[57514] in Hotline Meeting
RE: Chilled Water Loss
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Warren Scott)
Tue Dec 4 05:56:58 2001
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From: Warren Scott <WScott@PLANT.MIT.EDU>
To: jack costanza <jackc@ai.mit.edu>, Peter Cooper
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Cc: "'plant-notify@mit.edu'" <plant-notify@mit.edu>,
RM-Coach
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George Mac Leod <gmacleod@mit.edu>, "'armay@mit.edu'" <armay@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 05:55:25 -0500
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That is a cooling tower on the roof of NE43 and the water loss is not
related at all to CUP's loss of chilled water.
That cooling tower has been patched over the years and should be replaced.
At this time I don't know if more patching can be done or if there are funds
to replace the tower.
Warren
-----Original Message-----
From: jack costanza [mailto:jackc@ai.mit.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:52 PM
To: Peter Cooper
Cc: 'plant-notify@mit.edu'; RM-Coach; 'plant-olt@mit.edu';
'rmoore@mit.edu'; George Mac Leod; 'armay@mit.edu'
Subject: Re: Chilled Water Loss
I'm not sure if this is related but I just found out that our chiller on
the roof of ne43 is leaking gallons of water. The entire roof is flooded. I
placed a call with fixit but they only have one mechanic on duty so I will
have to wait until he has time to check this out.
-jack
Jack Costanza
AI Lab
3-6703
Peter Cooper wrote:
> The Department of Facilities requests your assistance in resolving a
> water loss situation. For the past week or so, the Central Utility
> Plant staff has reported a significant loss of chilled water. The
> water loss comes from pipes that are used for cooling, not drinking,
> so the water is not potable. The water meters indicate that on some
> days as much as 20,000 gallons of water have been lost. Some daily
> loss is anticipated, but this is 10 times higher than normal. The
> water usage is not consistent, making it more difficult to determine
> the location.
>
> As of today, our investigation has not found the source, which is why
> we ask for your help. If you are aware of any experimental uses,
> construction or maintenance activities, or see water flowing down a
> drain excessively, please contact our Utilities area at
> utilities@mit.edu. It is possible that someone may have
> inadvertently tapped into a chilled water line improperly. We would
> like to show them how their water or cooling needs can be achieved more
> effectively. (As a reference a 3/4" hose running freely will waste 7000
> gallons per day.)
>
> Thanks you very much for your cooperation.
>
> Peter Cooper
