Well, that was fun

Papa_Complex · 04-05-2013, 08:07 AM

Yesterday, at around 2:00pm, we had a water main blow out on the north side of campus. That cut water pressure to about 25% and, eventually, they cut it off completely to start repairs. That left our main admin building and the core of campus without water.

I came into work this morning, at around 6:00am, to find a couple of our campus facilities guys in my area who had noticed a minor water leak and started throwing plastic sheet over everything. Good on them because when the city turned the water on at around 6:30am I turned around at my desk, and saw a waterfall coming down through the drop ceiling.

So I frantically started moving computers and emptying out recycle bins, so that I had something to catch the water in. I saw one of the facilities guys on the door security camera and ducked into the hall, to get him to have the water turned off. By the time it was off, I had a half dozen paper recycle bins half full of water, with a 20'x20' area of floor covered in a growing puddle.

If I didn't always come into work an hour+ early, the whole place would have been flooded out.

Particle Man · 04-05-2013, 08:13 PM

There are easier ways to wash your desk...

Cutty72 · 04-05-2013, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

There are easier ways to wash your desk...

Gas Man · 04-06-2013, 10:36 AM

Water pressure shock the line in the building above the ceiling?

Papa_Complex · 04-06-2013, 07:58 PM

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Water pressure shock the line in the building above the ceiling?

If it wasn't for the leak while the water was off, I would say so. There was renovation on the floor above us, about 9 months back, and we had leaks from their drains and water feeds for weeks afterward. I think that the contractors who did the job just did shitty work and it let go.

CasterTroy · 04-06-2013, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Water pressure shock the line in the building above the ceiling?

If the building didn't have a PRV the pressure burst could rattle MOST joints loose.

Papa_Complex · 04-06-2013, 09:21 PM

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If the building didn't have a PRV the pressure burst could rattle MOST joints loose.

The whole building and a couple of neighbouring buildings were shut off, and there was only one leak.

CasterTroy · 04-08-2013, 10:02 AM

SOON!

Papa_Complex · 04-08-2013, 10:44 AM

It actually looked pretty close to that, except in a sheet coming down between the ceiling tiles. Fortunately I got the water shut off pretty quickly, so I wasn't walking through a wading pool.

Rangerscott · 04-08-2013, 11:53 PM

Its not my job to be a plumber. Some people just like to see the world flood.

04-05-2013, 08:07 AM	#1
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Well, that was fun Yesterday, at around 2:00pm, we had a water main blow out on the north side of campus. That cut water pressure to about 25% and, eventually, they cut it off completely to start repairs. That left our main admin building and the core of campus without water. I came into work this morning, at around 6:00am, to find a couple of our campus facilities guys in my area who had noticed a minor water leak and started throwing plastic sheet over everything. Good on them because when the city turned the water on at around 6:30am I turned around at my desk, and saw a waterfall coming down through the drop ceiling. So I frantically started moving computers and emptying out recycle bins, so that I had something to catch the water in. I saw one of the facilities guys on the door security camera and ducked into the hall, to get him to have the water turned off. By the time it was off, I had a half dozen paper recycle bins half full of water, with a 20'x20' area of floor covered in a growing puddle. If I didn't always come into work an hour+ early, the whole place would have been flooded out. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

04-05-2013, 08:13 PM	#2
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	There are easier ways to wash your desk... __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

04-06-2013, 10:36 AM	#4
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Water pressure shock the line in the building above the ceiling? __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

04-08-2013, 10:02 AM	#8
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	SOON! __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

04-08-2013, 10:44 AM	#9
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	It actually looked pretty close to that, except in a sheet coming down between the ceiling tiles. Fortunately I got the water shut off pretty quickly, so I wasn't walking through a wading pool. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

04-08-2013, 11:53 PM	#10
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Its not my job to be a plumber. Some people just like to see the world flood.