My server room is not ideal. It has old carpeting which is glued to a concrete floor and cannot be removed without making a mess. I haven’t had success in getting approval to replace it with appropriate flooring.
In addition the room has old vents in the ceiling which circulate who knows what into the room.
I opened up a PC that has been sitting idle on my server rack for a year and it was full of more dust and bunnies than I’ve ever seen in a PC before. I’m concerned with the machines that are actually running.
I want to propose some type of air filter or air cleaner. Does anyone have any ideas. Suggestions from other peers are the Sharper Image Quadra Air Purifier or the Quietcare HEPA Air Cleaner. Has anyone used these or can you offer any suggestions.
Note that because of the carpet, the room also builds up a lot of static electricity. My vendors have asked not to shake hands with me. Just kidding–but it does get bad sometimes and grounding myself before touching any equipment is an ingrained habit now.
Any war stories to help build my case for flooring and/or air cleaner would be helpful. You can email me directly if you like.
