I have a paranoid question about getting caught.. do hydro companies check to see if you are using power in cycles for example 12/12 for flowering. Will they find out , and let the cops know about it?
thanks
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I have a paranoid question about getting caught.. do hydro companies check to see if you are using power in cycles for example 12/12 for flowering. Will they find out , and let the cops know about it?
thanks
depending on how big of a light and how many, the increase in usage isnt really that much. 2 600w lamps and bill went up about $25. Could easily be a space heater or a/c unit. I really dont think they have time or the resources to look at everyone whose bill changes by $20
I agree:thumbsup:I used 279 watts of cfl's for my indoor grow and my bill comare to last year, went down:wtf:so i really wouldnt sweat it. Well i guess if ya dont have like 10 1000watters going:hippy:Quote:
Originally Posted by tinytoon
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From my understanding the only things that will raise red flags is excessive usage i.e. the meter reader comes out, and sees your needle spinning alot faster than what they normally see. The primary reasons that people do get busted is due to the fact that loose lips sink ships. Keep your mouth shut about your grow operation, instead of telling people you grow it, just say you found some killer bud from a friend..
Also, the only time police will look in to a grow operation is if they have a rat, to lessen their sentence, they will tell the police where you live, and then police will use thermal imaging to see if there is excessive heat usage coming from that residence. This is legal in most states. In most cases, police do not bother going house to house since they don't have anything to go on except heat, no witnesses means no crime. Remember that.
If they have a witness saying they smell marijuana coming from your house all the time, or a disgruntled friend who doesn't like your prices, that will be enough for them to get you. There is no such thing as over cautious.
Without a witness to say otherwise, they can only assume you are at best, growing vegetables in an indoor garden.
thanks ..for the reply very helpful!...I was also thinking do cops looks at the cycle which we use our electricity.. if they saw a house hold using 12/12 for a good 2 month would that be suspicious.
That would be impossible to monitor, unless they have someone monitoring your electricity usage 24/7
It is not the police's job to monitor electricity usage. That is up to the electric company.
If you are using less than 2 x 1000W HPS lights, then I would say you are good, does not matter what cycle you use. 24/7 18/6 or 12/12 does not matter.
Right now is a good time to go up on your bill about $50, since it is summer, they will understand that people do use A/C units, so I would say it would look normal from a logical standpoint. If your bill went up another $200... that would be suspicious.
Remember, the question you are asking is completely hypothetical in nature and should not be taken seriously by anyone. It should only be utilized as an educational means.
i appericate your info .... thanks man:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by THContent
yea i mean, no one on this site "actually" grows. we just like to talk about it.
If your ultra-paranoid then here is what you need to be on the look out for:
1. massive electricity usage...now I'm talking in the neighborhood of around 3 or 4 x 1000 watt lights and even then it still probably wouldn't raise too many questions by itself alone
2. bad neighborhood....if your trying to do this in a part of town where everyone else does this, then your already on the target list my friend. Many times the police target areas with high crime and or dense pockets of growers like in prelegal California.
3. drive by or fly over thermal camera...this really fits into section 2 as the cops have a budget just like every other organization does and they don't have the resources to fly over everyone's house looking for hot spots. The solution to this potential hazard is to use C3 film or anti-detection film. The infrared cameras cant see your hot spot room if you wrap your room with this film.
4. loose lips sink ships....your own mouth will more times then naught get you into trouble. Don't show anyone including your girlfriends, especially your girlfriends. Don't show your wife if your in the middle of a divorce. These people will have a moral objection more times then naught about what your doing and when the time comes to get even with you, they know this little hobby of yours can land you into trouble so they tell others.
5. smell.......each plant will put off a pretty decent odor after a while. More then a few plants can quickly cause the house to smell if you don't do something to resolve that. Be sure to vent and scrub your grow room air so that your guests and neighbors don't start to ask questions or even recognize the odor.
I concur...everything that you read including my own comments are just a piss poor attempt on my part to paraphrase something I read from a book. I would never condone growing, smoking, chewing, shooting, swallowing anything illegal or harmful to your body.Quote:
Originally Posted by drudown11
Cops are lazy fuckers. This is first person. When they busted me they said they checked my electric bill along with many other thing to confuse you. As they were taking all my stuff I got to talking to the head cop ( the head cop is the one with the dirty knee's) and well he didn't seem to know shit about any electric company and didn't even know what his own bill was. After wards one of my wife's friends husband is a sheriff nacotics dick. He told me it was bullshit to throw you off of complaining because they tell you fifty reasons for busting you when it only took one narc ass NEPHEW to ratshit me out.Quote:
Originally Posted by beelstylez
Niegbours of Jeffry Dolmer complained about rotting bodies for months ?
They need hard evidence like a narc to sew the case up good. A good narc wants to buy from you.
ah fuck. my nephew knows too much about my fictitious grow and he and I are totally at odds with each other these days. What else did it take other then your nephew cooperating? Did your nephew offer to set you up with a narc to elicit a purchase or something? That would totally be something mine would do to me to cover his ass, then again I'd burn his ass up the river in a heart beat too which is why I thought I was safe. LMAO
Does not distributing help keep people off the radar, Loc Nar? Come to think of it, maybe this needs to be added to my master list of no-no's to avoid po-po's. lol
i'd say anything over 2500w then maybe under that you should be ok.
This is why I grow in the winter only now ... Its easier to hide during winter months (cold climate)Quote:
Originally Posted by beelstylez
The heat from the grow bulb keeps my upstairs warm ... I keep the door open at evening so the HPS lights up the stairs and living room downstairs ...
My grow room gives me free heat and light!
Cops are lazy, but the DEA is another story, they are the FBI of drugs, even the FBI fight this kind of thing so whatever you do, it's in your best interest to not tell anyone.
From personal experience, I never had anybody come to my door when there was a spike in electricity usage.
Last year I was raising a calf that had been discarded on the side of the road. I had to have her under multiple heat lamps in our barn, 24/7 for 4 months just to keep her alive, and it did a number on the electric bill. Nobody ever came knocking.
Will 600 watts of cfl will be fine? If someone wanted to grow. Would that be okay for a 3 bedroom home. Will that attract any cops.
thanks,:jointsmile:
ROFL if I use close to that, I end up popping the circuit breaker HAHAHA!Quote:
Originally Posted by throatstick
I can have one 600W, 2 fans, and one AC running, if I turn on another AC, fuse blows : /
600W is nothing, no one will come asking. I believe the electric "reason" for busting someone is a myth, I would be more concerned with someone you know ratting you out, bottom line, TELL NO ONE!Quote:
Originally Posted by beelstylez
Just to reiterate, no problem. Happy growing :jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by beelstylez
Thanks , a lot I will post pictures soon.