Network Cabinets

Hi all,

I'm putting a couple pieces of kit into my loft (a network switch unit and a NAS drive).

I'm concerned about how warm it sometimes gets up there so have been looking at solutions for keeping the kit cool. My first thoughts was a small network cabinet with a thermostatically controlled fan.

Can anyone recommend some good products to achieve this? I don't want to spend silly money, say no more than £150, plus I don't want something that will cost a fortune to run?

Thanks for any tips.

Steve.

 

This is what I did...







The hoses connect to 3 100mm roof vents. I used 3 Noctua Industrial fans to blow the hot air out, but I plan to replace them with some more powerful in-line fans to cope with the summer heat.

I use a thermostat controller in my other rack cabinet...



It has a temperature sensor you can place anywhere, and can be set to automatically switch on mains powered / low voltage cooling fans at whatever temperature you set. These are cheap on eBay: 220V Touch Mini Digital Temperature Controller Cooling Heating Switch Thermostat

I made an enclosure for mine out of a standard project box...









You should be able to do the same type of thing for less than £100 no-problem.

Dan.

 

Fantastic - thanks for your reply. I'll go through the detail of your post this evening.