finalizing plans for a small but epic grow room

oxvirgoxo

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backstory...i live alone in a small 3 bedroom house and planning to dedicate my small guest bedroom (10x8) into a green room the plan is to have 2- 5x2.5x6.5 tents one will be running a 1000w kingled light 2-6in fans and a 400gph pump powering a diy ebb n flow table with resevoir placed outside the tent for veg phase the other tent will have a 1000w hps light with digital dimmable ballast and aircooled hood also will be running a 320cfm inline vent with carbon filter 2 6in fans and a 400gph pump running another diy ebb n flow table res placed outside the tent as well for flowering i also plan to add a propogation station later on which will likely be its own seperate system as well lights and ebb n flows will be on timers and each tent will be on its own outlet in the room but all outlets to that room are also on the same breaker as my living room and larger guest bedroom i dont have too much plugged in in my living room a wifi router a tv a scentsy warmer a lamp thats hardly ever on and a roomba chargeing base also porch light thats led and on 24/7 i work average 10hrs a day 5 days a week so weekdays prolly only add electrical draw from the tv 2 hrs a night weekends alot heavier guestroom is unused most of the time also minimal electric draw light and tv pretty much do you guys think ill be fine or am i at risk for overload and tripping the breaker everything i mentioned is on a 15 amp breaker
 

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oxvirgoxo

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i definitely will not be able to run my planned setup on the circut powering my planned space instead that circut will be left intact and the solution for my grow room is going to be replacing a 50 amp breaker not in use with 2 20amp breakers and running two new 120v outlets to the room
 

spek9

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i definitely will not be able to run my planned setup on the circut powering my planned space instead that circut will be left intact and the solution for my grow room is going to be replacing a 50 amp breaker not in use with 2 20amp breakers and running two new 120v outlets to the room
Note that on a 20A circuit, you'll need to run 12ga cable instead of the standard 14ga, which is safe up to 15A only. You'll also need to put in 20A-safe receptacles to keep the entire run 20A capable.

To keep things a bit cheaper, it might be wiser to run two 15A circuits instead for a small indoor grow.
 

oxvirgoxo

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yes definitely aware i need to replace breakers and run new appropriate wiring and outlets but do you mean cheaper as far as materials (outlets/wires/hiring someone?) or? ...and if im going to have to make breaker and wiring mods now im going to put more then the minimum incase i want to throw up another light or two later better to have xtra amps then not enough no?
 

spek9

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yes definitely aware i need to replace breakers and run new appropriate wiring and outlets but do you mean cheaper as far as materials (outlets/wires/hiring someone?) or? ...and if im going to have to make breaker and wiring mods now im going to put more then the minimum incase i want to throw up another light or two later better to have xtra amps then not enough no?
Yes, a bit cheaper regarding materials. Likely no different for labour though, if you're hiring it out. Ask about both the 20A and 15A runs, and see what your contractor advises for pricing.
 

Renfro

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i definitely will not be able to run my planned setup on the circut powering my planned space instead that circut will be left intact and the solution for my grow room is going to be replacing a 50 amp breaker not in use with 2 20amp breakers and running two new 120v outlets to the room
OR use some 6-3 and run 50 amps into a sub panel in the room and have all the power you could ever want lol.
 

oxvirgoxo

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OR use some 6-3 and run 50 amps into a sub panel in the room and have all the power you could ever want lol.
yea i like that idea even better i definitely think having my grow setup on its own breaker is the best option especially if i want to add on or upgrade systems later
 

Renfro

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yea i like that idea even better i definitely think having my grow setup on its own breaker is the best option especially if i want to add on or upgrade systems later
Grab a little homeline 6 space panel and feed it. Don't use the green bonding screw on a subpanel. Now you can wire your circuits into the subpanel. 6-3 cable will have the black, red and white plus the ground (they don't count that).
 

oxvirgoxo

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Grab a little homeline 6 space panel and feed it. Don't use the green bonding screw on a subpanel. Now you can wire your circuits into the subpanel. 6-3 cable will have the black, red and white plus the ground (they don't count that).
sounds like youve done this before... where you located you want to come wire me up? lbs
 
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