All,
The boilers in the basement continue to limp along. It appears that the heating load associated with the campus being occupied and the heating needs associated along with reduced steam temperatures coming into the building keep us from achieving the minimum 20 PSI required to run the autoclave units.
The steam generated is sufficient for the vivarium humidity and fluctuates based on outdoor temperatures and humidity. With warm weather forecast for the weekend, I've turned on the unit on the 3rd floor for the weekend. The units on 2 and 4 have leaks in the supply pipes which will be repaired next Thursday.
I am working to get proposals for individual steam generator units installed on each research floor along with one in the cell processing facility in the basement which could be isolated to that individual autoclave or if combined potentially supplement the entire steam needs for the building.
I have been moving the autoclave waste to Chemistry for sterilization and disposal, please continue to leave your autoclavable waste in the autoclave rooms.
I wish I had better news, Construction services is aware and also working on a solution.