Looking for advice on datacenter electrical/generator

Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com
Thu Apr 3 19:39:05 UTC 2003


On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
> >Cooling systems/maint -- please recall the NYC telehouse {was it
> >60 Hudson?} where post 9/11 the generator went down on overheat
> >because the radiator was clogged...
>
> That was 25 Broadway (Telehouse USA).  The air intake filter for their
> generator clogged from all the WTC dust in the air.  Pretty rare
> circumstance...

There were some initial reports that this was the case, but I have
never seen the final report from Telehouse what the final analysis
found.  If you remember there were also reports about a water pump
failure, raditor clogging, etc.





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