Electric costs

PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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harrychilds said:
The oil filled radiator is rated at 2,000 watts, so it's constantly pulling 2,000 watts from the mains, it's kind of funny really. Maybe my local grow shop sold it me thinking I was doing a whole house full of weed? Hahahahaha it's a massive radiator. I don't know what I was thinking when I purchased it hahaha
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I'd be tempted just to run HID since you want the heat. HID lights are cheap.
 
Boatguy

Boatguy

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harrychilds said:
Yeah I know that dude, but it's pulling 2,000 watts of energy from the mains, just to heat it up slightly. It's a total over kill and I have realized that now. Regardless of whether it's heating it up a lot or just a little bit, it's still pulling 2,000 watts off the mains
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That is a max, and once the oil is heated it shouldnt pull even a fraction of that much to heat a small tent
 
harrychilds

harrychilds

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£700 led lights, £70 a week electric bills. Why the hell did I change from HPS to LED? haha I feel like I've ruined myself
 
harrychilds

harrychilds

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There is nothing wrong with HPS lights and I have messed myself over by switching to LED, I feel like a total newb again.
 
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f.r

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So oil filled radiators are the most efficient right? If you are just exhausting all that heat how would adding a smaller heater help? It might reduce electricity cost but you wont be hitting temps you require if you had to run the 2kw oil filled rad 24/7?

As others have said, insulation reducing the amount of heat exhausted etc. will be big helps. I know with LED i am pushing air over the top of my lights in winter which also helps keep heat over the crop.
 
harrychilds

harrychilds

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PadawanWarrior said:
I saw that. But they're pretty damn cheap. Was that you that was saying to put the LED away until summer? I know it was someone. I agree, and that's what I'd do.
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Oh, I totally admit there is a problem with growing in the winter time with LEDs but I never realized it was this bad, I should of just carried on with my HPS bulb, I literally regret buying my LED light
 
harrychilds

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yesterdaysnews said:
Really???? Forget the god damned heater for a moment for fucks sake!!!!! Never mind ask a stoner simple fucking questions to try and help,,,, Go on with your fucking god damn simpleton drama queen crap!!! Good Luck to yeah..
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I'm not trying to be a drama queen, I'm looking for help. My seedlings are actually turning yellow and dying. But if you want to have a go at me and don't want to help, then carry on with your bullshit.
 
harrychilds

harrychilds

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yesterdaysnews said:
Really???? Forget the god damned heater for a moment for fucks sake!!!!! Never mind ask a stoner simple fucking questions to try and help,,,, Go on with your fucking god damn simpleton drama queen crap!!! Good Luck to yeah..
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I don't know why you feel the need to attack me, I want to learn and fix my problems. Do you think that swearing at me is helping?
 
harrychilds

harrychilds

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Do you think that I want my electric to cost me 100 dollars a week? Do you think that I want yellow seedlings? Do you think I came here for problems? My seedlings are turning yellow and dying and some people here feel the need to attack me when I haven't done nothing wrong.
 
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