at how many watts does it become SUSPICIOUS??
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nailz92002
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1st off pay your bills on time everytime and this should lower suspicion.
2nd Do not try to steal electricty
3rd try to limit use of other electrical equipment in the house. I.E. If you can stop using your washer and dryer and go to a laundry mat instead. A washer/dryer combo use up about the same amount of electricity as a HID light
Those have helped me. The 3rd is inconvenient but its a better alternative than getting caught.
PEace and positive energy to you
2nd Do not try to steal electricty
3rd try to limit use of other electrical equipment in the house. I.E. If you can stop using your washer and dryer and go to a laundry mat instead. A washer/dryer combo use up about the same amount of electricity as a HID light
Those have helped me. The 3rd is inconvenient but its a better alternative than getting caught.
PEace and positive energy to you
agent11475
Active Member
im not sure when they start to question it but i have 4 servers right now with 400 watt power supplies in them and also a 600 watt ballast = 2,200watts and havent had any issues with the power company
edit: the servers run 24/7
edit: the servers run 24/7
theexpress
Well-Known Member
if your gonna go big you have to steal elect. wanna pay for a 10,000 watt a month growroom?
That 5hit
Well-Known Member
look if your growing for a personal grow
get a 400w hps (8 - 12 oz dry yeilds)
if your growing for both personal and profit get a 1000w hps (16-32oz dry yeilds)
if this is your first time growing with hids i wouldnt go this
and over all i wouldnt go over 2000 watts untell you have time under you
get a 400w hps (8 - 12 oz dry yeilds)
if your growing for both personal and profit get a 1000w hps (16-32oz dry yeilds)
if this is your first time growing with hids i wouldnt go this
and over all i wouldnt go over 2000 watts untell you have time under you
rocpilefsj
Misguided Angel
Power companies don't care unless you aren't paying your bills. They would much rather have a paying customer.
theexpress
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lol yeah right... they will flag you if your useing too much power
EagleEyeHamThrust
Active Member
Some tips:
1. Make your home efficient. Go all CFLs for your personal lighting, and go with the smallest watts possible. Weatherstrip your doors and windows. A few hundred bucks and a couple hours work stopping drafts can keep your A/C from running constantly and your A/C draws HUGE wattage.
2. Go with gas appliances when possible. Gas oven, gas range, gas dryer are all about the same as their electric counterparts. Sure, a plumber now might cost you a few hundred bucks to run some new gas line, but it'll be worth it in the long run by keeping your electric bill low.
3. Typically, the total wattage of your setup should not exceed 1000 x the number of bedrooms. So for a two bedroom apartment, running a total of 2000W would not be out of the question.
4. Pay your bill on time or early, every time. Power companies don't report people until their bills get insanely high. As long as you aren't doubling the neighborhood average, you should be fine. Stealing power is the dumbest thing you can possibly do. The power company will eventually trace it out, then they'll call the cops on your ass, and they'll have a warrant to enter you home and arrest you for stealing power.
1. Make your home efficient. Go all CFLs for your personal lighting, and go with the smallest watts possible. Weatherstrip your doors and windows. A few hundred bucks and a couple hours work stopping drafts can keep your A/C from running constantly and your A/C draws HUGE wattage.
2. Go with gas appliances when possible. Gas oven, gas range, gas dryer are all about the same as their electric counterparts. Sure, a plumber now might cost you a few hundred bucks to run some new gas line, but it'll be worth it in the long run by keeping your electric bill low.
3. Typically, the total wattage of your setup should not exceed 1000 x the number of bedrooms. So for a two bedroom apartment, running a total of 2000W would not be out of the question.
4. Pay your bill on time or early, every time. Power companies don't report people until their bills get insanely high. As long as you aren't doubling the neighborhood average, you should be fine. Stealing power is the dumbest thing you can possibly do. The power company will eventually trace it out, then they'll call the cops on your ass, and they'll have a warrant to enter you home and arrest you for stealing power.
jondamon
Well-Known Member
This is very good advice. All power companies use this formula when calculating electricity usage.
4000w in a 2 bedroom apartment will probably arouse suspicions that something isnt right,
Personally i would stay below the 2000w and pay your bills on time.
Another possibility is to change your meter to a pre payment meter where you have to put credit on it to have electricity. Many growers in the UK opt for this style of meter that way the power companies very rarely check on the meters.
J
jondamon
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Check his thread bro, He's wanting to run 4000w of light a few fans and AC. Each AC unit can use upto and sometimes over 3.5kwh.
this could push his hourly total to almost 10kwh per hour. Thats one hell of alot. I use around 20kwh per day total and around 9kwh of that is on my grow.
J
doublejj
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I run 4000w in my basement & fans & timers & co2. Have been for years. & I live upstairs! Just don't miss a payment! lol!
Here's more pictures of my indoor grow: https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/291051-3000w-trees.html
Peace
doublejj
Here's more pictures of my indoor grow: https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/291051-3000w-trees.html
Peace
doublejj
rocpilefsj
Misguided Angel
Just like I said before pay your bills and everything is gonna be fine. I have never heard of someone getting busted based on just a power bill. Stealing power on the other hand...
EagleEyeHamThrust
Active Member
Yeah, stealing power is just asking to get caught. Power companies aren't dumb, and they look for leaks in the system. There are two reasons their meter numbers don't add up:
1. Something's broken.
2. Some dipshit thief is stealing power.
On the other hand, there are TONS of reasons someone would have a high electric bill.
1. They have a hot tub
2. They do workshop work out of their garage with lots of power tools / an arc welder.
3. They like it cold in the summer and run the A/C. They like it hot in the winter and run space heaters.
4. They haven't switched over to CFLs for light.
5. They are inefficient and leave lights / computers overnight.
6. Their windows and doors aren't sealed properly, so the A/C / Heater has to run constantly.
7. They have an electric water heater.
There are a lot more reasons that I can't even think of, a grow-op by far being the rarest of all of those.
1. Something's broken.
2. Some dipshit thief is stealing power.
On the other hand, there are TONS of reasons someone would have a high electric bill.
1. They have a hot tub
2. They do workshop work out of their garage with lots of power tools / an arc welder.
3. They like it cold in the summer and run the A/C. They like it hot in the winter and run space heaters.
4. They haven't switched over to CFLs for light.
5. They are inefficient and leave lights / computers overnight.
6. Their windows and doors aren't sealed properly, so the A/C / Heater has to run constantly.
7. They have an electric water heater.
There are a lot more reasons that I can't even think of, a grow-op by far being the rarest of all of those.
EagleEyeHamThrust
Active Member
Ha! How did I miss that one?
brianbertz
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thats not as big as the setup im working on now. im working on a grow op that will be around 7000 watts with a main flower room, a secondary flower room and a veg/clone room. its gonna be setup to harvest every 4 weeks.
Vices
Active Member
Between the computers, tv's and consoles consistantly on at my parents house it was 6000w + we figured last year.
house was raided, not because of electricity though..
EDIT:
Gapped out about the 10k hottub, no idea what it used but i imagine thats 7k watts/hr + on a government operated hydro grid. No issue, as long as it's paid in time theres no problems.
house was raided, not because of electricity though..
EDIT:
Gapped out about the 10k hottub, no idea what it used but i imagine thats 7k watts/hr + on a government operated hydro grid. No issue, as long as it's paid in time theres no problems.