Cooling the home server closet / home network closet with the AC Infinity Airframe T7. AV Closet

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This video is about trying to bring down the temperature of the server / network closet. The closet is currently sitting at 83~84F at the Speed 3 setting and has been performing better than expected. This could probably work well for a audio video closet or audio video cabinet also.
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Chapters
Unboxing and General Info- 01:27
Overview / game plan- 03:06
Installation- 05:20
Sound Test Before Install- 10:20
Sound Test After Install- 11:34
Puppies! 12:56
Final Look 13:39
Disassembling the T7- 15:14
Temperature Inspection 1- 18:46
Temperature Inspection 2- 19:51
Questions and Answers 21:11
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@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Timestamps Unboxing and General Info- 01:27 Overview / game plan- 03:06 Installation- 05:20 Sound Test Before Install- 10:20 Sound Test After Install- 11:34 Puppies! 12:56 Final Look 13:39 Disassembling the T7- 15:14 Temperature Inspection 1- 18:46 Temperature Inspection 2- 19:51 Questions and Answers 21:11

@TheRangeControl 3 года назад

LOVE! IT!!! Game on, Brother!!!

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

And I you!

@matthealy563 Год назад

Get yourself a cheap combination square, make the hole on one side then square off the side with the hole and slide the ruler in, lock the ruler, mark each corner.

@ricardozapatacj 3 года назад

I'm new and seen your videos, keep it up, greetings from Chile.

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Sweet! Hello there

@rodrigocartens7563 3 месяца назад

Great videos! Keep them up, best regards from Mexico.

@SPXLabs 3 месяца назад

I’ll try

@signal12hvac 2 года назад

great video, awesome posters

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

It’s sad that I don’t have them anymore :(

@pacificprospector 3 года назад

Excellent insights. I have one rack server nas and is needing cooling....looking for ideas. You've given me some insight. Thank you.

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

I’ve been pleasantly surprised with it so far but it’s not summer yet.... on this page I keep a “log” of the average temperature of the room. www.spxlabs.com/blog/2021/1/10/cooling-my-home-server-closet-with-the-ac-infinity-airframe-t7-1 Also most systems report temperatures of about ~43 to 58C. So from network equipment all the way up to my 3700x NAS.

@chrisdover8014 3 года назад

I think what you did will be fine. You're venting into a larger room that opens to the hallway, so your return will pick up the air anyways. One thing you could do in the future is getting another one and pull cooler air into the server closet from the closet they were in, or get an exhaust fan installed in the laundry room which would help the laundry room with the dryer heat anyways along with venting the server hot air.

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

I think it was the best option with everything that had to be taken into consideration. And yes, I still do have a couple more ways to improve it.

@FrancisSiuChock 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. A couple a quick notes as I have been researching AC Infinity products as I am specking out the build for my AV surround sound custom inset cabinets. I think the white unit may be another option based on your light wall color (just saying). It would probably be less noticeable and the drywall would probably be less noticeable too. You could probably use black electrical tape and just wrap it around the cut-out edge of the drywall. This will probably help to reduce the dust outtake into the second closet. You can use simple cable clips to make the wiring look cleaner. I believe the temp difference you are seeing is the internal cabinet temp vs. the temp where the probe is sitting (I could be wrong on that) and may have missed it. Thanks again and good job.

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

I've had the white in hand and while it definitely wouldn't catch the eye as easily, it's not very sexy like the black version lol, also wife black was the wife approved version so didn't really have much of a choice. The black electrical tape is a great idea and I wouldn't need or buy anything to do it, thanks! I'm pretty sure the temperature difference is because one of the probes is broken. After the video until today I have had the two probes next to each other and have been logging the temperature and both are different. I've inspected the cable of the suspect probe and it appears to be damaged (pinched) which may be throwing the numbers off. Eventually I am going to stop being lazy an run the power cable and probe through the attic. Just have to figure out placement.

@FrancisSiuChock 3 года назад

@@SPXLabs Can you tell I'm working from home....totally being a bit lazy and distracted! I hear you....first rule Wife approved is the ONLY one that counts! I have actually read that issue with other reviews too regarding the cable/ probe. As I've also heard, AC Infinity is pretty responsive with their Customer Service. Thanks again, be safe and healthy!

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Oh cool work from home! Yay! Oh the AC infinity one is not damaged, it’s my previous one that is damaged. I need another probe to really set things straight but I don’t want to spend the money on one lol. Also from a physical body temperature perspective the room feels like it’s at a safe temperature. Also the systems report 69C to 76C tops so I’m feeling like it’s safe enough for now

@TheEvenia 2 года назад

THX! Hubby and I are looking for ideas for our new network closet. Like you, it's getting to hot in there. We have almost the same setup. Tile floors with a fairly large gap under the door, just need something to pull the air up from there and out. We'd probably do the reverse one with the LCD on the outside of the closet. Hoping this is possible b/c out closet is small and no way to hang it horizontal, same as you (studs in the way). We shall see! Thanks again for this.

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

It is definitely possible. The min reason is I didn’t want my kid to play with the buttons

@TheEvenia 2 года назад

@@SPXLabs Since you posted this, is it still working well for cooling down below 90 degrees? What speed do you keep it at? You had mentioned that you could hear it at 6 but not so much at 3. With tile floors through our entire house, everything echo's. :)

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

Short answer is yes it still works. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-adxk6DP5md8.html this is a video showing a year later. Here is a link to some charts showing temperatures overtime www.spxlabs.com/blog/2021/1/10/cooling-my-home-server-closet-with-the-ac-infinity-airframe-t7-1 The fans only spin up when the temperature reaches 80F and the unit will set the fan speed appropriately. The fans normally sit at speed 3 and will get up to 6 if needed but it’s extremely rare. I just installed a passive vent on the front of the door literally today because I uh…. Have been adding a bunch of equipment and now the exhaust vent is overwhelmed and now I need to get a better system in place.

@KannonRomano 3 года назад

love the glock mat

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

“Free” with your purchase!

@scubieman 3 года назад

Thats sweet, Only issue is i dont know where i can send the air flow. Also its in furnace room so not sure if negative pressure will be an issue.

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Oh yeah that’s a tough call.

@christopherfogarty9912 3 года назад

That size closet with 200 CFM fan will have about 75 ACH (Air Changes per Hour). Meaning all the air in that room is replaced approximately every 50 seconds. You should be seeing temps very close to the hallway temp. If your not, then space under door is probably not large enough, and the exhaust fan is starving.

@theirongiant2182 2 года назад

Not necessarily. All that equipment is putting out a LOT of heat.

@rgarza7264 3 года назад

It looks like the vent in the laundry room is angled.You might be able to just turn it 180° to have them point the other way and you won’t see the dry wall maybe?

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Yes! It is angled. I did consider what you suggested but I’m nervous about how that will effect airflow. I don’t even know if it will make any difference. But that is something I could test. Hmmmm

@theirongiant2182 2 года назад

@@SPXLabs - if you build a "tunnel" between the two rooms to seal the gap, you will improve airflow because you won't be venting into the cavity between the walls. And yes, you could install it in the laundry room and 'pull' the air from the server closet... as long as you first build a tunnel to ensure you're not also pulling air from the cavity, which would be a waste.

@MatthewPomar 3 года назад

Great video! Can you tell if you can reverse the airflow of these fans by flipping the fans in the enclosure?

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Yea you can flip the fans to reverse airflow

@Aurleis Год назад

Great video and very thorough (both this video and your 1 year later video), but I have two questions: - How long is the power cord for the fan? - What is the minimum depth between the fan grates for your drywall install? (I have thinner than normal walls where I am looking to install it and not sure if this is something that is adjustable to accommodate my needs.) Thanks again.

@SPXLabs Год назад

- 6 feet - The depth between the dry wall / sheet rock is 3 1/2 inches deep.

@Aurleis Год назад

@@SPXLabs Thank you. My drywall in the likely spot I'm going to put it is 3." In your opinion, if I put in on the 3" side and is the design of the fan assembly able to work with the reduced thickness? Or does it basically need that 3 1/2" between grates?

@SPXLabs Год назад

I think the depth of the fan housing / chassis is 2.3 inches thick. So it should sit comfortably in that space.

@Aurleis Год назад

@@SPXLabs excellent. Thank you again. 😊

@SPXLabs Год назад

Anytime!

@rens2436 11 месяцев назад

Drill a hole on the meal wall plate for a cleaner look.

@whitewitchcraft412 3 года назад

👍👍

@johnnyrambone 2 года назад

Question 1: Specs say this thing is like 2.5" deep... is your wall thinner than normal, for it to be able to go all the way through? Question 2: When you opened it up, did you get the impressions the fans are reversible? I want to use it to cool a room, and Winter blow in at top of room, Summer blow out. I would switch the fans' direction twice a year...

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

How thick is a normal wall? The airframe does not go all the way through. The back side is inside the framing or in other words is still in between both sides of the sheetrock/dry wall. They are definitely reversible. I'm not an expert but blow cool air down on top of rising hot air doesn't force the hot air out of the room through the bottom of the door. It's always best to exhaust hot warm air from the top of a room and pull cool air up from the bottom of a room.

@theirongiant2182 2 года назад

"You can definitely hear the whine of the fans at speed 3" and this is why I am replacing mine with Noctua fans. BUT... the connectors on the Airframe are JST, while most PC case fans are Molex. You will have to cut off the ends and rewire them. The buffer is in degrees, not percentage.

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

Now that’s good information right here

@theirongiant2182 2 года назад

@@SPXLabs - here's a video from another youtuber who did the mod: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rQcC4hMS28E.html. P.S.: AC Infinity sells a WHITE version of this product. Did you know that, and consider buying it for your home? It would blend in a lot better.

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

I did but I didn’t like the way the white version looked. The wife preferred black

@daveelly 11 месяцев назад

great video. What server rack is that (the one later in the video on wheels)? I'd like to get something similar for my supermicro 4u plex unraid server.

@SPXLabs 11 месяцев назад

It’s an iStarUSA rack but they don’t sell them anymore. I upgraded to a startech one for more U. It’s fantastic and I highly recommend it

@BoostinChick 2 года назад

Seeing pictures on Amazon and watching a quick vid from Cedia and it shows these mounted on the exterior of the closets. Since you mounted it on the inside of the closet isn't it acting more like an intake drawing in air from the laundry room?

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

There are two “versions” an intake and exhaust version. I have the intake version, so air is pulled from the server closet and exhausted into the laundry room. If I had the exhaust version the unit would need to be in the laundry room to pull air from the server closet. Kind of weird, I know lol You can read about it more here if it will help. www.spxlabs.com/blog/2021/1/10/cooling-my-home-server-closet-with-the-ac-infinity-airframe-t7-1

@BoostinChick 2 года назад

@@SPXLabs ok PHEW I was confused. I have the exhaust version and was following your vid and wanted to make sure I wasn't backward. Great vid and thanks for the reply!

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

I was legitimately in your boat at one point. When I went through the purchase process I had to triple check the logic lol.

@Aimtjie 3 года назад

Mind me asking why you are stretching those blue patch cables like that?

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

I don’t think I had pulled some slack from the top yet.

@JB-yq9bn 2 года назад

3.412 btu per watt. Sensible heat removal is ( cfm × temperature change x 1.08 at sea level) 400 watts is 1364 btu. 1365btu=200x temp change×1.08 do the math and 200 cfm of 6 degree cooler air than the closet should cool it.

@spark_knight0452 2 года назад

could you share the link for the exhaust version? Also, do I need 2 of these to maintain airflow for a tiny closet?

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

amzn.to/3xJBzwT In theory you would have better results with and intake and exhaust fan. If you can afford it I’d go for it.

@spark_knight0452 2 года назад

@@SPXLabs Thanks for your help! Keep on making such videos. Good Luck!

@SPXLabs 2 года назад

Thanks! Hope everything works out well for you

@darrenoleary5952 3 года назад

Why not just vent into the open wall space, which probably goes into the roof space or into the space between floors if you are in a two-level structure, rather than into another room?

@SPXLabs 3 года назад

Single story home. Just an attic above the closet. The space between the walls is very very small and there is wood and insulation at the top between the gap of the two walls of the two rooms. I’d suspect the space between the walls is just too small and would not dissipate heat very well over time.