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Called out as lost sockets and lighs.

Boiler broken.

One open plan office with 11 2Kw fan heaters on six 32A RFCs in a DB fed from a TP 63A switch fuse.

They had 7 heaters on one phase, plus the base load.

And.....






Four windows wide open....





And...







Air-con unit cooling.


Office full of lasses and none share the same requirements for heat/cold and utterly unwilling to compromise.

My suggestion of jumpers did not go down well.

Anyhow, replaced the fuse and told them no more than four heaters.

How long til I'm back?
 
spent some time working for a company that made thyristor drives. we dreaded having to work in the offices as it was 70 deg. F. , all windows shut, heating on full, sweating bollox, and the office girls moaning it was cold.
 
Called out as lost sockets and lighs.

Boiler broken.

One open plan office with 11 2Kw fan heaters on six 32A RFCs in a DB fed from a TP 63A switch fuse.

They had 7 heaters on one phase, plus the base load.

And.....






Four windows wide open....





And...







Air-con unit cooling.


Office full of lasses and none share the same requirements for heat/cold and utterly unwilling to compromise.

My suggestion of jumpers did not go down well.

Anyhow, replaced the fuse and told them no more than four heaters.

How long til I'm back?
you could not space the lines out any bigger could you .close it up at the back .;)
 
Went to service an a/c in an office and notice it was on and set to max cooling , thought weird as it was only last month, noticed the windows open, thought even odder and then checked the radiators and they were on too set to 25 degrees, WTF. I think they were attempting to get three climates in one open plan office 15M X 10m... lol, glad its not just me finding these bizarre office antics.
 
spent 6 months 500ft down in the local salt mine. was always 10 C / 50 F., summer and winter the same. never felt cold.was just right for working , and that was with minimal movement stuck on top of a scissor lift 8 hours a day. the salt corrosion to tools was a different tale.
 
Went to service an a/c in an office and notice it was on and set to max cooling , thought weird as it was only last month, noticed the windows open, thought even odder and then checked the radiators and they were on too set to 25 degrees, WTF. I think they were attempting to get three climates in one open plan office 15M X 10m... lol, glad its not just me finding these bizarre office antics.
I might suggest next time that rather than the, guilt assuageing, recycle a coffee cup scheme they dress appropriately for the weather and turn the heating down.

But that would take effort and sacrifice, make an actual difference and not be just a pointless virtue signal.
 

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