Recent content by TheMechanic*

Almost a year no problems

Sounds like thats my best option.... new custom room. I really appreciate the feedback guys. I guess I got some work to do. I'll post some pics when I get some free time

I forgot to mention the 400w lights are high bays with no reflector. The ballast is apart of the light... so they get hot

I need a little help. This is my set up 2 Tents- both 6.5x6.5x.6.5 in my garage. My garage is over 1000 sq ft with 12ft ceiling on one side and 18ft vault on the side with the tents Tent #1 2400w (1000w air cooled hood, 3 400w high hps lights) 6" 500 cfm exhaust fan pulling air through my...

Yes I did use 120 outlets and people should be careful, hopefully no one is plugging anything into your grow room except yourself :) I was just doing it on the cheap and didn't want to cough up $5.00 for an outlet that I could spend $.69 cents on

So 7200 watts and 8 lights total

You can safely run 3600 watts and 4 lights per side. I'll post more pix in a few days after I get it installed and my lights hooked up

Pictures? Generally for household electricity black and red are hot, white is neutral and green is ground.

I was looking at lighting controllers at my local grow shop and decided to build my own. I'm no electrician but I did a little research and built this in just a few hours for under $100. Bought everything I needed at Home Depot and Platt. You could also use this idea to run intake and...