Can someone help me? Will you get caught...

[flyingimam]

if u wanna stick with 1 light u may wanna supplement it with some cfls as well. yall think it helps? or it wont make much of a difference?

I would have non-auxiliary HID light hanging up there so it covers a broader area than what its enclosure dictates and some cfls on sides to help out

[flurbdurb]

Yeah, you're fine with one light... And if you have a lot of lights, ~30-50, your electric bill will be so high, the power company most likely wouldn't be able to afford losing you :thumbsup:

Now the cops have these heat-seeking helicopters, which imho are a blatant violation of the 4th amendment, as they are searching your house (thermally) without a warrant or just cause..

However, most courts today would not agree. Best of luck :jointsmile:

The Patriot Act

[p0th3d]

i know someone who has been growin for up to 10 yr nw...sometimes grows up to 25 oz yeilds...and he has a ful hydro system, extracror fan, and high pressure soduim lights and he has never had any trouble..that is also with it bein in a wood box in the attic...so i wouldnt worry too much about it

[FourTwenty4Life]

I don't know why some need to spend so much...here is a simple growing idea.. You could always grow outside...get 10-20 seeds, plant them somewhere very isolated, spread them out over a good distance, dig a little hole put some good soil and a wire fence up and come back 4-6 months later. Worst case, someone jacked one or a few died BUT Best case, you have some amazing bud and nature did 95% of the work and covered the electric bill for you! Or you could just veg inside for 6-9 weeks then put them outside so it's a 50/50 bill between you and nature.:hippy:

If you're in colder year round climate then disregard

[cannakeeper]

Use cfl's for veg and use a digital ballast for bloom, they even come with 220v that use very little power compared to a mag ballast. Cover the visual, stench and noise aspects and who is to say you don't have 2 deep freezers, elect stove, water heater, dryer, baseboard heaters...on and on..they all pull MAD amps. Cut back on all unnecessary usage and your gig should make up the diff.

[Storm Crow]

If you are still worried, change all the regular light bulbs in your house to CFLs. This will cut your use enough to hide the grow lights sucking up the watts.


Granny :hippy:

[LOC NAR on probation]

Do everything you can to bring your electric down. However when they came and busted me they said they checked my electric and it was high. I told them my electric had never even smoked any. LOL Then I ask how high was it. The answer I got was, it just went up and we checked. The fact is the electric company wants your bill as high as it can be. Some large homes run a thousand a month from pools , hottubs , sona's.

Bottom line is they don't check and the electric company is only losing that money if they tell the cops. How about winter heating ? Everytime we have a very cold winter you must be growing ? Or A/C ?

A 1000 watt light, A/C small, dehumidifier, air pumps, water pumps, intake and exhaust fans. All running are about 100 dollars to my bill.

The thing about helicopters is mostly BS. I for one don't want to waste A/C or heat which ever is needed so I insulate very well. Then they can see no extra heat from the air or ground. Yes they have inferred night scopes they carry around and can spot heat from the ground or the building next to you. So insulate well and it looks like no more than a hot tub at best.

The thing that got me was I broke the rule.

Never and I mean never show anyone your setup in person. When they get busted that's a warrant on you. It was my nephew that got me. We can talk about it and show pic's on here and even go to the park or beach or some one elses house and burn one and be safe. If you get busted it is because some one saw it in person. It's the only way to get a warrant, or you sell to some one.