ISO Fire Safety

Tofum

Tofum

Member
Hey, i was looking for some fire safety guides for growing so i don't come home one day to my parents house burnt down. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :-|
 
Tofum

Tofum

Member
I have me parents in the palm of my hand. Its my little brother im worried about....


Anyway, im just using a pair of 26w CFL's (daylight.. or something). They don't give off much heat but its just hanging by the cord, in a cardboard box lined with tin foil. Fire Hazard?
 
phyzix

phyzix

Well-Known Member
Read the stickies before you start growing please. Lose the foil, get more light, grow in your own house...the list goes on.
 
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timeismoney1

New Member
RIU Rule #2 Dont Not Use Tin Foil. Its creats hot spots that will burn your plant. So yes it could burn your cardboard box.
 
Tofum

Tofum

Member
Ive been smoking weed for years... this is just a little experiment to see if i can grow my own personal stuff. I read that white is better than tin foil, but i read that tin foil is an alright alternative(white side showing). I have one plant that has been stunted a little bit by past inferior lights, and a fresh one that is striving on the CFL's, The box is very bright but id like to get a more light sealed setup with good ventilation.
 
Tofum

Tofum

Member
By the way, after reading lots of info, including the light stickies, i decided to go with the cfl's because this is my first grow, so it seemed logical to go with a cheap alternative to HPS or metal halide, and a less heat radiant light.
 
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wittaker

Member
Aluminum foil May cause damage to plant tissue when outside under the sun, but as far as starting fire in an indoor setup solely from a reflective "hot spot"... even in the most perfect of circumstance, it isn't possible... I know this because I've tried.. You'd need maybe 10-15 1000 watt lights to get any effect of "burn", that's just a guess though
 
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wittaker

Member
And if his/her parents are cool with him/her growing then the rule of don't grow in your parents house is irrelevant as well
 
golddog

golddog

Well-Known Member
Search for "getto" in the forum. Lot's of people have done what you want to do.

A cardboard box & CFL's (sometimes referred to as a "getto grow")

Good Luck :weed:
 
Mr.Sativa

Mr.Sativa

Well-Known Member
Have a fire extinguisher close by (not the water one), i have two types of extinguishers close by, the powder one and the co2 one. It gives you a safe feeling having them around. I get kinda bummed out by this also...messing with big wattage (not in this case) lights, without being an electrician, well it raises the risk-o-meter.
 
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