My Amare & Hydroponics Hut O.C.GG#4 Grow

Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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As I posted before:

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To THIS:
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This bottom pic displays both in one pic. From the lowest one, being replaced by 2 smallers which are right above it. That way I can fit 2 20amp breakers in one spot rather than using the big fat one for just 1.

That's do-able right?
 
Hybridway

Hybridway

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Airwalker16 said:
Regardless of what's running how much, my room runs fine. I've never tripped the breaker, but all I'm saying is, I'm going to replace the 20amp breaker that takes up the whole space, to 2 smaller, thinner 20 amp breakers so I can have 3 outlets on each one rather than 4 on the thicker one like now. Make sense?
I just learned that the skinnier ones even exist.
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Are you referring to Square D breakers? They are doubles but represent one. A double 30 is still just one 30 for example. It's just a better switch,I use them too. Forget it. EDIT. just saw your next post. They are not Square D's.
It only doable if you add the 20amp wire & outlets. Yes. You'll be adding a new circuit.
I don't recommend you try this yourself unless you are a master electrician.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Hybridway said:
Are you referring to Square D breakers? They are doubles but represent one. A double 30 is still just one 30 for example. It's just a better switch,I use them too. Forget it. EDIT. just saw your next post. They are not Square D's.
It only doable if you add the 20amp wire & outlets. Yes. You'll be adding a new circuit.
I don't recommend you try this yourself unless you are a master electrician.
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Like I said. I drilled the holes through the studs, Installed the outlet recepticles, and wired them from the bfeaker box to the room all in series. I'd be using the 2 thinner ones and ,yes, running another grounded (on another bus bar spot) 12-3 wire through those same holes to the room. But splitting the outlets up 3&3. It really wasn't that hard. I even wired the light in the room to work off an outlet below it, on to a switch, when it used to be a single switch by the basement door that turned on the entirety of the basement lights (Unfinished). Like I said, I just mimicked and replicated what I saw already done and read online what to do and really it wasn't all that difficult. Everything was done with very great care.

So this will be do able?
 
Hybridway

Hybridway

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Airwalker16 said:
Like I said. I drilled the holes through the studs, Installed the outlet recepticles, and wired them from the bfeaker box to the room all in series. I'd be using the 2 thinner ones and ,yes, running another grounded (on another bus bar spot) 12-3 wire through those same holes to the room. But splitting the outlets up 3&3. It really wasn't that hard. I even wired the light in the room to work off an outlet below it, on to a switch, when it used to be a single switch by the basement door that turned on the entirety of the basement lights (Unfinished). Like I said, I just mimicked and replicated what I saw already done and read online what to do and really it wasn't all that difficult. Everything was done with very great care.

So this will be do able?
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It sounds so but I couldn't say for sure. The existing total load on the panel & a few other factors should be taken into account. Sounds like you got it though. I'm not an electrician. I hired one to give my separate service to my rooms. Therefore separate front the main house panel.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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All I need to k ow really @Hybridway is that the snaller, thinner, breakers that would allow you to fit 2 into the same spot ad the larger thicker ones, serve the exact same purpose and are literally just different sized breakers for preference of whether you want to fill up a whole spot or not. Can you confirm this much at least?
 
ThaMagnificent

ThaMagnificent

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Stupid question....so I have a single outlet with 2 plugs on a 20amp. I don't think I can fit 2 timers in it at the same time. Can I plug a light into the timer and that into a surge? Prolly need 2 surges since each surge is 15 amp max? 1 surge per light in same outlet
 
Hybridway

Hybridway

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ThaMagnificent said:
Stupid question....so I have a single outlet with 2 plugs on a 20amp. I don't think I can fit 2 timers in it at the same time. Can I plug a light into the timer and that into a surge? Prolly need 2 surges since each surge is 15 amp max? 1 surge per light in same outlet
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One timer has two recepticals on it. Plug that in to the wall & plug your two lights into that. Do not put your lights on surge protectors. They pop all the time, messing up schedules. You can also run a cord from your timer with a splitter on the end like I did, running both lights off one timer, outlet & cord. image.jpg
 
Big smo

Big smo

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Hydrofarm now sells a power strip with a timer on it but still maxes at 1750 watts so it seems to be a waste. My og timers had one and now I picked up some outdoor ones. They have a little 1' cord, 2 outlets in the bottom and the timer part is protected with a plastic cover
 
Hybridway

Hybridway

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Big smo said:
Hydrofarm now sells a power strip with a timer on it but still maxes at 1750 watts so it seems to be a waste. My og timers had one and now I picked up some outdoor ones. They have a little 1' cord, 2 outlets in the bottom and the timer part is protected with a plastic cover
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The outlets max out at 1800 w/ 1400 allowance n 1300 consistent.
Airwalker16 said:
Yep, we're golden. Unbelievably they're even called "thin" series breakers. Rofl!

http://www.amazon.com/General-Electric-THQP120-Circuit-Breaker/dp/B000B7TG3O

Which is the same as, you guessed it, "thick" series:

http://www.amazon.com/General-Electric-THQL1120-Circuit-Breaker/dp/B000BP7ME6

I will be doing this tomorrow! :D
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good luck. Safety first.
 
ThaMagnificent

ThaMagnificent

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Airwalker16 said:
Im interested to see what results these 2 different lights give you. Gotta be honest though, the amare looks tits.
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I gotta hang that big ass scrubber next.

I want to hang a Scrog but I'd need 2 since 2 different systems will be run. Should I get a net for each half or throw a temp fence screen on top? I saw they sell some plastic temp fence at HD that could he thrown on top
 
Evil-Mobo

Evil-Mobo

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ThaMagnificent said:
I gotta hang that big ass scrubber next.

I want to hang a Scrog but I'd need 2 since 2 different systems will be run. Should I get a net for each half or throw a temp fence screen on top? I saw they sell some plastic temp fence at HD that could he thrown on top
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First grow?
 
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