Bought a new house and i'm getting it wired up. In my previous place we had an attached garage so I ran all the wires there and that was just fine for all my equipment. In our new place I'd *like* to put it in our utility closet or, failing that, in an under-the-stairs closet or maybe in my media room (the first is way more preferable).
My concern is, that's where the hot water heater is (on-demand with a small storage tank and the feeds for in-floor radiant heating) as well as a "heat return" unit (I guess this is a Canadian thing... never heard of it when living in the states). I've gotta put a temp probe in there to really measure but I'm guessing the ambient temp gets up to 80F. Each of those units *does* have their own venting system.
So, working on the assumption I need to do something about this... just mulling my options. I could set up vents to the outside if I needed to (the rack would be on an outside wall). Would prefer to not have that expense though. I'm worried that just putting bottom pull and top push fans in would not be sufficient. Putting vents on the utility room's door out into the house (as others have done here with their closets) is probably not gonna work
Any thoughts/experiences to share?
My concern is, that's where the hot water heater is (on-demand with a small storage tank and the feeds for in-floor radiant heating) as well as a "heat return" unit (I guess this is a Canadian thing... never heard of it when living in the states). I've gotta put a temp probe in there to really measure but I'm guessing the ambient temp gets up to 80F. Each of those units *does* have their own venting system.
So, working on the assumption I need to do something about this... just mulling my options. I could set up vents to the outside if I needed to (the rack would be on an outside wall). Would prefer to not have that expense though. I'm worried that just putting bottom pull and top push fans in would not be sufficient. Putting vents on the utility room's door out into the house (as others have done here with their closets) is probably not gonna work
Any thoughts/experiences to share?