1000 Watts bring the Cops?
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Jbrowngreen
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i have had many non weed related spikes in my bill weather it was a new fridge, a dryer, water heater, air conditioner, new computer, amplifiers, there is really no way they could fuck with you because of power use unless it was an EXTREME, and i mean extreme case.
there is also no law against owning a 1000 watt hps you may have an orchid garden. or it may be the light of choice for your workshop.
but personally i think 1000 is a little overkill, a 600 is great and if you need more id almost say its better to get 2 600's than 1 1000
there is also no law against owning a 1000 watt hps you may have an orchid garden. or it may be the light of choice for your workshop.
but personally i think 1000 is a little overkill, a 600 is great and if you need more id almost say its better to get 2 600's than 1 1000
Jbrowngreen
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in my orchid garden i use a 400 watt with a few t5 strips as supplemental light, but mine is only 3'x4'
dogglet forever
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if you go from 160.00 bucks one month to 3,500 bucks the next month, i would be kinda paranoid
codwalop
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my heater during winter is 2000W, and my aircon during the summer is 1600W, my main pc draws nearly 500W, my dryer is something ridiculous like 2100W, normal appliances can stack up substantially more than a hydro light
companies can't monitor your daily usage either (to see your 18/6 or 12/12 pattern), if they could they wouldnt send people around to read the meters, and meter-readers cost them an awful lot in labour...
if you were to deck out a house with 4 1000's in every room, then you might have issues, and it'd be more from the leaking of light, the noise of the exhaust fans, from normal people that have eyes & noses, like postmen, pizza delivery guys, avon catalogue people, etc
and just for the record, 2x600W lights might give you theoretically 30,000odd more lumens than a single 1000W, but the overhead with old ballasts can blow the power usage out
for instance, my 600W lights draw an average of 720W each, whereas my 1000W draws just over 1100W, this equates to a bit of a saving over time, a single 1000W will also put out less heat, and get better penetration (not coverage) than the pair of 600's.
regards
companies can't monitor your daily usage either (to see your 18/6 or 12/12 pattern), if they could they wouldnt send people around to read the meters, and meter-readers cost them an awful lot in labour...
if you were to deck out a house with 4 1000's in every room, then you might have issues, and it'd be more from the leaking of light, the noise of the exhaust fans, from normal people that have eyes & noses, like postmen, pizza delivery guys, avon catalogue people, etc
and just for the record, 2x600W lights might give you theoretically 30,000odd more lumens than a single 1000W, but the overhead with old ballasts can blow the power usage out
for instance, my 600W lights draw an average of 720W each, whereas my 1000W draws just over 1100W, this equates to a bit of a saving over time, a single 1000W will also put out less heat, and get better penetration (not coverage) than the pair of 600's.
regards
Jbrowngreen
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have you tried any of the 1000 watt bulbs that have both mh and hps in them yet.
i haven't heard anything about them yet, but seeing them in the ags catalog made me curious
i haven't heard anything about them yet, but seeing them in the ags catalog made me curious
codwalop
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not the 1000's no, i have a 400w halide conversion bulb, but the shops i deal with don't carry any bigger.
from what i've found though as far as vegging with a hps, is the son-t-agro bulbs and some of the lucagrow bulbs (not the ge's, but i could be wrong), have an extra blue spectrum, this is fine to veg with, i think dragging the halide out for veg is a bit pedantic...
i've got a soft spot for halides though, i am unsure why.
has anyone else seen/used the 1000w combo bulb, any thoughts?
from what i've found though as far as vegging with a hps, is the son-t-agro bulbs and some of the lucagrow bulbs (not the ge's, but i could be wrong), have an extra blue spectrum, this is fine to veg with, i think dragging the halide out for veg is a bit pedantic...
i've got a soft spot for halides though, i am unsure why.
has anyone else seen/used the 1000w combo bulb, any thoughts?
Thanks for the straight forward answer
chucktownskunk
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a 1k light on 12/12 cost like 3 to 4 dollars a day
dogglet forever
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you know you always hear about how this is a viable way of getting busted... but i have known plenty of growers with massive systems and never once have any of them ever been busted by a tracked power bill... i wish myth-busters could have a go at this
Hey you guys hijacked my thread
Just kidding, I love the conversion on conservation on a killer light system
chucktownskunk
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if it makes you feel better my past bill was 800$
dogglet forever
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maybe one day
Holy Shit
I guess the justification of the net wroth of the product out ways the electric bill
chucktownskunk
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who likes heated pools and dank cronic in the middle of winter i do
Thanks for the insight
chucktownskunk
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no problem
I'm on my first grow and using on CFL right now and hope to get a 400w HPS for my 4x4x8" tent
My first grow
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