RUNNING ONE 600 METAL HALIDE, TWO 8 BULB T5 SETS AND THREE SMALL CFL's?

Okay guys here is what I am thinking about doing,

I have two parents one is a 5 x 5 x 7 in which I will put in 600 metal halide light ( the light is capable of metal halide or HIS) but as I will use it for vegging of course I will just use the MH part.

I'll put that in the large 5 x 5 x 7 tent. I have a smaller tent I don't know the exact measurements but it's much smaller approximately 2 x 2 x 5 in this one I'm thinking of putting another eight bulb T5 cents vertically instead of horizontally in dropping down two or three CFL's across the top for the budding phase.

I have everything except for the extra T5 bulb sense and the few CFL's that I will need to drop down from the top. The concerned that I'm having is that right now I'm just running a single T5 eight bulb sets if I do what I'm planning I will be adding any another T5 8 bulb set for budding as well as setting up my 600 MH light (that have never been running on my electric load before). That would be two serious electricity consuming objects that I have not had running in my house before and that brings up two concerns that I can think of (and there may be more that you guys know about that I don't?).

#1. Heat Signature?

#2. Electricity Bill creating problems with surges/spikes alerting authorities?

Does anyone think I will have a problem with any of these areas or potential security problems anything that may come up that I haven't thought of?

Your ideas and feedback are greatly appreciated.

YOur heat signature will be well below anything you need to be concerned about. Electricity is also lower than you need to be concerned about. Your fine.

BCcannabis said:

YOur heat signature will be well below anything you need to be concerned about. Electricity is also lower than you need to be concerned about. Your fine.

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Really no problems with the heat signature, I hear helicopters flying over all the time, I have no idea what the hell they are doing or who they are but just want to be safe.

How much do you think this will push up my electricity bill, by a lot or what?

dr.feelgood69 said:

really no problems with the heat signature, i hear helicopters flying over all the time, i have no idea what the hell they are doing or who they are but just want to be safe.

How much do you think this will push up my electricity bill, by a lot or what?

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anybody have anything else to share?????

They cannot just FLIR your house, it's an invasion of privacy. They also cannot get a warrant with FLIR results.

What gets people caught is doing stupid shit. Like several 5 minute visitors, crazy smells, or pot leaves in the garbage. Once it hits the curb it's public domain. If they FLIR your house while searching for escaping suspect by "accident" and then they can watch your place for suspicious behavior.

For the most part Police are looking for big grows. Your grow will hardly provide enough bud for yourself. It's not like the whole house is lit up, or even the whole garage.

Seriously though, you are just being high paranoid. You have to do some stupid shit to get caught. Like stealing power, which is illegal. Owning equipment, or growing tomatoes in your closet, isn't illegal. You are innocent until proven guilty. Give them no reason to suspect you're a drug runner and they'll leave you alone. If medical is legal in your state then you have even less reason to be worried. It costs a lot to investigate and prosecute a person for minimal Marijuana production so they look for bigger time busts. They will take what falls in their laps but your grow just isn't high profile enough.

10,000 watts plus is when you need to start to worry. But by that point you should have a couple thousand to drop on a 10K solar system to offset your consumption at least a little bit.

This is the reply I was looking for. You answered all of my questions and made me feel a lot better. I thought I was just being paranoid but you know ignorance breeds more stupidity. Now at least I am not ignorant. I am not planning on selling or doing anything like that, I just want enough to keep me out of the serious pain I experience everyday. Trying to go to one of these 'advanced pain management' doctors is like being micro-managed to the n'th degree and there is no reason for it, so I feel as though I have no choice but to take matters into my own hands if that makes sense. I do appreciate your answer and really helps with what I am planning which is much less that 1500 watts anyway, and no stupid behavior anyway. Thanks again for your help and intelligence and in fact education.

Dude. You are very welcome. Thank you for your thank you. Makes the time worth it, makes my night.

I'm sorry to hear about your pain. My girlfriend has a slipped disc in her lower back and was in constant pain before knowing me. She used to have panic attacks as well. Cannabis is more than just a couch-locker and eventually, some day, you won't have to worry about getting caught.

I use it mostly for appetite control and as a sleep aid. If I'm in pain I grab my bong before the bottle (be it pills or liquid courage) because my body knows what works best. Mice are the same way. You offer them cannabis and asprin for pain relief and they choose the cannabis.

I'm sure you've taken some time, but learn how the chemicals work in your body. I find that understanding how it stops the pain, compared to steroidal pain killers, helps it work even better because you can visualize those little molecules binding up receptors on your brain stem forcing your own body to produce the chemicals that dull the pain.

All things are possible with Knowledge. I hope this works out fantastically for you.