Heating and Cooling Info for Bates Hall, Edwards Hall, Matthews Hall, McKay Hall, Moulton Hall, and Wallingford Hall
How to Stay Warm
Your heating pipes are located under or around your desk. To help improve heat circulation, do not cover the grills on top of/under your desk or around your bookshelves. You will also notice better heat flow from the baseboard heater if you pull your bed a few inches from the wall.
If you live in Bates: Your living room is heated by a fan-coil unit which you can control by using the thermostat that is usually located on the wall near the closest closet to your apartment’s entrance. The higher the temperature setting on your thermostat, the more heat that goes into your fan-coil unit. There is a switch on the unit itself that controls the fan speed. In your bedroom, keep your bed and desk away from the fan-coil unit. The more space you can create around the bottom of the unit to maximize air circulation, the better your heating system will work.
If your room is cold, report this to your Service Centre. Do not augment the building heat with an electric heater
How to Stay Cool
If you are living in a residence without air conditioning, we strongly suggest you have a small fan to help keep the air in your room moving. Face the fan outwards to draw the heat out of your room during the days and face the fan inwards to draw the cool night air into the room in the evenings. Closing all drapes/blinds during the days will also assist in keeping the room cooler. You are not permitted to install your own air conditioner.
Heating and Cooling Info for Hedden AND Les Prince
How to Stay Warm
You have fan coil units to help circulate the air around your room better. In order for these units to work most efficiently, they must have as much room around them as possible.
How to Stay Cool
Just like with staying warm, the fan coil units will circulate the cool air around your room. The air conditioning levels in these buildings respond automatically to the outside temperature. If it gets cool outside, the air conditioning will turn off.
Heating and Cooling Info for Brandon, Whidden and Woodstock
You have fan coil units to help circulate the air around your room better. In order for these units to work most efficiently, they must have as much room around them as possible. Watch the video to know how to use this fan coil unit properly.
Heating and Cooling Info for Mary E. Keyes Residence
In Mary E. Keyes Residence, heat is supplied to the suite by two fan-forced heaters in the living room. Air is drawn in from the bottom; this area must be kept clear of obstructions. To control the level of heat, thermostats are located in bedrooms B and C. Bedroom B stat controls the level of heat in bedrooms A and B and part of the common living space. Bedroom C stat controls the level of heat in bedrooms C and D and the rest of the common living space.
HEATING AND COOLING INFO FOR PGCLL
How to Stay Warm
The building is heated by a boiler supplying warm/hot water to the HVAC system during the cooler months. The room temperature is controlled by the thermostat on the wall, using the up and down arrows.
To confirm the system is in heating mode press the down arrow, if the screen does not say “heating mode”, push the middle button on the thermostat to turn on heating mode.
You have a fan in your room to circulate the air. For these units to work most efficiently, they must have as much room around them as possible. The fan will always run-on low mode, unless the temperature in the room goes below the heating set point, then the fan will operate on high speed.
How to Stay Cool
The building is cooled by a boiler supplying cold water to the HVAC system during warmer months. The room temperature is controlled by the thermostat on the wall. To change the temperature, use the arrows on the thermostat.
To confirm the system is in cooling mode press the down arrow, if the screen does not say “cooling mode”, push the middle button on the thermostat to turn on cooling mode.
You have a fan in your room to circulate the air. For these units to work most efficiently, they must have as much room around them as possible. The fan will always run-on low mode, unless the temperature in the room goes above the cooling set point, then the fan will operate on high speed.
Important Note: There is no cooling in the cooler months (October to May) and lowering the Cooling Set Point will not achieve a reduced temperature in the room as there is only Hot Water circulating through the HVAC unit.
If there is the odd warm day, please open your window and request a fan from the service center.