Media Closet Ventilation

Sharon vaknin breaks out the drill and jigsaw to give you a step by step guide on installing a cooling fan in your media cabinet.

Media closet ventilation.

I mounted the speed selector switch inside the booth with velcro. The vent should be at the top of the closet someplace. I have converted my coat closet into a media closet. Install a cooling fan in your media cabinet.

If your not going to remove the wood shelving consider propping up there components in there so air can flow all around them. Features a nylon mesh filter that prevents dust from entering the room and getting into your equipment. Nice setup but now your server closet is truly a plenum space connected to your home s air distribution. Quick reference to room closet venting hiflo pro vs hf pro the hiflo pro unit is designed for venting rooms and closets through a wall into an adjoining room room or space.

The photos show the fan on the wall outside of the booth. A media closet can be a handy addition to your home. I used this in a small 5 x6 vocal booth to draw air out so fresh air could come in through a vent i put in the door. You want to have as much surface space as possible exposed to air.

Closet fan systems the airframe closet fan system is designed to quietly cool av components and equipment stored in closets rooms and large enclosures. Heat can flow into cooler air via a vent or grille that has an air. It will get all of the unsightly components of a home entertainment system out of plain sight and in a single location. After years of flawless operation my ps3 had ylod the other day.

My equipment is housed in an omnimount re27 av rack which covers half of the closet. The best solution is to vent the warmer air to another part of the house. The rack comes with 2 small fans on the top for ventilation which are running 24 7. Heat can flow through the walls of the space passive ventilation.

Aircraft do this with smoke detectors and automatic valves that can either vent air overboard or forced closed loop ventilation and pilots always have the option of breathing bottled oxygen and someone is always awake monitoring things. My dish dvr s fan runs nonstop.