G+_Matthew Bowe Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Here's a new one. I've got a small server room at one of the places I do IT. They've installed an air conditioner in there intended for "home and kitchen". Consequently, it's sucking all of the humidity out of the room and we're in the desert. The A/C unit OEM doesn't make a humidifier add-on for this unit. Any suggestions on how I could DIY one that'd be a "set and forget it" solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Seems to me like less humidity would be a good thing. But... My experience is that humidifiers are seldom "set it and forget it". Depending on the size of the room and how humid you need it, the 1 gal cool air vaporizers might last up to 72 hours before refilling. They pretty much always shut off automatically when they run out of water, so little risk of damaging something because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Seth Leedy Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Refrigerator ice maker, or something like a toilet tank level, to refill your water tank automatically. Then use it on a humidifier that senses the amount in the air and shuts off at the preset amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Wiggins Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ben Reese? anything below about 40% humidity dramatically increases risk of static discharge. A server room I was given charge of literally had a bucket of water that was periodically refilled. We ended up using a standard humidifier set around 55-65%. Make sure it's a warm air unit. Cold units tend to leave a ton of dust from the catalyst, I think. I don't remember the optimum humidity level off the top of my head, we have Schneider Electric /APC Struxureware Datacenter Expert configured to alert us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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