how can i stop the fuses from blowing?

not quite sure why but we have 1 600w hps light on 24/7 for veg in the garage. like once or twice a week all the power in the house shuts off and someone has to go mess with the fuses. we seem to be using a lot of power and we are not sure why. we rarely use the a/c now because we are trying to conserve. does anyone know how to read the meters maybe?

 

nothing to do with how much power your using directly. HAs to do with how many amps you are drawing on the same circuit.

You need to figure out what elec. outlets are on which fuse. Most homes are wired up for 15amps for elec outlets/lights. This means you can really only safely run 1200 watts or 1.2 amps on the line. With a 600w HPS you're using 1/2 your load. Add in any other appliances to that same circuit and you'll overheat the wires, and the fuse will pop.

Continue to let this happen, and eventually the electrical wire insulation will catch fire. This is NO joke.

You need to address your electrical issues before continuing much further.

 

Yep no joke indeed coz if ya growing n your house catches light they will through the book at u weather its your fault or not and any fire insurance for fire u may have will be voided.

 

Get an am-probe and check your draw. It is a serious sitch. What is the amperage of the circuit breaker you are pulling from? Maybe you have a fridge or other hi draw appliance on the same line.

be safe.

 

No updates? Bah.

 

i would say to put a larger fuse(higher amp fuse) in the circuit but hes saying the whole house loses power.. theres a big difference between a fuse box and a breaker box . if it is indeed a fuse box,ive never heard of the surge blowing the circuit fuse and the main fuses to the house..

even if it is breakers and is surging enough to blow the main breaker of the house,SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG!!!
the lights may be contributing to the problem but there is almost positively faulty wiring somewhere on that circuit.. very VERY dangerous as others have stated..

maybe he hasnt replied cause his house burnt down..

 

Think they did reply only we cant read smoke signals.....

 

Adding a larger breaker is a bad idea....

The wiring is only suited for so much, typically it's 14/2 romex rated for up to 15amps. If you install say.. a 30 amp breaker.. the wire will continue to draw and heat up, eventually catching fire before the 30amp flips off.

 

I bet the whole house is runnin on 1 leg. Its prolly runnin on 1 leg and 2 breakers. The rest ofem are prolly just goin nowheres. You realy do got serious probs. Just for the immediat problem at hand I guess you could add a breaker and dedicate it to your light. Try to get it on the oppisit leg than what the rest of the house runs on. Thatl get your light to stay on but you still got some serious wiring probs in yer house.

 

Totally agreed.

 

alright sorry i havent been able to post my internet has been down. ya my roommate said that the light and the fan are on the same fuse and thats definitly our problem. how can i find where the other ones are? should i run electricity through the house since its in my garage?

 

Easy... turn the breaker off and see what else doesn't work in the house. Add up the total amp/watts of those devices. Compare to the rating of the fuse, probably 15amp.

 

Hey Bluntman, Your not askin us where your breakers are, are you?

 

im usually stoned when i post here just so you know, but i guess i dont even know what im asking at this point. i need to better distribute my electricity to numerous fuses RIGHT?? im getting a little confused with all the input. i just need a simple way to stop the fuse from blowing and soon b/c within i couple months i would like to hook up 2 or 3 1000w lights in my garage. and from what im hearing that could be VERY dangerous. so i want the most simple explanation and implementation on how to not blow my fuses!

 

Numerous fuses, or run a dedicated line for your grow.

3000w of lights requires at least a 20 and 15 amp breaker to run safely.

Sounds like you need an electrician my friend.