Will my electric bill be noticeable?

If i set up a hydroponic setup with a 1000 Watt HPS, going 20 hours a day, will my electric bill be a lot more expensive? Will it be noticeable by the company? I dont want to get into any trouble.

 

that's gonna depend on how much other stuff you're running with it. that's about the draw of a window unit air conditioner, or something like that, and it is summer, that's an extra 20kWh per day, so depending on how many you use a month...it might raise a question or two. Like if you use 10000 kWh per month, an extra 600 don't mean a thing, but if you run like 5000, and you boost it by 600, that's a higher boost (and I'm just bullshitting numbers, here-but I think you get the point) I think summer'd be the best time, though, as it can be mistaken for a window unit ac or extra fans used for cooling.

 

You should be good to grow. But you will notice your electric go up.

 

Yea youl be fine. Thats not how ya get busted. A higher electric bill wont get you busted. Not for a 1000 watt light anyhow. You can expect your bill to go up about 60$ or so. Im not doin the math but Im basin this on the fact that a 1000watthps runnin 12/12 will cost ya bout 40$ per month to run, so 20/4 will prolly run ya bout 60$ Smater o fact, if ya manage to plug into the leg thats burnin less watts youl pay even less.

 

wow, my 'number guesses' weren't too far off.

The 'average' american household uses 10,000 kWh per month.

adding roughly 600 kWh per month isn't a big deal, even adding on another 300kWh for your pumps and fans as well. If you're concerned about it, cut the temperature of your hot water heater (if it's electric) down, because it costs wattage to hold it at that temp, if you've got central climate control, either use it only at night, or raise your temperature (leaving the house a little warmer) or both can save you a lot.

take advantage of sunny days by hanging laundry outside to cut dryer usage. those kinda things.

 

Good. Thanks for the advice guys, it makes me feel better. Now im not so worried, i just wanna grow dank buds with a good light.

 

Why The hell will you have the lamp on 20ha a day it's 18ha a day not 20ha
you can do it with it on 20ha a day but if you have it on 18ha a day your going
to get more weed at the end than having it on 20ha -YOU NEED TO GET A NEW BOOK?

anyway if your saying if ya mum will notice the dill then yes she
fucking will, but maybe not with a 400w! maybe.

 

What's the difference between the two hours? I was thinking i would put the lights on for 18 to save on electric but why is it that big of a deal?

 

I run my veg lights 17/7.

 

18ha for the plants during the veg stage to give plants correct photosyntheisis that it NEEDS, It alows the plant to build energy, so when the lights are on it can concentrate. The plant needs 6ha of dark for correct photosynthesis.

 

I just talked to my roomate who is letting me grow in his room because he's gone for the summer and he insists that 1000 Watt HPS light will be waaaaay toooo noticeable and advised me not to do it or the electric company will call the cops. Now he's got me all paranoid...

 

go with a sea of green microcabinet, like the link I pmed you. It'll only run you about 6$ or so a month for the lights and is fairly easy to hide.

 

1000w will be fine for a 2 bed room home.
or you can just get a 600whps and spray your plants with liquid light!
this will let a 600w grow the same size room that a 1000w lamp can.
and with co2 and control temp, 2 plants clones F1 strain , your sure to get
500g in 90days, 4weeks veg and 8 weeks flower
build 1.5 meter square grow chamber

 

Whats liquid light?

 

Dutch Master, the first of it kind is designed to supercharge the chloroplasts, tiny specialized cells in the leaves of your plant that process light and give then that green colour. These cells are the solar powered engines that are responsible for turning light and Co2 into sugar, your plants energy source. delivers a formula of selected Amino Acids, Metabolites and Phospholipids literally right into the leaves turning your plants into light processing power houses. is designed to work hand in hand

 

Plenty of people veg under 24 hours of light, so 6 hours of dark is not necesary. 18/6 is pretty standard too, and saves on electricity. The ccritical thing is that flower is triggered at close to 12/12.

Anyway, 1000watts will not raise suspicion, but will hurt your wallet. A big screen TV uses about that much especially with all the accesories. The electric company may call asking if there is a reason for the useage spike, but you can just tell them you have guests, got an AC,, upgraded your stereo etc. There are many reasons for an energy spike and their main concern is that you aren't getting power stolen or have an energy bleed.

Cheers

 

Plenty of dumb people

And if you give the plants 24ha you would only need to cut the
light to 18ha for flower.

 

False. First, flowering is triggered by darkeness. The darkness period for most MJ plants is right around 12 hours.

 

(Site look at them scratching there heads
trying to work out why there plants have gone to flower.


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