RE: Cool!

["Paul" <p-gale@xxxxxxx>]

I have the same problem - Sky boxes generate soooo much heat!

Paul.



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From: xslash@xxxxxxx [mailto:xslash@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 July 2003 16:40
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Cool!



Tony

i have recently used a fan from a hydroponics website

http://www.1-hydroponics.co.uk/fans-and-filters.htm

its quiet and moved a lot of air compared with normal extractors (175m^3
hour)

live anywhere near surrey?

Ade


Quoting Tony Butler <lists@xxxxxxx>:

> Well no, not cool - that's the problem :(
>
> My node0 is Hot Hot Hot! and it's killing my poor old Sky box :((
>
> Node 0 for me is an under stairs cupboard, which descends into the
floor
> too,
> something like this (excuse the ASCII 'art') :
>
>
>             ______________
>            /
>           /   KIT  KIT
>              KIT  KIT       Ground Floor level
> ------------------------------------
>          KIT  KIT  KIT
>          KIT  KIT  KIT        foundation Level
> -------------------------------------
>
> Now there is no way to get air out through any of the walls -
_possibly_
>
> through the door on the front, but that is not really an option
because
> it
> would blow hot air into the hall, and the idea is for it to be
invisible
> to the
> wily burglar anyway....
> So the only way I can think of to get the hot air out is to extract it
> from the
> area of the kit into the void between the ground floor and the
> foundation
> level, say just chucking it out 5 or 10 feet away (unfortunately still
> under
> the stairs).
>
> Assuming this is going to be good enough (any comments ppl?), I then
> need a
> _silent_ extractor fan - there is a WC next to Node 0 with an
extractor
> that
> comes on when the light is turned on - and boy is that a noisy bugger
:(
>
> Any suggestions on a suitable silent fan & supplier of said
device?
>
> cheers,
>
> Tony
>
>
>
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