nomofatum
Well-Known Member
What model/brand? I don't believe it, not in a hair dryer. I can see mistaking a heat gun for a hair dryer, but I can't believe there is an 1800w hair dryer, that would melt scalps, hell that would remove hair easily.
too many amps?
- Thread starter borbor
- Start date
dbkick
Well-Known Member
Red1966
Well-Known Member
They have different plugs, tho.
borbor
Well-Known Member
I just took a picture of the label, then I flipped it around to see the model number and I felt super stupid for not looking that up like I look at everything else. It's a fucking conair 1875, I'm sure that mudballs was right about the marketing thing
edit:just looked at the link on amazon, it says 1875 watts, and all of the answered questions are just about dual voltage and whether or not the cord is retractable (it is not) This might not have much place in a cannabis forum anymore, I think this is the hairdryer from hell
edit:just looked at the link on amazon, it says 1875 watts, and all of the answered questions are just about dual voltage and whether or not the cord is retractable (it is not) This might not have much place in a cannabis forum anymore, I think this is the hairdryer from hell
Attachments
Last edited:
@SnapsProvolone hopefully will stop by here, but the above posters are correct.
It's all about amps. You should only put a maximum of 80% load on any circuit. The rest should be 'cold'. This extra space is used for startup etc if necessary.
Running off of a bathroom circuit isn't a good idea ever. To be honest, bathroom circuits should be on their own anyways.
To test for certain, you need at minimum a multi-meter, and properly an "amp clamp" to see what is being drawn through what circuit.
To put things into perspective, a 1000w lamp will use 8.3A on a typical 120v circuit. Give up to 2A for startup. Put in room for fans, (de)humidifiers, etc. Given a 15A circuit with the 80% rule is 12A, math becomes simple.
Reading what's on a label on a panel is always something you need to question. Almost always, somebody's hacked something in that takes away from that.
If you are building a grow room, you want to know for sure what is what, unless you're running something extremely small.
If in doubt, get in a proper electrician, and admit what you want to do. Electrical is funny in the way that if it is calculated or used wrong, it could burn down your house.
-spek
It's all about amps. You should only put a maximum of 80% load on any circuit. The rest should be 'cold'. This extra space is used for startup etc if necessary.
Running off of a bathroom circuit isn't a good idea ever. To be honest, bathroom circuits should be on their own anyways.
To test for certain, you need at minimum a multi-meter, and properly an "amp clamp" to see what is being drawn through what circuit.
To put things into perspective, a 1000w lamp will use 8.3A on a typical 120v circuit. Give up to 2A for startup. Put in room for fans, (de)humidifiers, etc. Given a 15A circuit with the 80% rule is 12A, math becomes simple.
Reading what's on a label on a panel is always something you need to question. Almost always, somebody's hacked something in that takes away from that.
If you are building a grow room, you want to know for sure what is what, unless you're running something extremely small.
If in doubt, get in a proper electrician, and admit what you want to do. Electrical is funny in the way that if it is calculated or used wrong, it could burn down your house.
-spek
borbor
Well-Known Member
I need to make an account on tomshardware or something
edit: just saw the above post, thanks, already planned on a kilowatt meter, I guess my shopping list got bigger
and I don't know what you mean by extremely small, 3x3 tent, 315 watt CMH light, two 6 inch inline fans, two 12 watt clip on circulation fans and possibly an additional LED light around 75-150 watts. That's everything that will plug into the wall. I feel like there should be no issue with it, but I'm double checking.
edit: just saw the above post, thanks, already planned on a kilowatt meter, I guess my shopping list got bigger
and I don't know what you mean by extremely small, 3x3 tent, 315 watt CMH light, two 6 inch inline fans, two 12 watt clip on circulation fans and possibly an additional LED light around 75-150 watts. That's everything that will plug into the wall. I feel like there should be no issue with it, but I'm double checking.
Last edited: