>It's been reported that a faulty valve may have been the cause of the leak.  I
>understand the valve is located on or near the 2,000 lb. tank at the base of
>the cooling tower behind the Whittemore center.  It was reported that
>excessive pressure in the tank caused the leak.  No word on what caused the
>excess pressure.
 
The valve worked as it was designed.  The problem was a fan that malfunctioned
causing a compressor to overheat building up pressure in the tank.  The valve
is designed to release the pressure to avoid an explosion.  They are running on
one compressor but hope to have the other back in use soon.
 
>Also in Durham, the recently-constructed roof over the Jackson's Landing rink
>collapsed due to heavy snow.  Both the Men's and Women's teams had future
>practices scheduled at the public rink.  Does anyone know why UNH was going to
>practice at Jackson's and not at the Whitt?  (The practices were scheduled
>before the ammonia leak).
 
The men's team was going to practice there today (Wed) because there is a
basketball game at the Whittemore Center tonight.  The basketball floor must be
put down and the glass removed from the hockey side boards.  Since classes
start today, the team could not practice earlier because the players have their
classes scheduled around their usual late afternoon practice time.  The men's
team will not practice on ice today.  Since the men's team is off this weekend
a lost day of ice time isn't so bad this week.  The women's team had scheduled
the day off previousl to the roof collapse.
 
Bruce Spencer
 
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