ISO Fire Safety

Hey, i was looking for some fire safety guides for growing so i don't come home one day to my parents house burnt down. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

you didnt really give us any information to work with

RIU Rule #1 Never Grow At Parents House. Sorry to be the first

Tofum said:

my parents house

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I predict bad things...

I have me parents in the palm of my hand. Its my little brother im worried about....


Anyway, im just using a pair of 26w CFL's (daylight.. or something). They don't give off much heat but its just hanging by the cord, in a cardboard box lined with tin foil. Fire Hazard?

ill try to get some pics.. don't think i own a camera

Read the stickies before you start growing please. Lose the foil, get more light, grow in your own house...the list goes on.

RIU Rule #2 Dont Not Use Tin Foil. Its creats hot spots that will burn your plant. So yes it could burn your cardboard box.

Ive been smoking weed for years... this is just a little experiment to see if i can grow my own personal stuff. I read that white is better than tin foil, but i read that tin foil is an alright alternative(white side showing). I have one plant that has been stunted a little bit by past inferior lights, and a fresh one that is striving on the CFL's, The box is very bright but id like to get a more light sealed setup with good ventilation.

By the way, after reading lots of info, including the light stickies, i decided to go with the cfl's because this is my first grow, so it seemed logical to go with a cheap alternative to HPS or metal halide, and a less heat radiant light.

Aluminum foil May cause damage to plant tissue when outside under the sun, but as far as starting fire in an indoor setup solely from a reflective "hot spot"... even in the most perfect of circumstance, it isn't possible... I know this because I've tried.. You'd need maybe 10-15 1000 watt lights to get any effect of "burn", that's just a guess though

And if his/her parents are cool with him/her growing then the rule of don't grow in your parents house is irrelevant as well

Search for "getto" in the forum. Lot's of people have done what you want to do.

A cardboard box & CFL's (sometimes referred to as a "getto grow")

Good Luck

Have a fire extinguisher close by (not the water one), i have two types of extinguishers close by, the powder one and the co2 one. It gives you a safe feeling having them around. I get kinda bummed out by this also...messing with big wattage (not in this case) lights, without being an electrician, well it raises the risk-o-meter.

Dont grow at your parents house!!!!!!