Jennifer T. Allen
Rapid response keeps heat production at capacity for campus, UK HealthCare
When a critical piece of equipment suddenly failed inside the University of Kentucky’s Central Utility Plant (CUP), the Utilities and Energy Management (UEM) team quickly activated contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted service of heat and hot water to campus. The deaerator tank, vital for removing dissolved gases from boiler feedwater in the university’s steam heating system, failed due to a spray nozzle malfunction.
With replacement parts unavailable until next year, UEM and Procurement Services worked quickly to find a solution that will keep the heat on as the temperature drops.
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