2000 watt led question

[SireCain]

Looks good

im wanting to grow 6 plants. i have a 5'x3' area thats 4' tall. i used my 600 and 800 watt bulbs in there and it got way too hot. this will be my 1st try with leds

 

[Sfrigon 1]

I would use those two 50 s then

 

[Sfrigon 1]

In addition to, more light the better

 

[SireCain]

I would use those two 50 s then

i was thinking about starting with the two 50s then moving to the 2000

 

[Sfrigon 1]

That works , maybe the two fifty's won't even make a dif when blooming

 

[fragileassassin]

i was thinking about starting with the two 50s then moving to the 2000

The 2k one is very red heavy, doesnt look like itd be great for veg on its own.

 

[rkymtnman]

i used my 600 and 800 watt bulbs

600 watt HPS? and i've never heard of a 800 w bulb.

 

[SireCain]

600 watt HPS? and i've never heard of a 800 w bulb.

hps and the 800 wasnt even for growing. it was a security light but i wanted to expirement

 

[SireCain]

i had never tried indoor before that. i live in kentucky so its always been an outdoor thing

 

[SireCain]

health not too good. had a heart attack recently so im done with the outdoors cause i cant handle all the hiking it takes anymore

 

[HobbyGrowArtist]

if using one 2000watt full spectrum led light, how much extra should i expect to pay on my electric bill per month?

get a multimeter, one with a clamp. and select 1 wire and run it through the clamp, select A or amps. it will measure the amps.
then take the leads on the meter and probe the wall, make sure its set to voltage AC or V with squiggly line next to it. that will give you voltage.
take those 2 numbers and multiply them together, that will give you wattage.
then determine how long you will have it turned on for.
wattage X hours a day X days in a month (X is times). then divide that huge number by a thousand to get kilowatts
then find out what you get charged for kilowatt of power, like 13 cents a KW. multiply price number by the device kilowatt number to get your monthly power usage.

 

[Airwalker16]

get a multimeter, one with a clamp. and select 1 wire and run it through the clamp, select A or amps. it will measure the amps.
then take the leads on the meter and probe the wall, make sure its set to voltage AC or V with squiggly line next to it. that will give you voltage.
take those 2 numbers and multiply them together, that will give you wattage.
then determine how long you will have it turned on for.
wattage X hours a day X days in a month (X is times). then divide that huge number by a thousand to get kilowatts
then find out what you get charged for kilowatt of power, like 13 cents a KW. multiply price number by the device kilowatt number to get your monthly power usage.

Or just buy a damned KilloWatt and plug whatever you want into it then plug it into the wall and it tells you exactly how much wattage it's pulling.

 

[1212ham]

im wanting to grow 6 plants. i have a 5'x3' area thats 4' tall. i used my 600 and 800 watt bulbs in there and it got way too hot. this will be my 1st try with leds

No way that will do 15 square feet. With blurple LED, you need 50+ watts per square foot for flowering, about half for veg.

 

[South_buff]

if using one 2000watt full spectrum led light, how much extra should i expect to pay on my electric bill per month?

I have 1000watt led pulls Bout 100 to 120 watts from wall I seen very little difference in electric bill plus i have 2 6inch duct fans a regular small desk fan and humidifier AND 4 small 25 watt strip led lights for side lighting I'd say my bill went up like 20 bucks a month

 

[South_buff]

I have 1000watt led pulls Bout 100 to 120 watts from wall I seen very little difference in electric bill plus i have 2 6inch duct fans a regular small desk fan and humidifier AND 4 small 25 watt strip led lights for side lighting I'd say my bill went up like 20 bucks a month

By the way i learned the same way you did after i bought the "1000" watt led light everyone on here schooled me on what it actually is so I'll be adding another one right next to it for my next grow..but with that said u did veg and flower 4 plants with it pretty decent size

 

[60's Hippy]

So if it's actual draw is around 330 watts, every 3 hours your consuming a kilowatt hour. In So Cal we pay around .15 kw hour. 18 hours / day is 6 kw hours @ .15 = ninety cents a day. Don't forget to add in your fan wattage, in a tent you will need ventilation.

 

[printer]

• Specifications:
• LED lights: 100PCS
• SMD3030 Red (620-630nm) 84PCS
• SMD3030 Blue (460-470nm) 10PCS
• SMD3030 White (6000-6500K) 2PCS
• SMD2835 UV (390-400nm) 2PCS
• SMD2835 IR (725-735nm) 2PCS
• Power: 2000W

I looked up the SMD3030, they are one watt leds. So roughly the same power from the wall as a 100W light bulb. As said, a lot of red, use for flower. Mind you, other than a closet grow not a lot of photons to tickle the little leaves.

There, my good deed for the day.