Topic: Custom Built Mining Shed - page 4. (Read 9701 times)
Very impressive shed for your miners! Kind of looks like half of the kits you can buy at Home Depot but I can tell it's custom. Will definately keep the sound and heat out of the living area.
It looks great shax!! Will you build me one too? 
My favorite is pink panther on the walls.
My favorite is pink panther on the walls. 
nice job i remember you asking about the build. looks like you have 16 running can you add more.? are you going to go with any s-2's since ethe price has dropped a bit?
i like the way you stacked the psu over each pair of s-1's
If you had a solid piece of material on the second shelf it would stop the heat from the first row rising to the second row.
this is only a guess . but sliding a thin sheet of plywood under the top row of miners would let you see if i am correct.
i like the way you stacked the psu over each pair of s-1's
If you had a solid piece of material on the second shelf it would stop the heat from the first row rising to the second row.
this is only a guess . but sliding a thin sheet of plywood under the top row of miners would let you see if i am correct.
We have 27 right now. We can add up to 32. More if we move the switches off the top shelf. If we get a wider shelving unit, we can probably get up to 50. We may run some S2s, but even at $2000 they are overpriced.
Hum, thats not a bad idea about the solid piece of wood to block hot air from coming down. The middle rack is by far the hottest rack. I wonder if doing that will restrict airflow too much? We also are going to put covers over half the miners to see if that improves cooling by trapping the pulled in air fully down a tunnel.
It is worth trying. Any cheap way to get a tunnel effect will help cooling.
Great work, it looks great!
How much did it cost to build? How much btc do you mine a day? I was wondering whether you will mine back the costs of the shed and the cost of the miners, since miners are only marginally profitable nowadays.
How much did it cost to build? How much btc do you mine a day? I was wondering whether you will mine back the costs of the shed and the cost of the miners, since miners are only marginally profitable nowadays.
Cost is now in the main post. We mine about .33 of a btc per day. About 10.5 per month at the 8.85b difficulty rate. If btc stays where it is we will break even in 2 more months with the costs of the shed and miners.
And in the end I still have the tangibles of a nice shed (which I had wanted anyways) and an AC unit I can move to my garage.
nice job i remember you asking about the build. looks like you have 16 running can you add more.? are you going to go with any s-2's since ethe price has dropped a bit?
i like the way you stacked the psu over each pair of s-1's
If you had a solid piece of material on the second shelf it would stop the heat from the first row rising to the second row.
this is only a guess . but sliding a thin sheet of plywood under the top row of miners would let you see if i am correct.
i like the way you stacked the psu over each pair of s-1's
If you had a solid piece of material on the second shelf it would stop the heat from the first row rising to the second row.
this is only a guess . but sliding a thin sheet of plywood under the top row of miners would let you see if i am correct.
We have 27 right now. We can add up to 32. More if we move the switches off the top shelf. If we get a wider shelving unit, we can probably get up to 50. We may run some S2s, but even at $2000 they are overpriced.
Hum, thats not a bad idea about the solid piece of wood to block hot air from coming down. The middle rack is by far the hottest rack. I wonder if doing that will restrict airflow too much? We also are going to put covers over half the miners to see if that improves cooling by trapping the pulled in air fully down a tunnel.
wow!
if you don't mind asking was was the cost to build that... not the cost of the miners but the construction of the space? how many miners can you house in there totally?
if you don't mind asking was was the cost to build that... not the cost of the miners but the construction of the space? how many miners can you house in there totally?
I dont mind.
Cost of a "stock" shed - $1300 (that was a friends and family deal)
Cost to run 100a line and all elctrical (breakers, box, ect) - $1300
Cost to have insulation, duct fans installed, ac installed - $1000
Cost of AC - $899.60
So not necessarily cheap, however when I am done mining I will have a shed I can do other things with and I will move the AC (after buying out my part from partner) to cool my garage so I can work on my classic cars during the Texas summer.
Right now we can host 8 miners per shelf and not couting the top shelf where the switch and ethernet cables run to, we have 4 usable shelves. So a total of 32 miners. If we get a shelf that is wider and uses more of the width of the shed, I think we can push that to 50.
I especially like the dog door/tunnel. Never know when you might need it
Great work, it looks great!
How much did it cost to build? How much btc do you mine a day? I was wondering whether you will mine back the costs of the shed and the cost of the miners, since miners are only marginally profitable nowadays.
How much did it cost to build? How much btc do you mine a day? I was wondering whether you will mine back the costs of the shed and the cost of the miners, since miners are only marginally profitable nowadays.
nice job i remember you asking about the build. looks like you have 16 running can you add more.? are you going to go with any s-2's since ethe price has dropped a bit?
i like the way you stacked the psu over each pair of s-1's
If you had a solid piece of material on the second shelf it would stop the heat from the first row rising to the second row.
this is only a guess . but sliding a thin sheet of plywood under the top row of miners would let you see if i am correct.
i like the way you stacked the psu over each pair of s-1's
If you had a solid piece of material on the second shelf it would stop the heat from the first row rising to the second row.
this is only a guess . but sliding a thin sheet of plywood under the top row of miners would let you see if i am correct.
wow!
if you don't mind I asking was was the cost to build that...
if you don't mind I asking was was the cost to build that...
After getting quotes to colocate my miners in the Austin area, I decided the better option was to build my own facility at my house. My friend went in for half and he hosts his there as well. We tored down a smaller shed attached to the house and built a larger 8'x6'x10' shed on an existing cement slab. It features:
- Dedicated 100a line
- 2 240v PDUs for power to the miners
- 18,000 BTU split air conditioner
- 650 CFM duct exhaust fan and a 1350 CFM attic gable exhaust fan
- Hot and Cold zones using foam insulation board. We sectioned the shed into two parts and then cut holes in the foam board for the exhaust fans on the Antminer s1 and PSUs so all hot air is pushed into the hot zone where the exhaust fans are located.
- Nest Protect smoke detector
- Wifi enabled light switch and wifi camera allowing us to login, turn on the light and see if there is smoke or issues as reported by the Nest Protect.
- Custom network thermometer based off a Raspberry Pi that monitors Hot and Cold sides of the shed (re-purposed from my BBQ smoker
)
- Raspberry Pi vpn for remote access
- Features a "dog tunnel" that is completely sectioned off from the inside to allow my dogs to continue to use the dog door into the house.
We currently have 27 Antminer S1s running in this shed and it is working out quite well. All antminers are running off server PSUs which required a crap load of custom wiring. We have exhaust PUSH fans pushing hot air out of the mienrs to the hot zone. Here are some pictures. It is a little hard to take interior pictures since the spot is a little small.
My friend's wife has dubbed it the "NERDsery" lol.
People have asked so I will include the price to build out:
Cost of a "stock" shed - $1300 (that was a friends and family deal)
Cost to run 100a line and all elctrical (breakers, box, ect) - $1300
Cost to have insulation, duct fans installed, ac installed - $1000
Cost of AC - $899.60
Before picture of the shed area:
After picture of the shed:
View of the miner rack:
Hot side with cut outs for fans:
Picture of the network thermometer:
Picture of the AC:
Dog Door/Tunnel:
- Dedicated 100a line
- 2 240v PDUs for power to the miners
- 18,000 BTU split air conditioner
- 650 CFM duct exhaust fan and a 1350 CFM attic gable exhaust fan
- Hot and Cold zones using foam insulation board. We sectioned the shed into two parts and then cut holes in the foam board for the exhaust fans on the Antminer s1 and PSUs so all hot air is pushed into the hot zone where the exhaust fans are located.
- Nest Protect smoke detector
- Wifi enabled light switch and wifi camera allowing us to login, turn on the light and see if there is smoke or issues as reported by the Nest Protect.
- Custom network thermometer based off a Raspberry Pi that monitors Hot and Cold sides of the shed (re-purposed from my BBQ smoker
)- Raspberry Pi vpn for remote access
- Features a "dog tunnel" that is completely sectioned off from the inside to allow my dogs to continue to use the dog door into the house.
We currently have 27 Antminer S1s running in this shed and it is working out quite well. All antminers are running off server PSUs which required a crap load of custom wiring. We have exhaust PUSH fans pushing hot air out of the mienrs to the hot zone. Here are some pictures. It is a little hard to take interior pictures since the spot is a little small.
My friend's wife has dubbed it the "NERDsery" lol.
People have asked so I will include the price to build out:
Cost of a "stock" shed - $1300 (that was a friends and family deal)
Cost to run 100a line and all elctrical (breakers, box, ect) - $1300
Cost to have insulation, duct fans installed, ac installed - $1000
Cost of AC - $899.60
Before picture of the shed area:
After picture of the shed:
View of the miner rack:
Hot side with cut outs for fans:
Picture of the network thermometer:
Picture of the AC:
Dog Door/Tunnel:
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