does the inline fan have its own cord? i guess not if your asking lol...i know this is a simple question, but...how do i wire an inline fan to say an extension cord??
thats strange, ive never heard of RF interference causing problems with cable TV.. who knows tho.Iam5toned, I have a question that would be greatly appreciated if you could answer it.
A few days ago I fired up my 1000w hps with a digital ballast. Then today the cable guy came knocking on the door saying that there has been service interruptions for my nieghbors due to usually high RF readings and he narrowed it down to my house.
I was wondering if it has anything to do with the ballast and the RF it is emitting. I dont know if this is your specialty but any answers would be greatly appreciated. Is there anything we can do to cover up that signature if it is the ballast?
thanks NG
you need a 150w hps ballast. do some googling to find one that suits your needs.what do i need to power my 150watt hps bulb out of my regular house outlet ?a transformer or what?
sounds like your going to need a 100 amp subpanel.First let me say i appreciate how you are helping everyone here and youre doing a great job
Second, I have a question/statement on what i plan on doing.
i am going to be pulling about 10k watts with everything running, all lights will be on 220. I am planning on running a subpanel from the main breaker box and the subpanel will bbe inside the room or outside the room on the wall. I will be pulling atleast 40amps alone from lighting not including the fans and all other stuff. What size breaker should i pu t in the main breakerbox? something big like 100amp?
Also i have a sentinel light splitter, a box that i can plug up to 8 lights into and also plug a timer in to control the on/off of the lights. If i had all 8 1000w lights turn on at once, would i have an issue? the subpanel would have atelast a 50a breaker dedicated to the lights, I probably wont run 8 lights, but just saying.
Does this sound right? or does this sound like disaster?
sounds like your going to need a 100 amp subpanel.
8400w for lighting (400=50w draw per ballast) is gonna be 2 30amp circuits (4 per circuit)
the reason being that 4 1000w fixtures rated for continuous duty equates to 21 amps @ 240.
i say this because you dont want to try and run wire big enough for 40 amps to run all the lights, its easier to split it into 2 circuits and use #10 to feed it. you could possibly get away with using #12cu but i wont recommend it here.
so thats 4 spaces; (2) 2 pole 30 amp breakers
your also gonna need 120v stuff for fans, timers and pumps and etc.
thats another 2 spaces (2 circuits to be safe)
for a total of 6 spaces. since they dont make a 6 space 60 or 70 amp loadcenter... your going to have to get a 100amp sub panel.
not that youll ever pull the full 100 amps, they just dont make smaller ones with so many spaces.
so a 100amp Main Lug Type Panel being fed by 4/3 SE cable off of a 100amp 2pole breaker
Do not bond the subpanel (do not install the green screw in the neutral bus)
if your subpanel is farther than 150-200' from the main panel you might want to upgrade the wire size to #1/3 SE, voltage drop is a serious concern when dealing with such a large non-linear load.
Thanks for the help man! yeah that controlelr is nice, i got it used for about $70-$80. Im hoping heat wont be an issue as the outside air temp is around 50-55 degrees max and i will be running co2 via a generator, my research has led me to believe high 80's are good for running large amounts of Co2.ah, now that i see what type of controller you have, yes you can use a 50amp breaker, with some #6 feeding the relay.
i was not under the impression your lighting controller had a built in distribution block, thats pretty nice, right price too!
your still going to need a 100 amp subpanel to run it though... i wouldnt go any smaller. if your willing to spend the cash to do it right so far why cut corners at this point?
a thing to consider is 10kw is alot of power to be pulling at a residence... this could cause problems for you in the long run, is your main panel big enough to handle the additonal load of all those lights with you living in the house and using kitchen appliances, water heaters, central heat and air, laundry, misc things light lamps and tvs while your grow is running?
heat will be an issue too with all those lights your prolly going to want a/c and humidity control as well...
whats the biggest breaker in the main panel? (the main breaker)Thanks for the help man! yeah that controlelr is nice, i got it used for about $70-$80. Im hoping heat wont be an issue as the outside air temp is around 50-55 degrees max and i will be running co2 via a generator, my research has led me to believe high 80's are good for running large amounts of Co2.
So you think it would be pretty risky running that amount of electricity? it wouldn't be ran 24/7 only 12/12 and at night when other appliances arent being used to hopefully not use up too much electricity at once.
Also how can i tell if the main panel is good enough to handle that much electricity? is there anything to look for?
Thanks again man, you've been a huge HUGE help