You can t use it as a proper room.
Attic server room.
If your ac unit is oversized.
In 2014 this attic looked just like any other attic anywhere in the world.
They re basically attic apartments but they probably think that loft sounds nicer.
Servers must continuously be kept online as they.
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The first is that i installed a return air vent in the server closet ducted to the return air side of the home a c unit.
Ever wonder why computer rooms in many places always seem colder than the rest of the building.
I have a similar set up in a finished section attic.
Very similar to an attic except for two things.
What we need to do is exhaust the warm air from the room not inject air.
If the server room has hollow doors and thin walls then sound can easily pass through them.
It generates a good amount of heat.
It isn t long before the ac makes the room very damp feeling.
I was able to mix and match to get things up and running but the damage had been done.
And even my salt lamps will melt a little.
To solve for exhausting this heat i took a two pronged approach.
Experts recommend maintaining a temperature of between 68 and 71 degrees fahrenheit for optimal performance to avoid any damage to components.
Although these days you sometimes see loft apartments for rent or sale.
You can see the old bits of just added insulation inside for example and the occ.
In addition to that many server rooms have an air conditioner of some sort as well.
You need to get in through a trapdoor using a ladder not the stairs.
You may want to keep some damp rid in the room to cut the excess water in the air.
I don t live far south but in the summer during the high 80 s and 90 s days.
Adding a server closet return.
I d like to vent this heat outside the hvac envelope of the house to reduce the load on my a c during the summer and isolate the server room from the rest of the house i e.
Air conditioners can be pretty loud so that s another reason why we need to focus on the server room as well not just the server.
Invest in a high cfm exhaust fan think attic exhaust that will kick on the moment the server room hits 90 or somewhere in there.
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The crawl is encapsulated.