Network Rack Cooling Upgrade 

*Tom's rack burning down and fan beeping* Tom "Lovely!"

.....why do I choose these words!?!? haha!

Thought the same

Nice one!

Thanks! Will do!

Get well soon my friend!

ItsMyNaturalColour thank you Tom for everything you have been doing!

Thanks once again, Kieron! Very pleased with this bit of kit.

Chay, huge thanks for your lovely comment :) Really hope you continue to enjoy what I put out. I have some good stuff planned. Bridgend, just down the road! My grandparents live in Porthcawl, takes us around 45 minutes to drive there.

Glad I could help!

If you want it temp controlled Amazon has a 12v temp control board with remote sensor, for under $10

Hi Scott. I have a 120mm intake fan at the bottom of the rack, and another 120mm exhaust fan at the top, so there's a constant flow of air through the rack. I also have an third 120mm at the back in the same horizontal orientation, facilitating the airflow. That 3 fan system is powered 24/7. I added this new unit as a backup for very hot days, so it'll only kick in when the temporature in the rack exceeds 30 degrees. This will then further facilitate the existing cooling system, to bring the temps back down / provide additional cooling when absolutely necessary. Mounting at the top would've probably been fantastic, but there's no space. I mounted it where I had space, and was careful to make room above and below the unit as you can see. The increased flow of air through the cabinet is excellent.

Thanks, Chris! I'll get back to you really soon :D

@@ItsMyNaturalColour Anytime Tom, oh and some of those things you said did make me laugh :-D

I like this idea! I'll see what I can do.

I thought you might like it :)

Hey Jamie, still got my Mac mini chugging away. It's not the fastest thing in the world but it's doing it's bit.

@@ItsMyNaturalColour Awesome, same here. My Mac mini is a late 2009 running Sierra, and it has been folding 24/7 since you created Team-IMNC.

You're so right...... at least on Hifi gear it's kinda cool.. haha!

I've considered colour matching the new panels, and may well do just that in the future.

The future is never better :P

No problem, it's a "dap audio 1u fan unit with thermostat" - Google that and you'll find a few different sites selling the product. Also look on eBay, there are similar units available for a cheaper price than this unit.

ItsMyNaturalColour thanks for your answer , Nice Chanel have nice day bye

Dominique Richardson Amazon has a ton of them

I will have a look see if I Another Fun unit And I will let you know

Google: Dap Audio 1U temperature controlled fan unit with thermostat They're a bit expensive though, if you search 'rackmount fan unit' on eBay, there are lots of different ones for a better price.

ItsMyNaturalColour That must be a UK only product. Tried googling it here in the states and I can find it but there all UK vendors that don’t ship over the pond.

Really sorry I haven't got back to you on your previous 2 comments. Could you drop me an email at itsmynaturalcolour@gmail.com if possible? Many thanks!

@@ItsMyNaturalColour no worries bud, will do.

Sure zpasgroup.co.uk/floor-standing-cabinets-and-open-racks/4-sjb-19-network-cabinet.html

I wondered about that too.

@@GeoffBeggs Yeah, i have placed my 2u AC Infinity unit at the bottom and AC Infinity 3 fan tray at the top,... I think it'll help if he had a intake at the bottom and place the try at the top,.. imho!

Thanks 👍

Hi Paul, really glad you're enjoying the videos! Yes, all my rack kit is running via my UPS, connected to a single 13a UK socket. Quick napkin maths on this; 13a x 240v = 3120w. You're safe to power 3120w worth of equipment from a single UK socket, shave a bit off for voltage fluctuations etc, call it 3000w. Usually a socket ring main / circuit in the UK is protected by a 32a MCB, so the entire ring is capable of a maximum of 7680w. Typically there are several sockets on this circuit, especially if your upstairs and downstairs are on the same ring. Check your consumer unit, and add up all of the other devices running in your home. Usually your kitchen will be separate, but not always. The most power hungry devices will run in the kitchen... kettles etc. For my case, I have 3x 32a socket ring mains in my home; 1 for downstairs sockets, 1 for upstairs sockets and another for 'extension', which is my kitchen and a single bedroom above. My 'upstairs' ring has tons of breathing room as it's mainly phone chargers, alarm clocks and LED lamps plugged in, that's about it. So I've got no worries about my office equipment. If you have less circuits, or you're already pulling a lot of juice with other appliances, it may be worth getting a dedicated circuit installed. It's nice to anyway for organisation and segregation... but if there's a lot of cost involved, you could probably avoid it. Also, you'll be surprised at how little power network equipment and small servers draw. My rack tickles over at way under 1000w even at what I would consider 'load'.

@@ItsMyNaturalColour That's just the information I needed in Layman's terms, thank you so much for the response I really appreciate it 😀😀. our setups are very similar upstairs and downstairs 32a rings and the kitchen has its own, it was only put in last year. My office runs three PCs/ Printer/CCTV system and the small amount of network equipment. The other bedrooms like you say alarm clocks, TVs etc. I had worked out in my mind a new circuit just for that would involve pulling up so many floorboards and carpet not to mention moving everything already there. I will work it out the math this weekend and go ahead and get the kit ordered. I should have more than enough capacity. Thank you again. 😀😀

Wow.... no thanks!!!

Agreed.

I need to read the manual, but I believe the beeping was an alarm due to the very high temps reached thanks to the boiling water. With normal fluctuation in temps and when the device is triggered to start, it doesn't beep, just switches on and off quietly... which I'm quite glad about.

Quite scarey that there might be a situation that causes that beep! Nuclear failure, hears beep, feels reassured :)

I like you're thinking, I'll see what I can do :D

Yes, could very well be. It hasn't beeped since I installed it, so I presume when I tested it with the boiling water and it got up into the 40s, it was triggering that alarm because of the high temps.

Thanks very much! Since installing it, we've had rainy and cloudy weather, so I haven't been able to test it out properly as the room isn't hot enough for the device to kick in. When the warmer weather comes back and it kicks into action every now and then, I'll be sure to monitor the temps and I'll update my findings during the next network rack related video.

14:35 - not too bad at all, considering.

Google search: Dap Audio 1U temperature controlled fan unit with thermostat Hope this helps

Really appreciate the recommendation and feedback. As you can see, I don't have much of a choice when it comes to mounting positions as my rack is getting very full. I already have a 120mm exhaust at the top, and a 120mm intake at the bottom, so like I say in the video this unit is in place to purely facilitate the existing cooling system as and when it's needed. It does move a surprising amount of air considering it's position, and with the shelf above being vented, it really helps.

Sure Google search the following: 712477 Intellinet 19IN CABLE ENTRY PANEL Hope this helps

Agreed.

hahaha my apologies ;) I'll try and make the next one longer :D

This unit won't kick in until the set temperature is reached. Once the temp in the rack dips below that threshold, the fans will shut off.

Thanks, Danie. The general idea here was to try and exhaust some of the buildup of hot air at the back. Worked a treat.

Hi Rhys Check out the beginning of my Home Network Part 7 video. I have installed a 120mm intake at the bottom of the rack, and a 120mm exhaust at the top of the rack. That's why I mention the raised desktop at the beginning of this video, that's where all the hot air exhausts. This new fan unit facilitates the rise of the air through the rack.

Jeff, this is very useful. I'll now know how to properly use this thing haha! Many thanks.

Hey Charlie. Sorry these videos aren't you're thing. As you know, I've always taken pride in the fact that IMNC is a variety technology channel, and the channel grows and evolves to reflect my own personal interests. The last 3 videos uploaded have not been network related at all, so it's worth having a quick browse of the channel just in case you've missed an episode. I also have lots more coming up from a variety of different topics.

Thats unfair, Tom isnt rich to buy things all the time for youtube. He is doing vids on what he has at the moment.

@@ItsMyNaturalColour yea man i get ya nothing against you just everytime i seen it pop been about racks i miss the older stuff but keep doing what you enjoy bud

@@MicahGallant not really unfair just my personal opinion soo been here many years and enjoyed his content a lot like i said