generalbee
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its cus im on pre pay meter i wasnt gonna do the whole lot jus a week here an there to easy the pressure abit bt i get! big risks ill jus keep paying
bypassing my electric
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JonnyAppleSeed420
New Member
He is talking about stealing the power(re-wiring)...nothing to do with shutting it off . JAS
Moldy
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Wow! My power must be cheap then. Mine never goes over $175 even running central air with a 600W grow (4 bedroom house). I guess the rates have gone down in my area. Now it's cheaper to run an electric clothes dryer than a gas one. I used to have 200+ bills a few years ago without a grow going. Maybe it's the cheap natural gas from all of the fracking? Dunno. Rate is about $0.09519 per KWH.
fir3dragon
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yours is cheaper. i pay .11 per KWH because i was told if i switch its cheaper... well they were wrong and im going to be switching back to my main power company and see what the bills are then
generalbee
New Member
im paying £35 every 10 days to run my 3 bed house which cost £1.50 a day to run and 2 600w a t5 and a homemade light plus fans extractors etc ........ bt im only bk end ov veg so ive gotta ad at least another 3 2-3 600w (the t5 an homemade r running my clones for the next one) so my electric is gonna double even triple per week as more lights more bigger everything else !!!! i
jondamon
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It sounds like you've gone or are planning to get bigger without any funds to do it with.
That many lights means you ain't doing it just for personal.
Didn't you factor in the running costs of this equipment.
I run a single 400w setup. 2 bed terraced. My combined gas and electric bill per month is £160. With about £60 of that being gas.
J
fir3dragon
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im using 10 dollars a day i believe...
ProfessorPotSnob
New Member
Ditto ..........
gtran
Active Member
I would think the fact that your running a few 600 watt lights means you have some experiance under your belt, but anyone thats grown a single plant outdoors knows you dont steal power when your growing. Im amazed someone with a multi lamp grow would even ask a question like that on a public forum. Please dont steal that power, you will get arrested and might end up giving on of us up 
kaloconnection
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I highly doubt your electricity bills even comes close to the $0.45+/per KWH we pay in Hawaii. Man up and pay that shit, or go solar.
gtran
Active Member
Damnnnnnnn thats alot per KW- I live in South Carolina and im paying 11 cents per KW
rillchilldude
New Member
What is the best setup to keep the room and lights cool? What kind of AC works the best? Power consumption is a concern as well.
209 Cali closet grower
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lol, just quit the growing homie. pay up. also bypass a meter here in Cali. shit your srewed. house and all.
dadio161
Well-Known Member
Buy a quality digital ballast .
I use a 600W digital Phantom ballast with fans running 24/7. I also use a 4 tube T-5 set of lights for my vegg cabinet.
My electric bill has gone up about $20 a month .
My total bill is about $140 a month for a three bedroom , two bathroom house.
I use a 600W digital Phantom ballast with fans running 24/7. I also use a 4 tube T-5 set of lights for my vegg cabinet.
My electric bill has gone up about $20 a month .
My total bill is about $140 a month for a three bedroom , two bathroom house.