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Maintenance staff reports boiler service, lightning damage and recurring elevator faults
Summary
County maintenance staff told the Management Services Committee that all seven boilers were serviced, inspectors recommended condensate neutralizers, a recent lightning strike damaged electronic door controllers and other equipment, and the courthouse elevator has recurring faults that Otis is scheduled to address.
Maintenance staff delivered the committee’s monthly facilities report at the Oct. 6 Iroquois County Management Services Committee meeting, detailing boiler service, backflow testing, damage from a recent lightning strike, elevator problems and other routine maintenance needs.
The most immediate items were boiler maintenance and inspector recommendations. “This month, all 7 boilers got serviced,” the maintenance staff said. The report noted recurring inspections by the state fire marshal or an insurer and previous expenditures for a heat exchanger that later was deemed unnecessary for recertification.
Staff said condensate flowing from boiler units is “really acidic,” and the inspector “highly recommended” installing neutralizer kits before the next winter season to protect drains and piping. The committee was told staff will schedule and budget the recommended work ahead of winter.
Staff also described a lightning strike several weeks earlier that damaged access controls and networking equipment at the jail and courthouse. “Lightning struck somewhere really close to [the] jail, and it fried all the door controllers, the fobs,” the maintenance staff said. Staff are compiling invoices (the deductible is $5,000) to submit to insurance; the most recent invoices were received Oct. 3.
Other items in the report included annual backflow-preventer testing scheduled for October, one more planned mowing/leaf cleanup by the contractor Hall’s Mowing, purchase of two pallets of de-icing salt and a hydraulic-seal failure on a forklift being repaired. Staff also reviewed recurring elevator door and hydraulic issues; Otis Elevator Company is scheduled to return to address door sensors and error codes.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about timing and repairs. Staff said most items are covered under existing service contracts where applicable and that they would provide follow-up information on diagnostics, invoices submitted to insurance and the schedule for any installations.
The report was informational; no formal action was taken on specific maintenance contracts during the meeting.
