Question about grow room electrical and not blowing out my breaker

Electrical is my weakness, bear with me.

Do the autopilot light controllers act as a secondary breaker? How do I determine which autopilot I need? My house has a 200amp breaker. Some of these autopilots require at least a 150 amp breaker, does that mean it's going to pull 150 amps? Are the autopilots (or equivalent) made to plug in lights, fans and small appliances or just lights? If not, what do I need to be looking at to not blow out my breaker?

I'm going to be running 3 grow tents. 1 4v4 veg tent, 1 5x5 flower tent, 1 4x8 flower tent. I will utilize 3 HLG 600 R specs, 1 HLG 300 B Specs, 3 inline fans, oscillating fans, and possible temp/humidity control appliances. This will be in a 12x12 space with only 2 sets of 2 120v outlets.

your lights use 600x3+300x1=2100watt
makes 17.5amp at 120v(p=uxi)
round to 20amp
add the amperage of fans,pump..

if you have a dehumdifier add it too ..

you will be far from 200amp

the autopilot light controller itself use very few amps

BIGBALLSJOE said:

your lights use 600x3+300x1=2100watt
makes 17.5amp at 120v(p=uxi)
round to 20amp
add the amperage of fans,pump..

if you have a dehumdifier add it too ..

you will be far from 200amp

the autopilot light controller itself use very few amps

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The breaker is the main house breaker so it's also running AC, kitchen appliances, TVs, etc. Still fine?

Is there something I can add as a precaution?

Basically what I'm asking is there something I can plug into a 3 prong outlet that can handle all the electricity? Do I just need multiple power strips or something more?

sunsetsherby said:

Basically what I'm asking is there something I can plug into a 3 prong outlet that can handle all the electricity? Do I just need multiple power strips or something more?

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Typically you will need at least two 15 amp dedicated circuits
Not strips

Herb & Suds said:

Typically you will need at least two 15 amp dedicated circuits
Not strips

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Looking at my breaker it looks like only one 15 amp circuit is dedicated to this room, maybe two if I can figure out if the attached bathroom operates off a different circuit. If I only have one, what can I do?

sunsetsherby said:

Looking at my breaker it looks like only one 15 amp circuit is dedicated to this room, maybe two if I can figure out if the attached bathroom operates off a different circuit. If I only have one, what can I do?

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Call an electrician an estimate is free

sunsetsherby said:

Looking at my breaker it looks like only one 15 amp circuit is dedicated to this room, maybe two if I can figure out if the attached bathroom operates off a different circuit. If I only have one, what can I do?

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you want to create a dedicated track for the grow if you do things fine
so its not dependant of the house appliances panel

Plug something in the outlets you intend to use and go flip the breakers off one at a time to determine if all the outlets are on the same breaker. Typically outlets that are in the same room and sometime on the same wall of adjacent rooms are wired to the same breaker.
For a temporary solution you could run an extension cord from a different room that has its outlet on a different breaker but I wouldn’t recommend that long term.

It’s quite easy to run a new line with some Romex from your panel to your grow room but if you have no idea what you are doing it’s better to call an electrician