Iss2_IPS_Museum of London
- 1. Pipefreezing at the
Museum of London
IPS Group Services Recent Projects No. 9
TheMuseumof Londonmaydisplaythehistoryof thisgreatcityin
itsgalleriesbutalotalsogoesonbehindthescenesinitsbasements,
whichwefoundwhenwewerecalledinbyCofelyProjects,viaEpic
Pipework,toassistintherepairstodamagedpipework.
Workingovertheweekend,wefrozea150mmheatingmaininaveryconfinedspace
inanoldundercroft.Althoughthepumpsandboilerhadbeenshutdownonthe
FridaynighttheambienttemperaturewasstilltoohighontheSaturdaymorningto
completethefreeze.AllcontractorsagreedtoreturnontheSundaytosuccessfully
completetheprojectandminimisetheimpactonthegalleryenvironment.
Anyfurtherdelayscouldhaveledtosignificantproblems,withanydropinroom
temperaturescausingdecaytotheartefactsandfromfurtherdamagefromtheold
pipeworkcoolingdownandthenleaking.
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