Remmen

You will find the laundry in the cellar between Buildings C and D. You can get a laundry card from SiØ’s office.
Each laundry card comes with a pre-defined username and password. You can change these yourself.
 
The laundry has five washing machines and five tumble dryers. One of each is extra-large so you can wash sleeping bags, duvets, etc.
Read this before using the laundry.
 
In order to use the laundry you must:
Have a laundry card with a username and password
Log in and transfer money from your credit card
Use the laundry card to start the machine you have reserved (the machines are fitted with card readers) 

After picking up your laundry card
Follow this link. You will be asked for your username and password. Use the pre-defined username and password until you have changed them.
 
After logging in you’ll see this page:




Clicking on ‘Change Login Details’ will take you to this page:




Enter your new username and password and then click on ‘OK’. You’ll be asked to log in again.

Reservations
You can reserve machines between 07:00 and 22:00. PS! You can use the card in the laundry without reserving a machine, but only if you choose washing/drying programmes that will finish before the next reservation starts. Therefore, if you lose your card, it is important to log in and transfer the money from your laundry account back to your bank account. Machines cannot be reserved between 22:00 and 07:00.
 
If you do not use one or more of the machines/times you have reserved, you will be charged a fee of NOK 25. No charge will be made for reservations cancelled before their start time. You must cancel at least 1 hour before the reserved time was due to start.
You can reserve two machines up to two weeks in advance.






Account/deposits
You must have money in your ‘account’ in order to reserve machines. The money will not be transferred to the laundry card. It will be held in your web account. Therefore, if you lose your laundry card, you have to log in to the laundry pages and select ‘Refund or Return Cash to Account’. Your money will then be returned to the account number it was deposited from.
 
Lost cards/found cards
If you lose your card, NOK 100 will be added to your next rent bill to replace it. Found cards must be handed to the caretaker. If you lose your card, we recommend that you transfer the cash left on the card back.

All of our residential buildings have electronic letterboxes. Every residential unit has its own letterbox.

You will find your letterbox here:
A and B: Ground floor.
C and D: cellar, corridor connecting C and D.
Buildings 8A and B: on the wall near the bike parking.

The letterboxes are opened with student cards.
You must register your student card with us to get access to your letterbox. This is the only way of opening letterboxes.

You postal address is: 
BRA Veien 8A, 8B, 6A, 6B, 6C or 6D + H0xxx (your unit number)
1783 Halden, Norway

NB! When you notify the post office of your change of address, it is important to include your unit number.
You must also always use your unit number when you order things that will arrive as parcels. Remember to change your address in your eBay, Nelly, etc. profile.

If a parcel has arrived for you that does not fit in your letterbox, you can pick it up at:
Coop Prix, BRA Veien 55
The post office and PostNord deliver here.

In some cases parcels from PostNord are delivered to our office. In this case you will receive a text message to pick it up from here.

Short presses of buttons 1 or 3 will change the angle of the slats.
Long presses of buttons 1 or 3 (5 seconds) will completely raise or lower the blinds in the direction indicated. This can be stopped by pressing button 2.  

The blinds are programmed as follows:

• After 2 minutes of sun, the blinds will lower.
• After 30 minutes without sun, the blinds will retract again.

You will find a panel like this outside every shared unit in Buildings C and D. 
It can only be used if a prealarm sounds. If the alarm sounds accidentally and you cannot stop it, call +47 64 91 31 00 to prevent the emergency services responding.

What to do if a prealarm/fire alarm sounds
Buildings 8A and 8B have normal fire alarms that are not directly connected to the fire service. Therefore, in case of fire, you must call the fire service yourself on: 110

Fire alarms in Nye Remmen are directly connected to the fire service. It’s a good idea to store the fire service’s number on your phone, +47 64 91 31 00, in case of false alarms.

Disconnecting ceiling smoke detectors is strictly forbidden. All of the detectors are interconnected, which means that if you remove one, the connection will break and the alarm will sound.

Smoking inside is not permitted under any circumstances and covering smoke detectors is also prohibited.

All false alarms that result in the emergency services responding will incur a charge of NOK 5,000 from 1 January 2018. This will be charged to the room in which the fire alarm is triggered.

• Do not leave a lit candle unattended
• Avoid making pizza when you probably need to go to bed
• Watch pots and pans when you’re cooking so they don’t boil dry
• Avoid using chargers at night
• DO NOT smoke inside
• Do not leave electric heaters or other electrical equipment unattended when they are on

GENERAL FIRE INSTRUCTIONS

Assembly point in case of fire
The assembly point is located in the car park next to Building A, see the photo below. 

Pressing the green emergency box on the doors will disable the locking mechanism and prevent the doors from locking automatically.




 

Rubbish/waste
Rubbish must not be stored in the corridors at any time. If you intend to take your rubbish with you when you go out, leave it standing in your room until you actually leave.

We sort residual waste and paper/cardboard. This must be disposed of in the right container.
Glass, metal and other waste must be disposed of at collection points designed for this. The closest to you will be Coop Prix, BRA Veien 55.

Weekly cleaning check

• Weekly cleaning should include:
• Emptying the rubbish (you should of course being doing this regularly)
• Floors
• Kitchen counters and cupboards
• Cookers and hobs
• Kitchen sink and taps
• General tidying of the area
• We recommend that you talk with those you are sharing with and draw up agreed routines. This contributes to a good, clean living environment.
• We don’t check studio apartments or couple’s apartments.

Semester cleaning
Carried out once a semester. In the autumn semester this inspection will be carried out in November and in the spring semester it will be carried out in May (before 17 May).

To do lists will be distributed to each room by SiØ. You are responsible for the tasks assigned to your room.  Feel free to switch tasks internally, although you will still be responsible for the tasks originally assigned to you.
If you are doing work experience or are on holiday, you can send an email to siost@hiof.no to arrange a more suitable date for the inspection.
 
Again: We don’t check studio apartments or couple’s apartments.

Washing equipment
SiØ puts starter packs in shared units. These include:

• Mop handle
• Buckets
• Cloths
• Some soap

Soap and cloths will not be refilled. Tenants are responsible for buying these. The starter packs are meant to get you started when you move in, in August.

If there is no central vacuum cleaning system where you live and you want a vacuum cleaner, you will have to provide this yourself (there are central vacuum cleaner systems in Nye Remmen and Bjølstad 4).

For information on cleaning inspections when moving out, see here.
When you move out your entire unit must be cleaned and you must always arrange a time for a cleaning inspection. You can arrange this via siost@hiof.no.