HOME Facilities Facilities Management Services  Maintenance & Repair Read about services that maintain and enhance campus buildings and facilities, and find out what to do in a facilities emergency such as an electrical outage or indoor flood. UCSD Facilities Management maintenance and repair services are provided either free or at a charge. How to respond to a facilities emergency: What do Do During a Rolling Blackout How to Respond to Indoor Floods Facilities Management maintenance and repair services include: General maintenance and repairs Electrical maintenance, including refrigeration, alarms and controls, and lighting services) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services Lock and key services, and how to request key/ lock changes If you have a facilities maintenance or repair concern, see: How to Request Facilities Management Services Note: For maintenance or repairs of Housing and Dining facilities, call (858) 534-2600 to request services.

Provide emergency response for security issues involving broken glass or door hardware Adjust heating, ventilation, and air conditioning Repair and maintain plumbing systems Provide reliable electrical power to the campus Perform all aspects of electrical maintenance, construction, and repair, including: Lab or office circuit relocation Note: Department-owned or -purchased equipment will be repaired or maintained on a recharge basis only. We do not maintain or repair electric scooters, lab or office equipment, VCRs, telephones, or microwave ovens. Switch and outlet replacement Repair and maintain skylights, windows, and window hardware Perform preventive maintenance of all metal doors (building entry, office, lab, and mechanical rooms) Maintain all metal handrails As needed/ upon request* Clean, repair, and replace rain gutters Repair and replace ceramic tile Repair and replace ceiling tiles Repair and replace classroom seating, floor coverings, cove and base molding, windows, doors, and door hardware

Renovate restrooms, including new partitions, plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, and dispensers Construct and install countertops, custom cabinets, shelving, mail slots, and picture frames Perform preventive maintenance on all roof systems Inspect all reroofing projects during construction Install and configure furniture and partition systems Furniture finishing, touch up, and repair Repair and replace keyboard trays Electrical services: Air conditioning and refrigeration Estimate, install, and maintain department-purchased air conditioning units and equipment Note: We do not maintain or repair ultralow freezers, reach-in lab or kitchen refrigerators, chest freezers, ice machines, gas-fired furnaces, or window air conditioning units. Repair and maintain computer room cooling units Walk-in cold and warm boxes Building chillers and auxiliary chillers (microscope and MRI coolers) Trailer air conditioning units Package air conditioning units, split systems, gas packs, heat pumps, straight cooling, and electric heat

Change air conditioning filters Electrical services: Alarms and controls Repair, read, and calibrate meters (electrical, water, gas, HTW, and CHW) Install electrical, water, gas, HTW, and CHW meters Repair motor controls (VFD, soft starts, and magnetic) Repair and maintain UPS and inverter systemsfix my air conditioner car Energy Management System (EMS)average cost of replacing ac unit Automated clock systems in buildingscapacity of ac unit Note: We do not repair or maintain security alarm systems. Replace light bulbs: Ceiling light fixtures, lab bench light fixtures, fume hoods, exterior building lights, walkway lights, and parking lot lights Troubleshoot lighting systems from complete buildings to individual light fixtures

Replace or reset time clocks, photo cells, and relays controlling lighting systems Install and maintain department-purchased light fixtures and control devices Note: We do not maintain or repair portable lamps. Design and fabricate all types of sheet metal projects Fabricate, design, and install: Light-gauge sheets to heavy-gauge plate, angle iron, channel, etc. Supply and exhaust ventilation Fume hood ducting, trays, and screens Repair and modify lab equipment Welding, including heli-arc, MIG, plasma, oxygen, and acetylene Repair and replace metal doors Prepare, prime, and paint new/ existing interiors including ceilings, walls, stairs, handrails, ladders, casework, doors, frames, etc. Exterior painting and staining, including all substrate repairs Apply wall coverings, coatings, and spray finishes Remove graffiti and apply protective coatings Contact the Customer Relations help desk, (858) 534-2930, 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

One of summer’s most nagging inconveniences is when your air conditioner breaks down. It always seems to happen during the hottest weekend or before a holiday or right before your cousins from Indiana plan to visit. And of course, not a single repair technician will be able to visit for about 4 days. How are you going to cope with unbearable heat and humidity? Luckily, some of us have been there and done that. So, we’ve put together some useful tips to help you keep your cool in the torrid temperatures until you get your air conditioner fixed.Find out the weather report for the next few days to help you plan how to keep cool. Plan to avoid using the oven and use the microwave, instead. Always run the hood fan when cooking on the stove. 2: Keep you and your family well hydrated. Drink plenty of water or fruit juice. Avoid coffee, tea, and alcohol as these beverages are diuretics that remove moisture from your body. Wear lightweight, light colored, loose-fitting clothing.

3: Keep your house closed up and draw the curtains during the day. Don’t open windows because you’ll let in the outside humidity. If your air conditioner was running before it broke, the humidity level is still low, the air is dry, and your home is still cool. Don’t waste the cool. 4: Open windows and use window fans only after sunset. During the day, your home absorbs infrared heat from the sun. At night, it releases this heat through radiational cooling. Opening your windows and running fans at night to blow a cross breeze in your home will cool it faster. 5: Open your attic door and set up a fan to air up into your attic at night. This will pull cool air into your home and blow heated air out of the attic. 6: Get up early and close up your home before the temperature climbs. Your home will have cooled off during the night, so you’ll want to keep that cool air inside your home for as long as possible. Be sure to close all the curtains because outside heat will radiate through the window glass into your home.

7: Turn on your fans. Turning on ceiling fans and your ventilation system’s blower fan can help keep air circulating throughout your home. Moving air also feels cooler against your skin because it aids evaporation —your body’s natural cooling process. Close off the vents and air returns in the rooms you are not using. Heat will build in the upper storeys first so keep infants and the elderly on the ground floor (or basement) to keep cool. 8: Consider buying a dehumidifier. Drying the air inside your home will add to your comfort. Get one large enough to handle the largest room where your family spends most of its time. Turn it off at night or close up your bedroom and use it only in there. 9: Use fewer covers on your bed and take a cool shower before bedtime. This will help keep you cool and relax you as you fall asleep. If you can’t take the heat… If your home becomes too hot, go cool off at a swimming pool or take your family to the mall, go see a movie, or go eat out.