I've used less without any problems in a closet operation like that. Make sure you have fresh air in and stale air out and you should be good to go. Remember that I'm not a licenced electrician so you might want to wait for someone else to respond but for flourescents and two fans on a power bar...
Experienced Electrician! Here to Answer Any and All Growroom Electrical Questions
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pabloesqobar
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Thanks for the reply diablo69. I guess I'll find a way to close that wall up and go for it then.
travish413
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Is going to be hard because of a height issue. You could probably try a lst method to keep the plant short a bushy. Good luck!
IgrowBIGG
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Hi. I will be setting up a grow room in a guest house/garage that is quite large. I will be running 12-16 1000 watt lights. They will be hooked up to MLC-4 Master Lighting Controllers in groups of four. Each Controller has 4 standard 240 volt (NEMA 6-15) outlets which the HID ballasts will be plugged into. The Controller will then be plugged into the wall outlet through a 120 volt cable. There is also a built in timer. The controller is rated for 30 amps at 240 volts. There are four outlets in the room one on each wall and 2 light sockets on each. I know this could possibly require an extensive answer so I greatly thank you ahead of time.^^GET^HIGH^^
emptypockets7
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Found a 400Watt Mercury Vapor Light Bulb and Electronic Ballast with about a 35,000 lumen output for $40 o.b.o. I'm new to growing and was wondering if this is something I should look into for growing now or in the future. It retails for ~$150 so this would be a steal.
Thanks
Thanks
travish413
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its not hard but if you have no knowlege than you might should have somebody else do it. Youll have to run 4 seperate breakers.... one for each outlet that the controller will be plugged. then you ll need regular 110 receptacle for other things like pumps and what not.
400Whps
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should i get a seperate timer for my400w hps and my flourecents or is an extension cord into my timer and to both ok?
also i am currently running my florecents without a ground, is there a way i can ground the extension cord?(total of 4 t5 bulbs and a small fan on that cord)
also i am currently running my florecents without a ground, is there a way i can ground the extension cord?(total of 4 t5 bulbs and a small fan on that cord)
BigBudBalls
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The instructions should state. If no instructions. only rely on what a ohm meter tells ya.
BigBudBalls
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Looking art them. The cheap one has no hood, the expensive one is a single unit (hood+ballast, LOTS of heat in a single spot)
I'd buy the cheap one with a cooltube or sealed air cooled hood. (fans and ducting needed. Pricey, but if you are going 1000W, the cost shouldn't be a consideration; you joined the big boys) 1000W is a lot of heat. Open hoods aren't going to be good unless in a large room with great ventilation.
BigBudBalls
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Whats your question? At 12000W you should have had all your ducks in a row long before starting.
BigBudBalls
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Make *SURE* the timer for the HPS is rated for at least 600W *inductive* load, not resistive. Inductive is the key word you want (also pertains to the T5's)
chiefbootknocker
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pussy...............
chiefbootknocker
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yup. 120vac won't kill ya..just a mild zap. Try with big boy voltage.
BigBudBalls
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50ma across the heart is enough to kill ya.
been tagged by 480 and 230.
Also work, daily, with 25K of DC at over an amp (it will hold you. Whats black and crispy and hang out the back of a HV cab?
)MikeyPeenz
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Hello! i have a quick question to ask if you dont mind!
I am running 6 cfls, 5 pc fans and one small osclating fan into a grow box, all connected to a power bar then into a timer and into the wall
am i drawing too much power, and if so, will i start a fire from using too much??
I am running 6 cfls, 5 pc fans and one small osclating fan into a grow box, all connected to a power bar then into a timer and into the wall
am i drawing too much power, and if so, will i start a fire from using too much??
IgrowBIGG
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If i understand what youre saying then yes i do have all my ducks lined up, or whatever you said... i think... lol. But this op is months away from the start date maybe even almost a yr and we are still working out where exactly it will even be done at. I was just curious about the work that will have to be done to set all of this up properly and i have decided that i will just higher the cheapest electrician that i can find to do pretty much all of the wiring and instalation. My experties start from then on
. I know that this is not the thread to ask this 2nd question in (so feel free to delete this if it poses as too much of a distraction from the main point) but i dont really wanna start a whole new one for one question like this so if ne1s intersested plez respond or comment. How do you feel about this setup as follows which is a small basic part of what i will be doing: 3x1000 watt lights over a 4x8' grow trey. Hydroponic Sea of green style. Approx 200 plants per trey in 4x4" rockwool cubes (9 plants per sq./ft.) and connoissuer nutes. Gana b some bomb smoke.
BigBudBalls
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Doubt you are running too much power. just watch the extension cord gauge.
How big CFLs? NOT the equivalent light but real watts.
Add up all the real watts of everything divide by 120 and thats your amp draw.
How big CFLs? NOT the equivalent light but real watts.
Add up all the real watts of everything divide by 120 and thats your amp draw.