I have great hopes for this winter as well, but the situation is disappointing me as last year it was better and i had more opportunities.
Topic: The winter mining setup - page 4. (Read 4003 times)
There was an old thread
That threads a pretty good read... some trolls before they were; and a few decent ideas.
I like the wood drying idea, this would be a nice way to split the mining load for anyone who still has an old wood burning stove or fireplace. Have a few inside and then a couple outside drying the wood in a shed/garage or something.
I have started using a little rack in the room to give the dryer a break for towels and what not, just gotta catch them before they're like sandpaper and bone dry.
I have independent heating in the house. Of course my Rig isn't as warm as ASICs. The temperature of the graphics card of about 70 degrees. The temperature in the room where Rig is worth more than the other rooms. I bought a low-noise cooler for the CPU and the Corsair power supply. Almost no noise, very easy to sleep in the room with Rig.
Essentially the power is free or greatly offset in this circumstance. I always kicked my miners on in the winter months back when I used to mine!
Have you ever consider using the excess heat for heating up any other things? like thawing frozen food, drying laundry or keeping something at a constant warm temperature? These are some activities that won't be limited to just winter.
I seem to recall someone using or planning on using it to dry food in the past, not sure whether it was fish or beef jerky.
There was an old thread about what to do with miners other than mining with them here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-can-i-use-bitcoin-miners-for-other-than-mining-743571
Its from 4 years ago.
There is definitely a smaller market for this type of setup and products such as the canaan heater hagss mentioned. Again it all comes down to whether or not you need heat during the winter months.
Some people will pick up the heaters, with less hashrate. For me I have enough recently unprofitable miners to use them to contribute a good amount of the heat needed for my home.
The product line you mention is a similar concept, it just doesn't fall under the bitcoin umbrella, ad its GPU'S.
Some people will pick up the heaters, with less hashrate. For me I have enough recently unprofitable miners to use them to contribute a good amount of the heat needed for my home.
The product line you mention is a similar concept, it just doesn't fall under the bitcoin umbrella, ad its GPU'S.
Must be hard to deal with the sound the miners give off when its placed in your house.
My miners not only bring heat to my place - the sound of fans running works on my daughter (2 mo old) better than shushing or Whisbear
What model is that bitcoin mining equipment in the photo?
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I am running around 2.5kwh with my rigs which is paid for by my solar panels in the day plus I get the UK full feed in tariff - they see no feed in at all 
I am happy to keep them going though over the winter as they do make the house nice and warm and I have fitted LED bulbs in all my sheds for winter so I have saved a bundle anyway doing that too.
I did have a few sodium lights on my yard too which I have now converted to LED so overall electric consumption has fallen really for me - even though I am wasting the planet away making crap tokens
I am happy to keep them going though over the winter as they do make the house nice and warm and I have fitted LED bulbs in all my sheds for winter so I have saved a bundle anyway doing that too.
I did have a few sodium lights on my yard too which I have now converted to LED so overall electric consumption has fallen really for me - even though I am wasting the planet away making crap tokens
You know, that would make a lot of sense in places where winters are extremely cold, and/or long lasting. I like the idea of using miners as heaters. They really earn their way if you intentionally design your setup to work that way. Do you think the opposite might also work? Somehow using miners to drive a cooling solution for the summer?
Must be hard to deal with the sound the miners give off when its placed in your house.
Not at all.
With the miners in the basement the noise is indistinguishable upstairs, when the family is awake and active.
In the evening I can make out that steady hum.
I did download a free app to measure the sound. Right in front of the miners I got 60-65 DB. 15 feet away in another section of the basement with no doors, i get 50-55 DB.
I'm actually looking to maybe move my 841 inside as well. Seeing how well this is working out. It will have to be tuned down though as they don't cope with the heat nearly as well. Basement is a toasty 29 degrees some days.
This is so awsome.
I could imagine there would be a small market under the Crypto enthusiast to buy a nice Heating Furniture with Mining heat source.
There are also some startups ,proof of concept is working.
- https://www.qarnot.com/buy-your-qc-1/
I could imagine there would be a small market under the Crypto enthusiast to buy a nice Heating Furniture with Mining heat source.
There are also some startups ,proof of concept is working.
- https://www.qarnot.com/buy-your-qc-1/
How much did it cost you and cant we earn free bitcoin ?
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nice, it never gets cold here for something like this, i get lucky enough that I can shut off the ac unit that feeds the room my miners are in -lol that saves me some electricity
The winter exploits you share are great, I would love to read your post.
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-snip- the exhaust hose junction to the basement door and taped it down to vent into the house. Electric heat, so it cancels out nicely
Good job. Yeah every bit of heat helps through the winter months.
How about a summer setup? -snip- Plus how do you maintain this kind of setups? Would you mind explaining?
I posted this as it's a shift from the norm for people in my situation. Maintaining this one for me is pretty straightforward. The miners put out enough heat to keel the basement in the high 20 degree C range. Which heats my main level floors up a bit, I leave the basement door ajar to help out a little as well.
Biggest concern was my pets hence the insulation and mesh screen on the I take and exhaust.
For the summer set up it's the opposite you I really need to get the best out of the space. Myself my miners exhaust tk withing 6 inches of the window in my garage. I have a thick wire mesh with good spacing for airflow that I use as a lower panel for my main garage door. A couple screws and locks and its secure for the summer.
I'm currently looking forward to get my hands on Canaan Mining Warmer.
and I have a good friend who could use the heat it produces during the winter time.
and I have a good friend who could use the heat it produces during the winter time.
Those are going to be a neat idea. Ideally they will be quiet so they can be placed directly in living spaces.
I do have a few cold spots in the house still due to poor ducting designs/renovations over the last 100 years, so I have been looking for options.
What can i say though it is nice making unprofitable (or nearly so) gear useful and profitable again.
I'm currently looking forward to get my hands on Canaan Mining Warmer.
(https://twitter.com/canaanio/status/1053122034278969344)
I'd be great to test it out, give it a thorough review, and I have a good friend who could use the heat it produces during the winter time.
(https://twitter.com/canaanio/status/1053122034278969344)
I'd be great to test it out, give it a thorough review, and I have a good friend who could use the heat it produces during the winter time.
How about a summer setup? It would be really a good read since I live in a country where there are only two seasons. Dry and Wet Seasons. More like the Dry is Summer half of the year and the other half is rainy/wet. Plus how do you maintain this kind of setups? Would you mind explaining? Thanks, I'm kinda new in mining setups.
Dry and Wet Seasons. More like the Dry is Summer half of the year and the other half is rainy/wet. Plus how do you maintain this kind of setups? Would you mind explaining? Thanks, I'm kinda new in mining setups. Jump to: