Adventures of Johnny Tundra, Cold-Weather Engineer: 'Don’t Shoot the Boiler'

May 1, 2015
Despite a new roof, new attic insulation, and a new boiler, energy consumption at Fish & Wildlife Region 9 headquarters has skyrocketed. Facility Manager Virgil “Eggshell” Coggeshell is about to crack. Luckily for him, his old pal Johnny Tundra is there to pick up the pieces.

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Adventures of Johnny Tundra, Cold-Weather Engineer: 'Foundering Furnaces'

March 9, 2016
Amid sub-zero temperatures and 80-mph winds, two of four furnaces serving the State Lands headquarters continually are tripping off. Could the problem be ice crystals in the fuel...
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Adventures of Johnny Tundra, Cold-Weather Engineer: ‘Freeze-Protection Freeze-out'

Jan. 12, 2016
At Rosebud County Vocational Technical School, the freeze-protection thermostat on a new rooftop air-handling unit is tripping continually. To Facility Manager Jonas “Wooly” Wolcott...
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Adventures of Johnny Tundra, Cold-Weather Engineer: ‘Capitol Case’

Aug. 27, 2015
On the eve of public hearings at the state capitol, Supervisor of Facilities Maintenance and Operations Hank Hoovestahl is facing a grilling worse than that of any witness: If...
Illustration by Ashley Ribblett
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Adventures of Johnny Tundra, Cold-Weather Engineer: ‘Rx for a Feverish Drug-Storage Room’

June 16, 2015
At Stony End Home for the Aged, facilities manager Thatcher “Thatch” McGowan is feeling the heat—in more ways than one. The colder it gets outside, the warmer it seems to get ...