**DISCLAIMER**: You may ask yourself why are you telling us all this. Because I want other newbies to learn from my mis-steps. It aint worth burning down your house. Also I am hoping someome can point out the stupid things I am doing.. I will admit I dont have patience, but I am waiting for seeds and I am using every day until my seeds sprout + when I transplant to perfect this room. SAFETY FIRST!!


Update......... I decided it was BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.. I am a newbie but I aint dumb...Okay There are 3 plugs behind my Washer/Dryer/ One is freebie (it only has one outlet, not like the regular two). Looks like they are all on a different circuit .. I shut the Breaker off it was rated 20AMP (most of the other were 15AMP).. I then ran the dyer it still ran, Ran the washer it still ran.. I then went to every outlet in the house plugged in a radio.. all outlets still on. So I am deducing that I have found one circuit that is all by itself, and I dont HAVE ANYTHING plugged in there but what is in my GROW closet. I ran a 12 guage extention cord rated at 15 AMP through the top of the drywall to the outlet. I feel a lot safer now, my grow closet is ISOLATED all on one circuit at 15 AMPS. This is what I plan to plug into that one extension:

1 Surge protector with timer that came with the ballast (it has two outlets)
Into the timer:
400 Watt Ballast for HPS
Another surge protector (Which will run 4- 40*2 Flourescent shop lights)
So all the Lights work on one timer
Into the first Surge protector another shop light not on the timer, I will use this for seedling/clones for first grow
2 oscillation fans

All that concerns me is the daisy chaining of the surge protector out of the timer.. Shouldnt be a problem!! ????????

All this cost me $14.00 for the HEAVY duty cord from SPRAWL-MART, oh and a Humidity/Thermometer for $6.00 bucks