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rekoj0916

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We got our city permits!!!

Sooo fuckin stoked.. Now comes all the hard work.

Unpacked our DWC containers for shits and giggles. 10 gallon brute trash cans..food grade. The lids can hold a 5 gallon bucket net pot.

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Do you just use a jigsaw to cut into the brute lid to fit the mesh lids?
Great to hear that they're strong enough to withstand the weight. What's the production expectancy on something of this magnitude?
Sounds like an awesome thing you're building. I'll be following closely,

Rekoj
 

legallyflying

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No. We haven't. Is your electrician any good? Our initial bid was fucking ridiculous. $28k. 15..maybe...18..ok, but just get it the fuck done. 28k? I seriously almost told him to politely go eat a dick

Shoot me your electricians number. Man, there are an unreal amount of warehouse grows going up right now. :(
 

legallyflying

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Do you just use a jigsaw to cut into the brute lid to fit the mesh lids?
Great to hear that they're strong enough to withstand the weight. What's the production expectancy on something of this magnitude?
Sounds like an awesome thing you're building. I'll be following closely,

Rekoj
We used a rotozip tool and a wood template. Much much faster and cleaner than a jigsaw.

Full built out in under 3 weeks. That's the plan anyway
 

legallyflying

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Well, after a very long and tiring week, both flower rooms and the veg room are completely framed up and ready for inspection.

City staff to inspect on Monday and the electrician and hvac guys show up to do their thing. With any luck we will have plants in there in two weeks :)

Ok, maybe three. To do list includes all the wiring, insulation, drywall and osb ceiling, install guide pIles for cages, pour new concrete landings for handicapped access, paint handicap parking slip, install all ballasts and bulbs, install blower fans, install plant cages, drill and grommet all dwc containers, hook up and debug monitoring system, install internet, replace all door locks, install emergency exit lights and signs, get the alarm guys lined out and.....I think that is it. :)
 

Father Ramirez

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This has to be the slowest blow it up thread ever. lol.

Nope. Just one of the more boring. I went from page 1 to here, and it doesn't appear as though I've missed anything interesting. On a scale of 1 - 10 I give legally a PLEASE!
 

ttystikk

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This has to be the slowest blow it up thread ever. lol.

Nope. Just one of the more boring. I went from page 1 to here, and it doesn't appear as though I've missed anything interesting. On a scale of 1 - 10 I give legally a PLEASE!
Wow dude- seriously? What, do you think it's just a matter of hanging a few lights and that's all there is to this?

Go 'way. You're obviously not mature enough to understand the man is BUILDING SOMETHING here. Something any of us can soon visit- and with my med card, get hooked up fat!

@legallyflying this is coming together faster than I ever thought it could be done. Nice work!

To get a lil backstory, how long did it take you to get the necessary permits before you got started with the buildout?
 

nomofatum

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Wow dude- seriously? What, do you think it's just a matter of hanging a few lights and that's all there is to this?

Go 'way. You're obviously not mature enough to understand the man is BUILDING SOMETHING here. Something any of us can soon visit- and with my med card, get hooked up fat!

@legallyflying this is coming together faster than I ever thought it could be done. Nice work!

To get a lil backstory, how long did it take you to get the necessary permits before you got started with the buildout?
Stupid title to pull people in is going to get flamed repeatedly as it should.

Horribly boring thread for the title.
 

ttystikk

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Stupid title to pull people in is going to get flamed repeatedly as it should.

Horribly boring thread for the title.
Again, the apparent speed at which things are happening here is much different than what might be guessed at without the burdens of regulation and commercial codes.
 

nomofatum

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Again, the apparent speed at which things are happening here is much different than what might be guessed at without the burdens of regulation and commercial codes.
they are making great progress and moving fairly quickly for all the red tape.

A more appropriate title would get less heat from all the disappointed visitors. This thread is setup to disappoint.

Bait people in by creating an expectation then fail to meet it, that deserves the flaming.

I was originally hoping to see a crappy grow box/tent go boom into pieces, lol.
 

ttystikk

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they are making great progress and moving fairly quickly for all the red tape.

A more appropriate title would get less heat from all the disappointed visitors. This thread is setup to disappoint.

Bait people in by creating an expectation then fail to meet it, that deserves the flaming.

I was originally hoping to see a crappy grow box/tent go boom into pieces, lol.
Good point. Glaciers move at amazing speed- in geologic time, that is. To us, this seems agonizingly slow.

Lol at the visual of a frustrated grower taking his grow out with a bang!
 

redi jedi

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Cannis, you are a prime example of why I really hesitated about even starting this thread..or for that matter, wasting my time on forums.

You try to entertain some folks..pass along some information, maybe get a good idea or two and you get spammed with tools telling you to spend 300k on solar panels or run water chillers on my lights. News flash dick head..NO serious grower uses those stupid fucking ice box things. You crank the lights, blast air con, harvest dank and move on to the next round. We don't walk around and stare at plants amazed at how beautiful they or talk softly to them and gingerly train them. It's work, and allot of it. Constant monitoring of conditions, maintaining gear, and maintaining security. Commercial growers don't fiddle fuck around with LEDs, anything made by advanced nuteients, and they certainly don't spend money on anything that doesn't provide full ROI in a year or less.

We are not the guys shooting the shit and offering advice in the hydro store. Or those wandering the halls asking "what kills spider mites" "hey, will this kill powdery mildew?" That was us 10 years ago. We are the guys that text the shop owners with our order and they deliver it to us. They guys who spend $4000 on 50 gallon drums of nutes.

It's kind of stupid thread anyways. Most will never grow at this scale and the ones that can, already have their methods down.

So in essence....fuck it. Who has the time anyways. You can go play with your star wars avatars now.
Please continue with the thread. Some of us can appreciate what your doing.

You've been around here long enough to know to ignore the bs people spill.
 

ttystikk

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Cannis, you are a prime example of why I really hesitated about even starting this thread..or for that matter, wasting my time on forums.

You try to entertain some folks..pass along some information, maybe get a good idea or two and you get spammed with tools telling you to spend 300k on solar panels or run water chillers on my lights. News flash dick head..NO serious grower uses those stupid fucking ice box things. You crank the lights, blast air con, harvest dank and move on to the next round. We don't walk around and stare at plants amazed at how beautiful they or talk softly to them and gingerly train them. It's work, and allot of it. Constant monitoring of conditions, maintaining gear, and maintaining security. Commercial growers don't fiddle fuck around with LEDs, anything made by advanced nuteients, and they certainly don't spend money on anything that doesn't provide full ROI in a year or less.

We are not the guys shooting the shit and offering advice in the hydro store. Or those wandering the halls asking "what kills spider mites" "hey, will this kill powdery mildew?" That was us 10 years ago. We are the guys that text the shop owners with our order and they deliver it to us. They guys who spend $4000 on 50 gallon drums of nutes.

It's kind of stupid thread anyways. Most will never grow at this scale and the ones that can, already have their methods down.

So in essence....fuck it. Who has the time anyways. You can go play with your star wars avatars now.
True story.

Don't shit can the water chiller idea too fast there. Just because the I've boxes were toys and hooking them to lights was silly doesn't mean they aren't the killer app for cooling.

While you're thinking about your next round, think about costs- like the very biggest one being your power bill- even at commercial rates.

Running open vented rooms is commercial suicide because you can't control environment effectively, nor can you guarantee that it's free of pests or pollen. That leaves sealed as the clear choice for commercial ops- and it's at these larger scales that water chilling the environment- and your nutrient solutions too if you like- works best.

Furthermore, AC does not allow one to take advantage of Colorado's free cold all winter long- but water chilling does. 'Compressorless chillers' are merely radiators sitting outside with fans pulling ambient air thru them when it's cold. They can *easily and inexpensively* replace most if not all of your necessary cooling tonnage anytime the temperature drops outside- and the colder it gets, the more free tonnage you have access to.

I totally hear you on most crazy gadgets like led for a whole warehouse or solar panels. These cost a fortune up front and give small benefits that take forever to recoup. Water chilling is different; an additional 30% up front cost will net you monthly power savings of 30 - 85% depending on season. It pays for itself in just one season. It is far more flexible and upgradeable than AC and it controls RH better.
 

nomofatum

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Look at your water situation, if you have a plentiful well you may want to consider drain to waste water cooling. It's dirt cheap and very effective where not prohibited due to water supply limits.
 
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