Rack & Ventilation

I'm using a 45RU 19" computer rack to house all my A/V equipment. To protect against overheating, I have installed an in-line ducted fan in the ceiling above the rack. The fan is automatically switched on by a thermostat when the air reaches a set temperature.

The other device that you can see in my hand is a 2nd Infra Red receiver and control panel for my ducted air conditioning. This will eventually live in the rack and the IR signals will be sent to it via and IR distribution hub. The end result will be air temperature that can be manipulated using the NevoSL Universal Remote.

The room has two outlet ducts and one intake for the ducted air, this reduces the whooshing noise as the same volume of air is distributed among all the ducts.

I have also replaced the standard air ducting with special acoustic ducts to further reduce air noise. The acoustic ducting provides a secondary benefit of reducing the amount of sound escaping into the ceiling space and reverberating.


UPDATE: I've had some comments about the industrial style aesthetics of this setup. Fear not, the rack will eventually be dressed in architectural timber sheeting, and a mini-bulkhead will be built above it to conceal the gap between it and the ceiling.