Heating Our Old Facility

The Aches and Pains of Winter
Heating our old facility

Overview
We’re not going to start out with four letter words, however, as temperatures begin to drop and our heaters kick in at home, at some point we have to take off our rose colored glasses and get ready for the c—d and s—w!
Victor and crew are having the same thoughts about keeping us warm this fall and winter.
• It takes a week for the boilers to get hot enough to create steam to warm the building
• It takes a week for the boilers to cool down
• Once the boilers are up and running they are NOT turned off!
• Temperatures in Colorado can range from 30 degrees in the morning to 90 in the afternoon. So…Keep these things in mind:
o As the day warm, WE STILL HAVE RESIDUAL HEAT from the boilers!
o Dress in layers! Encourage your students to do the same
o Bring hats and mittens to class for the mornings
o Run fans in the afternoon.

Current work on heating system
We have a unique situation this year regarding when Victor turns on the boilers and it has a name, “Fixing the steam traps”
What does this have to do with you? Comfort!

The aged pipes that carry the hot water throughout the building have sprung leaks…32 of them in fact! As a critical maintenance issue, the district is repairing these cracks. We planned for this work to be completed in the summer, however, all bonds from the last election had not yet been purchased; money was not available until this time. THIS MEANS VICTOR CANNOT TURN ON THE BOILERS UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. The estimated time of completion is mid-November.

Important information
• Plugging in space heaters will over load the system and blow electrical circuits. Please do not use space heaters in any space or room.
o We realize this may be less than ideal, please honor this request
• Space heaters that you may see throughout the building have been approved.

Thanks for understanding the situation and realizing that some things are out of our control.