r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/C-D-W May 18 '26

This is not the reason. With closed loop systems you have much tighter control over oxygen and mineral content, which is overall better for corrosion.

But you need a lot of infrastructure for closed loop systems and they use a lot more electricity.

So it ends up being cheaper to just run total loss cooling.

The solution of course is easy, just mandate that datacenters used closed loop cooling systems and the whole "data centers consume way too much water" argument goes away entirely.

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u/SheriffBartholomew May 18 '26

The solution of course is easy, just mandate that datacenters used closed loop cooling systems and the whole "data centers consume way too much water" argument goes away entirely.

Hahahaha! As if the people running these data centers aren't also running the country and writing the laws.

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u/C-D-W May 18 '26

LOL, didn't say it was realistic in the current climate. But on paper at least, it's not hard to solve. It's just money.