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Guide to Services - H Section
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Contents:
H
Halogen Lamps
Heat
Holiday Decoration
Service Guide Index
A B C
D E F
G H I J K
L M N O P
Q R S T U
V W X Y Z
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Halogen Lamps Not Permitted
On Campus
Effective
Fall 2000
Tochiere-style lamps fitted with halogen
bulbs rated greater than 200 watts are not
permitted in residence halls at College
Park.�
Tochiere-style lamps using normal
incandescent or compact florescent bulbs
are permitted.
Halogen bulbs fitted with a safety shield,
originally provided as an after-market safety
modification, are not permitted.
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In case you're not aware, "torchiere-style
or pole" floor lamps may use halogen light bulbs
that can reach very high temperatures and could start
a fire if they come in contact with curtains, clothes,
or other flammable material.� The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) has tested 250 watt, 300 watt and 500
watt tubular halogen bulbs and found surface temperatures
between 970o and 1,200o
Fahrenheit while normal 150 watt incandescent bulbs reach
only 340o.� Other types of halogen bulbs
operate at lower temperatures than the tubular halogen
bulbs.
These lamps first became available in the United States
in 1983.� Underwriters Laboratories (UL) revised a standard
for halogen torchiere lamps manufactured after February
5, 1997, which caused most manufacturers to equip the
lamps with a glass or wire guard over the glass bulb to
help prevent flammable materials from touching the bulbs.�
Despite these shields, temperatures at the lamp surface
remain unacceptably high, causing this style of bulb-and-lamp
combination to be banned at most colleges and universities.
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| Heat |
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heating season is generally from mid-November through
mid-March.� Prevailing weather conditions at the
time influence the actual start-up and cut-off dates
for heat, which are usually determined by sustained
periods of low temperatures over more than
just a few days.� Once crews begin, it takes several
days for all buildings to have heating systems fully
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NEVER,
NEVER� place your bed
under the window across the front of the room's
convector.� By placing a bed directly under
the window and in front of the convector,
this blocks natural air convection through
your room's heating unit and will make your
room cooler.
Heat Service Call Priorities
At the start of the heating season, our first
priority is to concentrate on getting all
the mechanical room systems running.� Once
we know a building has heat, we turn to problems
where entire heating zones or floors are without
heat.
As our last priority,
we will respond to individual room complaints.�
Barring zone or entire floor problems, we
begin responding the same day to individual
room requests once the heat is on in a building.
Report problems to x4-WORK once
you know your room isn't getting heat at night
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| Controlling
Your Heat
Our older unrenovated
buildings have heating systems that are sometimes
difficult to regulate precisely.� Rooms have heat
convectors (the oldest buildings have radiators)
with a control valve located under the front of
the unit.� Use this valve to regulate the heat in
your.� We're usually successful in fixing stuck
valves although, occasionally, we do encounter a
faulty control valve which has to be completely
replaced.�
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| Holiday
Decorations |
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As
state humbugs, we don�t permit live holiday decorations
(mainly live or cut evergreen trees) in residence
halls.� As a safety precaution, evergreen decorations
that can become dry and flammable are not to be
brought inside.
Holiday lights, if used, must be rated for the location
used (interior or exterior use).� Don�t use staples,
nails or thumbtacks to attach light strings to walls,
windows, or door frames.
If you spray snow and ice onto windows, you get
to clean it off.� Holiday spirit is great, but you
must take care of clean-up of your own decorations. |
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