My roommate and I moved into a new apartment and stumbled into a problem. It is a little bit too hot in our kitchen.
90°F (95F outside)
Somehow the bananas on our counter got even hotter than 90F. I might try using bananas as heat sinks for these 1060s.
Anyway, together our mining rigs require about 3,000W and immediately turn it all into heat. Common issue yes? Yes, so the solution must be as janktastic as possible to reduce cost.
The first thing we attempted was adding more cold air. It was sketchy. I'm talkin craigslist-ad-grade, high wattage, missing pieces, no name equipment combined with Wal-Mart level materials sketchy.
We developed a professional fire hazard. Its profession is collecting fire insurance claims.
The idea was to take undersized scrap AC components and fit it all together inside a wooden box with foam (mildly flammable(acctually it burns pretty well)) to deaden the compressor vibration noise. I must say, the high gloss finish turned out nice.
We ended up spending way more money on materials and energy. The whole system leaked hot air and had no way of self regulating temperature because the sensor was missing. Perfect. The metal components became so hot that I was sure it would catch on fire. No fire extingusher or safety precautions were implemented. This was done intentionally. I couldn't deprive our profesional fire hazard of collecting its claim. I had to give it all the chance in the world. Like a parent I helped bring it into this world and would do anything to help it succeed.
The box did help reduce the noise but our kitchen is still very hot. Next idea is containing the hot air and blowing it out the window. It is sure to work. Im positive. Absolutely nothing can go wrong.
Any other ideas would be appreciated.