Compressor room on Ice

[yanertrivr]

Hello,
Here is an example of what may be a good install? Let the peers decide. Thanks, it's a great site.
Cheers,
Yanert-on-ice
McMurdo Station



[Edited by yanertrivr on 12-01-2003 at 11:02 PM]

[mayguy]

Did the picture melt with the ice??

[airmatt]

what install?

[sarge]

wow! who is that girl in the pic? is that your wife? You lucky dog.

[coldham]

Isn't this is Antartica?? Why no open a window. Just kidding looks good though. Dumb question why not a glychol loop to the out doors and an economizer. Maybe I am thinking this is some were else. I assume these are for freezers?

[yanertrivr]

Coldham,
Well I kinda asked the same question myself, but as I am but a peasant..... Actually there are 3 freezers and 5 coolers in the galley. Ambient temps run from -40ish up to 50F in summer, so there would probably have to be a vapor compression system back up. Unfortunately the room is too narrow to get the whole set up in the picture. The walk-ins are downstairs and up to 120' away to the viewer's left. I was kinda nervous about the job as I had no input in the ordering/or design kinda went in blind, led by seeing-eye engineering so to speak. Had a few issues but with a wave of the tech's magic wand they faded out.
Works ok so far
Cheers,
Yanert-on-ice

[cynic]

Whats with the white cylinders and all the 404a stickers ? ohh and a helpful hint do not chase any emporer penguins heard from a former seabee I work with they can pack a mean punch

[yanertrivr]

Yo Cynic,
Well the units are all R404A, and the cylinders are dry nitrogen bottles I hauled up the stairs during the installation. Figured to leave them there for future use, then haul them out when they are empty. Your friend is right, emporers are a pretty tough lot. haven't seen any yet this year, B15 iceberg is raising hobb with the penguin colonies locally. But they say it has been breaking apart so maybe they will be able to come back.
Cheers,
Yanert-on-ice

[thero]

Well, one things for sure, you have my vote for the toughest hardship tour anywhere.

CNN (I think) did a piece on you guys.

Somebody said that it takes the mentality of "a hermit who likes other hermits" to do duty up there.

My hats off to you my friend, stay warm.

[wolfdog]

Originally posted by thero
..... to do duty up there......

Uh dude. The Antarctic is down there, as in bottom of the world.

http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/mcmurdo/


My hat's off to you as well. Your blood must be thick as STP.

[rookie903]

Originally posted by wolfdog

Originally posted by thero
..... to do duty up there......

Uh dude. The Antarctic is down there, as in bottom of the world.

http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/mcmurdo/


My hat's off to you as well. Your blood must be thick as STP.

Whether Antarctica is up or down depends on whether it's the husband or the wife reading the map.

[yanertrivr]

Hey Guys,
Yep it is a different place and lends itself to many challenges professional and personal. Like keeping old worn out equipment running and like field service guys all over, trying to figure out what someone else did and why they did it.
Same as it ever was.
Thanks for the comments guys, I really like the sight and the wall of shame gives great fodder to feed the rest of the crew on how it shouldn't be done
Cheers,
Yanert-on-ice

[wolfdog]

Hey I know all about working in the cold and remote like that.

I have watched "The Thing", with Kurt Russell, at least three times.

[uncle buck]

VERY INTERESTING. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO GET EMPLOYMENT THERE???? HOW IS THE SALARY???

[yanertrivr]

Well some years jobs are easy to get and others a bit more difficult. Wages aren't very competative, kinda on the low side and there is a pretty detailed physical to go through. Most of the work is this trade is heating related and there are many other tasks besides just furnaces and air handlers, so a diverse back ground is very helpful. You could be working on furnace today power tools tomorrow and a garage door next week. About 30-35K+ - Or so
Dorm living and no R&R. Limited internet access and semi- cramped conditions.

[uncle buck]

$30k to $35k does not seem like very muvh for the isolation you must be enduring

[yanertrivr]

Well some can deal and some can't. It doesn't fit for everyone. But for those it fits.... Plenty of challenges and frustrations, like everywhere else but no overhead, and some travel benefits whenb it is said and done and well, it works for me, as there isn't enough winter work in my neck of the woods. Thanks for the interest.
Cheers, Yanert-on-ice

[uncle buck]

You should drop in the hvac-talk chat room bet the guys would like to shoot the breeze with you.