is 600 hps to much

cocoxxx

cocoxxx

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i live in a 1 bedroom apartment (uk), and was wondering if a 600 hps would trigger alarm bells or raise a red flag at the power company.

total power consumption for the grow in total would be 800 watts.

can someone out there eleviate my fears, thanks in advance and would be interested in hearing what other people are running if in similar sized accomodation????:peace:
 
mane2008

mane2008

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depends do you use major elct on a daliy basis? If so do you bra n grow like hell. You gon wanna cut back on extra elct once you start growin though like unpluggin stuff u aint usin at da moment unpluggin da cpu and other appliances until ready to use.
Oh how many plants do you plan on growing cause 600 is major bra?

Hope dis helps u bra.
 
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AiCPearlJam

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I was going to ask the same thing. I plan on only growing one plant at a time for personal use and only plan on using a 400 watt HPS. Will this keep my electric low?
 
Kludge

Kludge

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A 600 watt HPS is not "major" and will not draw any attention. Running that light 12/12 will raise your electric bill maybe 15 quid a month at the most, probably more like 10. All depends on how much you pay for electricity.

What you DO have to worry about in a small apartment is the smell when your plants start flowering. A little MJ smell every now and then coming from your apartment means you smoke and no one will give a toss. But a constant smell 24 hours a day means you grow and will draw attention.
 
cocoxxx

cocoxxx

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thanks for the quick response guys, will be scrogging in a large cabinet 3.5ft by 3.5ft (1m2). was thinking of 4 plants
 
GanjaGrowUK

GanjaGrowUK

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AiCPearlJam said:
I was going to ask the same thing. I plan on only growing one plant at a time for personal use and only plan on using a 400 watt HPS. Will this keep my electric low?
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Id go for a 250w if your only growing 1 plant m8 , not much, but noticeable in electric.
 
cocoxxx

cocoxxx

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is that 1000w per bedroom or for the whole apartment, i do have kitchen bathroom living room etc ???
 
NewGrowth

NewGrowth

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cocoxxx said:
i live in a 1 bedroom apartment (uk), and was wondering if a 600 hps would trigger alarm bells or raise a red flag at the power company.

total power consumption for the grow in total would be 800 watts.

can someone out there eleviate my fears, thanks in advance and would be interested in hearing what other people are running if in similar sized accomodation????:peace:
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No it will not:peace:
 
GanjaGrowUK

GanjaGrowUK

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cocoxxx said:
is that 1000w per bedroom or for the whole apartment, i do have kitchen bathroom living room etc ???
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Yeah m8 per bedroom,
you can run an EXTRA 1000w per room without raising suspicion.

Obviously they wont know if your using it all in a certain room ,you dont have to spread it out or anything , 'per bedroom' is used as a guide for wattage usuage.
 
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CALIGIRL

CALIGIRL

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I live in a 3 bedroom apt, and run 2x 1000watt lights, 1x4 bulb t5(150watt), 1x8bulb t5(450watt), inline fan ( 350watt) , blower fan(150watt) ezcloner( 250watt)
and all is good =)
 
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AiCPearlJam

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Yea the smell will be a problem but I heard if you use carbon filters it will eliminate the smell. Especially if you scatter them around the house.
 
cocoxxx

cocoxxx

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CALIGIRL said:
I live in a 3 bedroom apt, and run 2x 1000watt lights, 1x4 bulb t5(150watt), 1x8bulb t5(450watt), inline fan ( 350watt) , blower fan(150watt) ezcloner( 250watt)
and all is good =)
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how long have u been running this setup and are u uk based.:peace:
 
NewGrowth

NewGrowth

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Don't worry about your power bill, you pay it right? Well you could have gotten a big screen TV, surround sound, or a jacuzzi in your living room. Trust me as long as you pay your bill nobody will notice.
 
cocoxxx

cocoxxx

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well my electric bill prior to this grow is quite low, all cfls, washing machine on cold wash, not filling the kettle all the way or as needed, i turn the freezer of for 12 hours of the day and keep my fridge full (apperently if the fridge is full it reduces the area that needs to be cooled). what im trying to say is that i watch my carbon footprint but am worried about my dramatic power consumption that will be in effect in the next couple of weeks peace
 
NewGrowth

NewGrowth

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cocoxxx said:
well my electric bill prior to this grow is quite low, all cfls, washing machine on cold wash, not filling the kettle all the way or as needed, i turn the freezer of for 12 hours of the day and keep my fridge full (apperently if the fridge is full it reduces the area that needs to be cooled). what im trying to say is that i watch my carbon footprint but am worried about my dramatic power consumption that will be in effect in the next couple of weeks peace
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Nope like I said you just bought a big screen TV power company can't report every guy that gets a new big screen right? If you want security spend your time controlling odor, light leaks, noise, heat, locks, not your power bill.
 
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