Electrical question

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cookieman275

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My entire grow will use roughly 550 watts extremely low for a grow I'm assuming, my question is wether or not ill trip the breaker at my house the layout around my grow room is a room directly across mine and a living room down the hall how likely is it that all 3 rooms are on the same circut? If the 3 rooms are split in half like I'm hoping will i be fine or more importantly what options do I have to not worry about the electrical
 
Indacouch

Indacouch

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Do a test run and find out it's pretty simple to flip a breaker if it trips and go from there ....good luck ... If you decide to test this make sure you have all the shit on you can electrical basically worst case scenario .....basically don't do a test with just your grow light cause it may seem fine ....until you fire up the microwave in the next room
 
green217

green217

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that should pull around 4.5 amps. the smallest breaker in a home is 15 amp for 120 volt circuit. some may even be on a 20 amp circuit. You aren't supposed to pull but 80% of the breaker's amperage rating. Just the 4.5 amps is fine, only reason why your breaker would trip is if it is pulling more than the breakers rating. This shouldn't happen unless you have other things on that circuit pulling amperage that after added to the 4.5 amps it will trip. You should try and find a circuit in your house that isn't pulling much amps and use that one for your grow.
good luck

all this is based on US electrical system
 
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cookieman275

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green217 said:
that should pull around 4.5 amps. the smallest breaker in a home is 15 amp for 120 volt circuit. some may even be on a 20 amp circuit. You aren't supposed to pull but 80% of the breaker's amperage rating. Just the 4.5 amps is fine, only reason why your breaker would trip is if it is pulling more than the breakers rating. This shouldn't happen unless you have other things on that circuit pulling amperage that after added to the 4.5 amps it will trip. You should try and find a circuit in your house that isn't pulling much amps and use that one for your grow.
good luck

all this is based on US electrical system
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Is it likely that the 3 rooms surrounding mine would be on the same circut? Or I'm curious as to ways to make it possible to grow in THAT room its the only room possible for me to grow in out of my house
 
green217

green217

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It is possible, best way to tell what is on that circuit is plug in a radio turn it up and flip breakers on and off until it goes off. Look at the number on the breaker while you are there it should say 15 or 20, 20 letting you run more things obviously . Probably a fifteen though. Anyway then you'll know how much power you have and will be able to see what is on the circuit by observing what is off in your home. it may be ok depending on what is in electrically the bedrooms. lamps and alarm clocks don't pull shit.
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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Most likely the rooms are all wired individually on a 10/15a breaker. Find the breaker panel and read it.
 
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