one outlet in a garage

[twoguysupnorth]

good luck, that small of a grow wont cost lots of money in electricity. i doubt they would notice at all. but back to the amount of draw you could use.

twoguysupnorth Reviewed by twoguysupnorth on 07-28-2007. one outlet in a garage i have a seperate garage with one power outlet, which the garage door opener is attatched to, and needs to stay attached to. so, i've been wanting to grow in the garage; i'm a med grower in socal, so a small operation with 6 plants; i have a 250w hps for the flowering cab, and probably a couple hundred watt's of cfl's for the veg cab; plus a few fans; just soil growing; so, my question is, will i overload the socket with all this plus the garage door opener? thanks Rating: 5

[khronik]

How about a more quick and dirty method? Plug in an electric heater, or something else that draws a lot of power, in your garage. Turn it up to max, and then turn on your garage door opener. If nothing happens, your plants will be fine. If you trip the breaker, try plugging in something else that more closely approximates the draw of your lights and try it again. At the very least you will trip the breaker and probably learn where the breaker box is after looking into getting it reset.

[onequickmove]

thanks, folks, your help has been greately appreciated; you know what, i think i'm just going to grow inside; i won't be able to use the HPS as the cab (and it'll have to be a single cab) will need to go in my bedroom, and i'll need to keep fans to a minimum

anyway, today i'm feeling well enough to drive and i'm all dry, so i think i'll try a new co-op and remind myself why i want to grow (i.e. nasty prices)

peace