How to ventilate AV Cupboard

Tackle_Berry · 19 Nov 2013 at 16:25

Hi,

Anyone got any ideas on how to ventilate an AV cupboard.

The cupboard contains Sky box, 2 Microservers, router, gigabit switch,AV receiver, Blu-Ray player and Xbox. Cupboard is around 1.2m x 1.2m and 2.4 high. This is on a ground floor with a bedroom above it, so an extraction fan going to the loft is not possible.

I was thinking of getting a 20cm PC fan above the door to ventialte the hot air out the top of the cupboard into the hallway. But not sure how I would power it.

Has anyone got any other ideas, would like to keep the power and noise down.

Tackle_Berry · 19 Nov 2013 at 19:42

I have a spare decent 20cm fan so think I will use that at the top blowing out into the hallway, and maybe have a intake at the bottom with a dust filter or maybe just have a some holes.

The main problem I have is powering the PC fan, is there a safe way to power one to mains?

I did think bathroom extractor fan but they take a lot of power.

Tackle_Berry · 19 Nov 2013 at 20:41

Thanks would these two work giving me the option to adjust fan speed and would it be safe.

Adapter

with

Multi voltage plug

maccapacca said:
Use a louver in front to cover it up and undercut the door to get ventilation from the bottom.

Good idea on louver

Tackle_Berry · 19 Nov 2013 at 21:05

StevenG said:
I've used bathroom extractor fan for mine, intake is just the air coming in the bottom of the door and i exhaust into my stairway.

cost me £20 for the extractor and just fit it onto a plug top.

Do you know whether it's good on electricity? Think I will probably go with PC fan route, if I can connect it safely.