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smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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raiderman said:
hey I appreciate that,I mite do that, I have a 220 adapter cord to 120 and theres 2-220s in the house.are the 220s setup to take in more with out weaking the breaker box or are they on their own breaker? jus curious.
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i am not sure on the cords. are they pre made store bought cords?

what are the 220 volt outlets normally used for? usually in a house the 220-240 volt circuits are run from the main breaker panel to a specific location for a piece of equipment. or the 220 is run with a neutral to get 2- 120 volt circuits by only running 1 cable from the panel instead of 2.

the 220 volt are not really designed to take in more, that depends on the size of the wire and the breaker protecting it. the only benefit of running things at 220 volt is that it uses both phases of the incoming power meaning you will have a more balanced load on both phases.
 
raiderman

raiderman

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smoke and coke said:
i am not sure on the cords. are they pre made store bought cords?

what are the 220 volt outlets normally used for? usually in a house the 220-240 volt circuits are run from the main breaker panel to a specific location for a piece of equipment. or the 220 is run with a neutral to get 2- 120 volt circuits by only running 1 cable from the panel instead of 2.

the 220 volt are not really designed to take in more, that depends on the size of the wire and the breaker protecting it. the only benefit of running things at 220 volt is that it uses both phases of the incoming power meaning you will have a more balanced load on both phases.
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yes their store bot cords ive had awhile,dont know wat they were used for.wen I hook my 1000 up jus wasn't wanting knock everything out cuz of ACs runnin all in the house,wen it gets cooler I can just plug in 2 or 3k plus the 600 with out overamping.
 
raiderman

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heres the outside plants,thier not big in no wise nor do I want trees not here...the las 2 were the ones that were pulled up and throwed on the ground in the baking sun 3 days ago..these are my own breeding so far the budding one is packin crystals,get me some smoke soon hopefully.also gotta get to the big city and pick up my 10 sour diesels,10 nyc diesel and 10 purp fems all free.rhino seeds used to give me a pac of beans of choice for advertising,some mite ought to give that atry,worx for me.rdr.
 
SxIstew

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I guess their roots stayed fairly intact? They don't look like they had any stress from the situation they were forced into.....
 
raiderman

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I had them staked up for a day and hittem with a good dose of 1-2-1 for fas roots for clones and seedlings.perked them rite up next day.
 
SOMEBEECH

SOMEBEECH

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smoke and coke said:
i am not sure on the cords. are they pre made store bought cords?

what are the 220 volt outlets normally used for? usually in a house the 220-240 volt circuits are run from the main breaker panel to a specific location for a piece of equipment. or the 220 is run with a neutral to get 2- 120 volt circuits by only running 1 cable from the panel instead of 2.

the 220 volt are not really designed to take in more, that depends on the size of the wire and the breaker protecting it. the only benefit of running things at 220 volt is that it uses both phases of the incoming power meaning you will have a more balanced load on both phases.
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You sir are correct.
Think of it this way most ppl think a 110v window unit is Cheaper to operate,Wrong.......It pulls more amperage then a 220v.
Also,Run dedicated circuits on 220v.
Its all about the amp draw guys,running lights at night lowers bill because off a couple things 1 being demand, the incoming wires are cooler from not being baked in the sun.Always, balance loads that are not a dedicated run.
I run 220v and pull 4.5 amps per leg=9amps total on 2 wires,On 110v your gonna pull 9amps on 1 wire!
Hope that makes sense ole Beechy been thru the ringer and not really thinkin st8!!
Beech
 
SxIstew

SxIstew

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SOMEBEECH said:
You sir are correct.
Think of it this way most ppl think a 110v window unit is Cheaper to operate,Wrong.......It pulls more amperage then a 220v.
Also,Run dedicated circuits on 220v.
Its all about the amp draw guys,running lights at night lowers bill because off a couple things 1 being demand, the incoming wires are cooler from not being baked in the sun.Always, balance loads that are not a dedicated run.
I run 220v and pull 4.5 amps per leg=9amps total on 2 wires,On 110v your gonna pull 9amps on 1 wire!
Hope that makes sense ole Beechy been thru the ringer and not really thinkin st8!!
Beech
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Just replacing the breaker wouldn't be enough correct? i'd need new wiring as well as new breakers if I wanted to put 220s in???


If so I can't even make the attempt. 3rd floor w/ no options lol
 
raiderman

raiderman

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SOMEBEECH said:
You sir are correct.
Think of it this way most ppl think a 110v window unit is Cheaper to operate,Wrong.......It pulls more amperage then a 220v.
Also,Run dedicated circuits on 220v.
Its all about the amp draw guys,running lights at night lowers bill because off a couple things 1 being demand, the incoming wires are cooler from not being baked in the sun.Always, balance loads that are not a dedicated run.
I run 220v and pull 4.5 amps per leg=9amps total on 2 wires,On 110v your gonna pull 9amps on 1 wire!
Hope that makes sense ole Beechy been thru the ringer and not really thinkin st8!!
Beech
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thank yu sir ,that's wat I needed to hear.i do burn my light at night .maxe a lot of sense,need to back to my storage next week and get the cords and more equipment,thx BEECH.
 
raiderman

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SxIstew said:
So how long ago was rhino giving you free seeds for advertising??
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for 3 months at first, it started wen I posted a neg ad thread about them over a order they denied to correct,i guess they saw the thread and cut a deal,was getting 400 views aday,made them nervous I guess.
 
smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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SxIstew said:
You draw less power on 220-240 correct? compared to 120v
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you may be able save a couple of cents depending on how balance the main panel is as a whole at the main feeders.

but really not correct. if you look at any nameplate data of anything that can be connected as multi tap. 120/240 volts and if it draws 4 amps at 120 it will draw 2 amps at 240. 2 amps per leg is still 4 amps.
 
raiderman

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bcseedking is who I ad for,they do just about anything for me as far as beans go.been adv for them 4 yrs.
 
raiderman

raiderman

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smoke and coke said:
you may be able save a couple of cents depending on how balance the main panel is as a whole at the main feeders.

but really not correct. if you look at any nameplate data of anything that can be connected as multi tap. 120/240 volts and if it draws 4 amps at 120 it will draw 2 amps at 240. 2 amps per leg is still 4 amps.
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jus don't wanna fire hazard,appreciate that CS.i get nervous around that stuff,been knocked around couple times created this panic attack with any electrical probs.
 
smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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SxIstew said:
Just replacing the breaker wouldn't be enough correct? i'd need new wiring as well as new breakers if I wanted to put 220s in???


If so I can't even make the attempt. 3rd floor w/ no options lol
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you can take a 120v line and turn it into a 220v but everything on that line will need to be converted to 220v then. a dedicated line is nice because you have either option.

if a single room has it's own breaker, you could make it 220v but all the outlets would then need to be 220v.
 
smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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raiderman said:
jus don't wanna fire hazard,appreciate that CS.i get nervous around that stuff,been knocked around couple times created this panic attack with any electrical probs.
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no def. no fire hazard for sure. as long as things are wired correctly and grounded, then the breaker should do its job and stop a fire before it can even start.
 
raiderman

raiderman

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I don't plan on being here real long but sure need the grow,i'm gonna refer to this page wenever I have to deal with it anywhere else.thx bro.
 
smoke and coke

smoke and coke

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SOMEBEECH said:
You sir are correct.
Think of it this way most ppl think a 110v window unit is Cheaper to operate,Wrong.......It pulls more amperage then a 220v.
Also,Run dedicated circuits on 220v.
Its all about the amp draw guys,running lights at night lowers bill because off a couple things 1 being demand, the incoming wires are cooler from not being baked in the sun.Always, balance loads that are not a dedicated run.
I run 220v and pull 4.5 amps per leg=9amps total on 2 wires,On 110v your gonna pull 9amps on 1 wire!
Hope that makes sense ole Beechy been thru the ringer and not really thinkin st8!!
Beech
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i am not sure about a wire being warm already causing something to draw more amps. it may reduce the amount of amps the wire can handle but that was already figured into the calculations when they sized the wire along with being in the open air.

to pay less at low demand periods, i would have to sign up for that with my provider. i think i also pay a slightly higher rate during high peak demand time because of signing up for it.

they get you either way. lets say you have natural gas for your heating only, but in the summer you don't use any gas at all. they still charge you for service fee, maint, and lets not forget the hidden charges. lol

oh and i am on my 3nd margarita and talking way too much.

edit; oh yeah beech i hope you got some good meds for the pain. heal up and feel better.
 
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