Maintenance personnel repaired DeHority Complex’s broken radiator this morning, after negative temperatures caused it to break yesterday.
The radiator provides heat to the front and surrounding area of DeHority Complex.
George Edwards, associate director of facilities, estimated that the radiator caused flooding about 10 feet in diameter in the front lobby of the building.
Edwards said a custodian — who is considered essential personnel — had planned to spend the night in DeHority Complex due to an inability to drive. When the radiator broke, she was able to help clean up the water and prevent flood damage. Six fans and two space heaters were set up in order to dry out the carpet.
The radiator cost less than $100 to repair, Edwards said.
He said this is the only major problem they’ve found in the buildings.
“What happens is when it’s this cold, we don’t know what’s frozen until it thaws, and then we’ll find other possible locations,” Edwards said. “We have typical problems when thermostats don’t work and things like that, but that’s just normal maintenance in buildings so that happens on a routine basis, nothing out of the norm.”
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