Sylvester Stillstoned
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Hey there. Just bought a house and will be closing around the beginning of September. Will have a 10x12 room in the basement. 4x8 of it will have 2 air cooled 600's, while the other areas will be used for mothers, vegging, and storing all my supplies. Other area's will have three 90 watt led's (veg) and 4 t5's (mother).
Before I have the room built in the basement (yeah, I wish I could do this one on my own but I really have 0 carpentry experience) I will need to pay for the electrical upgrades and new outlets etc..
I am wondering what kind of upgrades I will need electrically. I am not 100% sure about the size of the panel just yet, but the house was built in the mid 60's and the woman moving out is in her late 90's (I am assuming there is no 200 amp panel awaiting me). Assuming I have between a 20-40 amp panel, what would be the best advice here? Upgrade the existing panel to 200 amps? Upgrade the existing panel and have a new, separate panel installed for my room? I would like to leave myself some wiggle room, meaning I could potentially move up to two 1000's or even 3 as the time passes. Any advice would be great here, as it's kind of hard to tell the electrician what my actual plans are.
Current plan is to tell the electrician I am building a 'work-out' room that will be the home of two 3 horsepower treadmills (I have read they can pull upwards of 1500-2000 watts while running). Not sure if I really need a cover story but I am family friends with my electrician so I assume some small talk will arise while we're in the basement.
Thanks guys.
-Still Stoned
Before I have the room built in the basement (yeah, I wish I could do this one on my own but I really have 0 carpentry experience) I will need to pay for the electrical upgrades and new outlets etc..
I am wondering what kind of upgrades I will need electrically. I am not 100% sure about the size of the panel just yet, but the house was built in the mid 60's and the woman moving out is in her late 90's (I am assuming there is no 200 amp panel awaiting me). Assuming I have between a 20-40 amp panel, what would be the best advice here? Upgrade the existing panel to 200 amps? Upgrade the existing panel and have a new, separate panel installed for my room? I would like to leave myself some wiggle room, meaning I could potentially move up to two 1000's or even 3 as the time passes. Any advice would be great here, as it's kind of hard to tell the electrician what my actual plans are.
Current plan is to tell the electrician I am building a 'work-out' room that will be the home of two 3 horsepower treadmills (I have read they can pull upwards of 1500-2000 watts while running). Not sure if I really need a cover story but I am family friends with my electrician so I assume some small talk will arise while we're in the basement.
Thanks guys.
-Still Stoned