HOW MUCH electricity constitutes an alarm with authorites or the electric company?

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phatbuds

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So decided to throw the mh light on them and within an hour I felt like the closet with the fan on medium and a/c on 75 was too hot. I put in a thermometer and it was over 91degrees!!! I hope I didn't fry my plant. I took the ballast out raised the light 6inches and opened the closet door. How the hell do I bring the temp down with closet door closed?
 
mr2shim

mr2shim

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phatbuds said:
So decided to throw the mh light on them and within an hour I felt like the closet with the fan on medium and a/c on 75 was too hot. I put in a thermometer and it was over 91degrees!!! I hope I didn't fry my plant. I took the ballast out raised the light 6inches and opened the closet door. How the hell do I bring the temp down with closet door closed?
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inline fan connected to the light...

like this

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with ac on temps are at 79 and I glass and is warm to touch
 
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phatbuds

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god damn I thought that ventilation was from the smell not the heat. shit where the hell do i get a tent and that ventilation from? Damn this plant better be a bitch or Im a broke ass fagot!
 
collective gardener

collective gardener

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MsBBB said:
There probably is no reason to worry, but every month for the past 4 months I get a letter from the energy company stating that I am using more electricity than my neighbors. I live alone in a moderate sized home, I have 2.5 refrigerators, 1 large freezer, dish washer, washer and dryer, etc. I am using CFLs for my nursery about 18 (42 watts) and in the flowering room 3 (400 watt CMH). Whoa...

I think about it but it hasn't stopped me from growing. I did go down to 1 (400 watt CMH) for a few weeks because I only had 6 plants in the flowering room - (9 plants is ideal, capacity is 12). Like many of you stated, as long as I pay my bill there shouldn't be a problem. I think I have enough electrical appliances to back up my usage. I also have the electrical outlet in my garage that can run a welding machine. Still...I think about it. I'm counting on what you guys say about not fretting over the high usage. I also feel guilty for using so much because I try to be environmentally friendly. Using that much electricity is not environmentally friendly, and I am guilty as sin for abuse.
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I wouldn't sweat it a bit. The power company is mandated by new energy conservation laws to "aid" their customers in conserving electricity. They don't really want you to use less power, any more than Texaco wants you to drive a Hybrid. They send the letters to be compliant. "Look, we tried". You could write them back, explaining to them how much power it takes to be a successful Big Game Hunter.
 
collective gardener

collective gardener

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mr2shim said:
You can use LED and HID together, I'm not sure if the LED would really help though. Never hurts I suppose. Electric ballast I say, then you can run MH and HPS. I'm not completely sure you can do that with a mag ballast.
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I'm with ya. 19 out of my 20 ballasts are digital. I just kept one mag from previous grows. I really do like the sound. We also are running tests to see if digital ballasts burn through bulbs faster than mags.
 
mr2shim

mr2shim

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If you were paying attention you would realize it stopped being about power a few pages ago and was about LED vs HID... Reading does wonders
 
Jack Harer

Jack Harer

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mr2shim said:
If you're getting a letter from the power company telling you that you are using more power than your neighbors, that to me is enough to take it down a notch. It's obvious they are watching your power, (usually they don't)
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Dude, all they are trying to do is make sure there isn't a short somewhere. They lose money if they can't charge you. They also get federal subsidies for helping you get more energy efficient. I can assure you that the power company doesn't give a rats ass if you use more power as long as you cough up the cash every month on time.
 
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