Issue - HVAC Not Working
What should I do if my HVAC doesn't work?
Thermostat: Check and confirm it's not an issue with your thermostat controller (if it's a Google Nest, check the troubleshooting steps and test to isolate).
Circuit Breaker: Check the circuit breaker wasn't tripped. Turn it off, then turn it back on after 10 minutes.
HVAC Switch: Check the switch on the outside of the HVAC unit (see pictures below) wasn't flipped off by accident
Isolation: Confirm it's just your unit impacted and not others in the area either by checking with your neighbors in person or via the Google Groups
If there's more than one unit impacted, notify the property management company, as it's most likely a building HVAC plant issue
If there's only your unit that's affected, read the info below:
Owners --> dispatch their own HVAC repair company to take a look at it. At this point we don't have a recommended individual unit HVAC company, Energy Mechanix (EMX) is one of many choices, but may be expensive. Check Yelp and ask for quotes.
Tenants --> contact your owner
We recommend residents ask the potential HVAC repair company "Do you have experience repairing a Trane horizontal GEHB water-sourced system" and if the vendor has no idea what that even is, they probably aren't qualified. It's important they find qualified contractors, if they break the loop, then water floods the unit and the units below, and the emergency shutoff procedure I don't really understand as it's an EMX HVAC thing, not the standard water shutoff.
If the coolant loop for any reason needs to be shut down (potentially due to a faulty or stuck shutoff valve like the toilet shutoff valve), EMX may need to be dispatched to do so. This should be incredibly rare that this needs to take place.
What's the Plant 51 HVAC setup like?
P51 has two HVAC systems:
One in the north parking lot servicing the C building
Another system on top of the gym servicing A and B
These HVAC systems carry water into each individual unit's HVAC setup which are Trane horizontal GEHB water-sourced system, that does both AC and heating. These systems are located where you have drop ceilings, typically in your kitchen with the 2-bedroom setups, near the entrance in your lofted unit, or in your closet if you're in a 3 floor lofted setup.
In the fall and winter, the water boilers heat the water and push the hot water through the pipes, and the unit's HVAC takes it and doesn't have to use its own heating element, saving residents money.
In the summer, it runs colder coolant water through, which then assists the AC cooling function of the individual HVAC unit.
If it's a single-unit impact, almost always the owner's responsibility unless multiple units in the same building report they all don't have AC or heating, then the property management company will dispatch Energy Mechanix (EMX) to look at the plant.
Remember, this HVAC plant is different than the hot and cold domestic water system.
Resources:
Your In-Unit HVAC:https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1408202/Trane-Axiom-Gehb-006.html#product-Axiom%20GEHB%20036
