How hot?

[powdarrmonkey]

I always tend to check the server room air-con on days like these, it's set to 19C and it's sitting there nicely at the moment.

 

Please consider reducing your energy consumption by increasing the minimum temperature to 22 or 23 degrees. The conditioners will still hold the temperature, but they'll work much less hard and it'll still be comfortable to go in there to work for short periods.

[Pete10141748]

It was 32C when I came in this morning at 8.15am, opening all the windows has gotten it down to about 27C now.

 

No aircon at all for me sadly

[timzim]

well we're running at 32oC (89.6oF) in the server room at the moment, and at about 30oC in the main ICT suite. We don't have aircon, despite my requests. How long do we give it before it keels - the book is now open!

 

Use something like PCWizard to find out the temp inside your servers. If it's too hot for the components then you have a case for aircon.

 

A few years ago our server room/my office/the broom cupboard was a lovely 45oC (111oF) in the summer, servers cores were running at about 60oC and all server fans were running at max. The noise was akin to working inside the engine of a Harrier Jumpjet (and it was a bit warm to work in too). Eventually server fans started wearing out=dead servers=extra expense+much inconvenience to everyone. I did a bit of research and convinced the school to buy me proper, fitted aircon (less than £3.5k) - room is now just over 21oC yet you could cook eggs outside in the corridor (fortunately the school rules don't allow this).

 

If you do buy aircon make sure you work out how many BTUs your servers are generating or you'll end up buying something too small & useless (like the OP must have!). Dell used to have a nice little utility for calculating server power output (Dell Rack Advisor) - don't know if they still do but you can put in all your servers, no matter what make, and calculate your cooling needs.

[alunmjones]

were not to bad here at the moment, were sitting at 25 degrees with just an extractor fan, the council decided we didnt need an extractor fan at one point when they installed a new lift and removed it, the server room temp jumped to nearly 40 the servers and us were not happy, fan was back in the next day, id still like air con, only one IT suite has air con here. Edited May 24, 2010 by alunmjones

[CHR1S]

Great, I've got projectors over heating now, we have one class that is 3/4 windows, its like a greenhouse in there!! At ceiling height it must be stupidly hot!

[timzim]

Great, I've got projectors over heating now, we have one class that is 3/4 windows, its like a greenhouse in there!! At ceiling height it must be stupidly hot!

 

Oh yeah, we got that too about an hour ago. Teachers can't understand it, duh. Some of the boys are still wearing jerseys and blazers - I'm hoping they'll start beeping soon and then maybe explode.

[3s-gtech]

Please consider reducing your energy consumption by increasing the minimum temperature to 22 or 23 degrees. The conditioners will still hold the temperature, but they'll work much less hard and it'll still be comfortable to go in there to work for short periods.

 

I usually do, but I don't feel too guilty with that temp at the moment as the server room is half full of new PCs in boxes, so there's far less volume to cool.

[tech_guy]

It's still stinking hot here but the plus side today is the fact that several rather attractive female members of staff seem to have forgotten that they work in a school....

 

[CHR1S]

It's still stinking hot here but the plus side today is the fact that several rather attractive female members of staff seem to have forgotten that they work in a school....

 

 

Any jobs going?

[tech_guy]

Probably mine if the wife finds out...

 

[DSapseid]

It's still stinking hot here but the plus side today is the fact that several rather attractive female members of staff seem to have forgotten that they work in a school....

 

 

thats a normal day here! it was, well i would say better but the head said it was worse!, a few years ago so they bought in a dress code!

[jamin100]

Shorts and what, shoes? lol

 

Trainers. lol...Like i said scruffy teachers etc

[Flakes]

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/56591-feel-heat-hse-guidlines.html < check out the HSE guide lines.

 

oh and same here, there appears to be a dress code for men but not for women.

 

men:

 

Shirt

tie(optional)

black trousers

Black smart shoes

 

women

 

just appear to wear what they want.

[sippo]

I'm wearing shorts, and have been for the last week or so. No-one has said a word.

[tech_guy]

When it gets too hot I revert to shorts. Some staff and students will invariably require therapy / counselling but I don't care any more.

[Pete10141748]

oh and same here, there appears to be a dress code for men but not for women.

 

men:

 

Shirt

tie(optional)

black trousers

Black smart shoes

 

women

 

just appear to wear what they want.

 

Yup, same here too, though there is some discrepancies even between the male staff as well!

The TA in the Foundation stage gets away with 3/4 length shorts whatever the weather and tshirts with slogans etc on them

The sports team get jogging bottoms/shorts and school logo tshirts/polo shirts or whatever tshirt they want

The male teachers have to wear smart shirts tucked into smart trousers, ties optional

I'm somewhere in between, with my Dickies tough-work black trousers, casual-smart shirt/polo shirt and black trainers

 

I used to wear suit+shirt+smart shoes every day, but as I've slowly become more casually dressed over the last few years no-one has said anything so I figure screw it, I'll just go for comfort now!

[steve]

Please consider reducing your energy consumption by increasing the minimum temperature to 22 or 23 degrees. The conditioners will still hold the temperature, but they'll work much less hard and it'll still be comfortable to go in there to work for short periods.

 

Got to agree with you on this one, makes good sense all round.

[MatthewL]

Our server rooms are at 19*C, was nice to start the day in their auditing. The main open plan office was stupid, 20 of us in there and the same amount of machines, a few fans, couldn't open windows due to smell from nearby sewerage works and fish factory!!

[CHR1S]

Our server rooms are at 19*C, was nice to start the day in their auditing. The main open plan office was stupid, 20 of us in there and the same amount of machines, a few fans, couldn't open windows due to smell from nearby sewerage works and fish factory!!

 

Your kidding right? Nice place to work!

[Sarconia]

women

 

just appear to wear what they want.

 

Not all of us do! I personally always try to keep reasonably covered yet cool and professional looking at the same time.

 

For example today I'm wearing a yellow short sleeve shirt (with a collar so it definitely counts as a shirt), knee length black trousers which are exactly the same as my normal trousers, just that they come up to my knee and the same shoes as normal.

 

I've not seen any trousers for blokes which are the same as what I'm wearing today... I'm not actually sure why not though... nothing wrong with a bit of knobbly knee/lower leg!

[mrbios]

I envy you lot that can wear shorts at work, we're stuck wearing a ****ing all black uniform, **** the system and it's bloody uniformity >_<

[elsiegee40]

Our school dress code is straightforward

- no denim of any colour

- trousers must be of tailored design (chinos are acceptable - jeans-type (i.e. rivets round the pockets!) are not)

- closed toe shoes (i.e. no flip-flops or open-toe sandals)

 

Today's clothing of choice is 3/4 length chinos and a school polo shirt

[DSapseid]

I have to wear smart black trowsers and shirt. Yesterday and today have the been the first time this year ive worn a short sleeve shirt!! I so wish i could wear shorts as my office is boiling!! although it is nicer than yesterday as there is a sea breeze today coming in the window

[mrbios]

Our school dress code is straightforward

- no denim of any colour

- trousers must be of tailored design (chinos are acceptable - jeans-type (i.e. rivets round the pockets!) are not)

- closed toe shoes (i.e. no flip-flops or open-toe sandals)

 

Today's clothing of choice is 3/4 length chinos and a school polo shirt

 

Our dresscode is: black trousers, i wear jeans as i complained about the material in the trousers they requested i wear, bloody nylon junk that would only end up causing static!!, black polo shirt with the school logo on, and safety boots with steel toe caps

 

The boots i can understand, it's health and safety after all, the trousers i don't see why we can't just wear what we like...the teachers do, and the polo shirt? supposably it makes us "stand out in a classroom" though i can't see it as the last time i was in a classroom the teacher told all the kids to turn off there monitors and face the front, i was kneeling down and working on one PC and he shouted across to me then went "oh wait thats the technician" so it obviously doesnt work that well, it's depressing all wearing the same thing. If anything i stand out more when im wearing my own clothes as having the school logo on and me wearing black next too all the navy blue isn't exactly standing out!!

[elsiegee40]

It's definitely going to rain tomorrow, in Kent anyway, we've got the photographer in to do the whole school photo!

 

A shame the sunshine has to end really!