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Illegal Smile
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I think his biggest concern is that won't leave much amperage to run anything else. He might find himself tripping breakers all the time, and shutting down his lights without him knowing it.
shnkrmn
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Ah, so. If it's a house that's not too old it should have at least 100 amp service. What do you say, OP? what's in your breaker box?
1000 watters. Usually you can't run more than one per 15 amp circuit. I think the startup load for a 1K is around 9 amps. so you would need 4 available circuits for your grow, most houses usually don't have 4 circuits located in one room.
1000 watters. Usually you can't run more than one per 15 amp circuit. I think the startup load for a 1K is around 9 amps. so you would need 4 available circuits for your grow, most houses usually don't have 4 circuits located in one room.
Im sure an electrician can fix the amp issue. He just fears that 4k +equip might b much for a 2 bedroom. Even if he pays and stuff
shnkrmn
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It all comes down to whether that has the capacity to run 4k on top of the regular household needs. So you have to find the box and see what's there to go forward (or your friend does, lol)
Seriuosly. I'll ask him. He's paranoid about getting on here. Lol
So if guy goes out and increases amps for room should b ok? Or is it a possibility that breaker box might not allow it?
smokey mcsmokester
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Lets say his power company charges a rate of .10 cents per killowatt hr.
1 killowatt = 1000 watts
Now lets say he has 4000 watts of hid lighting running at 18-6...
4000 watts= 4000 killowatts= .10 cents per kwh= .40 cents per hour to run 4000 watts of metal halide lighting
.40 cents x 18 hrs.= $ 7.20 a day @ 30 days (month) = $216.00
Now lets switch to 12-12 with HPS for flowering....
.40 cents x 12 hrs. = $4.80 a day @ 30 days (month) $144.00
That's quite the electric bill for a 2 bedroom in a non mj state....However...
There is a way to do this without the power company raising a brow.....
Do this grow in the winter...
Electric baseboard heaters use quite a bit of electricity... A 4' baseboard heater on high uses 1500 watts of power...
Say you heat your 2 bedroom with electric heat...Well, there ya go.......
Hope this was the info you were looking to find...
1 killowatt = 1000 watts
Now lets say he has 4000 watts of hid lighting running at 18-6...
4000 watts= 4000 killowatts= .10 cents per kwh= .40 cents per hour to run 4000 watts of metal halide lighting
.40 cents x 18 hrs.= $ 7.20 a day @ 30 days (month) = $216.00
Now lets switch to 12-12 with HPS for flowering....
.40 cents x 12 hrs. = $4.80 a day @ 30 days (month) $144.00
That's quite the electric bill for a 2 bedroom in a non mj state....However...
There is a way to do this without the power company raising a brow.....
Do this grow in the winter...
Electric baseboard heaters use quite a bit of electricity... A 4' baseboard heater on high uses 1500 watts of power...
Say you heat your 2 bedroom with electric heat...Well, there ya go.......
Hope this was the info you were looking to find...
Is 9.5 include all equipment? Bcause the digital ones I've seen say 4.5?? And Can be put @120 or 240.
Great info, thanks. Problem is its NEVER cold in this state so can u give me more ideas..
shnkrmn
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But Smokey, good calculations but if it's winter, he already has to heat, so. . . .
4K is just a lot of power for a residence to consume on top of the normal load.
I run my lights (two 1ks) on two 20 amp dedicated circuits. There's enough left over for pumps, fans, disco ball,etc. I don't have to worry about bad wiring, or load surges.
Anyway, what your friend wants to do has a lot to be considered. There's some good info in this thread.
4K is just a lot of power for a residence to consume on top of the normal load.
I run my lights (two 1ks) on two 20 amp dedicated circuits. There's enough left over for pumps, fans, disco ball,etc. I don't have to worry about bad wiring, or load surges.
Anyway, what your friend wants to do has a lot to be considered. There's some good info in this thread.
smokey mcsmokester
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That sucks...lol... I had that feeling... Truth is, If he conserves all other power useage and pays his bill in full on time every month, the power company will care less... Another tip is to run your power at night, Most power companies charge a lower rate during non peak hrs...Great info, thanks. Problem is its NEVER cold in this state so can u give me more ideas..
smokey mcsmokester
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Ahhh, good idea.... With the scenario I stated above, I was assuming he wasn't using electric as a heat source....
So r u saying have 2k on from 12am-12pm and the other 2k 12pm-12am???