I have looked into adding a grill of slats to the top of the door into
our server room as the lowest cost possibility to bleed off some excess warm
air. Physical Plant may be able to give you a price quote on what it would
cost to add that to your existing door, or replace the door with one that has a
ventilation grill installed.
I've also looked as small portable air conditioning units which are self
contained. APC, the company most well known for it's UPS devices,
has had a line of server room air conditioning units for a while. Their
smallest, portable unit running on standard 120V AC is the NetworkAIR
1000. According to their product literature, it can cool air as well as
dehumidify, and has a price point around $800. It sits on casters, has a
built in shutoff timer, and also has an optional "Warm Air Discharge Kit" that
includes duct, adapters, and a ceiling panel to fit most 24" ceiling panel
mounts. I haven't seen one in person, but I am considering one for my next
budget cycle. Check out
http://www.apc.com for detailed information.
If anyone out there has experience with this kind of units, I would be
interested in knowing if they met your needs.
John A. Resotko
Head of Systems Administration
MSU - Detroit College
of Law
208 Law College Building
East Lansing, MI
48824-1300
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We
are currently having an issue with the temperature in our server
room. The
building air controls are turned off on evenings and weekends
and the
temperature spikes to an unacceptable level. I was wondering
what other units
have done to combat this issue, and if there has been
any successful
resolutions to this
issue.
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