Topic: Will my college dorm room be able to handle 3000W? (Read 3669 times)
I don't know where you go to school, but in my school there are people who inspect dorm rooms regularly throughout the semester. If they find a miner they may think it's a heater or something and notify the fire dep and deem it fire hazard.
Since clearly the 3000W miner is no longer viable, does anyone know any smaller miners that still offer a pretty good return? I don't want to use USB miners because they don't offer a good return. Thanks!
The best miner in college is to be a "gold digger". Hook up with a HOT (hotter than your 3000W) and rich girl or guy and you can mine all your life.
You have no idea how freakin hot your room would become if you ran 3000W of mining machines. I am talking sauna hot. There is no way you could stand it for longer than a day. Plus the noise. Believe me, been there, done that. Can't be done. Only thing you might get away with is something like one S3 and even thats iffy.
Better approach, talk one of your professors into a 'project' so you can setup a couple machines in a lab or something.
Better approach, talk one of your professors into a 'project' so you can setup a couple machines in a lab or something.
One S3 is probably manageable if he has AC or can leave a window open for a breeze. That's like a large TV and a stereo system - commonplace in most dorms. Running anything beyond 1 S3 means that any other heat from computers, TVs, stereos would make the room quite toasty.
Larger TVs and Stereos are not running with full capacity 24/7. Stereos have a max output of that wattage. So you can't really compare the heat of those two.
We're talking dorm room, not average household with kids. My roommate had the TV on 24/7 (big 32" Sony Trinitron sucking 320W) and if not the TV he had a 700W stereo bumping. Yes, 2 15 subs with a high pass and a guitar amp will do that - we always left our window or door open.
Again it depends on the size of the room - 400 sqft would be hot, 1200 sqft not too bad with a single S3.
But not while you sleep, or?
S3 are incredible loud and hot!
Again I said it really depends on the space he's in. In college my roommate and I kept our PCs on 24/7 and back then monitors didn't have power saving mode. Some people keep all kinds of stuff on 24/7 since they're not directly paying for the electricity.
S3 will still put out a good bit of heat at 340+ watts but it is nowhere near as loud as a BFL Single or crazy DC level eq like an SP30.
One S3 is probably manageable if he has AC or can leave a window open for a breeze. That's like a large TV and a stereo system - commonplace in most dorms. Running anything beyond 1 S3 means that any other heat from computers, TVs, stereos would make the room quite toasty.
Larger TVs and Stereos are not running with full capacity 24/7. Stereos have a max output of that wattage. So you can't really compare the heat of those two.
We're talking dorm room, not average household with kids. My roommate had the TV on 24/7 (big 32" Sony Trinitron sucking 320W) and if not the TV he had a 700W stereo bumping. Yes, 2 15 subs with a high pass and a guitar amp will do that - we always left our window or door open.
Again it depends on the size of the room - 400 sqft would be hot, 1200 sqft not too bad with a single S3.
But not while you sleep, or?
S3 are incredible loud and hot!
1. you cant live with that thing in one room without earplugs. the room will get hot for sure more than 35° without ventilation and then and your miner will shot down too.
2. you need one circuit breaker just for your miner. check that out. then replace it with one for 16Ampere (in europe) and put thicker wires from the circuit breaker to the plug (recommended, but depends how hot the wires will get). best you consult an electrician. for 100 bucks he can figure out whats necessary.
2. you need one circuit breaker just for your miner. check that out. then replace it with one for 16Ampere (in europe) and put thicker wires from the circuit breaker to the plug (recommended, but depends how hot the wires will get). best you consult an electrician. for 100 bucks he can figure out whats necessary.
It's a college dormitory!!! He/she can't go changing breakers and ripping out wiring. I doubt he/she would be even allowed to have access to the breaker in the first place that's why I said not to trip it. If it trips the engineering dept will come over and try to see why it tripped. Then you either need to show them the miner or lie/hide it which could get him/her into a lot of trouble.
1 S3 should be fine - anything beyond that would depend on the size of the dorm and the age of the circuit.
And dont forget that the narcs will be knocking on your door soon.
1. you cant live with that thing in one room without earplugs. the room will get hot for sure more than 35° without ventilation and then and your miner will shot down too.
2. you need one circuit breaker just for your miner. check that out. then replace it with one for 16Ampere (in europe) and put thicker wires from the circuit breaker to the plug (recommended, but depends how hot the wires will get). best you consult an electrician. for 100 bucks he can figure out whats necessary.
2. you need one circuit breaker just for your miner. check that out. then replace it with one for 16Ampere (in europe) and put thicker wires from the circuit breaker to the plug (recommended, but depends how hot the wires will get). best you consult an electrician. for 100 bucks he can figure out whats necessary.
One S3 is probably manageable if he has AC or can leave a window open for a breeze. That's like a large TV and a stereo system - commonplace in most dorms. Running anything beyond 1 S3 means that any other heat from computers, TVs, stereos would make the room quite toasty.
Larger TVs and Stereos are not running with full capacity 24/7. Stereos have a max output of that wattage. So you can't really compare the heat of those two.
We're talking dorm room, not average household with kids. My roommate had the TV on 24/7 (big 32" Sony Trinitron sucking 320W) and if not the TV he had a 700W stereo bumping. Yes, 2 15 subs with a high pass and a guitar amp will do that - we always left our window or door open.
Again it depends on the size of the room - 400 sqft would be hot, 1200 sqft not too bad with a single S3.
The heat of my two S3's is a pain in the living room of my 2bdrm 900 Sq ft Apt and I've got nice air being a mile from the Pacific Ocean. I don't mind when I'm not home (my miners rarely go above 42 C).
When I get home I make sure to face a fan outside a window. It's one of those Vornado fans you can get at Target. The thing is tiny but it's a beast. Just point your S3 exhaust towards it and it'll spit hot air straight out the dorm room. This should lower your room's ambient temperature a lot.
When I get home I make sure to face a fan outside a window. It's one of those Vornado fans you can get at Target. The thing is tiny but it's a beast. Just point your S3 exhaust towards it and it'll spit hot air straight out the dorm room. This should lower your room's ambient temperature a lot.
One S3 is probably manageable if he has AC or can leave a window open for a breeze. That's like a large TV and a stereo system - commonplace in most dorms. Running anything beyond 1 S3 means that any other heat from computers, TVs, stereos would make the room quite toasty.
Larger TVs and Stereos are not running with full capacity 24/7. Stereos have a max output of that wattage. So you can't really compare the heat of those two.
One S3 is probably manageable if he has AC or can leave a window open for a breeze. That's like a large TV and a stereo system - commonplace in most dorms. Running anything beyond 1 S3 means that any other heat from computers, TVs, stereos would make the room quite toasty.
u will burn the socket by using 3 kw.
No, it will only trip the breaker, unless the electrical wiring/equipment is defective or non-compliant, which is unlikely in a campus dorm.
Anyway, I think OP has got it by now, read above.
But he still hasn't realized exactely how much heat does things emmit. His room will be 10c hotter on average...
u will burn the socket by using 3 kw.
No, it will only trip the breaker, unless the electrical wiring/equipment is defective or non-compliant, which is unlikely in a campus dorm.
Anyway, I think OP has got it by now, read above.
u will burn the socket by using 3 kw.
3000w are you dreaming? It should be around half 1400w or lower. Do not take the risk of endangering other people life. There is a thing call Fire!
So you are saying that a 1400w miner would be viable?
Even this is way too much for a room inhabited by humans. It basically means constantly open windows and very dry air in winter, and it will become completely unbearable during the summer.
EDIT: 500W seems manageable.
Thanks guys! I think I'll follow your advice and look into the S3s. I'll make sure to use close to 500w to be safe. I wouldn't want to burn down my dorm.
The only things worth buying are S3's. Buy 2 or 3 of them (about 340w each), a decent power supply, and call it a day. They aren't very loud. I actually like the ambient noise they generate and they would help me study if anything.
With free power they should ROI by winter break.
With free power they should ROI by winter break.
I would buy a fish tank instead. You clearly don't know what you are getting into
While I don't entirely know what I'm getting into, I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in mining bitcoin so I might as well give it a try. Your comments are not useful so please do not post on this thread.
I'm pretty sure newbies aren't allowed to tell full members what they can and can not do.
Especially when that are 100% correct.
No need for these full members to be rude though, especially when the newbie is being quite polite and learning from the answers that were given to him. Telling someone who wants to get into Bitcoin mining to buy a fish tank instead and that he clearly doesn't know what he's getting into, in a thread where he's attempting to know more, isn't useful indeed IMHO.
@OP: At any rate, be careful about expecting returns (ROI) from any miner. If you're doing it for the money, it's a risky investment. Do not invest more than you are willing to lose. And as you can see, running the miner 24/7 in your dorm is going to be tough because of the power consumption, the noise and the heat that it will generate. I would consider other options.
Cheers
I would buy a fish tank instead. You clearly don't know what you are getting into
While I don't entirely know what I'm getting into, I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in mining bitcoin so I might as well give it a try. Your comments are not useful so please do not post on this thread.
Most college dorms will be using 15A wiring which means you can mine with 12A assuming nothing else is plugged into that circuit - ie no TV, fridge, computer, not even a light. 12A x 120V = 1400W
If you have a huge dorm room with 3 to 5 people you might have 2 circuits doubling the amount of miners you can put, but if you trip the circuit not only will the dorm housing people come to reset the breaker they'll also look for what tripped the breaker.
I wouldn't run more than 500W until I make sure nothing else is on that circuit. If you don't have access to the breaker panel then you shouldn't be testing the limits. Burning down a dorm would cost you about 5000BTC in liability
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