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05-27-2011, 02:47 PM #1Disabled
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Save electric power solution
We are running a few server rack and being using 220Volt x 15Amp.
Do there have any solution can save more power loading?
We also get hot when step inside the server room.
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05-27-2011, 03:50 PM #2That's all it takes?
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05-27-2011, 03:53 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Move to Alaska or some similar place and use the heat from the servers. Sorry, couldn't resist Air conditioning is going to be one of the biggest electricity hogs. So investing in better and more efficient air conditioning would save money in the long term.
Also replacing all servers more than 2 years old with newer and better ones will lead to savings too.Last edited by rds100; 05-27-2011 at 04:01 PM.
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05-27-2011, 05:29 PM #4Corporate Member
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If you own the building look into a heat exchanger? Or some cheap way of venting hot air out rather than cooling hot air (assuming the air outside is cooler than the server room)?
As mentioned above, sometimes the best thing is just to update to newer equipment.
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05-27-2011, 07:46 PM #5Newbie
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06-21-2011, 01:45 AM #6New Menber
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Lessen usage of Electric products like air con, refrigerator and etc.......Or move to mountains and live a simple life there. Plant more trees and conserve energy.
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06-22-2011, 08:04 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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All good suggestions below if you need to have the equipment in your building (maybe apart from Alaska ). But do you really need to keep the equipment in your building? Colo'ing at least the more power hungry components might allow you to keep using that same room for the rest of the equipment without it cooking, or having to make investments in new cooling.
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07-05-2011, 01:09 PM #8Junior Guru
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Also, if you are in NYC, you may want to consider other markets for colocation since NYC has the highest rates in the country.. Especially if you haven't budgeted for colocation. The longer your computer room runs hot, the more damage that can be done to your hardware (Captain Obvious here
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10-19-2011, 04:38 AM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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If it generate more heat then might be possible there is a problem in your server rack may be some parts get older or need replacement, or may be improper functioning is going on so its better to check and test each part manually and if there is less heat then you may go for the cooling system or ventilation.
<<signatures to be set up in your profile>>Last edited by bear; 10-19-2011 at 07:18 AM.
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10-27-2011, 09:34 AM #10New Member
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Very good posts, thanks guys!
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