I want to change a shed in my garden into a home office. The shed has a concrete base and partition walls. It already has Power and Ethernet will soon become invulnerable. But now I want to know some practical problems.
Problems
How does the computer deal with it in a long time (cold-5- 5℃) and humid (more than 100% humidity) environment?
Is there a way to alleviate these problems?
Are there any components that can be purchased that can work better in such an environment?
Is it possible to use a computer-produced head for heating, is it effective?
Some problems I encountered:
Humitidy Dust – Any dust that enters your computer will turn into mud, and after a while, the fan will It will become dirty, which seems to have a big impact on the power supply (3 PSU in 2 years), and other fans will become louder and less effective. The solution is to install filters on all fans, keeping the surrounding area as much as possible There is no dust, and it cleans the interior cleaner than ordinary PCs.
Humidity components – As mentioned by dss_so, components will not be able to withstand cold and humidity. I used a small chemical dehumidifier in one The bottom of a large enough box seems to have its effect. It does fill up with water very quickly, so move the computer carefully.
Cold – As mentioned above, restart the PC from cold (-5) repeatedly Will cause a lot of wear and tear. My solution is to keep the heating in the building at a low temperature when it is not occupied. Installing insulation materials will save your heating costs.
Background
I hope to transform a shed in my garden into a home office. The shed has a concrete base and partition walls. It already has power and Ethernet, soon It will become invulnerable. But now I want to know some practical problems.
Problems
How does the computer cope with (cold -5-5℃) and humidity (more than 100% humidity) environment?
Is there a way to alleviate these problems?
Are there any components that can be purchased that can work better in such an environment?
Is it possible to use a computer-produced head for heating, is it effective?
Unfortunately, I have the experience of putting the computer in a cold and humid church. This is not a pleasant story.
Some problems I have encountered:
Humitidy Dust-Any dust that enters your computer will turn into mud, and the fan will become dirty after a while, which seems to affect the power supply Great impact (3 PSU in 2 years), other fans will become louder and less effective. The solution is to install filters on all fans, keep the surrounding area as dust-free as possible, and clean the interior cleaner than ordinary PCs .
Humidity module – As mentioned by dss_so, the module will not be able to withstand cold and humidity. I used a small chemical dehumidifier on the bottom of a large enough box and it seems to have its effect , It does fill up with water very quickly, so move the computer carefully.
Cold – As mentioned above, restarting the PC from cold (-5) will cause a lot of wear and tear. My solution is to Keep the heating in the building at a low temperature when it is occupied, and install insulation materials to save your heating costs.