Pipe loss from Olmsted as a fixed post-semester-the Times-Delphic

The area around a steam line leak outside the Olmsted Center remains closed to the students in the spring, the planning and management of facilities announced, The Times-Delphic said. The facilities plan to repair the line after completion to reduce the disturbance of the campus.

Steam pipes such as those of Olmsted heat all buildings on campus, in addition to the provision of hot water for kitchens and bathrooms. The line that developed the goodwin-Kirch residential house, Olmsted and Aliber, heating and hot water services in these buildings are currently not affected by the leak.

During the autumn break, the facilities tested a valve in the area. This test temporarily switched off hot water into the buildings mentioned above, so that the facilities found the students on campus where they should take hot showers. The test showed that the valve would apply during the repair process planned for this summer.

“The test on the valve was completed during the autumn break, and that was the extent of the work,” said Kevin Moran, the managing director of institutions, in an e -mail.

The facilities expect to replace the border between the man hole outside of Olmsted and the man hole in the middle of the Helmick Commons, said Moran.

Drake's condensation pipes, which have not been replaced on the warm months on the campus building cool and steam lines for over 20 years. Moran said that these pipes can take up to 30 years or more and can finally develop leaks if the groundwater saturates the isolation of the pipes.

“In most cases, repairs are required because the outside of the pipes, the pits or small holes develop,” said Moran. “Steam can move along the tube and appear anywhere from the ground so that it is often necessary to dig the entire line to determine where the error occurred.”

Facilities expect to find other leaks when they dig out the lines in summer, said Moran. The project's budget therefore depends on the amount of pipe systems.

“The extent of the repair will only be known when the tubes are excavated to define how much has failed and has to be replaced,” said Moran.