getting busted !!
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space_weaseal
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The way you get BUSTED is when you show your best friends and family your new hobby...You will be fine, just keep it low profile and secure, dont draw attention to your grow "PLP can see the lights are on in a ceratin room at time intervals".Get privacy shades...(that does not mean paint your windows.. Make it look normal on the out side)...Pay your bills on time and get along with the neighbors...
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
It all depends on your energy cycle and suspicion. The usgae can be used for a warrant if the cycle can be shown. Like my total bill is around $250 a month in the summer running the ac, pool pump, and about 1400 watts of light plus my big screen is a 300 watt user and I run 4or 5 computers.If you take time to balance the power usage and pay ontime and dont get yourself looked at your ok.Now if you were using $150 a month then you go to $500 a month they may make a usualy outside walk around just to see and may make note if asked by police looking for a warrant because of something like that.Just balance you 12/12 consumption with something else so its not such a huge jump of power at the same time for 8 weeks then goes away then comes back.Caution is good and it keeps you safe
ConstructABlunt
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you guys sweat to much! if the bill is payed every month that is all that matters. If you are the kind of person who never keeps up on paying bill and are slacking thats who the police or whatever want to find, the no good lazy scums is who they want to bust not the every day joe who gets the job done. its the other people who fall behind. Don sweat it be cool be peaceful and everyone will do the same to you .PEACE sorry if i sound retarded.
BCENVY
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You guys really are spreading bad propaganda around here....no your power usage CANNOT be used as means to get a warrant.
Look people in order to get busted you have to be doing something that shows signs of illegal activity....AND LARGE OR ERRATIC POWER USAGE DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
Furthermore....if the police get suspicious about your power usage...there was something else that made them suspicious about it...they have much stronger evidenc at that junction to use as leverage for a search warrant. AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT...NO ONE CAN EVER KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS IN YOUR HOME UNLESS YOU TELL THEM!!! OR IF YOU HAVE A POOR SETUP AND THERE ARE SIGNS OF GROWING POT ALL OVER YOUR HOUSE AND OUTSIDE.
I'll say this again....my power usage is 3 times that of the average person in my neighborhood...and it is very different from winter to summer because I own a heated pool and spa....amongst my home office, full server, 7 computers, ac, heater, 3 plasma tvs, all the appliances that go with them (i.e. vcr, dvd, stereo) and no one gives a fuck....all that means is I'm worth over $700 a month to my power company...now tell me why would anyone want to bother me down at the power company. They don't give a rat's ass what you are doing with their power, pay your bills on time...and don't piss your neighbors off.
by the way, a small piece of advice about neighbors...be nice, if you throw parties or bbq's crap like that, invite them...be social. It does a lot to keep their suspicions down and keeps a nice relationship in the neighborhood.
biggflintmi
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Damn Filthyfletch said he runs 4 or 5 computers and BCenvy has 7. Im jealous guys i only have 1.
BCENVY
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LOL I wish I only had one....that would mean far less work to do for me
BCENVY
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Cant you get busted by how much electricity you use, i wanna grow inside......i dont wanna get caught thoe, will it be safe?
You know while we are all having a silly argument about power consumption...we all missed the simple answer to this guys question.
Can you get caught by how much electricity you use, and you ask this because you want to grow inside? Well....let's look at it this way...wether or not you can or can't...you are far less likely to get caught by your power usage than you are if you grow outside and someone sees your 4foot tall Marijuana plant.
Both are a risk...afterall, you are growing pot. But growing inside is as safe as your mouth will keep it. OUT OF SITE OUT OF MIND
kochab
New Member
i runa ved and flower room. this week the flower room is on from 9am-9pm. next week they will be from 10am-10pm.then about11-11 so forth and so on.
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
Ill leave it like this. You can get caught with excessive electrical use as they have been many warrants obtained via this way as the electric companies are willing to work with the police.Its not likely but if you draw a lot they do flag you. I have people who work at comed who share this with me as buddies.If you use anon ginat amount of kwh each month your fine.The warrant is obtained the same way they use infared heat detction to single you out then use that to start watching for a slip up maybe a few stems in the trash as once it goes to the curb its public domain and can be searched without a warrant but then be used for a warrant. I know this to have happened a few times to dumb people I knew.So also dont throw scraps in your wn trash.Yes you are safer growing inside probably then outside but if caught your more likely to be convicted as its ina your place.Just be cautious and dont get to greedy.The guy that gets caught is the dummy in a 2 bedroom house running 10 1000 watt lights on timers.
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
On a side note. I refurbish laptops afor resale so I run and test alot at the same time.Anyone need a laptop lol or ipod got 45 of those left lol
SmokerE
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Damn fletch, does anything you have not have a price tag?
BCENVY
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I've known it to happen, I'm just saying there was a lot of evidence associated with the power, never will power alone raise suspicion.
I mean afterall...."dumb people" had more to do with it, agreed?
WhatAmIDoing
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I could use an Ipod...if you could get back to me on that mate
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
Lol in my world its all for sale.Its my hustle I refurn and rebuild electronics as a side income.I got some 3rd gen touch face ipods and some 4th gen click wheel ipods about ready. I sell a complete pack which is an ipod, new battery installed,a usb cord, a wall charger, a silicon case,screen protector, mini portable speakers that run on batteries or an optional wall adpater which I include free,firewire adapter,itunes disk and a disk with a cool program call ephpod on it so you can take music back off the ipod convert it to mps and burn it to cd which apple doesnt allow with itunes.Prices range I have 10, 15, and 20 gb pods.Packages are from $135-$150 plus shipping.Laptops run from $300-$400 got some compaq presario 2700's,some compaq evo n180's and a dell inspiron 4100.I adjust them to your wants in regards to ram, harddrives and processors which are 1 gb or bigger.I have hardrives that are 30gb but if you want a bigger 1 I can get a price and as long as you pay the cost upfront Ill install it free of charger.Gotta pay the bills.Got 3 6 site aeroponic grow setups left with pumps for $85 plus shipping.Get the entire setup, netpots, pumps,clone podwer to start you,rockwool cubes, hydroton clay pebbles.Just add nutes and lights and your going.
420 Growper
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As long as your paying the bill you can use as much power as you want, they love you and will leave you alone its more money for them.
Its when it jumps up or down all of a sudden ( they dont want to be accused of over charging you so they might check out the site for power leaks.)-just tell em you have a few relatives that are staying with you now if they ask any questions.
My meter maid said to me one day Wow your power consumption is going up and I told her that the in-laws moved in. Never questioned me again--cool lady lookin out for me and all.
Its when it jumps up or down all of a sudden ( they dont want to be accused of over charging you so they might check out the site for power leaks.)-just tell em you have a few relatives that are staying with you now if they ask any questions.
My meter maid said to me one day Wow your power consumption is going up and I told her that the in-laws moved in. Never questioned me again--cool lady lookin out for me and all.
I ran 12 1100 watt in a 1000 sqft room and 3 large exhaust fans with a box hooked up to my laundry rooms 220W power. the house already had electric heat and the electric bills to go with it so I put in a propane fireplace insert and installed a electric hot tub in the yard adjacent to the homes electric meter. Before I purchased the home I got a review of the homes electric use as well a community average use report from the power company, see if you can get one if your worried about your usage being out of line with the area. I would be more concerned with the smell from your exhaust system, keeping away neighbours, unwanted solictors
etc....I had six acres, no trespass signs, large dogs and still idiots scowed up at my door....and of course there is the meter reader.
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etc....I had six acres, no trespass signs, large dogs and still idiots scowed up at my door....and of course there is the meter reader.
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rd116
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exactly, pay ur bills on time= no problems