Winterising SAM & TAD
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This week at Davis: 11 May 2012
After the summer expeditioners leave, the maintenance and repairs are done, and we’ve washed all the dirty linen, the two summer accommodation buildings SAM and TAD get ‘winterised’.
Basically this means the services are shut down where possible and the buildings are sealed against heat loss. The bedrooms are left to drop to ambient temperatures (at the moment around minus 20°C) and the rest is brought down to around 10°C which is enough to keep everything ticking over in the plant room. The fresh air and exhaust vents are shut and the system runs 100% recirculated air.
Chris and Scotty spent a few days using the elevated work platform to cover the vents, and installing the blue foam insulation to accomplish this.
Basically this means the services are shut down where possible and the buildings are sealed against heat loss. The bedrooms are left to drop to ambient temperatures (at the moment around minus 20°C) and the rest is brought down to around 10°C which is enough to keep everything ticking over in the plant room. The fresh air and exhaust vents are shut and the system runs 100% recirculated air.
Chris and Scotty spent a few days using the elevated work platform to cover the vents, and installing the blue foam insulation to accomplish this.
Chris using the elevated work platform
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Scotty enjoying the view
(Photo: Chris Hill)
SAM and TAD summer accomodation buildings
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Going up to the roof of SAM
(Photo: Chris Hill)
SAM exhaust vents covered
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Air intakes also covered for the winter
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Another view from the top
(Photo: Chris Hill)
The winter sun at Davis
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Definitely not the warmest at minus 20°C
(Photo: Chris Hill)
And TAD as well
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Where would we be without blue insulation foam?
(Photo: Chris Hill)
So close and yet so far - the plateau in the distance
(Photo: Chris Hill)
Home sweet home - the LQ and SMQ
(Photo: Chris Hill)
