How to Clean Antminer S9? Full Guide 2023

Knowing how to clean Antminer S9 properly will ensure stable hashing performance and a longer miner lifespan.

Without further ado, check out our comprehensive cleaning instructions for the Antminer S9.

How to Clean Antminer S9?

A regular cleaning schedule for Antminer S9 is crucial for miners. It raises your hash rate, boosts productivity, and lowers the risk of heat and fire. In addition to extending the lifespan of your equipment, maintaining cleanliness should help to preserve microchips and other components.

The best way to clean an ASIC bitcoin miner is to use a high pressure air compressor with air gun in interval bursts. This will clear the fan blades, chassis, and hash boards of accumulated dust. See Bitmain’s guide here for the recommended air pressure range of 0.7 plus/minus 0.05 MPa.

Except in humid environments where dust removal with just compressed air is difficult, you usually do not need to disassemble the machine for basic monthly cleanings. In which case you can take out the hash boards and dismount the fans, and then gently brush them off with a dry antistatic brush.

Some miners use a vacuum on their mining equipment, but this is not advised because it could suck up or loosen parts. It is also not advised to use canned compressed air because it contains water, which could cause a machine to short out or over time harm its components.

Additionally, it’s crucial to maintain a clean mining environment. Try to regularly dust the surfaces around your mining area and vacuum it.

How-to Deep Clean An Bitcoin Miner?

Sometimes your miner needs a deep clean – perhaps once or twice a year, again depending on the air quality of your operating environment. At mining farms and repair centres, ultrasonic cleaning machines for electronics are often used. Flux-filled ultrasonic baths are also excellent for immersion units or for cleaning a miner of residue or solder deposits. Here is a video showing how to clean an L3 hash board with an ultrasonic cleaner and a brush.

For home miners, hash and control boards can be manually rinsed with 99% isopropyl alcohol. Minerals and salts that may cause short-circuits and harm your machine may be left behind when cleaning miners with water. Also keep in mind that you should wash your machine with 99% isopropyl alcohol to remove any residue if it were to unintentionally get wet with rainwater or other substances.

Daily Operation Tips

A bitcoin miner needs to be monitored at least every couple hours.

What should you check for?

• the machine’s average hashing speed is within 5-10% of the stated specs
• the miner’s chip temperature is preferably between 70°-80°C (158°-176°F) to preserve the ASICs
• the ambient (room) temperature is 10°-30°C (50°-86°F) for optimal hashing
• the PCB (hash/control board) temperature is less than ~ 90°C (194°F), and all three hash boards do not differ more than 10°C (~20°F) from one another
• pool latency is low, and your submitted hashing speed matches the kernel log
• the electricity supply is stable and cables are not damaged
• the machine fans and the room ventilation is not obstructed

You must troubleshoot if one of these points is having an issue. Sometimes performing a lengthy reset (turning the machine off for two minutes) or moving the machine to improve airflow can help. It may also be necessary to conduct a thorough investigation. At the end of this article, we go into more detail about repairs and troubleshooting.

When Should I Clean and Dust the Miners?

1. when you discover the dust-covered miners’ casing.

2. When it is discovered that the miners are not operating properly because of dust buildup or other debris attach on the hash board which affect the heat dissipation.

3. you examine the miner. Clean the dust regularly, we recommend doing it once a month

Summary of How to Clean Antminer S9

In conclusion, for the monthly clean of your Bitmain Antminer S9 we recommend the following tools:

• A high pressure air compressor with an air gun; the air pressure range should be 0.7 ±0.05 MPa
• Antistatic gloves
• An antistatic soft brush
• A vacuum cleaner for the surrounding area, and dusting rags
• And remember to clean out your room ventilation filters/mesh, if used

Furthermore, an ultrasonic machine can help to deep clean your bitcoin Especially if you use immersion, an ASIC miner.

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