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Discovery Center briefly overheated after geothermal loop pumps failed
Summary
County development director Eric Furnace reported both geothermal loop pumps at the Discovery Center failed over the weekend, leaving the building near 85 degrees before staff and a contractor restarted pumps and replaced a fuse.
County development director Eric Furnace told supervisors that over the past weekend both geothermal loop pumps serving the Discovery Center stopped working, creating an uncomfortable environment inside the building.
"By last night, it was, like, 85 degrees through the whole building," Furnace said, describing the incident. He said a staff member was able to manually restart one pump and a blown fuse was found in another; a contractor was on site to restart additional heat pumps. Furnace credited staff for getting an initial restart early that morning and said the contractor was still working to restore all systems.
The board did not take formal action on the matter during the meeting; Furnace said work was underway and the county will continue repairs to restore normal indoor temperatures.
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