Newb question about lights...

[OmegaVermelho]

hy guys, i´ve just finished setting up my indoor grow room, but i have a question, i´m using a 400w metal halide bulb, in a 18h cycle, and it just realized that my electric bill will probably blow of the chart...can anyone give me an insight on this???I mean will it be a really over the top???Are there more economical solutions thanks 4 the help..

OmegaVermelho Reviewed by OmegaVermelho on 05-17-2006. Newb question about lights... hy guys, i´ve just finished setting up my indoor grow room, but i have a question, i´m using a 400w metal halide bulb, in a 18h cycle, and it just realized that my electric bill will probably blow of the chart...can anyone give me an insight on this???I mean will it be a really over the top???Are there more economical solutions thanks 4 the help.. Rating: 5

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It's not gonna be that bad. However, there are many ways you can start saving money. For instance, stop using the air conditioning and use fans and blankets instead. Make sure you always turn your lights off when you leave the room, etc.

Let's say they charge $0.07 per kilowatt. (400 x 24) x 30 = 288000. Multiply that by 0.001 (converting to kilowatt) and you have 288. 288 x 0.07 is $20.16, which is the cost of running a 24-hour setup.

I'm gonna skip the math part for 18/6, so let's just skip ahead to the answer. It would be $15.12 a month, assuming your electric company charges .07 per kilowatt.

Math is cool.

[OmegaVermelho]

U couldn´t be more specific...tks a bunch graph, indeed the price its about the same (0.06�) so doing the grow formula i will pay somewhre between 10 and 15�...wich is a lot less then i espected (and a lot lot lot less of what i usually spend on pot)...so if my math is wright i´ll spend like 35� for 140g of RedHairSkunk....oh yes!!!!!this baby is going to be high high....

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That's the great thing about growing! So cheap...

Good luck on your grow.

[Jdog7000]

Yep, it's an investment as well.

Guys this is a lounge. Not a grow thread.

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yeah, it's the GROW lounge. I've noticed more leniency in the grow section than other sections of the site, and I think that's the way it should be. Besides, it doesn't really matter.

[OmegaVermelho]

OooOOps noticed that 2....i hope any moderator will move thr thread...

[HapaPride]

my bill went up ONLY like $20 a month on 24/7

with same same 400w ballast

[latewood]

this does belong in indoor growing forum...Jdog is right on.

by the way...400 watts will cost the same as running a 400w computer...and if you can't afford that...

[orangeman]

I am a cheap fuck so when I plan on growing I wont worry about it because I plan on unplugging everything and keeping everything off thats not necessary in my house until I'm done with my grow, if I get really cheap I might just use my grow light as my source for light when I wanna do something that requires sight lol...Soo as of now the only thing I can think of that will stay plugged in while I'm growing is my refrigerator and one grow light .