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Board Mining
Re: Nearly burned down my home due to mining farm (tips on how to stay safe )
by
Gate559
on 18/03/2014, 16:43:06 UTC
Let's talk about preventative measures.  I have 6 Antminers of my own in my apartment and I am always checking their temperature.  I think the general consensus seems to be to keep the miners 50 degree celsius or below.  Also, use the formula Watts= Amps x Voltage and stay below 80% of max load.  I have a fan blowing into the room and a exhaust duct blowing out of the dryer duct.  I currently have a 4" inline fan from Home Depot powering the duct but it sucks so I ordered a more powerful one on Amazon.  I may even hire an electrician to check the setup.  Glad you are okay dude.

http://i.imgur.com/aM0x2FL.jpg            http://i.imgur.com/pBsP9Uw.jpg        http://i.imgur.com/GgLt5eR.jpg

The ventilation as-is is not enough.  Right now the outside weather is cool and I have the mining room door wide open with a fan blowing in.  I'll see how things go when the more powerful inline duct fan comes in.  


edit:  I just unplugged my Antminers and will remain so until further research into safety.  Thanks for sharing your story.

You might be overreacting. Put them on metal plates or floor tiles just to be safer.