I was wondering what controls/alerts other NMR facilities have in place for=
air conditioning breakdowns etc. =C2=A0Yesterday our physical plant people=
for hundred and first time shut down the building air conditioning for an =
emergency repair and did not notify us. =C2=A0I have an air conditioning un=
it in the NMR room but it is not sufficient to cool on a hot day when the o=
verall building air is down so the room temperature crept up close to 80F. =
=C2=A0This is not a big deal when I am around during the week and can shut =
down the instruments when the temperature gets too high but on weekends it =
could be a serious problem. =C2=A0I am negotiating with the Physical Plant =
people to get put on their email notification list but even if they do so i=
t is not completely reliable and will mean I will also be notified of every=
plugged toilet and burned out light bulb on campus. =C2=A0I have been look=
ing at computer connected temperature sensors like this:
http://www.picotech.com/data-logging-software.html
http://www.picotech.com/applications/pt100.html
Apparently the software can be set up to send emails if the temperature vau=
es goes out of preset range.
Does anyone have experience with this type of sensor or have other suggesti=
ons?
Thanks
Matthew Revington
NMR Facility Manager,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor
519-253-3000 Ext 3997
Received on Thu Aug 02 2012 - 07:59:47 MST