Comments on: Ah, the pitter patter of new equipment…. http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/ A blog for IT Admins who do everything by an IT Admin who does everything Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-2895 Matt Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:57:20 +0000 http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/#comment-2895 @Will<br /><br />Thanks! I've been considering some ninja plumbing to get to the drain... @Will

Thanks! I've been considering some ninja plumbing to get to the drain…

]]> By: Will http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 Will Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:49:44 +0000 http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/#comment-2894 Don't forget a drip line for the condensate from the portable! (I think small portables you could empty a tank each day?) Don't forget a drip line for the condensate from the portable! (I think small portables you could empty a tank each day?)

]]> By: Philip J. Hollenback http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-2892 Philip J. Hollenback Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:27:49 +0000 http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/#comment-2892 Double-check that your portable AC unit is rated to run continuously.<br /><br />Also I am interested in systems like freeaire.com that mix in outside ventilation where appropriate. I think the big stumbling block there is controlling humidity. Double-check that your portable AC unit is rated to run continuously.

Also I am interested in systems like freeaire.com that mix in outside ventilation where appropriate. I think the big stumbling block there is controlling humidity.

]]> By: JeffHengesbach http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-2864 JeffHengesbach Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:29:24 +0000 http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/#comment-2864 I'm envisioning a box fan zipped tied in the opening where a ceiling tile used to be.......... ;) I'm envisioning a box fan zipped tied in the opening where a ceiling tile used to be………. ;)

]]> By: Greg http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 Greg Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:39:34 +0000 http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/#comment-2863 Assuming you have a suspended ceiling or access to the roofspace, and can convince the powers that be, you might be able to look into a <a href="http://www.panasonic.com.au/products/category.cfm?objectID=157" rel="nofollow">cassette type air conditioning unit</a>. Set it to only kick in once the ambient goes above a certain threshold and (hopefully) forget about it.<br /><br />I've got one in my lab sitting in the suspended ceiling cooling 3 racks worth of kit. Assuming you have a suspended ceiling or access to the roofspace, and can convince the powers that be, you might be able to look into a cassette type air conditioning unit. Set it to only kick in once the ambient goes above a certain threshold and (hopefully) forget about it.

I've got one in my lab sitting in the suspended ceiling cooling 3 racks worth of kit.

]]> By: chewyfruitloop http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 chewyfruitloop Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:51:13 +0000 http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2009/06/ah-the-pitter-patter-of-new-equipment/#comment-2860 if you have a suspended celling, you could try popping a couple of tiles above your rack, just to give the heat an escape route<br />we did this back in 2000 when we had a symetrix box over heating our zero ac computer room, we had the fortunate position of the top floor though, and the entire roof space of the building to vent into :)<br /><br />there are a couple of possible ways i could suggest to dump the heat from a portable ac (we used to use 3 to cool our racks before real ac units where installed :s), but i think you'll probably have problems being on the 8th floor (plus most landlords don't really want you making permanent changes) if you have a suspended celling, you could try popping a couple of tiles above your rack, just to give the heat an escape route
we did this back in 2000 when we had a symetrix box over heating our zero ac computer room, we had the fortunate position of the top floor though, and the entire roof space of the building to vent into :)

there are a couple of possible ways i could suggest to dump the heat from a portable ac (we used to use 3 to cool our racks before real ac units where installed :s), but i think you'll probably have problems being on the 8th floor (plus most landlords don't really want you making permanent changes)

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