Heat Utilization Share: Heating a car & truck wash with Bitcoin miners

Introduction

This passage is about a truck wash in Idaho that has made a fascinating shift in its operations. They’ve converted their gas heating system to a Bitcoin mining heating system. This innovative approach not only addresses their heating needs but also leverages the power of Bitcoin mining. It’s a creative example of how businesses are adapting to changing technologies and finding new ways to generate value. We are sharing this article to highlight an inspiring case of how cryptocurrency mining can intersect with everyday operations in unexpected ways.

TC Car, RV, and Truck Wash are using a Fog Hashing B6 immersion tank running at 20kw with 6 Bitcoin ASIC miners.

It’s creating 68k BTUs of heat that are being transferred from the bit cool immersion liquid to a hydronic snow melt system that keeps the wash bay floor from freezing.

This hydronic snow melt system used to cost $25 per day in propane costs and is now running at a $24/day profit. What was once a business expense has become a new profit center by using the heat generated by the Bitcoin ASIC miners.

A hydronic snow melt system is simply tubes put into the concrete to heat up the ground. Same technology as in floor heating used in homes and businesses.

You can see in the wash bay as the miners start to warm up the snow and ice is melting away making the ground safe when new vehicles come in and melting the snow after a customer uses the wash bay.

They also use this system to heat the water used to clean the vehicles.

Another great use case for small businesses is to start mining bitcoin and using the heat to replace existing electrical and gas heating systems.

Happy hashing!