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1. sriram+Pg1[view] [source] 2024-11-17 03:57:04
>>kenton+(OP)
Amazing build, and even better, a set of long time friends. You and your wife are rich in all senses.

I was wondering what the maximum power draw you have seen. Do you monitor your energy usage during normal use and during a party with all machines buzzing.

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2. kenton+Jh1[view] [source] 2024-11-17 04:18:30
>>sriram+Pg1
I haven't actually monitored power usage during parties. But I should do that at the next one... I have better equipment for than now that since we finished the solar install!

I suspect though that even when the game machines are running they probably don't draw all that much power compared to the HVAC. We seem to have ~10-12kW going to HVAC throughout the day... this feels broken to me (these are supposed to be high-efficiency heat pumps and such) but I haven't been able to figure out what's wrong yet.

Whereas if all the computers were drawing the theoretical maximum their PSUs support (750W each) that would be 15kW, but in practice I suspect they draw a small fraction of that most of the time, even when in-game.

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3. jnsaff+Ga2[view] [source] 2024-11-17 17:09:19
>>kenton+Jh1
Have a look into Passivhaus principles.

In your case I'm surprised that a new build did not have all the heating/cooling aspects calculated. How would you even dimension your HVAC if you don't know the numbers?

There are easy and not so easy solutions:

1. heat recovery ventilation - equalizes the incoming and outgoing ventilation air temperature so you don't have to heat or cool the inside as much but still get a lot of fresh and filtered air.

2. solar shades positioned in a way that shades the sun when it's high i.e. summer time but lets sun in when it's low during the winter.

3. proper insulation and air-tightness .. a hard sell for a house that just came online.

4. ground loop heat-pumps instead of air source.

Other than that I like your house, especially fond of the integrated catwalks/doors!

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