Residence Hall Heating

Make your space feel like home

Did you know your room has a thermostat? As the weather gets colder at BGSU each residence hall room has it's own thermostat allowing students to manage the heat of their space. Below you will find the tips to setting your heat for cold weather breaks.  

Conklin Hall

General Heating Instructions   
  • Turn temperature dial to the the left for a warmer room and the right for a cooler room.
  • Turn fan dial to desired setting. 
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set temperature dial to "10-o'clock" for a 70-72 degree room.
  • Set fan to desired setting - medium is optimal.
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

Founders Hall

General Heating Instructions   
  • To turn on heat, set fan on/off switch to "on".
  • Switch fan speed to desired setting.
  • Move temperature gauge up for a warmer room and down for a cooler room.  
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set fan ON / OFF switch to "ON"
  • Set Fan Speed switch to "MED"
  • Set Temperature Slider to 1 dot below the middle dot, between WARM and COOL.
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

Kohl Hall

General Heating Instructions   
  • Turn thermostat dial to 1 for a cooler room and 3 for a warmer room.
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set your thermostat dial to "3".
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

Kreischer Quad

General Heating Instructions   
  • Turn thermostat dial to 1 for a cooler room and 5 for a warmer room.
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set thermostat dial to 3.
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

McDonald Hall

General Heating Instructions   
  • Students are asked to keep their thermostat set between 70-76 degrees year-round.
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Turn thermostat to lowest possible setting.
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

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Fan Speed Icon

Found at the upper left corner under the time, the Fan Speed icon shows the three speeds available.

1 bar around the icon = low
2 bars around the icon = medium
3 bars around the icon = high

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Heat Icon

Found at the upper left corner under the time next to the the Fan Speed icon, the Heat icon indicates if the mode is activated.

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Cooling Icon

Found at the upper left corner under the time next to the Fan Speed icon, the Cooling icon indicated if the mode is activated.

Offenhauer Hall

General Heating Instructions   
  • Thermostat dial can be turned to the left for a warmer room and the to right for a cooler room.

*Thermostat can be found by removing the front panel of your radiator.

Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set thermostat dial to "12-o'clock".
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

Centennial Hall

General Heating Instructions  
  • Students are asked to keep their thermostat set between 67-74 degrees year round.
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set thermostat to 68 degrees.
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

Falcon Heights  

General Heating Instructions  
  • Students are asked to keep their thermostat set between 67-74 degrees year round.
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Make sure windows are closed and latched.
  • Set thermostat to 68 degrees.
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Important: Please make sure that all windows are closed and no furniture/items are pushed against or blocking heating unit to ensure proper function.

It takes approximately 30-60 minutes to notice a temperature difference if instructions are followed appropriately.

Greek Village

General Heating Instructions  
  • Students are asked to keep their thermostat set between 70-76 degrees year round.
Break Heating Instructions   
  • Turn thermostat to lowest possible setting

Thermostat display value will not change once lowest setting has been reached

Updated: 12/11/2024 03:03PM