power consumtion is this getting to much

[jrleister]

ok so i live in a 1100 sq ft apartment im running 1 1000 watt hps 12\12 and 1 450 ho flouro 24/0 and a six inch 155 cu ft fan 110w 24/0 will i be able to add a 12000 btu cooler without being noticed by the electric company am i borderline right now

jrleister Reviewed by jrleister on 09-12-2008. power consumtion is this getting to much ok so i live in a 1100 sq ft apartment im running 1 1000 watt hps 12\12 and 1 450 ho flouro 24/0 and a six inch 155 cu ft fan 110w 24/0 will i be able to add a 12000 btu cooler without being noticed by the electric company am i borderline right now Rating: 5

[DE.Db33t]

Unless you house is flagged for that shit (caused by ordering seeds and accessing flagged websites) they wont be looking at you. That is quiet a deal of electricity though to add in. Did you add it all at once? If you slowly increment into it they wont catch on usually but if you add all that electricity over one day they will start to thinks somethings up. If I were you I would start running it sporadically slowly adding more watts until you are at that level. If all else fails sell your fridge and your computer and replace with a grow set up. LOL

But in all honesty I've never heard of someone getting busted for grows due to electricity, mostly its cause they tell the wrong people--that is any people.

[stinkyattic]

How many bedrooms it is taxed at?
Rule of thumb is 1000 watts per bedroom. Minimize other uses, and PAY YOUR BILLS ON TIME! lol... don't piss off the utility and your chances of them noticing you are much less.

[jrleister]

thanks for the help you guys i apreciat it all power started out spread over 1.5 months my 1000 is only on for 12 hours out of the day and my 450 is on 240 so the way i figure its only like im using 950 total in comparison to cost

yes stinky the apartment is taxed 2br 2ba do you guys still think i should be cutting back even more i will be adding in an inline fan soon to with ducting

how much more power do you guys think i could get away with my bill is $90.00s right now and the electric company said high for our apartments were $180 in winter

[odee57]

mine went from 128 to 350 in the winter, i run 200 in the sumer, they just want there money