2025-02-22 –, Event Room
MOD: Cody Harris
Controlling Hashrate Heaters explores the best ways to integrate bitcoin miners into heating systems. Should they run with simple on/off control or dynamically adjust power to match heat demand? What role do thermostats, sensors, and smart automation play? This panel breaks down the trade-offs between analog simplicity and digital efficiency in managing hashrate heating.
Cody Harris is a freedom maximalist living in Wyoming. Cody and his wife Beth run Citadel Construction, a small construction company specializing in creative remodels and heating homes with bitcoin miners. When he's not busy swinging a hammer or trying to convince fellow freedom lovers to move to Wyoming, Cody can be found rock climbing or trailrunning.
Michael Schmidt (Schnitzel) is the creator of the HashTub, a Bitcoin-heated hot tub, and the founder of Nakamoto Heating Solutions. With a background in software engineering and deep expertise in Bitcoin mining, he developed HASS Miner—a software integration that enables seamless remote control of ASIC miners through Home Assistant, the leading smart home IoT automation platform.
Bob is an engineer and content creator, best known for his Home Bitcoin Immersion Mining YouTube channel, one of the most comprehensive resources for integrating immersion cooling and Bitcoin heat reuse into residential and commercial applications. His work explores practical, cost-effective ways to harness Bitcoin mining waste heat for real-world heating solutions. Bob has pioneered a fully analog control system, using standard hydronics and electrical switch gear, eliminating the need for complex software-based controls. His hands-on approach and deep technical expertise make him a go-to resource for Bitcoin miners looking to optimize their heating systems while decentralizing hash power.
Brett Rowan is a software engineer at Upstream Data, a company specializing in Bitcoin mining solutions for stranded and excess energy. He is the creator of PyASIC, an open-source Python library that serves as the data collection and communication layer for Bitcoin miners across different manufacturers, models, and firmware types. His deep technical expertise in the software layer of Bitcoin mining has been instrumental in advancing Bitcoin heat reuse, enabling greater control, efficiency, and interoperability for miners repurposing waste heat.