Can u plug a 1000 watt hps into the wall?

Been having electricity problems..so I'm curious if a 1000 watts is too much for a standard outlet?

Are you asking if the draw of your ballast and bulb are too much for the outlet....that depends on what else you have on the circuit. Most circuit breakers are 20-30 amps. What else is plugged into the circuit? Is your ballast 120v or 240v? What country do yo live in?
You'll get an answer when we get more info. See if you can find the amperage draw of the ballast...typically they are 4-6 amps, but that can be wrong.

Actually some breakers are 15 amps, do what brother sugest.

yah, go down to your breaker box, find the breaker that your stuff is plugged into.. most breakers will say right on the side how many amps they are capable of holding..

Ok..i think there 15 amps on most..a few double ones are 30..but the grow is 15 i believe..i believe my ballast is 120v..i live the U.S.

You can plug it in a wall,me personally i use a serge protector/power strip,not taking no chances

Ok..so what would a limit be on a 15 amp circuit in a room..a PlayStation would take how many amps?..grow light..tv?..what would be suitable in one room?

As long as the ballast has the 120v plug you will be fine plugging it into the wall...I would use a surge protector to protect your ballast and to get some extra outlets

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You still should do some homework....is the breaker marked as far as what room(s) are on it? Sometimes multiple rooms are on the same breaker. Also I do not exceed 80% of the amps of a 15 amp breaker so that would be 12 amps of draw. So, find out evrery thing that's on the breaker, figure out the amperage. If you're OK then plug it in and have fun!!!

Very good advice!!

Brother Numsi said:

You still should do some homework....is the breaker marked as far as what room(s) are on it? Sometimes multiple rooms are on the same breaker. Also I do not exceed 80% of the amps of a 15 amp breaker so that would be 12 amps of draw. So, find out evrery thing that's on the breaker, figure out the amperage. If you're OK then plug it in and have fun!!!

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With a 110V/120V ballast, or a multi-tap ballast properly wired for 110V/120V, yes... If itz wired for 208, 220, 240, 277, or 480, then no... And make sure you arent overloading your 20A wall socket by adding the 1K fixture to whatever else you already have plugged up on that particular circuit... We typically wouldn't load a 20A convienience receptacle circuit up past 1,920W, which is 16 Amps. If you do, the breaker will just trip, most likely...

80% of a 20A circuit would be 16Amps. I do this everyday. Even good advice isn't always exactly correct... Just sayin'... 12A is a good place to be on a 20A circuit, but 16A is fine too...

DVXSteverino said:

Very good advice!!

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Ok thanks to all of u guys...My room is all by itself on the breaker thing..so i should be safe..especially if i plug 400 watt in..thanks for the help guys!!!!!

The Math is very simple first find out what breaker it is by reading the side of the panel it is identify what amp it is usually (20 in new homes 15 in older homes) on regular outlets. Some are 30 amps But 40amp and 50 amp are generally for washing machines AC units and so on. Yours is most likely 15-20 amps. Now find out what other electrical appliances are on that same fuse because other outlets are on that same switch Read your lighting for amps and make sure not to go over 15-20 amps which u wont and your OK. If you do you will most like blow the fuse for your ballast which is like 120V or something