CLOUDPLATE T1-N, Rack Mount Fan Panel 1U, Intake Airflow, for Cooling AV, Home Theater, Network 19” Racks

This exhaust airflow fan was installed last month and has been operating efficiently without any issues. The controls are intuitive and easy to use, and the fan provides strong airflow, though it can be quite loud at maximum speed. It is important to note that this is an exhaust fan and should be positioned near a vent for optimal functionality. Additionally, for effective air circulation, it is advisable to install an intake fan at the opposite end.

This installed into my rack easily with the temperature sensor. It detects the increase temperature and turns on as expected and quickly cools the rack down. I use this with an 8U rack for audio equipment. It is mounted in the back to pull warm air out. It isn't noiseless but compared to other units I have used it is the quietest. If you find it is running at level 6 I would suggest either it isn't mounted correctly or you need an additional unit to better circulate the air.

I have a unique guitar amp set up. I have a rack mounted pre amp going into a Mcintosh power amp. I made my own custom made rack mount so that it wouldn't take up too much room. After assembling the rig, I became concerned about heat build up in such a small space. I bought the Cloud Mount rack mountable fan and put it in the back to cool the two units. It works perfectly. To my surprise, there are many different settings. Constant fan at any speed from 1-6, a thermostat for it to go on and off when needed, and a smart setting that will turn the fan on and off or vary the fan speed. A display with the temp, fan speed and mode tops it off quit nicely. Awesome product and very easy to set up.

great product

It is great to have the ability to blow the hot air out of 1U gaps between high-density high-power nodes! Really glad this product exists. The power adapter took datacenter standard line to line 208V fine. They look great too. Some wrinkles/suggestions for improvement, that's why not 5 stars: The power adapter has household current plugs, not datacenter, and is quite bulky (airflow issue in HPC). I ended up buying adapters to plug them into the PDUs but that is not ideal either, the PDUs are vertical, and the power adapters stick out more and sag. I ended up setting the speed manually because the temperature sensor is on a cable, it gets in various places in the rack, and it can't be relied upon for reproducible values. Some kind of a long stiff spine sticking out of the back would be much better. The power line pulls out easily. Good luck putting it back in a full rack when you pull on the cable just a little when working on a full rack. The nuts don't catch the thread easily and are really hard to attach in the confines of 1U space. I lost quite a few of them falling into the dark depths of the rack. Some sort of removable push anchor that requires access only from the front, with a screw only to secure it, would be much better. The 1U height is tight fit. This is a challenge even if you (re)populate the rack in one direction. Do not expect to be able fit one of these great fan strips into an existing 1U gap.

This rack mount fan significantly improved the temperature on my home network setup; though it can be noisy at its highest setting, it's still tolerable. Setting to fan speed 4 and keeping it at 78 degrees minimizes the noise while effectively cooling everything. I'd consider buying it again for a smaller network configuration

I currently have a rack box with the Blackmagic Design Switcher set up in it. The unit has a fan in it that may as well be as loud as a freight train. By adding this unit, cool air is introduced into the box lessening the need for the fans on the BMD device to kick on. This unit is whisper quiet, has easy to read LCD screen with temperature alarm set, fan on temperature set and a couple of other things I have not figured out yet. Have not been able to determine is this can push or draw in settings. Mine draws air into the box. I assume there must be another model that pushes air out. All in all, this unit seems well made, looks good and works perfect.

Unfortunately when I was building my house, the electrician decided to place run my whole home ethernet to my garage, next to the electrical panel. Being in the midwest with hot and humid summers, this led to my home rack to sometimes reach 100+ degrees. I had a 2U AC Infinity Cloudplate already in the bottom of the rack. I added this directly above my Ubiquiti 24 port switch. This was able to drop the temperature of the rack by 5 degrees, and I saw a similar corresponding temperature decrease on the Ubiquiti 24 port switch. It's loud - you definitely wouldn't want this to be some place where noise is important but in my garage it's not a problem. I would compare the noise to the sound of a drone.