Experienced Electrician! Here to Answer Any and All Growroom Electrical Questions

tat2ue

tat2ue

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H.Bob. I greatly appreciate the help on my room. Here are the pics I said I would send. I moved the four 1000w ballast outside the room and dropped the cord sets thru the ceiling, but instead of hard wiring them to the cool tubes I ran them to receptical in the ceiling and hard wired the cool tube to male plugs that just plug into the recepticals . This makes it easier to take the cool tube out to clean them or change bulbs ect.
 

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jamaster3

jamaster3

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Alright, so I have question... Just moved into a new house (renting) and am having trouble with power. I am using a large walk in closet that is located in the master bedroom, but the problem is the entire bedroom(including the bathroom) is on 1 15a breaker. I have an unused 30a dryer plug located down stairs on the other side of the house. By the design of the house, it would be possible to run a wire (not sure if it would be safe, that is one of the questions) outside right on the edge of the house and then up into the attic which runs over above the closet. The dryer plug has a red, white, black and bare wire. Would I be able to wire that to a sub panel in the closet? If so, what would I need to do to make that work? I would like to be able to power 2 1000w setups on it at least. I can use the master bedroom circuit to power the fans and accessories if need be, but would like to avoid that if possible. I am also thinking about running a portable a/c. Is that going to be too much stuff for the circuit? The main panel also has 200a of service. I think that is basically everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
MagicA

MagicA

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Got a question for you too :P

I have a couple of 600w digital ballasts (brand is welthink) and they have the mounting brackets on them. Actually here is a LINK to an image of the actual ballast.

Can I mount these in my basement on the wood that forms the "floor" of my kitchen? My basement is unfinished and I was hoping I could mount these two above my tent screwed directly into the wood? I guess that the "fins" on the ballast would then point down.

I don't really want to lay them on the floor and the majority of the walls are just concrete with a little wood towards the top.

Any help greatly appreciated!
 
iloveit

iloveit

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My circuit box consist of 6 circuit breakers the order in which its fitted on the box is as follow: 6A/6A/6A/32A/32A/32A.
If one of the "6A" circuit breakers is connected to the part of my house where my grow op is located could I simply exchange a "32A" in place of a "6A" to gain more amp alowing me to use more lights without triggering the switch?
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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morphus657 said:
any way u can show me how ?or what i whould need to pick up at lowsor home depo
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Lowes and HD don't have them. Electrical supply house should (industrial not residential. The elec house by me look at me funny everytime I go in there for something)
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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iloveit said:
My circuit box consist of 6 circuit breakers the order in which its fitted on the box is as follow: 6A/6A/6A/32A/32A/32A.
If one of the "6A" circuit breakers is connected to the part of my house where my grow op is located could I simply exchange a "32A" in place of a "6A" to gain more amp alowing me to use more lights without triggering the switch?
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If you want to take out a 6A breaker and toss in a 32a breaker, then NO! the wiring will melt the insulation then short out.
Breakers are to protect the wiring, not the end device.
 
iloveit

iloveit

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BigBudBalls said:
If you want to take out a 6A breaker and toss in a 32a breaker, then NO! the wiring will melt the insulation then short out.
Breakers are to protect the wiring, not the end device.
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Is there any way around it or would I need a qualified electrician to rewire the line?
 
UNHALLOWED

UNHALLOWED

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tat2ue said:
H.Bob. I greatly appreciate the help on my room. Here are the pics I said I would send. I moved the four 1000w ballast outside the room and dropped the cord sets thru the ceiling, but instead of hard wiring them to the cool tubes I ran them to receptical in the ceiling and hard wired the cool tube to male plugs that just plug into the recepticals . This makes it easier to take the cool tube out to clean them or change bulbs ect.
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Dammmnnn.... I really like that. Ultra tight and clean.:clap:
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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Does a DIY florescent fixture (metal) really need to be grounded? I used a 2 prong cord when I built here; is polarized good enough?
 
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pagen

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I have been using cfls and just got my hps bulbs two 250 watt with I guess a mougel socket. the bulbs say to use a ansi S50 ballast. will that run two 250s safely if so how do I wire it for the two bulbs?
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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Green Cross said:
Does a DIY florescent fixture (metal) really need to be grounded? I used a 2 prong cord when I built here; is polarized good enough?
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Grounding is *usually* for safety reasons. (some devices need the ground ref to operate correctly)

You should be fine with just the hot & neutral for a CFL.
 
MagicA

MagicA

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Any ideas on if you can attach a 600w digital ballast to wood in your house or how are you supposed to mount them?
 
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