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ruwtz

ruwtz

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cat of curiosity said:
it doesn't. doesn't even show...


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All a bit odd... if I go to "Grow Journals" and click on"All Journals" I see mine at the top as the most recent one updated.

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JSB99

JSB99

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I was looking for the size of your shop, but didn't see it. My shop (which I didn't build) is 16x20, but not a lean-to. Originally I was going to have my grow in there, but I got a new car and I want to have it converted into a single-car detached garage. My real garage is a home theater.

I was just curious.
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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JSB99 said:
I was looking for the size of your shop, but didn't see it. My shop (which I didn't build) is 16x20, but not a lean-to. Originally I was going to have my grow in there, but I got a new car and I want to have it converted into a single-car detached garage. My real garage is a home theater.

I was just curious.
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Just over 200sqft total, with 12x9ft flower room and 10ft ceilings on the tall side (single slope roof).

Already wishing on a larger veg space, but instead I need to concentrate on timings and quantity of taking clones, moving to veg etc.
 
JSB99

JSB99

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ruwtz said:
Just over 200sqft total, with 12x9ft flower room and 10ft ceilings on the tall side (single slope roof).

Already wishing on a larger veg space, but instead I need to concentrate on timings and quantity of taking clones, moving to veg etc.
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Very cool!
 
JSB99

JSB99

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ruwtz said:
And this is no lean-to! Its a permanent structure on solid foundations, future proofed for other uses beyond growing: could be a tiny house, man cave, or just a shed of course.
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My mistake. I thought all single sided roofs were called "lean-to's" even if they aren't leaning against anything. See, that's about the extent of my building knowledge...except what I learned on my own LOL
 
Carolina Dream'n

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ruwtz said:
A double pole 80amp breaker from the main board feeds this sub panel in the structure, neatly recessed between studs by the front door. I worked hard to keep all wiring neat and tidy and circuits labelled correctly.

The breakers feed x2 120v outlet circuits, x2 240v lighting circuits, and a dedicated 240v circuit for AC.

I would NOT recommend anyone randomly start working on electrical wiring in this way, but that being said I did have to learn from scratch myself and I was painstakingly thorough in my research. For me it wasn't enough to know what goes where, I had to understand why in order to fully grasp the concept, and crucially the danger posed by electrical systems. I did not touch a thing or buy a single switch until I understood this to the best of my ability. I repeat: DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH ELECTRICITY.

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That sub panel is not wired correctly. The ground and nuetral need to be separated in a sub panel. And it needs to have its own grounding rod if in a separate building that main panel.
 
Carolina Dream'n

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ruwtz said:
They are separated. And I have 2 dedicated rods for this structure.
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Where is the ground line coming in with your mains then? You still have to be grounded to the main panel. You only have 3 wires coming in.

I now see your ground coming out the bottom going to the rods I'm assuming.
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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Carolina Dream'n said:
Where is the ground line coming in with your mains then? You still have to be grounded to the main panel. You only have 3 wires coming in.

I now see your ground coming out the bottom going to the rods I'm assuming.
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Yeah I had to eventually run two separate lines from the main panel after upsizing the wire and being stuck with just a 3/4" conduit sunk in my concrete foundation. Those five conductors just wouldn't fit, and in any case wouldn't have been code. I had to bring the neutral and ground via a new pipe through the wall. I assure you its coming through with the mains, just not so visible in this pic.

Neutral bus is on the left, ground on the right.

The white conductor you see on the left is a 240v hot, and is tagged as such.

Keen eyes though!
 
ttystikk

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ruwtz said:
Yeah I had to eventually run two separate lines from the main panel after upsizing the wire and being stuck with just a 3/4" conduit sunk in my concrete foundation. Those five conductors just wouldn't fit, and in any case wouldn't have been code. I had to bring the neutral and ground via a new pipe through the wall. I assure you its coming through with the mains, just not so visible in this pic.

Neutral bus is on the left, ground on the right.

The white conductor you see on the left is a 240v hot, and is tagged as such.

Keen eyes though!
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Nice, and thanks for sharing the details. I'm always looking to learn something.
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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ruwtz said:
Yeah I had to eventually run two separate lines from the main panel after upsizing the wire and being stuck with just a 3/4" conduit sunk in my concrete foundation. Those five conductors just wouldn't fit, and in any case wouldn't have been code. I had to bring the neutral and ground via a new pipe through the wall. I assure you its coming through with the mains, just not so visible in this pic.

Neutral bus is on the left, ground on the right.

The white conductor you see on the left is a 240v hot, and is tagged as such.

Keen eyes though!
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Your ground bus is on the left. Neutral bus is on right.

5 conductors?
Two hots, ground and a neutral. That's 4. You'd have 5 if it was three phase power.

Don't forget your black tape on the white 220v feed on the top left....



I know. I'm a douche.
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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Carolina Dream'n said:
Your ground bus is on the left. Neutral bus is on right.

5 conductors?
Two hots, ground and a neutral. That's 4. You'd have 5 if it was three phase power.

Don't forget your black tape on the white 220v feed on the top left....



I know. I'm a douche.
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Come round and do it for me if you like. :clap:
 
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