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      Residence
      Water
     
     
      Problems:
     
     
      Survey
      Results
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Bruce
      Henry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      returning
      from
      a
     
     
      most
      splendid
      Christmas
      Holi-
     
     
      day,
      I
      noticed
      my
      morning
     
     
      showers
      at
      Blanchard
      Hall
     
     
      were
      not
      as
      pleasant
      as
      before.
     
     
      The
      water
      temperature
      kept
     
     
      changing
      from
      hot
      to
      cold
      my
     
     
      adjusting
      the
      taps.
      At
      one
     
     
      point
      during
      my
      cleansing
      he
     
     
      water
      was
      so
      hot
      I
      scorched
     
     
      my
      feet
      and
      found
      myself
     
     
      climbing
      the
      shower
      walls
     
     
      while
      trying
      to
      turn
      off
      the
      hot
     
     
      water.
      After
      an
      hour
      my
      feet
     
     
      finally
      stopped
      burning
      and
     
     
      on
      my
      way
      to
      class
      I
      men-
     
     
      tioned
      my
      complaint/concern
     
     
      to
      a
      Residence
      Assistance
     
     
      (RA).
     
    

    
     
      I
      spoke
      with
      the
      same
     
     
      RA
      later
      in
      the
      day
      to
      ask
      if
     
     
      they
      had
      any
      feedback
      towards
     
     
      my
      complaint,
      but
      nothing
      had
     
     
      been
      done
      because
      they
      ad
     
     
      been
      unable
      to
      get
      in
      touch
     
     
      with
      maintenance.
      Feeling
     
     
      unsatisfied
      with
      the
      response,
     
     
      I
      took
      it
      upon
      myself
      to
      con-
     
     
      duct
      a
      survey
      about
      the
      water
     
     
      problem
      in
      UPEI's
      dorms.
     
    

    
     
      The
      survey,
      conducted
     
     
      January
      16,
      covered
      all
      three
     
     
      residence
      at
      UPEI
      was
      com-
     
     
      prised
      of
      the
      following
      ques-
     
     
      tions:
      Number
      of
      people
      in
     
     
      each
      room?
      How
      many
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      were
      affected?
      When
      did
      it
     
     
      start?
      Did
      anyone
      get
      burned?
     
     
      (This
      question
      was
      later
     
     
      changed
      to
      Was
      it
      hot
      enough
     
     
      to
      get
      out
      of
      the
      way?
      and
      Did
     
     
      they
      tell
      anyone?
      Why
      or
      why
     
     
      not?
     
    

    
     
      Of
      the
      107
      people
      inter-
     
     
      viewed
      at
      Blanchard
      Hall,
      74
     
     
      of
      them
      were
      affected
      by
      the
     
     
      water
      problem,
      7
      people
      had
     
     
      been
      scorched,
      98%
      of
      the
      af-
     
     
      fected
      students
      felt
      the
      water
     
     
      was
      so
      hot
      they
      had
      to
      avoid
      it
     
     
      by;
      jumping
      out
      of
      shower,
     
     
      climbing
      the
      shower
      walls,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      turning
      off
      the
      hot
      water,
      or
     
     
      re-adjusting
      the
      taps.
     
    

    
     
      In
      Marian
      Hall
      29
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      were
      surveyed
      and
      13
     
     
      were
      affected
      to
      the
      point
     
     
      where
      they
      had
      to
      move
      out
      of
     
     
      the
      flow
      of
      water.
      One
      Marian
     
     
      student
      said
      they
      experienced
     
     
      this
      water
      problem
      during
      all
     
     
      four
      years
      at
      UPEI
      and
      to
      them
     
     
      it
      felt
      like
      “...another
      day.”
     
    

    
     
      Of
      the
      ten
      people
      avail-
     
     
      able
      for
      comment
      in
     
     
      Bernardine
      Hall,
      nine
      said
      they
     
     
      had
      also
      been
      affected
      by
     
     
      changes
      in
      the
      water
      tempera-
     
     
      ture.
     
    

    
     
      Wayne
      Boudreau,
      Chef
     
     
      Engineer
      for
      The
      Physical
     
     
      Plant,
      was
      notified
      about
      the
     
     
      domestic
      water
      problem
      at
     
     
      Blanchard
      Hall
      and
      he
      then
     
     
      called
      a
      field
      technician
      from
     
     
      Trigen-PEI
      who
      looked
      at
      the
     
     
      problem
      and
      according
      to
     
     
      Boudreau
      replaced
      the
      Off
     
     
      Water
      Temperature
      Control
     
     
      Valve.
     
    

    
     
      Boudreau
      then
      explained
     
     
      how
      this
      water
      temperature
     
     
      unbalance
      can
      occur.
      For
      ex-
     
     
      ample
      when
      your
      take
      a
      shower
     
     
      and
      someone
      in
      another
      apart-
     
     
      ment
      uses
      water
      the
      pressure
     
     
      from
      the
      hot
      water
      pipeline
     
     
      will
      drop
      allowing
      more
      cold
     
     
      water
      to
      enter
      giving
      you
      a
     
     
      shot
      of
      cold
      or
      vise
      versa.
      The
     
     
      only
      solution
      according
      to
     
     
      Boudreau
      is
      to
      install
      pressure
     
     
      balancing
      valves.
      These
      are
     
     
      shower
      knobs
      that
      take
      in
      both
     
     
      hot
      and
      cold
      water
      under
      one
     
     
      pipe
      and
      that
      adapts
      to
      pres-
     
     
      sure
      change
      when
      required.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      the
      off
      water
      tem-
     
     
      perature
      control
      valve
      been
     
     
      replaced,
      showers
      at
     
     
      Blanchard
      have
      dramatically
     
     
      improved.
      For
      Marian
      and
     
     
      Bernadine
      residents
      who
      are
     
     
      still
      having
      a
      problem
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fluctuating
      water
      tempera-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tures,
      contact
      Marc
     
     
      Braithwaite
      at
      Student
      Devel-
     
     
      opment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marc
      Braithwaite
      is
      re-
     
     
      sponsible
      for
      residence
      budg-
     
     
      ets
      and
      fees,
      physical
      facili-
     
     
      ties
      (cleaning,
      maintenance,
     
     
      and
      renovations),
      administra-
     
     
      tive
      policies
      and
      procedures,
     
     
      personnel
      matters
      (selection,
     
     
      training
      and
      supervision)
      food
     
     
      service
      liaison,
      student
      disci-
     
     
      pline,
      residence
      life
      direction,
     
     
      and
      residence
      student
      recruit-
     
     
      ment,
      also
      responsible
      for
     
     
      summer
      conference
      facility
     
     
      bookings,
      conference
      sched-
     
     
      uling
      as
      well
      as
      summer
      op-
     
     
      erations
      management.
      And
     
     
      for
      Residence
      Life
      Coordina-
     
     
      tor
      he
      is
      in
      charge
      of
      develop-
     
     
      ing
      a
      positive
      living
      environ-
     
     
      ment
      for
      residence
      students
     
     
      which
      promotes
      both
      aca-
     
     
      demic
      and
      personal
      develop-
     
     
      ment.
      Other
      responsibilities
     
     
      include
      policy/procedure
      ad-
     
     
      ministration,
      crisis
      interven-
     
     
      tion,
      student
      staff
      supervision,
     
     
      House
      Council
      to
      RA’s,
      resi-
     
     
      dence
      orientation,
      room
      as-
     
     
      signment,
      and
      production
      of
     
     
      the
      Residence
      Life
      Handbook.
     
     
      So
      if
      your
      problem
      fits
      into
     
     
      one
      of
      these
      categories
      you
     
     
      can
      reach
      Marc
      Braithwaite
      at
     
     
      Student
      Services
      located
      in
     
     
      Robertson
      Library
      building
      or
     
     
      give
      his
      a
      call
      at
      (902)
      566-
     
     
      0362
      and
      if
      that
      doesn’t
      work
     
     
      write
      him
      an_—
      e-mail
     
     
      MBRAITHWAITE@UPEILCA
     
     
      or
      RESIDENCE@UPEI.CA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next
      issue:
      a
      look
      into
     
     
      the
      heaters
      at
      Blanchard
      Hall.
     
     
      Do
      we
      really
      have
      control
      ?
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      28,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
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