electric bills...

[dopet4h2c0]

hello all first time poster long time reader i was wondering what stinkyattic ment when she said 1k per taxed bedroom does that me you can run 1k per bedroom 24 hours a day not that i would do that but im just confused.. and i was wonderin say someone had a 4 bedroom house could they get away with runing a 1k light for flower and 250mh for veg and a 125 fan without geting in trouble? you guys are a wealth of info so i no someone can answer

[redtails]

Easily I would think, appliances use a crapload of power so 1375w isn't all that much in a 4br. Shoot, my snake room uses that much by itself: you got all the heat sources for their thermoregulating needs, the lights for each cage(optional on nocturnal animals), climate controls(A/C, heat, humidity; all on thermo/hydrostats), 9cft freezer for the food, etc. That's just one of 4 br in the house and I've had that for years with no issues or suspicions.

[redtails]

If you really want to go stealth, check out solar panels. They are a decent chunk of change to start but they will pay for themselves and most electric companies will offer rebates and incentives so more people will get them. Best of all...if you go full in on the panels, the utility company will pay you for any electicity you generate over what you actually use! Check out your provider's website and see what programs they have in your area.

[disrupt86]

solar panels hold so little power though it would take a 50k investment to power up a complete room. dont worry about it i run twica as much power as that in just my flower room.i have friends that shell out thousands every month to pge,as long as u pay them they dont give a fuck.if your pge jumped to a thousand dollers a month and u pay on time every month u are a valuable customer to them.u alone have generated as much cash as 3 or 4 regular house holds.its a gold mine to them.

[dopet4h2c0]

thats good to no but i dont live in cail and dont have pge will other companys care if my bill is 150-180$ i whis i lived in cail me and my lady want to move there but it mite take some time...thanks guys

[radtek]

Well you gotta figure out exactly what you use watt-wise for the lights etc. For example: 12 26w cfl's = 312w/hr, then it takes approx 3 hours to use a Kw. In my case that's about 7.7 cents off peak so about 62 cents a day or $18.60/mo.

Upping it to 1Kw would be $1.84 a day or $55/mo. My bill jumps in the summer months way higher than that. I agree- just pay your bill on time and there's zero cause for complaint.

BTW, there's products out there that allow you to track to nearly the watt of your household consumption. Very handy...

[dopet4h2c0]

well thats kool thanks but how much power can someone use untill you think there would be a problem 2 1000s 3 1000s? im just askin not that i would ever do that casue thats crazy but just wondering.....thanks

[LetsSeeYa]

well thats kool thanks but how much power can someone use untill you think there would be a problem 2 1000s 3 1000s? im just askin not that i would ever do that casue thats crazy but just wondering.....thanks

If it gets cool out and you begin to use your heat, thats a good time to start, thats what i did, but cfl's are cheep to run:thumbsup::rasta:

Plus the houses with no snow on the roof are ones that get looked at, with houses around ya thats loaded w/ snow

[disrupt86]

Plus the houses with no snow on the roof are ones that get looked at, with houses around ya thats loaded w/ snow
those guys get caught cuz they vent to the attic and not out the window like they should:D

[LetsSeeYa]

those guys get caught cuz they vent to the attic and not out the window like they should:D

Thats interesting because i just thought they were growin up there in the attic:rasta:

[frostedwonder]

Just don't go over board. 2k no problem in that size house. Just don't vent out of the same duct as the dryer exhaust in a winter wonderland cause nobody does that much laundry.....:rasta:

[Prodaytrader]

I'll just give you an idea of what a normal consumers electric bill looks like. Before I started growing I tracked my electric bill a lot just for consumer purposes and I regularly used high load systems. I have a 1000 watt power supply in my personal computer and my wife has about 500 watts on hers. My 60" tv probably draws at least 250 watts. Couple in normal lights usage and a washer dryer and you can get a good idea of my usage. I am on the high end of the scale when comparing myself to other people I know. I usually leave my stuff on 24/7 which is why I tend to be on the high end. My bill was regularly 400 per month in the summer time. I also use electric in the winter to heat the home which puts me into the same category again. I recently changed my electric company so now I tend to be happy when I spend under 200 per month. This equates to about 1500k watts to 2500k watts during heavy usage each month and I pay about 10 to 11 cents for each watt. A 1000 watt light is about the same as a high end computer and probably about the same as 2 x play stations/xbox.

I would think that if you had a normal home then 2 x 1000 watt lights could go under the radar quite easily. If nothing else was in the home at all then you could add another 1 very easily. 3000 watts of continuous usage would give you a total usage of 2.2 million watts at the end of the month which would be equivalent to what a typical 3 bedroom home would use in my area. Some homes have 4 air conditioners though (Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) so they would probably easily use 4 million or even more watts each month which would then allow u to run 6 x 1000 watts lights and still probably not even catch anyone's attention.

[dopet4h2c0]

thanks i was just wondering if a 1000 watt hps for flower and a 250 mh for veg with 125 watt fan would be ok to run without gettin in trouble....then i was wonderin how much is to much to run.... my bill would be around $150 if i ran a 1000 in winter and summer around $200 witch doesent seem bad but you never no right... thanks again