Greenthumbs256
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All I gotta do is buy a bunch of night lights plug em in every where turn em all on and start flipping switches until I find out what's on what's breaker.
I'm not an electrician but lamps surge on start up (they use more amps then when they are running).OK well I found out a 1k hps takes 12 amps if I could hook both 1k hps on a single 30 I would have 4 left over (bc they say u should only use 40%) then I could duck tape closed all other outlets on that same breaker. And that should solve my problems! Theoretically that's correct right?
what?All I gotta do is buy a bunch of night lights plug em in every where turn em all on and start flipping switches until I find out what's on what's breaker.
I didn't mean tape breakers I meant just cover plugs so no one plugs stuff into them on the same breaker. Do you not think 30 amps is good enough for both 1k???I'm not an electrician but lamps surge on start up (they use more amps then when they are running).
Never tape your breakers...their there for a reason.
I get it completely buddy don't worry I just don't think your getting Me. The night lights are used So i can see what plugs are connected to what breaker? And I would never tape a breaker, I'll probably buy the kid saftey plastic things that plug into the plug so no none can use that plug. My house is ran funny three rooms are all one one breaker just half and half it's weird,what?
mate..if you don't understand what I'm saying don't touch anything. You may kill someone.
Map your house out with rooms and receptacles and switches.All I gotta do is buy a bunch of night lights plug em in every where turn em all on and start flipping switches until I find out what's on what's breaker.
Your gonna need to find out AT LEAST the basics to get any help.I have no idea lol
Even better if he has ballasts that will run 240V at half the amperage.A 30A will run 2 1000w 120v
A 1000w only uses about 8.5A at 120v (8.5A x 120V=1020w).
Max you should run is 24A on a 30A. So you got 7A to spare for a dehumidifier, fans, pumps.
My ballast are magnetic and have the option to run 110 or 220 what does that mean tho?Your gonna need to find out AT LEAST the basics to get any help.
Even better if he has ballasts that will run 240V at half the amperage.
I won't let that happen but thanks for your vote of confidence... assWe get your money sooner or later...
And I do know that 2 1k hps will fit on the breaker but what about start up? I was told it takes more power to start up like a surge than it does to run?A 30A will run 2 1000w 120v
A 1000w only uses about 8.5A at 120v (8.5A x 120V=1020w).
Max you should run is 24A on a 30A. So you got 7A to spare for a dehumidifier, fans, pumps.
If you run your ballast on a 240V line you can run your ballasts at half the amperage that you would at 120V. Less amperage = more efficiency or more equipment run on a single circuit. What I do about high amp draw at first startup is I stagger my lights 3 minutes apart so 1 is already warmed up when the other is firing up. Helps with high amp draw like you mentioned at startup.My ballast are magnetic and have the option to run 110 or 220 what does that mean tho?
So to run my lights off a 220 I could share my washer and dryer plug? But obviously only run one at a time! Bc the washer n dryer hook up is right outside the room and using a 30 amp fuse!If you run your ballast on a 240V line you can run your ballasts at half the amperage that you would at 120V. Less amperage = more efficiency or more equipment run on a single circuit. What I do about high amp draw at first startup is I stagger my lights 3 minutes apart so 1 is already warmed up when the other is firing up. Helps with high amp draw like you mentioned at startup.
Correct.I take it I would need to buy a 220 cord it didn't come with one?
If you can run all of them under the rated amperage load indicated on the breaker. You'd still have to tally up the total amperage between all of the items being used on that 240V circuit.So to run my lights off a 220 I could share my washer and dryer plug? But obviously only run one at a time! Bc the washer n dryer hook up is right outside the room and using a 30 amp fuse!