Water Cooling Computers With A Swimming Pool

guzugi writes "This is a project I have been working for several months and been hypothesizing for much longer. The basic idea is to shortcut the need for an air conditioner when cooling multiple computers. Swimming pool water is pumped into the house and through several waterblocks to effectively cool these hot machines. This greatly reduces noise cooling requirements."

heated pool

[miowpurr]

It would also be a cheaper way to heat your pool in the winter and make your neighbors jealous!

noise cooling requirements?

[Mr Chund Man]

Yeah, someone is gonna have to fill me in. How does one cool noise?

Re:"Yer In" Trouble!

[terrahertz]

Dude, do not underestimate the power of a child's full bladder.

Re:Pool water?

[Batou]

... not to mention peeing in the pool ...

Re:noise cooling requirements?

[Otto-Marrakech]

Two words, Miles Davis.

Re:Must have been in the Navy

[wesborgmandvm]

Did this guy say he lives in California?

he's cooling his computer with his pool, He MUST BE from California :)

Re:heated pool

[ThePowerGorilla]

They actually sell 'Swimming Pool' Heat Exchangers. These are used so you can heat a pool with your boiler, but not let the corrosive pool water destroy your home heating system.

They have the added benefit of making it impossible to drain your whole pool into your house when a line breaks.

Re:heated pool

[hotdiggitydawg]

Well I hope his webserver isn't one of those machines... Making it to the /. front page, his kids are probably boiling quite nicely now otherwise!

Re:Newsflash: not all pools use chlorine

[Hadlock]

You should talk to armadillo airspace. They were looking for a reliable supply of 90%+ Supply of Hydrogen Peroxide last year.

Re:"Yer In" Trouble!

[Emetophobe]

Dude, do not underestimate the power of a child's full bladder.

Who said anything about a child?

Re:heated pool

[zCyl]

It would also be a cheaper way to heat your pool in the winter and make your neighbors jealous!

Finally! A way to rationalize building a Beowulf cluster. :)

Re:Turn it off.

[nick_davison]

The chlorine attacks iron even in ally form.

And you should see what it does to it in enemy form!

One Upmanship

[camperdave]

You say you're cooling your computer with a swimming pool. I laugh at you. My heat sink is the PACIFIC OCEAN

The Feeter (1/3 of a meter).

[HornWumpus]

It's just too useful a measure to abandon.

Re:heated pool

[Ed_1024]

The only question I have left is why SeaWorld would need a laser in first place.

Sharks!