If it ain't one issue - it's another.

Been in flowering for just over a week - managed to get the temprature down (see Light vs Heat Thread) but now, just as I have to go away for a week for work, My timer seems to have fused/blown/broken/whatever.

Lights have been 12 on 12 off for 8 days - all perfect. Came in just now and noticed lights/fans still on. They should have switched off at 0830 this morning (and have been as I've been here to check them every day - course, I pulled last night and was a dirty stop out!!!). Annoying as my green girls are more important than a real one.

That means they've been on for 20.5 hours. This happened a few times during Veg, but that's not really an issue during veg. Now I'm in flowering, I'm concerned if I turn lights back on in 3 hours, they'll try and switch back to veg?? or at best, get real stressed/confused?? (In past grows, I have been religious as to TOTAL darkness for exactly 12 hours)

Sickening to think that all my efforts and costs could be ruined by a poxy £5 timer failing while I'm away. I'd gone through about 5 timers during veg. For flowering,I bought a relay for £30 (as I was told I was putting too much power through the standard timers) and since I put that in, it has worked perfectly till now!!!

What's best - set lights back on as normal at 2030-0830 (I have a spare timer) in which case, they'll have had a 4 hour dark spell (will one cocked up dark spell do that much damage?)

Or - Leave them off for 26.5 hours and then go back to 12 on 12 off?

Also the option of setting timer to come on in 12 hours - but that will mean I pay 3 times as much for the electric (cheap overnight KWH between 2200-0830).

Final option would be to start them off again at say 0500 tomorrow morning - 0400 Monday morning - 0300 Tuesday morning etc. etc. (Digital/programmable timer)

That way, they get 12 hours light/11 hours dark till I get them back to 2030?

I suppose the question would have to be: How bad is one cocked up dark period?

Any ideas?

Thx,

Oucheeeeee
Oucheeeeee Reviewed by Oucheeeeee on . Auto Timer bust - HELP!!!! If it ain't one issue - it's another. Been in flowering for just over a week - managed to get the temprature down (see Light vs Heat Thread) but now, just as I have to go away for a week for work, My timer seems to have fused/blown/broken/whatever. Lights have been 12 on 12 off for 8 days - all perfect. Came in just now and noticed lights/fans still on. They should have switched off at 0830 this morning (and have been as I've been here to check them every day - course, I pulled last night Rating: 5