Attic Server Room

Servers must continuously be kept online as they.

Attic server room.

There s a good reason for that. The first is that i installed a return air vent in the server closet ducted to the return air side of the home a c unit. It generates a good amount of heat. What we need to do is exhaust the warm air from the room not inject air.

You can see the old bits of just added insulation inside for example and the occ. Air conditioners can be pretty loud so that s another reason why we need to focus on the server room as well not just the server. They re basically attic apartments but they probably think that loft sounds nicer. I d like to vent this heat outside the hvac envelope of the house to reduce the load on my a c during the summer and isolate the server room from the rest of the house i e.

Ever wonder why computer rooms in many places always seem colder than the rest of the building. Experts recommend maintaining a temperature of between 68 and 71 degrees fahrenheit for optimal performance to avoid any damage to components. Although these days you sometimes see loft apartments for rent or sale. You can t use it as a proper room.

The house is a 1 story ranch with an attic and crawlspace. With a small footprint and quiet operation a cost effective omnizone stand alone cooling system permits installation anywhere in the building eliminating the need for an equipment room. In addition to that many server rooms have an air conditioner of some sort as well. Very similar to an attic except for two things.

The crawl is encapsulated. Keep it from making the adjoining bedroom as hot. In 2014 this attic looked just like any other attic anywhere in the world. I don t live far south but in the summer during the high 80 s and 90 s days.

Omnizone systems provide ultimate flexibility efficiency affordability quiet and control. You may want to keep some damp rid in the room to cut the excess water in the air. I have a similar set up in a finished section attic. It isn t long before the ac makes the room very damp feeling.

You need to get in through a trapdoor using a ladder not the stairs. Invest in a high cfm exhaust fan think attic exhaust that will kick on the moment the server room hits 90 or somewhere in there. To solve for exhausting this heat i took a two pronged approach. If your ac unit is oversized.

If the server room has hollow doors and thin walls then sound can easily pass through them.