{"id":428464,"date":"2022-04-08T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/water-great-idea-bitcoin-mining-heats-this-swimming-pool\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T11:05:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:05:02","slug":"water-great-idea-bitcoin-mining-heats-this-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/water-great-idea-bitcoin-mining-heats-this-swimming-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"# Water great idea! Bitcoin mining heats this swimming pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fd44054ca9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fd44054ca9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/water-great-idea-bitcoin-mining-heats-this-swimming-pool\/#%E2%80%9D_Water_great_idea_Bitcoin_mining_heats_this_swimming_pool_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Water great idea! Bitcoin mining heats this swimming pool &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Water_great_idea_Bitcoin_mining_heats_this_swimming_pool_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Water great idea! Bitcoin mining heats this swimming pool &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>A Bitcoiner has &#8220;pooled&#8221; off another mining innovation. The &#8216;waste&#8217; heat generated by mining Bitcoin (BTC) is used to warm his swimming pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin enthusiast Jonathan Yuan had kids who \u201clove swimming, but the year before [he started using waste heat], they barely ever did it because it was always too cold for them.\u201d Fortunately, he was interested in Bitcoin mining and understood that Bitcoin mining emits a lot of heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yuan told Cointelegraph that he purchased a \u201cheat exchanger and setup some ASICs,\u201d\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication-specific integrated circuits), and subsequently managed to keep \u201cthe pool above 90F all summer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcointv.com\/w\/9SiDvYEntxqarSZBD9DK4U\">process<\/a> works by immersion,\u00a0 which simultaneously cools the ASICs\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcointv.com\/c\/immersion\/videos?s=1\">while<\/a> &#8220;reclaiming that waste heat and putting it to practical applications such as heating living\/working spaces, pools, or anything that could benefit from up to 60C\/140F of heat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-04\/6d9bddfb-c475-436e-8319-33862903dd4e.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">The immersed ASICs underneath the swimming pool. Source: Bitcointv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, \u201cwhen the China ban happened\u201d and the difficulty adjustment dropped, Yuan made a tricky decision. Do I mine less Bitcoin or turn the swimming pool into a bathtub?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>When [the] difficulty dropped like a rock, I actually pushed all the ASICs to the limit, which brought the pool temp above 110F, so the kids had to not swim for about month or two. lol. Yes, I had to say &#8220;sorry kids, the pool is too hot, you can&#8217;t swim today\u201d\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The difficulty adjustment has since risen to new highs, and his kids are able to swim again. Plus, Yuan has \u201cmade money\u201d mining and interestingly: \u201cthe best part is the pool acted as a perfect heat buffer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In fact, using Bitcoin miners to heat his swimming pool is more effective than traditional methods: it keeps \u201ctemperature swings over a 24 hour period down to only 1F to 2F despite ambient temps swinging over 40F on some days.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-04\/8d30bc3a-cd54-45da-9464-8c5ef6425ac5.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Yuan&#8217;s pool. Warm water from Bitcoin mining comes through the yellow hose. Source:Bitcointv\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Based in Minnesota, the upper Midwestern United States, Yuan has kept the pool &#8220;toasty&#8221; even in cold temperatures:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">-21F this morning here in Minnesota.  The pool (blue line) is nice and toasty warm at 92F. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eq5b3OLFjV\">pic.twitter.com\/eq5b3OLFjV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coin Heated (@CoinHeated) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinHeated\/status\/1479423686297927680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><u><em>Related:\u00a0Gas heater broke down? I&#8217;ll just heat my caravan with a Bitcoin miner<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yuan recommends anyone with a pool to do the same, as it\u2019s the \u201cperfect use case scenario\u201d for waste heat. Now that his home mining setup has gone swimmingly, Yuan is now building a pool-specific tank that will be rated to run pool water through the heat exchanger directly.<\/p>\n<p>ASICs now heat Yuan&#8217;s home, and he has turned a passion project into a profession. His Bitcoin mining company, CoinHeated is \u201cdedicated to turning Bitcoin miner waste heat into productive heat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The plan now is to bring pool heating projects to other homes, and he&#8217;s in conversation with \u201cmanufacturers of heat exchangers that will be able to make something that won&#8217;t corrode with the chemically treated pool water.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the kids are able to enjoy his home swimming pool, warmed courtesy of Proof of Work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s some kiddo&#8217;s enjoying the nice, warm pool.  I don&#8217;t swim in it myself though.  Not really a fan of swimming. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MHRW86D6Me\">pic.twitter.com\/MHRW86D6Me<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coin Heated (@CoinHeated) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinHeated\/status\/1486903741374779392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Bitcoin mining heats this swimming pool &#8220; A Bitcoiner has &#8220;pooled&#8221; off another mining innovation. The &#8216;waste&#8217; heat generated by mining Bitcoin (BTC) is used to warm his swimming pool.\u00a0 Bitcoin enthusiast Jonathan Yuan had kids who \u201clove swimming, but the year before [he started using waste heat], they barely ever&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":428465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDQvNjE3NDVjODItYzBlZC00YThiLWJiMGUtOTYzYmIyZGMyZDljLmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[75461,125316,74862,74989,75042,74355,117],"class_list":["post-428464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-asic","tag-asic-antminer-s9","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-mining","tag-mining","tag-adoption","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}