15 pounds one room! where the h*** do u plug everything?

Q1k so you have this room wich produces 15 pounds of bud, or any other room thats running several hps lights. But theres only 2-3sockets at most in the room, where do u plug the rest of the stuff? do u simpley run ex-cords to every other socket in the house?? everything i have is "plug in the wall" 110v

Q2:what's 220v?i undestand its for bigger grows but why is it so hard to plug and undestand?

Power strips homie.

i'm not doubting you (yes i am), but it's highly improbable that your going to pound out 15 pounds. especially with this being your post.
i would recommend cruising over to newbie central or whatever the hell it's called.
start reading.

but i will answer your question. you have to rewire the room entirely.
running extension cords and power bricks all over the room is going to create too high of a current draw.
you'll just blow fuses out the ass.
220v outlets allow a higher current draw or something like that. (it's been a while since high school physics...)

220v is what we use over the other side of the pond here, I don't know if it allows higher current to be drawn, it would be a lower ampage for the same amount of watts. Standard current from a UK household socket is 13A. Multiply that by 220v to get the maximum available wattage = 2860w. For continous running twould be best to stick below 2500w, per socket, but thats still a fair few HPS lights (four 600ws/outlet) For a really serious grow then it's worth wiring a seperate breaker box just for that room. Peace of mind and all.

Hairy Bob said:

For a really serious grow then it's worth wiring a seperate breaker box just for that room. Peace of mind and all.

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You will definately need a new breaker box. All my breakers 15 amp, and I'm pretty sure 1k watt is somewhere around 7-9 amps. To be honest if you have to ask you have no business attempting a grow that large just yet.

Some houses have 220 outlets for larger appliances.

well if you are a journeyman electrician like me you install a 70 amp sub panel in the room and run a pile of dedicated circuits and timers and all kinds of fun stuff.
if you arent an electrician ..... you clear out your room and pay me to come over and set a sub panel and then you run some circuits and then i leave ... after you pay me about 1500 bucks worth of weed and you move your grow op back in

OK, Deal. Head south of Dallas until you see mesquite trees. Go left 103 1/2 miles, smell the Orange Bud. Follow your nose.

tons of fun said:

Q1k so you have this room wich produces 15 pounds of bud, or any other room thats running several hps lights. But theres only 2-3sockets at most in the room, where do u plug the rest of the stuff? do u simpley run ex-cords to every other socket in the house?? everything i have is "plug in the wall" 110v

Q2:what's 220v?i undestand its for bigger grows but why is it so hard to plug and undestand?

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15lbs is around 7 kilos i think which would take 14 or 15 1000watters, i think your talking out your ass bud

A room capable of 15lbs would have to be pretty large. Even if you were using light-movers, you would need at least 6 (1000watt) lamps. With only three sockets in the room, that's a VERY large load to carry.

If the power company doesn't tell on you, the fire department surely will!

It sounds like you're trying to "get rich quick", and that rarely works out. Since you're going for quantity, not quality . . . you should seriously consider outdoor.

tons of fun said:

Q1k so you have this room wich produces 15 pounds of bud, or any other room thats running several hps lights. But theres only 2-3sockets at most in the room, where do u plug the rest of the stuff? do u simpley run ex-cords to every other socket in the house?? everything i have is "plug in the wall" 110v

Q2:what's 220v?i undestand its for bigger grows but why is it so hard to plug and undestand?

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110v is the old power everythin now a days is on 220v, as I understand it. All modern day electronics should be run on 220v.

Maybe a multi-plug extension adapter thing? Im not really sure if youll not have enough electricity. But ive always plugged like 50 things into one outlet. But then again ive never run HPS or MH lights

No im sry my Q was miss undertood i dont care what i yeild, simply i was asking where em i going to plug 3x1000w plus 3fans(ols) with intake,outake fans all in the same room with only 2 sockets? do i need power cords runing everywhere?

tons of fun said:

No im sry my Q was miss undertood i dont care what i yeild, simply i was asking where em i going to plug 3x1000w plus 3fans(ols) with intake,outake fans all in the same room with only 2 sockets? do i need power cords runing everywhere?

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Just get some of those multiplug adaptors and cause thats about what 20 bucks for 3 good ones. And see if it works. If it doesn't go grab some extension cords and take the adaptors back.

You woudlnt' be losin anything, i mean those are your only two options really.

Aside from a generator or hiring an electirian.

All of the outlets in the room are more than likely on the same circuit/breaker, so adding more outlets via extension cords or surge protectors won't solve the issue. Unless you're running extension cords form outlets that are on another circuit/breaker. 3x1000W bulbs is actually 3,450W when you take into account the ballast(s). A 15A circuit only supports 1,800W peak and should really only draw ~1400W constantly. That's not even taking into account fans and everything else. At best the breaker will flip every time you try to turn on everything, at worst you'll burn your house down by overloading the wiring.

You need to run a sub-panel as suggested, or at least a few new circuits from the breaker box. It's easy to do, but if you don't know what you're doing it's very easy to kill yourself.

Yeah, what he said! You're well on your way to a real-life structure fire.

You're best bet is to have an electrician install a new sub-panel. Are your ballasts capable of using 220v? That would be the most efficient use of power. Plan out EVERYTHING you'll need to plug in and act accordingly, since you'll be spending a lot of money on that electrician. Watch Mr Green's videos on youtube for a basic idea of what you'll be plugging in. Then add a couple extra just to be on the safe side.

I hope you've got some serious ventilation holes set up!

One of the most important thing you need to think about is ventilation, you need to move alot of air and keep your temps stable. OK, figure what your budget is going to be. dont forget to include nutes, ph meter, pots, trays, seedling-cloning set-up, ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS unless you want your house to burn(seek professional help), ect.... How much space do you have to work with ? are you going for quality or quantity ? How much gardening experience do you have ? SIT DOWN and draw a layout or a plan.
I built my room in June and just harvested my 1st batch of some premium purp, some local experienced growers were impressed i am happy to brag about!
READ! READ! READ! Check the "sticky's" at the top of most forum sections for excellant tips, it will save you alot of time waiting for answers.
I started with a 1500 budget which quickly went up to 2700 with 2 x 1000w lights with fans, cloners,ect..... Are you growin with chemicals or Organically ? Soil or Hydro ? Alot of prep work will pay off in the long run.
Good Luck.

Write this down right by your phone.

911

Get a long power cord and hook it up to another room. Usually 1 room has 1 circuit only or even 2 rooms on 1 circuit. Just flip off the circuit breaker then you know what room/outlet is on the circuit.

Have fun burning down the house on 1 circuit

Ask a electrition.

houses don't burn down from overloaded outlets. that's why you have circuit breakers. sheesh.

it's when you up the breaker and not the wire that you get fires. not from to many plugs in one outlet.

fdd2blk said:

houses don't burn down from overloaded outlets. that's why you have circuit breakers. sheesh.

it's when you up the breaker and not the wire that you get fires. not from to many plugs in one outlet.

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Well said. For instance, if you've got a 15 amp circuit and you swap it with a 20 or 30 amp circuit, but you keep the same gauge wire which isn't rated for that kind of amperage, the wire literally will burn up causing a fire.

If you are looking to run 3 1000 watt hps and all the other environmental controls you will need to grow successfully indoors, you need a new sub panel run to your room. Do not use a bunch of extension cords and surge protectors, because you'll just pop fuses left and right. Do this the right way and keep it clean.