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Obviously, the first question: Why so hot in your home office?
Guessing you don't have a central hvac unit...??
No way to install window unit or through-wall unit...??
Me working from home in the UK today in a house designed for winter with no air conditioning (as is all typical in this country, since the industrial revolution had barely happened when most were built, let alone global warming):
25 degrees sounds blissfully Baltic compared to the day I had today
There are not enough fans in my house
The roof above my head is probably close to 40DegC, but I put 150mm insulation in, so it's not toooo bad at the mo
That's where the external heat's coming from.
The internal heat is me, a laptop under heavy load (corp security = noticable% CPU), some monitors and the NAS (which is now on automated power on / off cycles to reduce heat)
But yeah, we have no AC. We only have a few weeks in the year like this - at scattered random times - so it's not worth installing. Next week we might be back down to 15DegC
And if I put a unit in my window then I'll basically be living in a dungeon.
Just to mention it again, through-wall is an option...
But, if overheat conditions are not that often, still might not be worth cost of installation.
Might consider a low-tech solution such as putting a bowl of ice cubes in front of the fan so the air passes over the bowl before hitting either you or equipment. 🤷♂️