Lightning questions

East Coast Pro said:
I'm looking at a 250w HPS..how many plants would that support? Imagine it would only be $10-$15 a month on 12-12?
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u got to add in the fan running cost whichshould be much
at 10 cent per kilo watt that light will use 3000 watts a day thats 3 kw or 30 cent so for a month it will cost $9 fan might bump it up to 11-12
my rate is 10 cent per kw your mght be slightly higher
 
Most of the USA is around ~.10-.12 cents a KWH.

a 1000w light uses 12KWH on a 12 hours on/12 hours off cycle a day or about $1.25

This equals about $37.50 for a 30 day Month.

8 1000w Lights buring in Flower will add a min of $300.00 to the Electric side of your bill.

Portable A/c generally will use about 700-1000w per hour average during 12 hour days and can usualy just be counted as a extra light.

A DEHUMIDIFIER AND A LARGE FAN OR SET OF FANS CAN USE ABOUT 700-1000W per hour and I generally count them as extra Lights together.

A Good 8 light setup ADDs $400/month to my "Normal" bill everytime.
 
150W HPS with (4) 60W equiv CFL's in a 2x2x5 tent on 12/12 from seed. 6 plants. 3 oz every 80 days including dry/little cure.
 
East Coast Pro said:
FAB trying to find my past months bill now, if not I'll call tomorrow!!!
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for a small set up not that important if higher it wont add much unless power company is outragous
but its always good to knowand once u get it i can figure your cost

and u can do other things to offset cost look if they have off peak hrs rate and peak hrs rate look for that to

and u can change all other lights in house to cfl if u havent already
and turn out lights when not in room and turning off a computer when not using saves big time
did u know a desk top uses about as much as a 400w does
and a microwave uses same amount or more then 2 600 w lights
and u can adjust your home ac thermostat by one degree and makes a difference
cut back in other areas and uwill find u can not see in raise in the bill might make it lower
 
Thanks again Goddess, you're awesome!!!! I'll definitely be hitting you with questions, you've been warned haha

GreenLikeMoney still updating your First Grow 12-12fs bagseed thread, or got a new one?
 
ganjagoddess said:
Most of the USA is around ~.10-.12 cents a KWH.

a 1000w light uses 12KWH on a 12 hours on/12 hours off cycle a day or about $1.25

This equals about $37.50 for a 30 day Month.

8 1000w Lights buring in Flower will add a min of $300.00 to the Electric side of your bill.

Portable A/c generally will use about 700-1000w per hour average during 12 hour days and can usualy just be counted as a extra light.

A DEHUMIDIFIER AND A LARGE FAN OR SET OF FANS CAN USE ABOUT 700-1000W per hour and I generally count them as extra Lights together.

A Good 8 light setup ADDs $400/month to my "Normal" bill everytime.
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The U.S National average is actually $0.16 per kilowatt hour at the lowest tier. Adding 8,000w to your grow will easily push you into the highest tier of up to $0.30. Some people pay as high as $0.19 for their first tier. A good 8 light setup will run you closer to $750 a month.
 
Depends where you are... I have one place that pays .19 cents and another that doesnt...

I'd agree that .16 cents is probally a average for the U.S. between heavy users and low users...

But both places including Gas dont cost more than $750.00/month each... that seems high..
 
ganjagoddess said:
Depends where you are... I have one place that pays .19 cents and another that doesnt...

I'd agree that .16 cents is probally a average for the U.S. between heavy users and low users...

But both places including Gas dont cost more than $750.00/month each... that seems high..
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At $0.16 per kilowatt hour you are paying $57.60 a month per light. So that's $460 just in lighting for an 8k grow. Not including the a/c you would need to cool that, fans, dehumidifiers, etc... I think you probably have a REALLY great rate if you are paying less than that. Plus, none of this factors in a probable rate increase for high usage. You would be in the highest tier pulling that much power; especially in a residential setting.
 
ganjagoddess said:
Depends where you are... I have one place that pays .19 cents and another that doesnt...

I'd agree that .16 cents is probally a average for the U.S. between heavy users and low users...

But both places including Gas dont cost more than $750.00/month each... that seems high..
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yep im rural on a co-op pay like 9 cents anytime of day
 
Thanks everyone!!! I'll get back to you FAB..lets say I did go CFL, what would be needed to get a good yield out of 2-3 plants? Keep in mind I want the least number of lights as possible..
 
Just as a suggestion but you might want to consider T5HO lighting for a smaller grow. There are a few good posts on T5's and you can get a decent yield by LST'ing or Scrog'ing, ect... 8 bulb 4 foot T5HO would be great for 3 nice size plants (lst or scrog) with 4 weeks veg.
Would give you a better footprint than the single CFL's.
Good luck
-48
 
48martin said:
Just as a suggestion but you might want to consider T5HO lighting for a smaller grow. There are a few good posts on T5's and you can get a decent yield by LST'ing or Scrog'ing, ect... 8 bulb 4 foot T5HO would be great for 3 nice size plants (lst or scrog) with 4 weeks veg.
Would give you a better footprint than the single CFL's.
Good luck
-48
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yes correct
i know some t5 grows and tasted the stuff good results
and low almost no heat
 
East Coast Pro said:
Thanks everyone!!! I'll get back to you FAB..lets say I did go CFL, what would be needed to get a good yield out of 2-3 plants? Keep in mind I want the least number of lights as possible..
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least 300 w but 400 is better
but instead of big 125 watt bulbs i like the 27 watt ones in 4 pack for like $5-7 bucks then u can spead them around
and if u break one doesnt shut down grow

if u need help designing some kind of fixture let me know i can help with build and wiring
 
FAB I know nothing about wiring haha!! If I buy a complete light kit, could I take the reflector off and hang the bulb vertically? Also, what about the 75w HPS for one plant..would that do anything?
 
Jesus you people are no help at all.
37 replies to the OPs original post, and not one of you has bothered to give
the poor OP any answers to their lightning questions.

Forgive the posting public OP, now what questions did you need answered about lightning?
 
probo24 said:
Jesus you people are no help at all.
37 replies to the OPs original post, and not one of you has bothered to give
the poor OP any answers to their lightning questions.

Forgive the posting public OP, now what questions did you need answered about lightning?
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how can you say nobody has answered the OP's questions if you need to ask what questions he wants to know the answer too?
 
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