Will this string catch on fire?

[Asuka23]

Hey guys. Ok, so I bought a light fixture from Amazon, but the pulley system pictured by the seller was not the one I received. It was lower quality and did not even fit into the top of the light. SO I had to improvise. I'm going to show you a picture, and I'd like you to tell me if you think that there's a risk of the string (where I tied it to) has a chance of catching on fire? The string is nylon, I think.

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Thank you!





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[Dutch Pimp]

switch to wire, chain or cable

[Asuka23]

Thank you for the quick response...*sigh* ok. I'll find something.

[HipsterDoofus]

There is supposed to be an S-hook on the fixture and a carabiner on the end of the string. The carabiner slips over the hook.

So, string > carabiner > s-hook > light fixture.

[Bass3rd]

A friend of mine used something similar, boot laces, they dried up after 3 months and broke,,could have been terrible accident,,use a chain set up,, a lot safer

[Asuka23]

@Hipster: There was no S shaped anything on the light fixture, the people that I bought from were misleading. I should have known better, after I got it I saw that they had a 2 and a half star rating from like, 100 people. Their stuff is cheap though, and I guess you get what you pay for. I appreciate the responses, I'm going to figure something out. This is my first grow, and I shall not let ANYTHING stop meh!!


@Bass3rd: These aren't shoelaces, their a much stronger material. LOL I can't believe he did that :b

[GaGrown]

Take a coat hanger and make some hangers.. All ya gotta do is bend it with electrical plyers... Heres a pic of what you want them to look like..

Ga.

[Bass3rd]

I didn't say they were shoe laces, I was just saying that someone had used boot laces very similar to what is on the pic,,,still now safe,,go chain!

[HipsterDoofus]

You can buy replacement parts at the hardware store: the s-hooks and carabiners.

[Asuka23]

Thank ya GAGrown, I didn't think about that. :jointsmile: