Upgrading LED Lights

medidedicated said:

Its 10 bucks why not. It helped turns out I under estimated box fans but everything else was close already by just say divide 55w fan by 3 since has 3 settings and just assume each one is that many watts. Worked for the lights but box fans arent 18w per setting.

Box fan starts at 40w 2nd setting is 46w 3rd is 52w. Well I guess I will dim lights accordingly which if the perpetual flow is staggard I can have one blasting in mid flower late flower and the others dimmed at early flower. Whatever works. This little thing is cool but yea it doesnt measure surge watts just peak usage theres a difference.

I just for one dont want my dumbass to hurt myself with those advanced meters and two I dont think I know what all to get yet. I need to look back in thread but kinda conflicting atm I read the model suggested wont measure surge while one here said it does. Its 100$ mistake to make so want to be sure but this little thing is cool.

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I don't know anyone that ever bought a meter to measure surge current, why be so concerned about it?

1212ham said:

I don't know anyone that ever bought a meter to measure surge current, why be so concerned about it?

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Compressors in two 270w dehueys and a 830w portable ac on its own circuit thats not really used. Its on one outlet though and have a ps4 on it which is 300w with 100w tv. Just knowing would help.

I estimate the dehueys to be no more than 220 surge watts added to its operating use because the fuse didnt blow. It had like 1400w in use when I started the dehuey up.

So the second dehuey is on surge protector deseigned to wait 3 mins before turning on if power is disrupted. So if power goes out it shouldnt blow the fuse as it starts up delayed. Both on continuous use so it should turn on compressor asap within 3 mins.

That just means the second dehuey could potentially wait 6 mins after power on to turn on compressor.

Upgrading veg tent. Got new lights and going to redo the drain system from flood tray to all drain trays. Going to put bags over the pots and trays sealed shut. I like the performance of fabric pots but after seeing gnats lay eggs under microscope I dont doubt they can lay eggs. Where the roots poke out.

Want to keep up on my IPM its going good just got to stay one step ahead of bugs. Box fan above bar light now in my entire garden.

Damn. 150$ light and risk another return defect or just get a vipar ks3000? $220 for veg light is overkill though. It turned on then unplugged it then never turned back on.

So just harvestin tired af. Giving it few days to think. Im thinking $220 for ks3000 aint bad considering Im already getting defects. $150 light sure but if ut breaks in a yr or two thats $300 when the ks3000 could last many years.

Its mine. I just said f it buy once cry once. Should last 5-10yrs especially on lower settings and on GLR schedule for veg. I got the ks3k.

Phase one upgrade complete. Now to re do the drain system.

So the power cut just like I feared it would, in and out several times before staying on. Good it stayed on but the dehuey just turned on and off each time. Shouldnt of the surge protector kicked in immediately amd kept it off? It eventually kicked in and shut off but damn, not immediately after the first cutoff.

It didnt blow the fuse and everythings running close to fullcapacity. Probably only 40w not used atm. So maybe it has inverter tech to use less watts to start up like it says.

They cant stand the cords. I dont mind them but my people do. I found out you can install a outlet chained to another circuit to serve as a lead. In this case just to remove the cords in hallway. Going to talk to them about it see if they can do that.

Right now Im having a generator hook up done. What I originally wanted but then was searching up that it would cost much more. And just like I figured, you cant just have 3 inlets for 3 cords to use the 30a and other two 20a outlets on genny.

So I was just asking if I can use one of the 20a outlets for the inlet but its 3 prong. I didnt think 30a or even 20a was enough for the house. Well theyre saying 30a is and that hooking it up using a interlock controlling the whole house is recommended. So Im doing that.

Gonna ask about it and show the grow and the area I think they can install outlet. With just moving something outward a little bit. Also to check that my setup is safe so my people cant say shit when theyre randomly feeling like giving my grow a hard time.

I want to have that piece of mind too, Im wrong all the time and this is simple stuff but you never know. Ive never heard anything that I should worry about 3 yrs into this. So yea theres an outlet on another unused circuit behind my wall they can just install it there. My people ok with it they just hate the damn cord.

Idk, just that a transfer switch and powering only one thing in the home was more money or work. That its cheaper and better to do the interlock. So my setup has to change, the cords are for nothing other than if I ever move out it will be all I have which will do. This was just so we have heat in winter.

For one can freeze to death for two the pipes freeze and burst now we need major repair and no water for my grow for unknown time. If its longer than a day Im already panicking. My grow is half in basement to veg it simply has to be. So it will get too cold.

Honestly if I moved out Id have bigger problems and this is just luxury while I have it. I accepted it would just have to make do until I realized I could do this. As a grower its my living situation too now as long as it gracefully can be. So I think about scenerios a lot that I just have to block out. Deal with whatever whenever I have to.

Like spider mites, thrips, legalization going backwards just to name a few. So I just try to think how Id do this anywhere else like people do. Its just easier when you live or know a cool homeowner but people grow out trailors, apartments for rent. Id just have to figure it out. So 800$ invested hope I get to use it.

Ran the genny to cycle in fresh stablized gas. I needed help pull starting it last time but not this time. Last time was the very first start ever maybe didnt have gas primed through it yet like a online search said. That it takes a few pulls. I must of warmed it up for them.

I struggled today like damn Im about to ask for help which would have to every time power goes out. Nope just the battery was off lol. Its always easier to start after its ran some so I wasnt sure since last time if I could do it. I did.

The struggling I did is probably what it would be like to start it in freezing weather. So yea good to maintain and see that it runs before a power outage. Get it lubed up. Next step drain gas in a few months then put fresh stablized gas and run it for 15 min to cycle in new gas through the lines and repeat.

What size tubing does this look like though? I want to buy some and hook it up to drain into a gas can. I suppose I could measure it and ask yall what you think it is based on what I can show with a tape measure.