The Most Dangerous Grow Room Component

stumpjumper

stumpjumper

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Electricity.

It can kill you or burn your house down or both.

Please do thorough research when doing any electrical work and better yet, hire a licensed electrician if you can. Internet forums are filled with a lot of self-proclaimed "experts" but there is bad advise floating around everywhere. Please make sure that what you are doing is 100% correct. Don't just take one persons word for it.
 
achaser87

achaser87

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agreed 100%. the other day i was in home depot, asked the same question to someone at wal-mart and rona. Came out with 3 different answers.
 
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Organicuz

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Needed to be said, especially with the threads in the last week! (LOL). Not too much DIYin' with electricity, if you think you're dong it right - hire a professional to help or at least get a second opinion before it hurts you. Last year at work some independent contractors came out to fix some old ass A/C units on top of a refrigeration building. Well, after a little wire sticking out of an electrical box made a current with his arm when he had his hands stuck in the box to work on the wires, he literally got his forearms STRIPPED of flesh! (Why the power there wasn't turned off idk) He had a fraction of a second where if he wouldn't have started pulling his hands out when it struck, they would've been stuck in that box and he would've been electrocuted to death. It's not worth the risk especially when you have multiple ballasts coming from the same source.. Be careful, do some research, and ask someone with a bit of background and you should be good.

Adios,
OC
 
Warlock1369

Warlock1369

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It's simple. If you don't know what your doing don't tuch power. Be safe realize there are something's you don't want to practice on. Electrical is the first.
 
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tibberous

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Whats crazy is when spiders try and build webs on relay arrays and the webs slowly catch fire.

Electricity is safe if you know what your doing, use common sense and don't try and get creative, and don't assume something is dead (testers are like $10). I've been shocked with 110 a few times and no real damage was ever done - stick to 110 and 20 amp breakers and 12 gauge wire unless your really sure of what your doing.
 
farmit420

farmit420

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good option for breakers are (20 amp GFCI) the new building code standard for Northeast. these cover some safety but not all... electricity is no joke... no a pro grower but been a builder for 15 years! best to all-
 
DWARD99

DWARD99

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Hi im new to this site for the sole purpose that im in the research and planning phase of making my own stealth grow box. this forum is so informative, i have to admit im getting addicted. Any advice on setting up a small two chamber grow box? I was thinking a single lower watt hps light in the flowering chamber. Idk what would be best for the 24 hour chamber? and then whats the best way to only have one plug coming out of my box? ive seen alot of post with boxes that have power strips built in...is this safe?
 
Giyan

Giyan

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All of you are correct.. for the most part 110 is harmless especially if you have some fast reflexes. dont try this plz... my cousin and i were into.remodeling.for his dad. we learned everything from the ground up of building and repairing most stand alone structures so electricity was a bit of a beast and in a league of its own. anyways we were messing with 110 plz dont try this. and we figured out that as long as we were touching each other the electricity would bypass the first contact and hit the next in line or the last grounded person if u will. it was a fun summer but dumb needless.to say we shock each other all year. but to be frank electricity is dangerous and the first rule of electricity handling is respect the crap out of it. then turn the breaker and double check its dead. follow those two.rules.and.itll be ok
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Giyan said:
All of you are correct.. for the most part 110 is harmless especially if you have some fast reflexes. dont try this plz... my cousin and i were into.remodeling.for his dad. we learned everything from the ground up of building and repairing most stand alone structures so electricity was a bit of a beast and in a league of its own. anyways we were messing with 110 plz dont try this. and we figured out that as long as we were touching each other the electricity would bypass the first contact and hit the next in line or the last grounded person if u will. it was a fun summer but dumb needless.to say we shock each other all year. but to be frank electricity is dangerous and the first rule of electricity handling is respect the crap out of it. then turn the breaker and double check its dead. follow those two.rules.and.itll be ok
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Like he said - don't do this!
 
smw5767

smw5767

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The only thing that worries me a little is Oscillating Fans,just regular household types people use in their grow room's,some leave these Fans on 24/7,is this,or are THEY safe?
Cheers Guys.
 
LeafGnosis

LeafGnosis

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Yeah, I had seen a procedure in which really made me realize about electricity. They had put a new unit to power the large MRI machines and the guy was wearing this very heavy protective suit all the way to the gloves and was holding a 6 foot pole just to turn on the switch.. :shock: They told me that it was so powerful that an arc on turning it on could blow a person back a few feet...
 
newbie9

newbie9

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If its a medium to large indoor grow. Dedicate atleast 1 breaker to it. This way you can shut it off with on switch. That 20amp breaker will be well over enough to power 2 ballasts 2 fans and all the pumps and filtration you need. If its worth doing its worth doing it right. Have an electrician come in. Just tell him your growing tomatoes and peppers indoors. He wont give two shits as long as hes gettin the work. SAFTEY is always first. Seeds come and go, we only have one life.
 
ThE sAtIvA hIgH

ThE sAtIvA hIgH

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smw5767 said:
The only thing that worries me a little is Oscillating Fans,just regular household types people use in their grow room's,some leave these Fans on 24/7,is this,or are THEY safe?
Cheers Guys.
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i was wondering this myself , if the motor blew or something will it catch fire ?
 
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Cali Cali

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Ever seen an HPS light bulb explode.... Hot burning gas is strewn everywhere.... Pretty fucking gnarly...

Just saying... :joint::peace:
 
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