Working Conditions - Help!

AthlonTom · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:20

I'm currently sat in some darkened room attatched to a data centre, there are no windows, its 32 degrees in here, and to top it all its 100 ft underground with the driest air I've ever experienced.

I need ideas people I'm in here for 3 months 8-5! Are there any recomendatios people could make as to how I can make my little room a bit more bearable?

I'm thinking deskfan and a lamp, but I think a fan will just move the hot air around, I know you can get dehumidifyers, but can you get humidifiers that make the air a bit more moist?

Jokester · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:22

Making the air more humid is just going to make it worse for you, best thing you can do is get a big fan and point it at you, unless you've got somewhere to pipe the hot air out of an air con unit to.

Jokester

iCraig · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:23

What are you doing in a 100ft hole?

whitecrook · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:25

just get an uncovered bowl of water, this will humidify the room.

Inquisitor · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:25

Are you in the server room? If so, why is it so hot? :confused:

platypus · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:25

I get searched every time I enter and leave work, even if its for lunch.

Boo!

Dunks · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:27

Inquisitor said:
Are you in the server room? If so, why is it so hot?

I doubt he is..

Holliday · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:28

Just get some Air-Con clothes;

If that fails, all I can suggest is freezing up some ice-cubes during the night then taking them to work and sticking them behind a fan, help circulate cool air rather than room temperature.

AthlonTom · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:28

Jokester said:
Making the air more humid is just going to make it worse for you, best thing you can do is get a big fan and point it at you, unless you've got somewhere to pipe the hot air out of an air con unit to.

Jokester

Hmmm - I'm basing this air moisture thing on some of my recent travels, Jungle I was fine - thats pretty humid, dessert - I was screwed, air to dry.

I think theres some science behind it though, I'm obviously hotter than the ambient room temperature, so I'm emitting heat into the air, dry air can't transfer heat as efficiently as humid air so I reckon its got to be worth a shot.

Maybe I could put a dehumidifyer at one end and a humidifyer at the other!

Rooms about 20 ft square, I can't see the cieling though, so its either painted black and 6 inches above the lights, or its 100 ft up!

AthlonTom · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:30

Inquisitor said:
Are you in the server room? If so, why is it so hot?

Room next door! We can't do what were doing remotely for security reasons.

AthlonTom · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:31

Holliday said:
Just get some Air-Con clothes;

If that fails, all I can suggest is freezing up some ice-cubes during the night then taking them to work and sticking them behind a fan, help circulate cool air rather than room temperature.

Looks like the Dharma Initiative Logo - Aparently I look a bit like desmond...

iCraig · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:32

Who do you work for?

Pyscho_Si · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:32

Simple answer is ..... do nothing. Your body will adjust to the new climate conditions.

Dingleberry88 · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:44

AthlonTom said:
Hmmm - I'm basing this air moisture thing on some of my recent travels, Jungle I was fine - thats pretty humid, dessert - I was screwed, air to dry.

Rooms about 20 ft square, I can't see the cieling though, so its either painted black and 6 inches above the lights, or its 100 ft up!

What the hell do you do? Work for Dharma?