Hey All -
As many these days, I work out of my home office which is a spare bedroom on the 2nd story of our house. Due to what I do, I have a lot of computer equipment which generates a ton of heat and due to kids I must keep the door closed. Due to this, while the upstairs is a comfortable 70, my office alone averages 75 in the morning up to 89 in the afternoon. I've got 3 fans going, but know they don't actually cool the room. I'm no HVAC expert, but do know we have the upstairs & downstairs on separate units and the (brick) house is about 10 years old. We replaced our AC units about a year ago.
The best (budget-friendly) solution I can think of would be to encase the PC in an insulated material, vent it to the attic via the wall (in between studs), then install something like an attic fan near the output to pull the air. My PC is currently in a corner with two exterior walls, so would probably have to move it to an internal wall to avoid insulation.
What are your thoughts on this? Any budget-friendly suggestions or alternatives would be appreciated. We plan to sell our house within the next year, so I'd prefer that structural changes be minimal or easily reversible.
Thank You!
As many these days, I work out of my home office which is a spare bedroom on the 2nd story of our house. Due to what I do, I have a lot of computer equipment which generates a ton of heat and due to kids I must keep the door closed. Due to this, while the upstairs is a comfortable 70, my office alone averages 75 in the morning up to 89 in the afternoon. I've got 3 fans going, but know they don't actually cool the room. I'm no HVAC expert, but do know we have the upstairs & downstairs on separate units and the (brick) house is about 10 years old. We replaced our AC units about a year ago.
The best (budget-friendly) solution I can think of would be to encase the PC in an insulated material, vent it to the attic via the wall (in between studs), then install something like an attic fan near the output to pull the air. My PC is currently in a corner with two exterior walls, so would probably have to move it to an internal wall to avoid insulation.
What are your thoughts on this? Any budget-friendly suggestions or alternatives would be appreciated. We plan to sell our house within the next year, so I'd prefer that structural changes be minimal or easily reversible.
Thank You!
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