Pics of what I maintain!

[NPloysa]

I recently got this building maintenance job at a non-profit wildlife museum called "The Wildlife Experience".



I do everything from maintain the 2 steam boilers and 2 hot water boilers and 3 air handlers, to replacing door trim.



Here is a link. It is a beautiful 120,000 square foot building, 2 above ground floors, basement. Ask me for information if needed.



http://www.thewildlifeexperience.com/about_us/gallery/gallery.html

 

[klenger]

Neat. It's kind of in my old stomping grounds. I used to do quite a bit of work at Centennial AP.

 

[KBennett]

Looks cool Nick. I will have to bring my wife and kids down sometime and visit.



Are they for or against hunting?

 

[NPloysa]

Well, that's a tough one! I can only say we are FOR conservation. Hunt, don't hunt, but donate your skin or taxidermied animal to us and we will like you, HAHA.



Just kidding. I would say some of us are for it, some are against it.



Nick

 

[The patriot]

What kind of boilers are they?

What type of fuel do they used?

How many PSI they running at?

Eric

 

[NPloysa]

Sorry, was thinking the building was 120,000 square feet. It is only 66,800 or so!



We have 4 boilers, 2 are steam for humidification. 2 are for our hot water demand. All 4 are Cleaver Brooks, all natural gas, the 2 steamers are running around 15 psi.



The reason we need steam boilers is because part of our contract for leasing the millions of dollars worth of paintings includes stable, high humidity so the paintings don't dry out.



Our chillers are Trane Series R, 214 ton rating (not weight, but output rating). Helical compressor, 214 horsepower each. Usually about 1 horse per ton.



Nick

 

[The patriot]

Cool. Sounds small compared to the ones I run, but nevertheless cool.

Is the Trane a centrifugal unit, or absorption?

Eric

 

[NPloysa]

I am not sure if the Tranes are centrifugal or absorption. How do I tell? What type and size do you run or work on Patriot?



Thanks, Nick

 

[The patriot]

Centrifugal will be powered by an electric motor.

Absorption is powered by steam.

I dont presently run any refrigeration equipment.

The boilers I now run are

1 B&W FM type (water tube) @ 50,000 lbs per hour (about 1500 HP). It has an economizer, so it will do better than the rating. Fired on either #6 oil or gas. This boiler is used as out waste gas incinerator. We have several "streams" of waste gas coming off the process that we incinerate in it. We obviously do continous emissions monitering on this boiler.



1 CB fire tube. 24,000 lbs per hr (about 700 HP) also fired on either #6 oil or gas.



This isnt the biggest plant I've ever worked in, but due to the specialized equipment, it's definetly the most complex.

Eric

 

[NPloysa]

Yes, the Trane chillers are electric helical compressors.



Your equipment sounds fun!



Nick

 

[The patriot]

Originally posted by NPloysa

Yes, the Trane chillers are electric helical compressors.



Your equipment sounds fun!



Nick

You wouldnt say that during a power outage!!!!

Eric:{

 

[KBennett]

Nick, I think those Trane compressors are made in Pueblo. I visited their facility last year on a PLC application.

 

[NPloysa]

Yes they are made in Pueblo! I learned that yesterday when I mentioned to the Long guy looking at the chillers told me. I need to go take a tour there.



Nick