Mining farms for heating houses?

[keykey1]

I have recently found some curious news saying that 2 Russian guys have created a unique system for heating houses — their devices operate on the basis of mining farms. This stuff can also mine BTC.
Curious if the other countries will follow their unique experience?

[BSAlex]

Hot water preparation and heating miners are produced in Ukraine.


http://en.hotmine.io/

[philipma1957]

or run waterblocks in your attached garage


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-K1Sokgy3-4CdV_uZF8ubw?view_as=subscriber

[yrem8]

I heat my office with 3 old silent computer with smarthouse logic
Simple blogpost of the system https://kjetiliot.blogspot.no/2017/10/a-money-making-smart-heater.html

[szafa]

My country is not so cold like 1 year before because Global warming.I never build farm.

[MidnightSun]

I am doing this as we speak.  I had the house well insulated and so now instead of using 3 bitcoin miners to keep the uninsulated house warm, I now only use one.  The lowest I think was about 46 F but even though I hate spending money on the electricity bill.  It has not been too cold here but it makes me feel better that the energy being used is not being completely wasted.

There is a backup heater on standby just in case the temperature drops too low.  I guess I could set up a thermostat to turn additional miners on and off as needed but I do not think the mining pools would be too happy with that.

By the way, I am not earning too much since my miner is just an old S1 180 Gh/s unit but something is something.

[allnewbie]

I plan to take miner as warm air condition here in this coming winter. 

[elissa]

I have 3 mining rigs and my apartment doesn't need heating.

[Turkish88]

this bullshit idea for heating with miners.
The air in the room where works mining farm is dry and unpleasant. also from many many miners outgoing radiation

[baga105]

Well.. I am heating my room with this kind of shit   It's true, that the air is dry, but i have windows opened 24/7, so the "wet" air is comming back in

[elissa]

this bullshit idea for heating with miners.
The air in the room where works mining farm is dry and unpleasant. also from many many miners outgoing radiation

There is more radiation from the smartphone in your pocket than from the mining rigs in your next room.

[legenduim]

Yes, friend, I have heard about this innovation either. However, if my memory does not deceive me, the square of the heated territory is just around 14 meters. Maybe if electricity is not so expensive, many can support this idea.

[smoolae]

My rig is keeping my apartment nicely warm (5x R9 290)

[QuintLeo]

Even the last couple years I was in Iowa, which has actual COLD winters (PNW has very mild winters), I had to keep at least 2 windows open partway with fans running in the intake window to avoid OVERHEATING my home.

[steve666]

or run waterblocks in your attached garage


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-K1Sokgy3-4CdV_uZF8ubw?view_as=subscriber

Nice idea, i saw one project that was made of 7 AMD GPU's connected with the sunlight water collectors system - guy managed to heat water in 300L water tank to near of 65C' then transfered the water to usage water in his house what caused lowering cost of heating the water ex. for bath - 65 C' is actually very comfortable temp for home usage.

Regards

[bouldou]

Haha, nice idea, I could do it too with my 2 rigs, but no luck... they are in my attic above my head

[snowyNNN]

this bullshit idea for heating with miners.
The air in the room where works mining farm is dry and unpleasant. also from many many miners outgoing radiation

There is more radiation from the smartphone in your pocket than from the mining rigs in your next room.

That claim is false.
Gpus radiate alot of frequencies like other electrical appliances.

[QuintLeo]

or run waterblocks in your attached garage


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-K1Sokgy3-4CdV_uZF8ubw?view_as=subscriber

Nice idea, i saw one project that was made of 7 AMD GPU's connected with the sunlight water collectors system - guy managed to heat water in 300L water tank to near of 65C' then transfered the water to usage water in his house what caused lowering cost of heating the water ex. for bath - 65 C' is actually very comfortable temp for home usage.

Regards

 65C is 149 F - which is too high to be safe for home water heating, definite scalding risk.
 Sure they didn't have it at 55C? 131F would be a little on the high side but in the "normal" range for hot water temperature the outlet of a water heater.

 Also, what did he do when he DIDN'T need the hot water running?
 Or was it setup as a "recirculation" system through the GPUs and the solar heating array?

[Ikay]

Nice idea because, the house become a warm place that you connot feel so hot so very nice idea.

[steve666]

or run waterblocks in your attached garage


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-K1Sokgy3-4CdV_uZF8ubw?view_as=subscriber

Nice idea, i saw one project that was made of 7 AMD GPU's connected with the sunlight water collectors system - guy managed to heat water in 300L water tank to near of 65C' then transfered the water to usage water in his house what caused lowering cost of heating the water ex. for bath - 65 C' is actually very comfortable temp for home usage.

Regards

 65C is 149 F - which is too high to be safe for home water heating, definite scalding risk.
 Sure they didn't have it at 55C? 131F would be a little on the high side but in the "normal" range for hot water temperature the outlet of a water heater.

 Also, what did he do when he DIDN'T need the hot water running?
 Or was it setup as a "recirculation" system through the GPUs and the solar heating array?

Hi there,
Actually i found that the 65'C is the water temperature resultant from water solar panel with GPU's connected together, but the temp is to be numbered at 65'C now when the outside temp is around 4'C - 8'C so i think it is a very good result. However, water in this system goes through the water tank heat exchanger which allows users to manage cold/hot water balance at the faucet (GPU's+Solar panel circulation does not go directly to the faucet) and also when the hot water is at it's intention temperature (in this project set to 65'C with heat loss included) the pump at the solar panel is cut off and water run more through a temp lowering coil (normally used during hot summer days for ex.

Regards