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  1. JLStiffy

    Electrical Gear + question

    lol yea, well 6awg is alright but that since my box is clean, anything smaller suxxxs. I would never want to deal with that lol. Now I just might be soon tho.. I think their is some ambiguity because of the voltage drop. Although BOTH sites gave me two different voltage drops. One was worse than...
  2. JLStiffy

    Electrical Gear + question

    Hi, yea I know that calculation, but I hear to much from different grow shops plus Urban Garden response. They said it was 4.75- guess they doing a de rate calculate too. But in all, you agree that a 600 is 2.5 continuous and 2.9 on ign? I also heard on a chart from a grow supply store said the...
  3. JLStiffy

    Electrical Gear + question

    Ok, so reading more, I see you have to upgrade next step number size if you get more than a 3% volt drop. The sit calculate says I am at a 2.8% drop with a six awg, copper 60 feet half circuit length. Any opinions?
  4. JLStiffy

    Electrical Gear + question

    Hi I did just enter the info off that site. very interesting. So every 3 feet equals one 1meter. I have 40 meters 120feet. So I entered half circut at 60 feet thats 60AMPS and that thing is telling me 8AWG!!! Whats up?
  5. JLStiffy

    Electrical Gear + question

    Hi, Yea I run ten lights, 6 1000HPS and four 600HPS. I also have a heat/cool unit that runs at 7.9Amps Cool and 14.9 Amps Heat. I do not run 100% pull off the heat/cold unit. I have a few eight inch Vortec and some cheaper 8inch fans but they run 1amp lol. I do not have any veg lights...
  6. JLStiffy

    Pulling 4oz off 1 plant ?

    Smokebros that sounds like a good strain. Helraiser, hi, In the past i thought I grew a strain that gave me a very good yeild. Now I order seeds, sex them, and take cutting I let my friend flower them out under three 1000HPS on his room A flop. He did not to bad. The strain yeild one week...
  7. JLStiffy

    My Electrical Problems...i need the Juice

    Hi, I have all the respect for those willing to learn and do it themselves. For those who take the risk and grow in an apartment or town house. But, I am a little concerned to give any advice because you know so little about growing and hardware. When I first started I know 100% nothing about...
  8. JLStiffy

    Pulling 4oz off 1 plant ?

    Hi, I hope to be the barren of good new for yea! After a few years of experience with this one strain I have, I always flowered out 21-24 plants in two rooms. Each room had two 600HPS and two 1000HPS. I used two gallons and three gallons but always all three or all two in one room at one time-I...
  9. JLStiffy

    Electrical Gear + question

    Hi, I have this simple questions that I would like answered because it has raised a lot of curiosity amongst some local growers and those with interest; were always trying to making it over the learning curve! I have a 6awg wire running over 75feet from the main panel that is attached by a...
  10. JLStiffy

    AirCooled shades + duct work condensation

    Hi No problem, I do the same thing alot too! Montreal Seed Bank, MSB. I have ordered from them once. They did mess up on my order. I called them, they said they will look into it. I called them again the next day. They had an answer on where my order went. They said it went to the USA and than...
  11. JLStiffy

    1000w in a 4x4x8 room? 1000w + Co2 + good vent.

    Hey, Thanks for the offer!! I have only been to America once lol. I went to Orlando, Florda when I was (think 12) lol. Stopped in Chicago for a plan transfer.. LA sounds good, but always pictured it to be to fucking big! Looks like you got someone asking for your help! You have a really good...
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    1000w in a 4x4x8 room? 1000w + Co2 + good vent.

    Glad to see the pics, it's obv what I was thinking. And looks clean and organized! I like the set up! You did all the works so props to you! K for your first concern/question, I would not worry about basking your plants for hours in CO2, that is, as long as it is during the day. You can run...
  13. JLStiffy

    1000w in a 4x4x8 room? 1000w + Co2 + good vent.

    Ok. I think I might get it but up pictures help lol So you pull air from your garage than into the shade and back out into the garage. Now I think this can work since the garage is usually a bit on the cool side or cold LOL and the cool thing is, your taking the air from your bulb and...
  14. JLStiffy

    Need Help with a Light

    Hi, Yea I have heard of the product. I have never used it and I have heard a few people who hire a new grower its seems like every year, one person used it. I dont know if it helped or not, kinda hard to measure I guess since every grow seems to be a little different. The strain you chose is...
  15. JLStiffy

    1000w in a 4x4x8 room? 1000w + Co2 + good vent.

    Hi Ok, I am trying to make sure I have an understanding. You are pulling air from outside, ducting, light, ducting and back outside? Is the outside were trees are or outside the grow room you built but still in the house? Now my next problem I am trying to understand is about your air...
  16. JLStiffy

    will this work?

    Great! Best of luck! Again, in all respect. don't buy a 400watt! No matter who tries to sell one as a 600! I got the same speall from a few different grow store owners about digital ballast with their digital bulb. And in fact, they never had one created. They do now, but still the claims are as...
  17. JLStiffy

    Pollen Problem

    Oh man, sorry for the problem. Pollen is there! Just keep cleaning your system! Are you using the same filter? Carefull about that. If you had the filter in the room, better take it out back and spray it. You need to wipe everything down. Thats all their is to do!! Maybe use a fiber cleaning...
  18. JLStiffy

    quick DWC question

    I ran a deep water culture set up before. Are you top feeding or running it as a circling nutrient that connects the bottom of the buckets? I have lots of pics of my set up to help show you. Zem is right about the pump!! Its not going to be cheap and you do need a EM pump. Sounds like you have...
  19. JLStiffy

    will this work?

    Good point about heat, but i you want yield stick with HPS and don't go less than a 600HPS. I mean I dont know anyone who has flowered out with a 400 conversion bulb. I guess if you live in Europe its prob normal. I guess I dont like conversion ballast since I have seen them given away and...
  20. JLStiffy

    Venting into a cold attic? Advice Appreciated

    Hi, Now most attics have to have vents! They usually have two. Attics have to breath. What you need to do and I know two people that do this; add a oscillating fan into the attic so air keeps moving around. Before you pump air into the roof make sure you can SEE you vents of the side of the...
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