16 1000w bulbs system
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Are you in a medical state? That will be a big factor.
Your running 8 at opposite schedules? So 8 on at a time? Would be a good idea, however not mandatory depending on your state status.
Your running 8 at opposite schedules? So 8 on at a time? Would be a good idea, however not mandatory depending on your state status.
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I have no experience with cannabis growing in Canada. I'll let someone with experience answer that one.
Fuzzy Duck
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Thats like 192kw a day !
Rather your electric bill than mine
Rather your electric bill than mine
209 Cali C.G
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if you pay the bill on time no. I hope your talking about a big house or warehouse though
Muttt
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If you've never grown before. I highly suggest you buy one light and try growing about 6 plants. Then, as you learn and become your experienced, then you can consider upping your lights and amount of plants. But, if you want to grow 200 plants your first time out, then you are going to be overwhelmed.
With your electricity, it's more about the sudden jump in power consumption. If you normally use 50 KW and then all of sudden you end up using 800 kw .... that's what gets peoples attention.
With your electricity, it's more about the sudden jump in power consumption. If you normally use 50 KW and then all of sudden you end up using 800 kw .... that's what gets peoples attention.
for me 1kwh = £.06
in the uk
so that would be (.06x8)x24=£11.52 per 24 hours thats astronomical considering a house of 2 aduts, 4 kids and a dog costs around £20 a week in power for everything including a dad very addicited to coffee (many kettle boils a day) and at least 2 computers running 24/7 (seti, boinc e.t.c).
if you have that kind of money to fork out i strongly suggest getting set up in wind and solar to reduce your very obvious footprint.
edit: going through the options on your electric meter should tell you your $kwh cost...some places have dual band (day price and night price)
in the uk
so that would be (.06x8)x24=£11.52 per 24 hours thats astronomical considering a house of 2 aduts, 4 kids and a dog costs around £20 a week in power for everything including a dad very addicited to coffee (many kettle boils a day) and at least 2 computers running 24/7 (seti, boinc e.t.c).
if you have that kind of money to fork out i strongly suggest getting set up in wind and solar to reduce your very obvious footprint.
edit: going through the options on your electric meter should tell you your $kwh cost...some places have dual band (day price and night price)
kimmy
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Wow. How big are these rooms ?
The General
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That would be a big jump in use, might want to gradually increase your usage. To figure your cost use this formula.
Here is an explination to help you figure out your own usage...
I found the formula... this assumes $0.12 per KW hour price... (If you pay a different amount change the formula below)
Explination = Watts used by device (a 400 watts HPS) X hours used over the course of a month = total watt hours
Example = 400 watts x 24 hours/day x 30.5 days/month = 292,800 Total Watt-hours
Explination = now you have to convert Wh (watt hours) to kWh (kilowatt hours) Wh / 1000 = kWh
Example = 292,800 Wh / 1000 Wh = 293 kWh
Explination = now take you kWH and multiply it by the price you pay your electric provider
Eample = 293 kWh x 12¢/kWh = $35.16/mo.; $422/yr.
When you buy electricity they charge you by the kilowatt-hour (kWh). When you use 1000 watts for 1 hour, that's a kilowatt-hour.
Here is an explination to help you figure out your own usage...
I found the formula... this assumes $0.12 per KW hour price... (If you pay a different amount change the formula below)
Explination = Watts used by device (a 400 watts HPS) X hours used over the course of a month = total watt hours
Example = 400 watts x 24 hours/day x 30.5 days/month = 292,800 Total Watt-hours
Explination = now you have to convert Wh (watt hours) to kWh (kilowatt hours) Wh / 1000 = kWh
Example = 292,800 Wh / 1000 Wh = 293 kWh
Explination = now take you kWH and multiply it by the price you pay your electric provider
Eample = 293 kWh x 12¢/kWh = $35.16/mo.; $422/yr.
When you buy electricity they charge you by the kilowatt-hour (kWh). When you use 1000 watts for 1 hour, that's a kilowatt-hour.
indeed so at $0.12 you would be paying (using 8kws worth of lights)
(.12x8)x24=$23.04 a day in electric, $645.12 per lunar month(28 days) or $8409.60 per annum
209 Cali C.G
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hope he don't live here in ca. I pay$.20 to $.35. In summer I know it's $.35 kwh
no one can give u an accurate cost without knowing what u pay for ur elec per unit. ive run large grows with 30 600w hps in a regular 4 bed house with no problems. but i live in a diff country to u and it depends if u pay ur bills. i have a suggestion that will work but u'll need to pm me
sorry just realised u cant pm me, unfortunately i cant discuss certain methods on an open forum.
sorry just realised u cant pm me, unfortunately i cant discuss certain methods on an open forum.
it could be donated or maybe no money left after paying for set up! lol. but if detection through bills is an issuse there are ways to deal with that
im having difficulty with this conversation...i hold strong views about paying ones own way, and you could be offering perfectly benign advice.
but since your uk also im sure you understand that we british growers get slammed for using other peoples electric. its one of thier chief arguments against us here. " we smash walls in rented accomodation and selfishly steal other peoples electricity"
shit man lets face it growing this stuff is practically printing money.
if he has too many lights to pay for electric...then ebay some and grow a smaller crop..then pay for stealth upgrades and such....
but like i said, im sure you wouldnt be offering such advice and certainly not on such a forum as this one, where we are trying to win the war...not just a few battles
but since your uk also im sure you understand that we british growers get slammed for using other peoples electric. its one of thier chief arguments against us here. " we smash walls in rented accomodation and selfishly steal other peoples electricity"
shit man lets face it growing this stuff is practically printing money.
if he has too many lights to pay for electric...then ebay some and grow a smaller crop..then pay for stealth upgrades and such....
but like i said, im sure you wouldnt be offering such advice and certainly not on such a forum as this one, where we are trying to win the war...not just a few battles
a usefull tool for stealth...i use this one.
lots of cheap ass computers running boinc or similar.
my 'cover' actually helped crack the human genome and i put in several thousand hours per year looking into space for alien signals, lol.
if you get inspected...thats your electric costs right there (just dont run em at same time as lights)
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lots of cheap ass computers running boinc or similar.
my 'cover' actually helped crack the human genome and i put in several thousand hours per year looking into space for alien signals, lol.
if you get inspected...thats your electric costs right there (just dont run em at same time as lights)
BOINC
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Im not suggesting stealing anything? not at all. But there are ways to cut the cost of electric. The bottom line is, if he is using that many lights then he absolutely most likey breaking law to a more than average extent. And then paying the electric is the least of his worries.
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