redeyed
08-09-2005, 11:36 PM
What,s up everybody? It,s been awhile so I hope all is well. I have a question about saving electricity cost and if anybody has tried what I,m thinking of doing.
I have two 250 watt and one 400 watt hps I use for flowering, I live in connecticut and our power supplier just had a huge rate increase. When I got my last bill holly shit I thought I was going to died. I use a 1000 watt metal hilide for my vegging so I really can,t save anything there.
Anyway what I want to do is instead of running all three lights for 12 hours off one timer I want to use three timers and create a sun rising and falling effect. I would put one 250 watt on one side of the room and the other on the opposite side of the room, Then put the 400 watt on the ceiling in the center. I was thinking of running the first 250 watt for the first two hours by its self then turn on the 400 watt and run it for 8 hours with the first light over lapping for 4 hours before shuting down and having the second 250 watt kicking on with a 4 hour time lap with the 400 watt before the 400 watt shuts down and the last 250 watt remains on for the remaining two hours before going to the dark cycle.
so want do you think guys will it save me alittle cash and still give me good results?????????
Thanx, Redeyed :o :D :p
I have two 250 watt and one 400 watt hps I use for flowering, I live in connecticut and our power supplier just had a huge rate increase. When I got my last bill holly shit I thought I was going to died. I use a 1000 watt metal hilide for my vegging so I really can,t save anything there.
Anyway what I want to do is instead of running all three lights for 12 hours off one timer I want to use three timers and create a sun rising and falling effect. I would put one 250 watt on one side of the room and the other on the opposite side of the room, Then put the 400 watt on the ceiling in the center. I was thinking of running the first 250 watt for the first two hours by its self then turn on the 400 watt and run it for 8 hours with the first light over lapping for 4 hours before shuting down and having the second 250 watt kicking on with a 4 hour time lap with the 400 watt before the 400 watt shuts down and the last 250 watt remains on for the remaining two hours before going to the dark cycle.
so want do you think guys will it save me alittle cash and still give me good results?????????
Thanx, Redeyed :o :D :p