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Use UChicago Housing’s work-order path for non-urgent HVAC issues, and call Facilities Services right away for urgent problems.
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- Submit the online work order for routine HVAC issues.
- Call 773-834-1414 or 4-1414 for urgent HVAC problems.
- Use myHousing or housing@uchicago.edu if you need housing-related follow-up.
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Compare homesNon-urgent HVAC problem
For a routine HVAC issue in University of Chicago housing, submit a work order through UChicago Housing’s services page. The Housing site points students to its "Submit a Work Order" link for non-urgent facilities maintenance, and Facilities Services says non-urgent or routine requests should use the online service form.
- Use the housing services/work-order route for routine heating, cooling, or ventilation problems.
- This is the standard path when the issue is not an emergency.
- If you need a housing-side contact, UChicago Housing also lists myHousing and housing@uchicago.edu.
- Source IDs: web-3, web-1
Urgent HVAC problem
For urgent service requests, call the Facilities Service Center at 773-834-1414 or 4-1414 from a campus phone. Facilities Services says urgent requests should be reported by phone rather than through the routine online form.
- Use the phone line if the HVAC problem is urgent.
- Facilities Services is the campus office named for urgent requests.
- The service-center number appears on the Facilities Services pages and is repeated in the housing services context.
- Source IDs: web-1, web-2
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