Castle Village

Assuming Union employees do not strike on April 21st, the submetering contractor is scheduled to install the current measuring devices called donuts over the wires that feed your apartment on Thursday April 22nd and Friday April 23rd.

It is extremely important for billing purposes that the donuts be placed around the correct wires for each apartment. A survey of the electric panels shows that most of the breakers are properly labeled, however some are not. In addition, there may be some apartments that share power, a condition that must be rectified. Although it was mentioned that access to all apartments would not be necessary, we feel it prudent to take the opportunity at this time to check all apartment connections to ensure that electricity being consumed, metered and billed is for your apartment and your apartment only; this is particularly true for apartments that did not upgrade from fuses to breakers.
For this reason, we will require access to all apartments.

The contractor will be checking connections on a floor-by-floor basis. Power will be lost to all apartments on a floor for about an hour. During this time, the contractor will be confirming which lines belong to whom and if power is being shared before installing the donuts. The contractor must enter your apartment to check connections and polarity but will be accompanied by Castle Village staff at all times. The table below shows the schedule the contractor will be following (times are approximate). It cannot be changed. If you cannot be home during the time allotted for your floor, let the management office know how access to your apartment will be arranged.

Thursday, 4/22/10
PH – 9am-10am
10th – 10am-11am
9th – 11am-12pm
8th – 12pm-1pm
7th – 1pm-2pm
6th – 2pm-3pm

Friday, 4/23/10
5th – 9am-10am
4th – 10am-11am
3rd – 11am-12pm
2nd – 12pm-1pm
1st – 1pm-2pm
Sub – 2pm-3pm

Precautions
• To avoid possible damage to any sophisticated or delicate electronic equipment such as your cable box, it is recommended that they be turned off or unplugged so as not to be affected by possible surges in electricity.
• If for any health reason you cannot afford to lose power for an hour or so, please contact the management office so that special arrangements can be made.
• Turn off your computer or save anything you have been working on to avoid its loss when power is lost.
• It is preferable that you be home during the shutdown; however, if you cannot and are uncomfortable leaving keys, the contractor might still be able to check the feeds to your apartment if you leave a radio or TV on at a volume just audible from the hallway outside your apartment door.