To assist in providing a comfortable and safe living environment for all residential students, please follow the instructions below.
Work Requests
Is something wrong or broken in your room? Please give any maintenance requests to your RA and/or RD, who will put in a work request for you.
Please be advised that Plant Operations may gain access to your room between the hours of 9am-5pm. Denying them entrance to your room will result in delays of service.
Safety & Security
Please do not leave doors propped open. This will also help with energy consumption.
In case of emergency, please make your way to the nearest available exit following the map on the back of your door. Contact Public Safety (610-341-1737) or servicestop@eastern.edu.
Plumbing
It is critical that no foreign items be placed in our waste water system (i.e. toilets or sinks). This includes, but is not limited to: feminine products, “biodegradable” wipes, food, hair, paper towels, etc. Only toilet paper is to be flushed.
Laundry
Please follow all instructions posted onsite. Do not overload the machines. Do not use “Scent beads” in washing machines. Please refrain from using bleach, as it can remain in the unit and may ruin the next person’s clothing.
Windows
Please ensure all windows are closed during inclement wet weather.
Pest Control
To help avoid bugs and other pests coming into your room, all food should be sealed in hard plastic, glass, or metal containers when not being consumed. Removing trash promptly and regularly will also help to avoid the presence of pests.
Planned Outages & Updates
Plant Operations will send email notifications with updates on any planned (or unplanned) outages.
Heat & Air Conditioning
Sparrowk Hall
Heat & Air Conditioning: Each room has a wall unit (under the window) that can be controlled via the control panel on the unit. Please refrain from blocking vents and thermostats.
Gough Hall
Heat & Air Conditioning: There is Central Air with some local control. Please refrain from placing items blocking vents and thermostats.
Kea Hall
Air Conditioning: Averaging sensors take a reading of the temperature, and adjust as needed. The north side has forced central air with 4 averaging sensors. The south side has forced central air with 5 averaging sensors.
Heat: These rooms are equipped with baseboard radiator heat. Each room has an individually controlled thermostats next to unit. Please ensure to not block vents and thermostats.
Guffin Hall
Air Conditioning: Each room has a window unit.
Heat: There is baseboard radiator heat with a combination of valve control or dials allowing for some local control. There are sensors that take an average to determine if there is a need for more heat or not.
Hainer Hall
Air Conditioning: N/S Hainer has window units. East Hainer has central air with thermostats (flip the cover open).
Heat: N/S Hainer has radiator heat. East Hainer has central air with thermostats (flip the cover open). Please ensure to not block vents and thermostats.
Doane Hall
Air Conditioning: Every room has a window unit.
Heat: There are radiators in every room. Each building has 4 zones that are averaged together for heat regulation. Some radiators will also have some local controls.
Eagle Hall
Heat & Air Conditioning: Each room has a thermostat that controls the forced air heating and cooling. Please be mindful to keep objects away for vents and thermostats.
Gallup Hall
Air Conditioning: There is Central Air cooling with local control.
Heat: Every 2-3 rooms share a thermostat for Central Air heating (depending on your building/floor). Please refrain from placing items in front of vents and thermostats.