Start:
June 23rd at 4 a.m.
Duration:
Approximately four hours, could be less or more
Warnings:
- Do not enter the building until 8 a.m. June 23rd. All the power will be off – including the building elevators.
- Do not open refrigerators or freezers for any reason during the shutdown.
- Includes individual, -80s, stand-alone, mini, and walk-in freezers
Labs Should:
Before June 23rd:
- Make a game plan for what you need to shut off on Monday the 22nd in order to not lose any data or samples or media.
- Include shutting down any computers or servers in the lab.
- Communicate the plan to your lab members so everyone on the same page for this.
- For ultra-low freezers, clear out the frost from the door seals.
On June 23rd, after power is restored:
- Physically turn on any computers or servers in the lab.
Facilities Will:
- Turn off/on growth chambers, cold rooms, -80 freezers, incubators and most everything else in the basement and some select items on other floors (RO and DI).
Lab Fridges/Freezers:
- If the lab fridge/freezer is plugged in, it will shut down when they cut the power, and it will automatically come back on when power is restored.
- A new, full, -80 will retain critical temp for up to 36 hours, as long as the seals are kept free of frost build up and the door is kept shut.
- Source: one of the largest distributors of ultra-low freezers in the Midwest.
Concerns About Lab Equipment Being Damaged?
- Use your best judgement.
- Check the vendor’s website.
Questions:
- Contact Building Manager Tim Lorenz:
- (608) 262-6911 Shop and (608) 220-4125 Cell