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Have Fun Staying Warm

A completely new way to heat your house !

Imagine an expensive hair dryer that just happens to make money !
ASIC's blow out lots of warm air, why not use it to heat your house?
​Power it with 100% renewable electricity and you have zero emissions heating !

Once set up its just a matter of flicking a switch or setting a timer to turn it on.
Then eventually selling (or not) the resulting Bitcoin to pay for the electricity.
​This is a “heat for heat” comparison. Bigger – less well insulated houses may need lots more heat.
This British Gas article says the average 3 bed house uses 12,000 kWh of gas, If true you are the person using this much gas YOU are the person boiling the planet ! not the bitcoin miners.
Get insulated + Heat Ventilation Recovery ASAP & stop burning fossil fuels !

Bitmain S19 XP 140T vs gas

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BITMAIN ASIC 

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Electric Heaters

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Gas Combi Boiler

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Bitmain S17 Pro 56THs vs gas

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   Above is my current setup updated to reflect UK Government price cap is set at 14.76p/kWh for gas 34p/kWh electric). My electricity from Octopus is about as cheap as you will find during off peek in the UK its for Electric Vehicle drivers only (GO tariff).

What you need to Mine ₿itcoin-
  • Electricity.
  • An internet connection.
  • A Mining Pool Membership such as braiins.com (Previously Slushpool). A good one for beginners 
  • An up to date ish ASIC mining rig. Cost £700 - £5000 (with the recent BTC price drop now is a really good time to pick up a cheap ASIC)

Fastest Most Efficient Bitcoin Miners (March 2023)

Bitmain
S19 XP Hyd 20.8 W/THs 255THs 5304W (3Phase Water cooled so forget it)
S19 XP 21.5 W/THs 140THs 3010W
S19 29 W/THs 110THs 3100W

S17 36.7 W/THs 56THs 1718W - (low power mode)
S15 50 W/THs 28THs 1596W

S9se 80 W/THs 17THs 1360W
S9 98 W/THs 14THs 1400W Old hat
Avalon Miners
A1366 25 W/THs 130THs 3250W

MicroBT Whatsminer
M50S+ 26 J/TH 126THs
MS30s++ 31 J/TH ​112THs 3344W
​Ebang
E17 35 W/THs 100THs 3100W


​You could mine other (s#1t) coins, here's a good website on
What to mine

Fully installed Bitcoin Mine Heating

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1 Year service + filter change

   This is 1 "season" (winter months) of mining. If there were no filter, half of this dust would be stuck in the electronics & fans of the mine its self and could cause over heating, which is what I think caused my first mine to fail.
This is a 12" x 15" x 95mm HVAC filter. It works brilliantly with no hair or dust in the mine after a year.

ASICs are very loud (70-90db) so they need ideally to be in a sound proof box. Venting the warm air into an adjacent room is the best way to circulate it around the house or business. There is such a large air flow that you may need to cut 2 holes in the adjoining walls (one in and one out) or make sure doors are propped open. I find the S17 on low power mode 47THs / 1718Watts keeps the whole house warm enough down to -5c. The house is well insulated for an old house. You could experiment with a regular heater to see what wattage you need. Leave it on 48hr to see how warm the house gets you may find 3.1kW of the Bitmain S19j too much heat. Unfortunately they cant be turned down using standard software but can with Braiins aftermarket software, or be switched off.
​ When its too warm to mine 24 hours, I like to operate 7:00pm in the evening to the morning, taking advantage of cheap night time rate electricity.


Room Air Flow

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Interesting, in-depth articles from
https://minerdaily.com/
@DailyMiner



Hashing2heating
An interesting startup utilising the heat from bitcoin mining to heat properties !


Bitcoin mine in a sound proof box

​   This method reduces the noise level of 1 mine down to 50 Db @ 1M. It cuts out all the high frequencies leaving you with a low rumble, like a tumble drier which can only just be heard in the next room.
   These things REALY need to breath, so reducing the air flow must be kept to an absolute minimum.

   The air intake best placed on the side or bottom where the air is coolest. The in and outlets needs to be about 8.25* or 210mm Diameter. To allow the duct to fit in without having to squash it in. A noise reducing duct could be placed on the inlet as well & will reduce noise by a fairly unnoticeable 1 or 2Db.

Vent Sizes Cross Sectional Area (CSA)
The largest Vent on the T15 measures 7" x 4.5" = 31.5"
Power supply vent = 2" x 1.5" = 3"
Total CSA = 34.5"

So all paths through the enclosure must not be <= 34.5" CSA and preferably much bigger.
Duct CSA = Area of a circle A = π r ²

10" =3.14 x 5²  = 78.54"   Longer runs
8"  = 3.14 x 4²  = 50.26"  OK for short < 5M
6"  = 3.14 x 3²  = 28.27" is less than the CSA of the mine therefore will restrict air flow and kill your mine.
Materials Required-
  • 22mm flooring greeen chip board x5 sheets (probably cheaper to get standard interlocking edge stuff & cut the edges off).
  • 1 roll of weed suppressant.
  • 1 roll of Masking tape (best) or Duct tape.
  • 1 pack of Wickes Noise and thermal insulation 1200 x 600 x 30mm.
  • 8" noise reducing hydroponic duct. For longer runs use bigger duct or fry those ASICs.
  • ​2' x 8" duct silencers optional
  • 4 x Latches 100kg
  • 12" x 15" x 95mm HVAC filter
  • Draught excluder
  • Wood screws 3" and 2.5"
  • AC50 acoustic sealant x 1 (much cheeper than Green Glue)
  • Larger than normal sealant gun OR 80 LEGO bricks 2x4 + large rubber bands
  • Trolley Wheels (optional)
  • Lifting handles (optional)

Tools Required-
  • Track saw or Plunge saw
  • Jigsaw
  • Drill
  • Drill Bits
  • large ruler
  • Tape measure
  • Stanley Knife
  • G Clamps
  • Wire cutters
  • long bread knife (for cutting insulation)

Box overall dimensions L = 970mm, H = 520mm, W = 582mm
Wall thickness 45mm (2 x 22mm + sealant)
The latest Bitmain ASICs are bigger (400*195*290) than they used to be & I find they will no longer fit this size box !
    The mine is placed in a partition lined with Sound proofed insulation so as to avoid direct contact with the inner box.
    The partition is placed inside the similarly lined outer box and thus double acoustic isolation is achieved.
   Decide where your duct entry and exit are going to be so you can work out where the inner box vents will be. The air intake should be at the bottom so as to suck in cooler air from low down. Inner partitions are not glued just held in place by the second layer of insulation.
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   The feet designed to stop vibration being transmitted through to the floor. You may want to use trolley wheels and or lifting handles as the finished box is very heavy.

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   Ac50 Sealant is in a much bigger tube than regular sealants 900ml. So rather than pay £16 for a large sealant gun I'd never use again, I used LEGO! and elastic bands.

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   I Drilled a hole for the mains and ethernet leads so it sit nicely between the vertical horizontal insulation. Saw a slot from the top to the hole, this provides a versatile cable entry & saves taking the plugs on and off.
   The main box is double thickness screwed and glued with the AC50. The lid just rests on the draft excluder and latches are added.
   In this example the air flow changes direction by 90degrees 5 times ensuring all noise has to do the same diminishing every turn.

Running mine for the first time.

​   Run your mine free standing ( If you can bear the noise 🤪) in a cool area for a couple of hours. They can take a while to start mining especially the first time on your pool or if they been stood along time. All the fans should start immediately.
  1. ​Set up the mining pool details straight away (otherwise you'll be mining for the previous owner).​  Access your mine via a web browser diferent brands will vary Bitmain is typically 192.168.1.155
    User name - root (Defalt)
    Password   - root (change this)
    ​Point it too your mining pool.
  2. Make sure it is hashing (if it's not hashing you don't get heat, just fan noise)
  3. Take a screen shot of the chip temperatures so you have a base line guide.
  4. Enclose the mine in your box and watch the web interface to see how its handling the air flow constraints. Over 5000 RPM & you may need to rethink the air flow situation.

Bitmain S17 web portal

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A cool - well ventilated mine is a happy mine.

   The fans have to work slightly harder in a box, self adjusting to 2700-4500 RPM as opposed to running slower when free standing. Chip temperatures are less than 80c. Is this good or not I don't know as Bitmain do not specify a max temperature, but that is the temperature I like to stay below. The fans will increase if its to hot.
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Air intake moved from the top to the side so its sucking the coolest air from lowest point. Seems happier!

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Anti vibration feet
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   I find if swapped the hard board surround for insulation, less sound is transmitted to the outside. 

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   A insulation lid is placed over this centre section, then the whole thing has one final layer of insulation. Generally 2 layers of insulation where ever possible. Be careful not to insulate the mine, don't want it getting too hot.
   Draft excluder shown above is added to the center boards to make a better air seal, then also added to the top edge (not shown) before placing the lid on.
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Asthma

   It also has the added benefit of continuously cleaning the air. I have a mild dust allergy that occasionally causes asthma symptoms, this seems to have gone away since using this heating method.
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Home Mining and the Network

Home mining is good for the Bitcoin network in several ways -
  • it decentralises the network far more. Rather than having 1000 ASIC's in one industrial unit wasting heat, have 1000 ASIC's heating 1000 homes.
  • It also stops the big miners centralising the network and getting all the Bitcoins.
  • It gives big miners with cheap power competition.
  • It spreads the currency too regular people.
  • Heat can be put to good use rather than wasted.
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Bitcoin mine in a fridge.

​   I do not recommend this method for high flow rate mines such as S19 S17

​The S9 range has a lower flow rate so may be ok.
The fans are working harder 5280-5400RPM and the chips don't run as cool (70-80c).
Noise level is about 60 Db (still annoying).

   When the T17 ASIC is "happy" the fans will run 3700 - 5200 RPM and chip temperature about 55-68c. These figures will vary for different Make and Models.

   It cuts out all the high frequencies leaving you with a low rumble, like a tumble drier which can still be heard in the next room.
   These things REALY need to breath, so reducing the air flow must be kept to an absolute minimum.

   The air intake is at the bottom where the fridge motor would normally be. The outlet needs to be at least 6" or 150mm. Preferably 8*.
4" does not work as there is not nearly enough air flow.
The largest Vent on the ASIC on the T15 measures
7" x 4.5" = Cross Sectional Area of about 31.5" + the CSA of the power supply about 2"x1.5"= 3"
31.5 + 3= Total CSA of 34.5"

So all paths through the enclosure must not be < 34.5" CSA and preferably bigger.

Duct CSA = Area of a circle A = π r ²

10" =3.14 x 4²  = 78.54"
8"  = 3.14 x 4²  = 50.26"
6"  = 3.14 x 3²  = 28.27" is less than the CSA of the mine therefore will restrict air flow. 
Materials:-
   1 roll of weed suppressant.
   1 roll of Masking tape.
   1 pack of Wickes Noise and thermal insulation 1200 x 600 x 30mm.
   1 old fridge thats has been left out for the scrappers.
   8" duct optional. For long runs use bigger duct or fry those ASICs.

Method.
  •    Remove all the motor switches lights wires etc. Keeping the glass shelfs as they are useful for placing the miner on and directing the air flow.
  •    Cut a large  hole in the bottom through to the motor compartment. Bigger the better.
  •    Cut at least a 6" preferably 8" duct size hole in the side.
  •    Cut all the panels out to COMPLETELY cover the interior. Start with the top then bottom of a section then cut sides to hold up the tops.
  • Cover the panels with cloth or I used weed suppressant wrapping them up like Christmas present stuck with paper masking tape.
  • Use the glass shelves to direct the air flow.
  •   In the example shown the air flow changes direction by 90degrees 9 times ensuring all noise has to do the same diminishing every turn. The only problem with that is the fans have to work harder running at 5280 RPM n the fridge as opposed to 4200 free standing.




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A good artical on noise cancleing.

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ENVIRonment/noise/noise_compatible_planning/federal_approach/audible_landscape/al04.cfm

Heatbit

Some companies are starting to make free standing heaters that actually mine bitcoin.
At 93 Watts/THash these Heatbit room heaters are only 1/4 as efficient as say the latest Bitmain S19 pro XP - 20.8 W/THs
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Future Bit

Home mining innovation from futurebit

Further Resources

One years mine heating sudy 2020-21

Used purely as a heater during the winter 4 month period only.
Bitmain S15 28TH 1450W Cost £1300
BTC Generated = 0.07
Sold @ $10,000 or £7700
£7700 x 0.07 = £540
Cost of Electricity £580
1 year heating cost £40

As my electricity is 100% renewables its also produces Zero CO2 - green as a green thing.

How to repair your mine

https://www.zeusbtc.com/manuals/Antminer-S9-Hash-Board-Repair-Guide.asp

Learning to mine Bitcoin

Mining
https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/bitcoin-mining/

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Bitcoin Magazine Home Mining 

Mining for the streets 

Tips greatly appreciated cheers

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