wyteboi
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that will be just fine. you have 60 amps to work with. it would be even better if you could put some 20 amp breakers after the 60a plug but before the 120v outlets. you'll only be usin bout 15 amps anyway.
soil
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soil
Yes! Hopefully some body can please help. New to growing and everything that goes with it especially powering my tent safely. I have a Dr120 inside got filter 435 cfm exhaust fan 600 watt ballast with 600 how bulb. Small oscilating fan and humidifier. Can a extension cord take this all? My outlets will be from the garage if that matters. Also how to hook the Timers up as well? Safety is my number one thing don't want to spark my tent on fire. Thanks for any help provided
ChainSmoking
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Never Mind, I figured it out. Thanks guys
wyteboi
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yes a good 12 gauge cord will work. first you need to find out if there is anything else on your garage circuit. (turn off that breaker only an check the whole house for things that dont work)
also i need to know how many watts or amps the humidifier uses? without that you will be fine on a 15 amp circuit.
if you can jot down everything your using an the watts/amps of that device then we will get you growin.
soil
perkele
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Hi there,
Any chance I could convert somehow an E40 into an E27 without a converter ? I live in a country where people here are using only edisons so it's hard for me and it's taking a lot of time to buy a converter from the ebay ( stuff coming from Hong Kong in 2-3 weeks). The main idea ... I bought from ebay a cable with a E40 and my light bulbs are E27...Please advice
Any chance I could convert somehow an E40 into an E27 without a converter ? I live in a country where people here are using only edisons so it's hard for me and it's taking a lot of time to buy a converter from the ebay ( stuff coming from Hong Kong in 2-3 weeks). The main idea ... I bought from ebay a cable with a E40 and my light bulbs are E27...Please advice
wyteboi
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no thats impossible .... i think.
you need a converter. see if ebay has one in your country so it dont take so long.
soil
Frawsti
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Hi, newbie here. I skimmed through the first 10 pages until i figured there was no way in hell that id be able to go through 302.
My basement was clearly wired by someone who doesnt know what they are doing. I've got 4 wall outlets in the basement total, the breakers flip on me at least once every two weeks. Seeing as i live here alone, all my electricity is pulled from these four outlets with extension cords running around. One outlet, for example, has a servo computer and my reg computer running on it, along with plugs for a router/wireless router/printer/two moniters/a lamp. That breaker flips anytime i have all running at once.
My grow lights i have on one outlet, but im fixing to run a new setup. Currently ive got 4 27w CFL's and two t12 flourys that each run two bulbs then a dehumidifier/air purifier/fan. No blow outs to date.
My new setup however is going to be running 8 100w CFL's in addition to the dehumidifier/air purifier/heater. I can go find how much electricity they use if you need me to, im just not sure what to look for. Will all that be able to be handled on one circuit? Thanks so much
edit; If there's anymore information you need just let me know. I am a horrible noob when it comes to electricity though, i really know near to nothing. >.>
My basement was clearly wired by someone who doesnt know what they are doing. I've got 4 wall outlets in the basement total, the breakers flip on me at least once every two weeks. Seeing as i live here alone, all my electricity is pulled from these four outlets with extension cords running around. One outlet, for example, has a servo computer and my reg computer running on it, along with plugs for a router/wireless router/printer/two moniters/a lamp. That breaker flips anytime i have all running at once.
My grow lights i have on one outlet, but im fixing to run a new setup. Currently ive got 4 27w CFL's and two t12 flourys that each run two bulbs then a dehumidifier/air purifier/fan. No blow outs to date.
My new setup however is going to be running 8 100w CFL's in addition to the dehumidifier/air purifier/heater. I can go find how much electricity they use if you need me to, im just not sure what to look for. Will all that be able to be handled on one circuit? Thanks so much
edit; If there's anymore information you need just let me know. I am a horrible noob when it comes to electricity though, i really know near to nothing. >.>
coolwhip.
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You're overloading your circuits. Installing more receptacles would help this problem. Your breakers will also trip if you are not using a sufficient enough sized cord to carry the amperage that you need.Hi, newbie here. I skimmed through the first 10 pages until i figured there was no way in hell that id be able to go through 302.
My basement was clearly wired by someone who doesnt know what they are doing. I've got 4 wall outlets in the basement total, the breakers flip on me at least once every two weeks. Seeing as i live here alone, all my electricity is pulled from these four outlets with extension cords running around. One outlet, for example, has a servo computer and my reg computer running on it, along with plugs for a router/wireless router/printer/two moniters/a lamp. That breaker flips anytime i have all running at once.
My grow lights i have on one outlet, but im fixing to run a new setup. Currently ive got 4 27w CFL's and two t12 flourys that each run two bulbs then a dehumidifier/air purifier/fan. No blow outs to date.
My new setup however is going to be running 8 100w CFL's in addition to the dehumidifier/air purifier/heater. I can go find how much electricity they use if you need me to, im just not sure what to look for. Will all that be able to be handled on one circuit? Thanks so much
edit; If there's anymore information you need just let me know. I am a horrible noob when it comes to electricity though, i really know near to nothing. >.>
Wire is based on gauges. The lower the number, the bigger the cord. A 12ga cord is a rather big one, but if you take 2500 joules/s = 2500 watts max. Watts = volts x amps, so 2500w/120v=~20amps.
I have a shed outside and it has no power but I have previously had an electrician install a outlet that is 240 v for a welder. I believe it is 2 50 amp breakers that connect together and come down a conduit to a box on the bottom of the power pole but he never finished so the box is just empty with capped wires theres no outlet. I would like to convert this to a 120 setup. I need to be able to run a constant 2000 watts and able to support 3000 for a quick min why the timers lapse. I want to run two 1000 watt flowering rooms. One will come on as the other shuts off. and I would like to run a 600 or 400 for my veg room plus 2 fans (about 30 or 40 watts each) and two general hydro 320 gph air pumps I couldnt find the wattage on the pumps just something that said .02 amps. so ya I figured about 2000 constant draw and 3000 when the timers lapse wich would be maybe a few seconds to a min. what would I need for this? The shed is about 25 feet from the power pole so I was thinking of putting in 2 20 amp breakers with 2 25 ft 12/2 romex lines connected to an 2 outlets. that way I would have two seperate outlets each with their own 20 amp breaker. I was planning on running one of the 1000 watters and the 600 watt veg light on one outlet and the other 1000 and my fans and pumps on the other outlet. is this a bad idea ?? or even possible??is there an easier or cheaper way to accomplish this? i have space for 2 breakers but I would have to take the outlet for the welder out but it was installed about 5 years ago and never even used.. like i said its 2 50 breakers that connect to 1 line that comes down a conduit to a metal box. could i take that out somehow and put 2 20 amp breakers with 2 lines that come down a condit and run two the shed to their own seperate outlet ?? did i lose u?? lol
where the wires end,you could add a subpanel w/ a few breakers and as many outlets as you need
Lucius Vorenus
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Whats the best way to tap into a 240v that is 35ft from your Grow room without having to call an electrician in?
jesicalorren
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i have an electrical question... i have 2 breakers powering my room a 20 amp and a 15 amp . i would like to ask what u would do , i have a 1000w hps 600w hps 400 w mh 250 t5 and a couple of fans and an air pump like the little industrial active air kind, i havent hooked up the 600 yet, in what configuration should i hook these up?? put the 1000 and the 400 on the 20 amp and the 600 and the other stuff on the 15? or u think i need to run a new 20 or ??? n e suggestions??? please help i wana get this stuff fired up.. +rep for some help please
wyteboi
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well watts or amps is what i need to know, so 8 x 100watts is 800 watts of power , thats easy enough. now i need to know the watts and/or amps of each device listed and also every single device on the circuit you are using/havin probs with.Hi, newbie here. I skimmed through the first 10 pages until i figured there was no way in hell that id be able to go through 302.
My basement was clearly wired by someone who doesnt know what they are doing. I've got 4 wall outlets in the basement total, the breakers flip on me at least once every two weeks. Seeing as i live here alone, all my electricity is pulled from these four outlets with extension cords running around. One outlet, for example, has a servo computer and my reg computer running on it, along with plugs for a router/wireless router/printer/two moniters/a lamp. That breaker flips anytime i have all running at once.
My grow lights i have on one outlet, but im fixing to run a new setup. Currently ive got 4 27w CFL's and two t12 flourys that each run two bulbs then a dehumidifier/air purifier/fan. No blow outs to date.
My new setup however is going to be running 8 100w CFL's in addition to the dehumidifier/air purifier/heater. I can go find how much electricity they use if you need me to, im just not sure what to look for. Will all that be able to be handled on one circuit? Thanks so much
edit; If there's anymore information you need just let me know. I am a horrible noob when it comes to electricity though, i really know near to nothing. >.>
like the computers for example, i have an idea of what the regular one uses but no idea what the "server" uses. IF those are the only things on the whole circuit an not just the outlet then you might have to unplug that printer when not in use an see if that helps .... i just recently found out how much juice those lil printers pull. my little brother printer pulls a 1000 watts of power when its just on. thats already over half of a standard home circuit of 15 amps.
you need to know if each of those plugs in the basement are wired together with other outlets/lights or if they are by theirselves, and what gauge the wire is going to the breaker and what size breaker your using and i can help you through the rest.
soil
wyteboi
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you need to know how much power that 240 is gonna be usin ?
(how many devices/outlets and how much power are they all usin ?)
you are gonna have to run a wire all the way to the panel an put it on its own breaker.
soil