thumper925
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i have 1000 w light i want to know how much it will jump my electric bill monthly
how much will 1000w light jump my electric bill
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JohnnyBravo
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use this calculator..... Super-Grow Electricity Costs Calculator ...punch in how much your electric company charges per kilowatt hr....how many watts and how many hours....Easy
On U.S. power at about 10 cents per kilowatt hour (max, you may be less), you'll pay a dime per hour for this light. So running an 18/6 cycle for 30 days would be 540 hours a month, or $54/month. Just multiply your kilowatt/hr rate by the number of hours per month you run it since you have a 1 kilowatt light.
-Snake
So it would jump his bill 1000 dollars a month?
chronichaze09
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NO WAY it will be 1000...!!!
thumper925
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so if i was runnign a 400w and 1000w my bill would jump about 80 dollars?
Ativas
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My guess is that $54 amount is probably pretty close. I use 2 x 400 watts (MH + HPS) and it costs me about $40 a month - actually that includes a small and medium sized fans.
raeman1990
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not much at all... think of this, a common micro wave uses 1200 watts, a toaster 800 watts, and a washing machine 1800watts, and other, so ur energy may be simply as "a new toaster you got"
thumper925
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the reason im worried is because i rent a 1bedroom above a 4 car garage in california and my electric bill is paid by the lanlord that lives in the main unit.although the garage is not attached, dont want him to find out and give me the boot before i harvest
inbudwetrust
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dude hes going to ask questions believe me. He is going to look back on the bills and see the jump in price.
thumper925
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yea but if the price only jumps like 50 or somethin it wont matter ill tell him about my 65inch and 42 inch tvs i just go and also it has warmed up here a little since last month so he used heaters less so it might balance ou t
thumper925
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ill say i have been leaving it on when i go to sleep and when i watch news before work i forget to turn it off when i leave so i leave the 65 inch on
badlands
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Is this gonna be a small grow? a 1000 watt light is great but if it is going to be a stealth grow and be on the small side why not use a smaller light? and a 1000 watt puts out alot of heat unless it's a cool tube, I personaly grow with one 1000 watt and two 400 watt and my grow space is 8ft x 9ft x 6ft in height so I to have a bit of over kill but as they say watts=weight but I was thinking of your situation and trying to keep it on the low down and also a 1000 watter can be seen from a mile away if you have any light leaks, good luck bro...
thumper925
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would you recommend i do a 400w and 600 w because my room is 9 foot long and one light dont cover the distance but it does cover the 2 foot width
thumper925
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yea i have seen one but i dont have the money for one
timmmy2021
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their a 100$ for a 4' 120$ for a 6'. thats not much when your dealing with a 1000w and etc...
babyboi420
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i got a 430 watts hps and it cost me under 60 a month extra that in canada dude.....