remain off until the 17th.  It is the intention of the mechanical shop to have all systems back and operational at the end of business on June 17th.

Services Impacted:  Whole building heat, humidity control, and supply air will be offline.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS Mechanical Dept.

Contact:  Richard Vaughan, CPFM Facilities Services, 541-346-2319

Erb Memorial Union (EMU) 60 psi Steam Shutdown 5/11/21

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Begin:  Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 at 12:00 noon

Building or Area Impacted:  Erb Memorial Union (EMU)

Scope:  The 60 psi steam will be shutdown briefly to perform preventive maintenance on the steam pressure reducing valves in room 103.

Services Impacted:  This will have little impact to building users.

Work Performed By:  UO CPFM Utilities & Energy

Contact:  David Flock, EMU Maintenance, 541-346-8826

Hayward Field Human Physiology Heating Water, Chilled Water, & Steam Shutdown 5/30/21 – 6/11/21

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Begin:  Sunday, May 30th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, June 11th, 2021 at 3:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Hayward Field – Human Physiology area (NW corner)

Scope:  Harvey and Price will install a bypass around the heating water flow meter, bypass around the chilled water flow meter, and bypass around the steam flow meter serving SHX-1.  Work will be performed in the mechanical room serving the Human Physiology suite in Hayward Field. Outage will not affect areas outside of Human Physiology.

Services Impacted:  This work will require shutdown to the following services: HVAC heating water system and chilled water system and the steam line feeding the domestic water heater SHX-1; domestic hot water; and heating and chilled water serving AHU-105.

Work Performed By:  Harvey & Price

Contact:  Gene Mowery, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5593

 

Clean Steam Shutdown 4/20/21

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UPDATE 4/20: The autoclave clean steam heat exchanger is back online. Please allow 4-8 hours for the chemical treated steam to work its way out of the pipeline.

Begin:  Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 6:00 am

End:      Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 1:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Cascade Annex, Columbia Hall, Huestis Hall, Klamath Hall, Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), Onyx Bridge, Pacific Hall, Streisinger Hall, University Health Services, Volcanology, Willamette Hall, and ZIRC

Scope:  Due to a leaking steam condensate valve and a damaged temperature probe wire, the autoclave clean steam heat exchanger will be shut down. Chemical treated steam will be cross connected to the pipeline for the duration of the shutdown.

Services Impacted: 

·           Clean steam will be unavailable but chemically treated 60 psi steam will be cross connected and routed through the pipeline for the duration of the shutdown.

·           No building heat or hot water will be impacted.

Extra Notes:  We will send out a notice when the system is back online.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy

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

Tykeson Hall Steam Shutdown 3/10/21

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Begin: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 at 3:30 pm

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

Scope: As part of warranty repairs, Alliant will replace the steam meter sensor in the basement mechanical room 001. At some point during the day, the steam will be shut down, for 30-minutes, to allow for this replacement – see attached Method of Procedure.

Services Impacted:

  • Steam will be offline for 30 minutes, affecting the building heat.
  • Smoke alarms will be placed in test mode and fire watch will be actively conducted by the contractor.

Special Instructions: Any alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

Work Performed By: Alliant

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

Agate Hall Steam Shutdown 2/26/21

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Begin:  Friday, February 26th, 2021 at 8:00 am

End:      Friday, February 26th, 2021 at 2:00 pm

Scope:  Due to several steam traps leaking by the boilers, steam will be shut down to repair and replace the affected steam traps.

Services Impacted:  Building steam will be offline during this time.

Work Performed By:  CPFM Utilities & Energy and Facilities Services

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

Friendly Hall Steam Shutdown 2/5/21

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Begin:  Friday, February 5th, 2021 at 7:00 am

End:      Friday, February 5th, 2021 at 3:30 pm

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

Scope:  The steam will be shut down to allow a contractor to reroute a steam line in the ceiling of the fourth floor, adjacent to the new elevator shaft.

Services Impacted:  Steam will be off-line

Work Performed By:  Hermanson Company

Contact:  Gene Mowery, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-5593