Electric costs
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Herb & Suds
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If it’s thermostatically controlled it will take the same amount of power to heat the area
Better to look to insulation than a smaller heater
harrychilds
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Yeah it's all controlled with the inkbirds dude, temp and humidity
harrychilds
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Something can't be right then dude, surely it wouldn't use 100 dollars in a week?
Kerowacked
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Like 40-50%rH, 65-70°f, stems get a little purple but the plants don’t die. Keep them off the floor is all.
thumper60
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That would run 4-5 hondos a month here.
xtsho
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I have a 600 watt HID in the flower tent, a 100 watt LED in the veg tent, and I just pulled the 1500 watt oil filled heater out of the flower tent. When all of that was running I didn't come anywhere close to what you're power bill is. I run at night during off-peak hours when I pay less than 0.05¢ a kWh for most of the lights on time. The heater would only kick on during the day when the light was off and I had it on the lowest setting just enough to keep the tent in the mid 60's. When the HID turns on it keeps the tent warm enough that the heater shuts off.
You must either have very expensive power, you're heater is running all the time, or you have gremlins using your power. That's an insane amount for a power bill.
You must either have very expensive power, you're heater is running all the time, or you have gremlins using your power. That's an insane amount for a power bill.
harrychilds
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Yeah it's running all of the time, I have my lights on 24 hour light and I need to keep my temps at a steady 23c/74f. But it's on the lowest setting.
Herb & Suds
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Have you tried putting a regular non growlight bulb in there
They put out a lot of heat and since you have no dark period?
yesterdaysnews
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You either have a massive draw on your system or the utility is sticking the bone to you. Either way your going to need to get at least a Kill-A-Watt and or a multimeter and amp clamp out and figure up your true amount of consumption, your cost and do some basic math. And then go to war with the utility co. if warranted. If a 1000 or 1500 watt heater and 500 watt light is truly cost that kind of money to run. I would be moving so fast. Out of there,, like right now.
harrychilds
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I wouldn't know where to hang it or anything and I don't have any power sockets left, I literally have two inkbirds plugged into an extension lead, two fans, my grow light, a dehumidifier and all sorts of things so I would have to get another extension cable. I was thinking if I swapped the 1,000 watt radiator out for a 500watt one, that should save up to 50% of the electric being used?
Herb & Suds
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Again no
If it’s temp controlled it will use same amount of power by running more for same temp
Unplug heater plug in a lamp
xtsho
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My only suggestion is to pull the LED and heater and put the HID back in for now until you can figure out a permanent solution.
My lady would hit me in the head with a frying pan if I was using that much power to grow weed.
Herb & Suds
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Not really but the heat created can lead to fire
Herb & Suds
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Yeah he could probably run a 600 hps in there 24/7 for half his current cost
harrychilds
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I bought a powder fire extinguisher just in case lol
Hiphophippo
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I run two hlg 650 scorpions a ac unit a heater two exhaust fans two humidifiers that’s just the grow room and after all that was installed and running at full capacity my electric went up 100 dollars. There’s no way your one light is jacking your Bill up 100 dollars and on top of that I run two dehumidifiers outside the room to keep the difference correct