Topic: leaving home with 5 gpu miners paranoid of fire safety - page 2. (Read 402 times)
When you have rigs multiple setup with cooling and ventilation, security cameras, monitoring alerts etc.. it's not big deal. For 5 GPU's... I think if you have to ask if it's okay then it's probably not. If it was me in your situation I would capitalize on the high GPU market and sell the cards. In 3 months when you return, you'll probably find better deals and can put together and 8 card rig for the same price.
I would just shut it down.
Most likely they will crash eventually to the point of requiring a hard power reset.
Also depending on where you live, the ambient temp might change due to your outside temp. You might have to open the windows more or less.
You get to your destination and the miners aren't responsive? Panic sets in. Did they crash ? Internet down? Or did they burn your place to the ground.
Most likely they will crash eventually to the point of requiring a hard power reset.
Also depending on where you live, the ambient temp might change due to your outside temp. You might have to open the windows more or less.
You get to your destination and the miners aren't responsive? Panic sets in. Did they crash ? Internet down? Or did they burn your place to the ground.
If you turn down power like people mentioned above me and also put the miners on a concrete floor or something of the sort that is naturally fireproof there's going to be very little risk of fire. Third option should work best for you if you're extremely concerned about safety.
You should be putting your miners in a place that isn't at risk of burning up anyways. If you already do this, just being able to remotely control your miners should be enough.
You should be putting your miners in a place that isn't at risk of burning up anyways. If you already do this, just being able to remotely control your miners should be enough.
Dial back the intensity and set your rig on something that can not catch fire. You could set it on tile with nothing near it. I set mine on a wood rack and then 4 tiles below it.
How about drastically dialing back clock/intensity settings so the cards draw a lot less power? Could be a happy middle ground where you are still earning something but reduce the likelihood of fire, damage, lockups/shutdowns, etc.
yes already doing that and running at minimum non-idle power at 90-120W range. Max power is 180W.
Maybe consider selling 5 gpus and buy back when you are back from vacation. For short away time, it can be tolerated but who knows what happens in 3 months of time.
How about drastically dialing back clock/intensity settings so the cards draw a lot less power? Could be a happy middle ground where you are still earning something but reduce the likelihood of fire, damage, lockups/shutdowns, etc.
since all of them running centos, i can setup cron to start mining during night time only. that is another option.
I went on vacation for 1 week recently.
I followed everything through camera wirelles, checked temperatures on a thermometer, and left the house keys with a person of confidence.
In my case everything went well.
But 3 months is another story.
I followed everything through camera wirelles, checked temperatures on a thermometer, and left the house keys with a person of confidence.
In my case everything went well.
But 3 months is another story.
taking 3 months of vacation during which I will leave my place empty with 5 miners running, which currently consuming about 2KW power around the clock. I am contemplating whether this is good idea to leave it as running or just completely turn off. Biggest worry is fire safety:
wires can tangle, fans can seize, chips can heat up and sparks can fly. Add to that it is around March to Mid July during which several of tough heatwave is expected.
- option 1: leave it off and forfeit 3 months of mining revenue.
- option 2: leave it as it is (very anxious about this one)
- option 3: this is interesting one which I am contemplating:
equip home with wireless cam, also just purchased remote on and off switch for motherboard which can be controlled by web, so i can turn on when it is not hot, still need to setup. Cram all the miner in a smaller room and leave the A/C on.
To reduce further the fire risk, I am thinking about putting huge metal or tin foil around the ceiling, floor and around the miners in case sparks fly. I know it is quite paranoid and unliely to happen but if it ever happens, I bought a barn.
If i cant make my mind between three option, most likely going to choose option 1 which is safest one.
wires can tangle, fans can seize, chips can heat up and sparks can fly. Add to that it is around March to Mid July during which several of tough heatwave is expected.
- option 1: leave it off and forfeit 3 months of mining revenue.
- option 2: leave it as it is (very anxious about this one)
- option 3: this is interesting one which I am contemplating:
equip home with wireless cam, also just purchased remote on and off switch for motherboard which can be controlled by web, so i can turn on when it is not hot, still need to setup. Cram all the miner in a smaller room and leave the A/C on.
To reduce further the fire risk, I am thinking about putting huge metal or tin foil around the ceiling, floor and around the miners in case sparks fly. I know it is quite paranoid and unliely to happen but if it ever happens, I bought a barn.
If i cant make my mind between three option, most likely going to choose option 1 which is safest one.
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