Cryptocurrency

[AtW]

The mining rig would be pumping this out constantly 24x7.

So that's waste 2/3 of the time then, especially in hot summer.

You are trying to put lipstick on a pig instead of using an apple.

[DealorNoDeal]

I doubt it puts out more heat than a standard radiator. Go read up on your physics about convection and so on.
You might need one in every room which would be an interesting look.

You're kidding right?

3.4kW is nearly 12,000 btu, which would be a whopping radiator. And there is another difference. The mining rig would be pumping this out constantly 24x7.

Obviously, it would be a single heat source, making it difficult to heat an entire house. However, some people, in smaller homes, manage with just a log burner and a big enough rig could definitely replace one of those.

[d000hg]

If only this were true, it would make my day.

[AtW]

It's you suggested a localised heat source was a problem, when that's how UK houses have been heated for about a century.

One could probably install them in floors/ceilings anyway, they even have fans to provide vented heating

Before I block you forever, I'd like just to say that are the biggest doodard on here, and that says a lot given how huge competition is for the COTY title.

ta ta tard

[d000hg]

It wasn’t me who was suggesting this idiotic idea

It's you suggested a localised heat source was a problem, when that's how UK houses have been heated for about a century.

One could probably install them in floors/ceilings anyway, they even have fans to provide vented heating

[AtW]

I doubt it puts out more heat than a standard radiator. Go read up on your physics about convection and so on.
You might need one in every room which would be an interesting look.

It wasn’t me who was suggesting this idiotic idea

[d000hg]

Free, heavily concentrated heat, in your house

I doubt it puts out more heat than a standard radiator. Go read up on your physics about convection and so on.
You might need one in every room which would be an interesting look.

[AtW]

If you hold the BTC you mine it will be worth more than $33k over time so could be profitable in the long run

In a million years?

If you are so sure that’s the case why not just buy it on the “exchange”?

[Jog On]

I just did a quick calc using the calculator on this site:

https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/mining/hardware

Rig (ASIC): Whatsminer m30s+
Price: $2,500.
Electricity consumption: 3.4kWh
Hash power (TH/s): 100
BTC price: $33k
Electricity cost per kWh: $0.30 (approx 20p)

Running 24x7, this generates $8,800/year in BTC. But it consumes $8,800/year in electricity. In other words, there's no profit and it just breaks even. However, that means you're getting 3.4kWh of free electric heating.

The other thing I'd need to check is how noisy (dB) the fans are in them. It would be a non-starter if they sound like a jet engine.

If you hold the BTC you mine it will be worth more than $33k over time so could be profitable in the long run

[AtW]

Free, heavily concentrated heat, in your house - you have to sleep next to a machine whose coolers are designed to deal with a couple of kwatt worth of energy - like a major data center server.