Tor1 Generator Testing - 06-Feb-2014 - 10:45PM - 3:30AM

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Hi Guys,

Please be advised of the following maintenance window:

Maintenance Window: Thursday February 6th, 2014 - 10:45pm - 3:30am Eastern Time

Affected Facility: Tor1 (151 Front Street West)
Affected Device(s): Primary Power Feeds
Affected Customers: All Customers
Service Impacting: No - Precautionary maintenance notice

Details:

Building management will be performing a simulated power failure, in order to test the generators and Priority Colo’s Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), thus performing a full load generator test. Building management will open the circuit breakers at our mains, allowing our Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) to transfer load to the generators, allowing the generators to operate at expected load for several hours under close supervision.

During this maintenance, our UPS's will carry all critical/server load, until the generators have started, and are ready to accept the load. Building management has pre-checked fuel levels in the day tanks, and reserve tanks, and will have numerous contractors on-site in case of incident. In the event of critical failure, commercial power will be immediately restored. Priority Colo staff will also be on-site for the duration of this maintenance as a precautionary measure. This is being done in preparation for the buildings Annual Power Maintenance (aka "Diesel Day"), which we expect to see scheduled for 01-Mar-2014, and announced shortly.

Regards,