Matt GrayApr 7, 2024

I'm on an unrestricted variable electricity tarrif.
My price per kwh is about to go negative for 3 hours*

I can get my oven and air con unit to fight each other, and be paid for it!

*it's so windy that there's nowhere to put all the energy the turbines are generating, so they pay (mostly industry) to use it up. The price shoots up in the evening when everyone starts putting their heating on and cooking dinner. People on a fixed price tarriff are paying ~25p/kWh all day in the UK right now.

Show threadMatt GrayApr 7, 2024
A friend has just suggested I turn on a humidifier and a dehumidifier to wirelessly transfer water.
Show threadRavenCodeApr 7, 2024
@mattgrayyes interesting idea, how about putting a pc in a fridge and seeing how well it works?
Show threadRyan Castellucci (they/them) Apr 7, 2024

@galaxydinodragon @mattgrayyes An idiot I once worked for thought it would be a good idea to put a PC in a chest freezer.

This kills the PC.

Show threadWilfried KlaebeApr 7, 2024

@ryanc Creating condensing conditions inside a PC is kinda not the way to go.

@galaxydinodragon @mattgrayyes

Show threadRyan Castellucci (they/them) 
@wonka @galaxydinodragon @mattgrayyes It overheated, lol.
Apr 7, 2024 at 11:02amWeb
Show threadWilfried KlaebeApr 7, 2024

@ryanc Oh, I see. The small freezer could only cool away a few hundred watts, and the PC generated more heat than that? Like the battle of the 2kW toaster against the 200W freezer...

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Show threadRyan Castellucci (they/them) Apr 7, 2024
@wonka @galaxydinodragon @mattgrayyes even a 50W PC vs a freezer that pulled 200W max probably wouldn't go well. It's not designed to deal with something inside it generating nontrivial heat all the time.