10k Grow electrical set-up and design
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DarthBlazeAnthony
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Looks like a nice Resident Evil GR. The whole thread sounds like a cautionary tale. Stay safe! Kill a watt meters can help and please hire an electrician if there is any doubt.
ODanksta
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I paid a electrician, to do most of the work. But as long as you know what wire and what breakers to use, your good. I highly do not suggest ever doing this by yourself, this is more of a guide of what to expect.. and im not done yet. But its actually pretty easy, its not very hard once, someone shows you what to do. Honestly I paid the electrician for the easiest part. But it was the part I didnt understand. I literally was asking questions about everything. Now since I've done it, I am 100% sure I can do it on my own.
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ODanksta
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A problem I had was finding the right breakers, I bought a 100amp sub panel by square D. The 100amp sub panel is for outdoors, which uses different breakers then Square D indoor panels. So the 40amp breaker I bought, I will be returning for the second time. The slots that the breakers fit into are completely different. There is a difference between the Square D red and Square D blue, breakers and panels. Keep that in mind
SnapsProvolone
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Square D = QO or Homline
DarthBlazeAnthony
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From what I can tell you know what you are doing...I hope any noobs trying to copy will be doing proper homework first. This is a great setup!If anybody was wondering, what the cost was for 8 lights, 8 ballast, 8 hoods and evrything we needed for the sub panel and wire, breakers and all the ins and outs. Roughly about, $3500. Not to shaby considering what 8k of lights can do...
ODanksta
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The biggest fear I had was getting shocked by hooking up the 2 gauge wire down stairs into the main breaker panel. If it was me, I would have killed the power to the whole house. But since we had a professional electrician, he knew what to do. He said once you get over the fear, its not scary and not that difficult. But regardless your first time is fucking scary as f*ck! I could feel the electricity running through my arm, but in reality I was completely safe. As a newbie to electrical work,it has been a nerve racking experience, but also gave me inspiration to go to a trade school and get licensed, and live my dream happily, where it is legal. There will be no pics of this grow on RIU or any other forum. This isnt even my grow or my house. Im just the consultant
ODanksta
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So tomorrow I am hanging the lights, but first I am building a frame within the room, for the lights and fans. The last thing I have to do to the sub panel is get the right 40amp breaker, then I'm done with the electrical work. I will also be adding two 2 ton minisplits to this room, and I will go over that process in this thread. I also will show the duct work and the panel I am building for the ballast. I was quoted today about 5k for the two minisplits. I also will be running two co2 burners and we will be hooking up to houses gas line for those...
Correct me if I am not seeing it right, but it appears to me from the photo of the Homeline breaker panel that you are trying to use tandem circuit breakers (two circuits breakers sharing the same pole), which isn't going to give you 240 volts at the receptacles. You need a double pole circuit breaker to get 240 volts to the receptacles.
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ODanksta
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We are using double pole 15 amp breakers the black and white are hot. Maybe its confusing because we were using white for the neutral in the other box. But I think its right. If not someone please correct me before I hang it up on the wall
patrickkawi37
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Ok I didn't read all this.. And I'm not an electrician .. But I'm doing 9k watts with 2 two tons and this is what the hired electrician did.. Hundred amp breaker on the main panel .. I ran 4 gauge wire through the attic.. Popped out through the garage into the subpanel.. The lights and AC are all on 220 so they are dual pull breakers.. I have a 50 amp dual pull for the lights.. A 40amp dual pull for the AC's. And a 20 amp breaker for each wall. If you plan on going any more than this your going to have to get bigger wire than 4 gauge . I hope this helped.
patrickkawi37
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Are the mini splits made of gold? I got the auras for 1000 a piece. Another 500 to have them installed by the companySo tomorrow I am hanging the lights, but first I am building a frame within the room, for the lights and fans. The last thing I have to do to the sub panel is get the right 40amp breaker, then I'm done with the electrical work. I will also be adding two 2 ton minisplits to this room, and I will go over that process in this thread. I also will show the duct work and the panel I am building for the ballast. I was quoted today about 5k for the two minisplits. I also will be running two co2 burners and we will be hooking up to houses gas line for those...
ODanksta
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Seriously? Where did you buy them? And is that including the line sets. Shit i figured they were going to be around 2500 anyways. Plus the line sets are having to run upstairs we going to need about 25 feet of lines.
The easiest way to tell if the breaker is using one pole or two poles, is to look at the back of the breaker. A single pole breaker will have only one slot on the back to engage the bus bar, A double pole breaker has two slots on the back to engage separate bus poles that are spaced 1-inch apart on the Homeline breakers. Thus the width of the double pole breaker is 2 inches, and the width of the single pole breaker is 1 inch.
patrickkawi37
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Aura systems . There are out of California. They are in the hydrofarm book. They come with the 25 foot lineset and is ready to be hooked up. Unless your buying a toshiba,
They are pretty much all the same thing. Look around and find the best deal, eBay has good deals on new ones too. Unless it's over 15 seers , 1000 bucks seems to be the decent deal for 2 tons
ODanksta
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This is for hanging the lights, fans, Co2 burners, carbon filters and trellis. And also the bottom will be lined with two layers of 6mm poly to protect the floors. I never do heavy flushings, so no need for a drain. My biggest problem is underwatering. So Im not worried about my run-off. Over the years I have learned not to use saucers or even holes in the pot (if the pot is big enough). And I am using nutes that don't really need to be flushed out, and I am really easy with the nutes. Some times I only feed once for every three waterings. But I build my soil really well. I use to work for Fafard, which is soil distributor. I am really good with soil, and that is where my skills really shine.