Mining room cooling issue.

[kthejung]

I have a room that is about 8'x8'x11' which serves as home to my 6 Antminer S1's.  The problem is that the room gets quite warm when door is shut.  If I leave the door open, I will most likely annoy my roommate with the noise.  Any way for me to keep my miners cool and not annoy my roommate?  I was thinking about cutting a hole at the bottom and top of the door but I wonder if that'll be enough.  If the room is very warm, it's obviously damaging to the miners right?  The room doesn't get hot enough to start a fire or anything(obviously) but it feels like the middle of summer when the rest of the apartment is cool.  I have my miners unplugged for the moment till I figure out a solution.  Smart inputs will be appreciated.

[LostDutchman]

I have a room that is about 8'x8'x11' which serves as home to my 6 Antminer S1's.  The problem is that the room gets quite warm when door is shut.  If I leave the door open, I will most likely annoy my roommate with the noise.  Any way for me to keep my miners cool and not annoy my roommate?  I was thinking about cutting a hole at the bottom and top of the door but I wonder if that'll be enough.  If the room is very warm, it's obviously damaging to the miners right?  The room doesn't get hot enough to start a fire or anything(obviously) but it feels like the middle of summer when the rest of the apartment is cool.  I have my miners unplugged for the moment till I figure out a solution.  Smart inputs will be appreciated.

"Any way for me to keep my miners cool and not annoy my roommate?"

Probably not.

My $.02.

[cooldgamer]

Does the room have a window?  If so, you could probably put a small AC in

[kalus]

the income from 6 antminers means you don't need a roommate.

[LostDutchman]

the income from 6 antminers means you don't need a roommate.

Oh, that reply is GREAT!

Nearly put some of my adult beverage all over my keyboard when I read that one!

My $.02.

[kalus]

hey, no roommate means you have a whole other room for your new roommate: 12 antminers  

[cooldgamer]

hey, no roommate means you have a whole other room for your new roommate: 12 antminers  

+1, who needs people when you have miners

[blubberli]

Any way for me to keep my miners cool and not annoy my roommate?

Options:

1. Buy an AC (additional power costs)
2. Buy a hifi system (needs to be loud enough, additional power costs, but a lot of fun)
3. As others said, get rid of your roommate

[cooldgamer]

Any way for me to keep my miners cool and not annoy my roommate?

Options:

1. Buy an AC (additional power costs)
2. Buy a hifi system (needs to be loud enough, additional power costs, but a lot of fun)
3. As others said, get rid of your roommate

Forget my AC idea, go get the biggest sound system you can afford

[kalus]

if OP doesn't have a window, AC is gonna pump hot air into the rest of the apartment; the heat has to go somewhere.

if OP has a window, open it. 

Make a little shelf for your ants by the window and have cold air blow through*   *(note: not for 1st floor apartments)

[LostDutchman]

You know, if you just kill the roommate and put the body in the mining room; the heat and the low humidity will mummify the corpse.

You could then wrap it up in old bedsheets and sell tickets to see the mummy....................

My $.02.

[blubberli]

You know, if you just kill the roommate and put the body in the mining room; the heat and the low humidity will mummify the corpse.

You watch too much C.S.I. :-)

You could then wrap it up in old bedsheets and sell tickets to see the mummy....................

Great idea.

[kalus]

You know, if you just kill the roommate and put the body in the mining room; the heat and the low humidity will mummify the corpse.

You could then wrap it up in old bedsheets and sell tickets to see the mummy....................

My $.02.

i thought there were only 'blood diamonds'; our bitcoin is growing up so fast!

OP:  if you want to keep your roommate, perhaps a compromise?  

bitmain's got S1's for 0.996BTC.  give your roommate one/sell at {whatever you need to breakeven}.

if roommate accepts, this gets roommate giving shit about BTC.  roommate runs their new ant in their room, endures their personal fan noise, and sympathises with your habit of leaving your door open a crack.  

you could also do this with U1's but don't be a cheapskate!  you could be roommates on the moon in 5 years.

[sudoku]

Buy your roomate some earplug?

[kthejung]

You know, if you just kill the roommate and put the body in the mining room; the heat and the low humidity will mummify the corpse.

You could then wrap it up in old bedsheets and sell tickets to see the mummy....................

My $.02.

You may want to speak with a psychologist...

[cooldgamer]

Buy your roomate some earplug?

This is the most reasonable answer yet... but nowhere near as fun

[wpgdeez]

For me its the heat not the sound. I put mine back down to stock clocks last night but already miss the extra hash. Guess I'm gonna have to strut around topless in boxers, (sorry I'm a guy).

[klondike_bar]

if OP doesn't have a window, AC is gonna pump hot air into the rest of the apartment; the heat has to go somewhere.

if OP has a window, open it. 

Make a little shelf for your ants by the window and have cold air blow through*   *(note: not for 1st floor apartments)

+1 & LOL at the amount of common sense.

its only march right now, temperatures are going to get a lot warmer in the next 3 months so you need to keep that in mind and if you plan to keep mining - prepare a sufficent method of A/C or hot air exhaust to outside

[LostDutchman]

You know, if you just kill the roommate and put the body in the mining room; the heat and the low humidity will mummify the corpse.

You could then wrap it up in old bedsheets and sell tickets to see the mummy....................

My $.02.

You may want to speak with a psychologist...

I did but after a few sessions the shrink checked himself into a facility...............

My $.02.

[Skaterdiejosh]

Ok here's what you do since no one else has any better ideas besides killing or kicking out roommate lol !! I've set me up a few grow rooms for "friends" befor .. Buy a 6 inch can fan from your local hydro store . Also get the ducting and cut a hole in the ceiling in the room or closet. Keep the hole so you can put back the drywall if you ever need too. Have the fan pull the hot air from right behind the antminers..  This will solve your problem and the room will become half the temp it used to be ...  Good luck .........   A 4 inch one might also work for your purpose and use less power ...