What's the Most Light I Can Run without Raising Alarm Bells in the UK?

newworldicon

newworldicon

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So currently I am running 2x 600's on a flip flop system every 12 hours and then have a 550W LED + 136W of fluoro in the veg room on a 16/8 cycle. The 550W actually draws +/- 400W.

More info is that flower room 1 starts up at 8:45am and turns off at 8:45pm and then flower room 2 turns on for the next 12 hours. The veg room turns on at 1pm and turns off at 7am to make the most of night time electricity savings whilst flower room 1 is going.

So in total I'd be running almost 1200W at any one time. I'm in an apartment in the UK and am considering bumping up to 1000W in the flower rooms in cooled hoods, the veg room would not change at all.

I know that this is no where near enough to ring alarm bells but I'm wondering what other UK growers are getting away with so that I can compare to and what I can get away with really.

All input would be appreciated.
 
BBYY

BBYY

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My personal gaming computer is over 1200w, not including my monitors. I grow too, about another 1200w for that. Then my big screen, tons of other nick nacks. I live in a small 2bdrm. I check the meters, and surprisingly mine is pretty average. Do the same at the apt your at, not sure how they meter you in the UK.

Seems you are already taking all the precautions one should do, you know to benefit not only electrical consumption but alot of heat would generate from all three at the same time, and then the electrical boost it all needs on start up, so having on/off times staggered is nice.

Just pay your bill, don't be letting your plants grow out the window, Stay civil and I am sure you can get away with alot.
 
newworldicon

newworldicon

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Thanks boys I am begining to realise that I can up the consumption a fair bit more before the alarms go ringing around the neighbourhood LOL.
 
BBYY

BBYY

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newworldicon said:
Thanks boys I am begining to realise that I can up the consumption a fair bit more before the alarms go ringing around the neighbourhood LOL.
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