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At one time or another
many of you have manipulated the radiator in your dorm room. Every
year as students arrive and receive their welcome package from
the Office of Residential Life, within the information is a brochure
produced by MHC Facilities--specific to each dorm--information
regarding the proper use of the radiator in your dorm room.
Heating System Description and How to make it work
Be certain that windows are shut tightly. If your windows won’t
shut properly call Facilities Management at x2012 to report the
problem. We will fix it.
Drawing the window blind will help to slow heat losses during the
OFF cycles of the heating operation.
If your room has a temperature sensor in it TRY NOT to locate heat
producing devices like a lamp near it. This can severely limit
the heat to the building.
heating Helpers
Tel. x2012
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Call Facilities Management @ x2012
All other Hours
Call the Central Heating Plant
@ x2016
Organization: The entire
campus is heated with steam that is produced in the Central Heating
Plant and then distributed to every building via
underground pipes. At the peak of the season approximately
6,500 gallons of #6 Fuel Oil is burned every day to make the steam
required to heat our
buildings. This steam is maintained at very high pressures and
is used first to generate electricity before being utilized by
the campus for heating purposes. This generated electricity is
applied against the consumption of Utility (purchased) power. Underground
distribution piping brings the steam to each building where it’s
pressure is reduced and made useable for the various heating systems. Once the steam has released it’s energy it returns to the
CHP as condensate, to be re-heated for another cycle. About 90%
of the steam returns as water for re-use.
Click on any of the
dorm names below and you will find the information regarding
the specific type and operating instructions for your radiator.
Circulated
Hot Water radiator systems are found in the following dormatories:
One Pipe Heating radiator systems are found in the following
dorms:
Two Pipe Heating radiator systems are found in the following dorms:
Data provided by MHC Facilities Management Department
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