BIG GROW -how practical is this?

[LaRRyLuvsPot]

[That room had 7000watts in a 10x12 room.... ]

Garden Knowm how did you run 7000watts without a spike in your power bill. I ask cause i am looking to keep electricity down on a grow of about the same size. any tips would be appreciated.

LaRRyLuvsPot Reviewed by LaRRyLuvsPot on 11-01-2006. BIG GROW -how practical is this? The upstairs room has a vaulted ceiling and is a pretty big room. I would probably have two rows of air cooled lights that exhuast out that window. My main concerns are noise generated by the lights and fans, which neighbors might hear. My question is will I be able to remove enough heat to keep the grow room cool? And if I use appropriate materials, can i eliminate the chance of neighbors hearing fans? I feel that a townhome grow could be safer than a house grow because the Rating: 5

[jamstigator]

What I would do is scale up over a period of time. Obviously, there is a point where you cannot go any farther, because of heat problems, or electricity usage or whatever. Estimate where that point is as pertains to the number of lights, cut that number in half, and try that to start. If you think you can handle 4 1k lights, try 2 to start with and see how it goes, then reassess. If all looks good, add a third 1k light and continue, and so on. That way you shouldn't have too much wasted expense, and when you do pass the point where you start to experience problems, you will know exactly what you need to remove (whatever you just added), to eliminate the problems.