en102
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Valencia, CA | I'm sure it'll work..
I've had some old servers that by today's standards are just considered 'space heaters'.
If these things are consuming a good chunk of power, might as well put that radiated heat to use.
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NunyaBidness
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| that was just one of the benefits of running my two desktops all the time with both sides off the cases. It did help to keep my living room warmer during the winter before last. This past winter one of my computers was not working and it was a little harder to keep my living room warm.
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en102
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| I remember at College, one of the prof's had an old DEC 'spaceheater' turned on during the winter months (office was against an exterior wall) to keep the office warmer. Legit spaceheaters weren't allowed due to fire hazards.
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Kearnstd
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almost makes me wonder as we focus on "green" buildings, we should water cool the massive server farms in some of the biggest data centers and then use that heat to help heat the office spaces. i mean the energy is being spent why not put it to use and save on AC operations during cooler months by just dumping the server heat into the office which would save on fuel too because you wouldnt have to burn as much gas/oil to heat the offices.
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en102
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| There's a lot of 'green' ideas that could be put to good use... just need someone to integrate the systems (HVAC). I watch too many of the shows on the Science channel where they manufacture in +1000F furnaces, and just let the heat 'escape' or burn off. At least they should be putting that waste energy to use (i.e. steam powered electrical generators).
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vboyer
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| said by en102  :At least they should be putting that waste energy to use (i.e. steam powered electrical generators). Or better yet: adsorption chillers! Use the process waste heat to cool stuff. Like the building, or a part of the process that needs refrigeration...
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said by en102 :I've had some old servers that by today's standards are just considered 'space heaters'. If these things are consuming a good chunk of power, might as well put that radiated heat to use. well playstation 3 can all ready do that
if i turn off my ps3 the temp in the house will drop 15*F
it had the house at 65*F all winter long even of it was 20*F out side
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rhp997
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The NORAD bunker in Colorado used to be heated entirely by their computer room (vac. tube days)...recent upgrades to smaller, more powerful computers caused all sorts of heating related issues... |
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