Gary Jackson Heating Service will be replacing the boiler system as well as the baseboard heaters in all Ash Brook apartments.  This is the timeline and description of work supplied to Keene Housing by Jackson:

WEDNESDAY JULY 27TH – TRANSPORT AND SET UP DOMESTIC HOT WATER SUPPLY TRAILER TO PROVIDE HOT WATER DURING REMODEL.

  • COLD AND HOT WATER INTERRUPTION FOR 1-3 HOURS DURING LINE ATTACHEMENTS, FILLING AND TESTING TRAILER
  • THIS WILL PROVIDE SERVERAL DAYS OF USE BEFORE OLD SYSTEM IS REMOVED TO VERIFY TRAILER SYSTEM OPERATES CORRECTLY

MONDAY AUGUST 1ST – BOILER ROOM WORK TO BEGIN

  • ISOLATE AND DRAIN THE BOILERS, HOT WATER TANK AND SYSTEM PIPING. WE WILL WANT ACCESS TO EVERY APARTMENT TO OPEN ALL ZONE HEADS TO ALLOW AIR PRESSURIZATION OF THE LOOPS TO FORCE DRAIN THE BASEBOARD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
  • CUT OUT AND REMOVE ALL BOILER ROOM MATERIALS BEING REPLACED AND DISPOSE OF OFF UNIT

TUESDAY AUGUST 2ND TO FRIDAY AUGUST 12TH – START LAYOUT AND INSTALLATION OF BOILER ROOM AND BEGIN BASEBOARD REPLACEMENT IN APARTMENTS

  • WE WILL START IN APARTMENT #1 AND WORK IN NUMERICAL ORDER UNTIL FINISHING AT APARTMENT #24
  • OUR GOAL IS TWO APARTMENTS COMPLETED PER DAY

AUGUST 15TH TO 17TH

  • WORK WITH HOUSINGS CONTRACT ELECTRICTRIAN TO INSTALL ALL NEEDED WIRING TO THE NEW CONTROLS, PUMPS AND BOILERS.
  • TEST SYSTEM PIPING TO VERIFY FREE OF LEAKS
  • FILL SYSTEMS AND TEST RUN TO VERIFY CONTROL AND SYSTEM WIRING CORRECTLY INSTALLED AND SENSORS ARE WORKING
  • TRANSITION TO NEW SYSTEM AND PUT INTO SERVICE
  • DISCONNECT AND REMOVE THE TEMPORARY HOT WATER TRAILER

**NOTE – WE WILL ALSO HAVE A SECOND TRAILER ON SITE FOR MATERIAL STORAGE. IT WILL NEED A 25’-30’ SPOT FOR THE FULL WINDOW OF WORK, PREFERABLY AS CLOSE TO THE BOILER ROOM AS POSSIBLE. 

Josh Crocker, Keene Housing Maintenance Technician, will be working very closely with the contractors and residents do not have to be present/home when the work is being done inside apartments.  Thank you for your patience and cooperation.  If you have any questions, please contact Sandy Clark at 352-6161 or email sclark@keenehousing.org.