Do I need an electrician for.....

Hey guys, long time browser of the forum, just recently signed up, and just about ready to go, BUT i have a question, If I want to run two digital 1000w hps, have a veg room with a digital 400 mh, will i need to get wiring done from an electrician?



Thanks guys.

no but you will need to buy some horticulcural lighting contactors/relays

Depends how handy you are. Depends on your set up too, you might be able to just plug the ballasts into the wall, or you might have to rewire the entire room, depends on a lot of things. If you do need to wire some thing up your self you can do it. It's not really hard, there is enough info online to figure out just about anything. You just have to be carefull and follow instructions and safety guidelines. You could hire an electrician, but rule number one of growing is to not let anybody know that your doing it, so hireing anybody to do anything in your grow room is asking for trouble.

Just make sure you don't end up with something like this accident waiting to happen:

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thanks for the fast replies guys! i will look more into this!

chronfucius said:

thanks for the fast replies guys! i will look more into this!

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FWIW I ran 2 - 20 amp circuits to my closet. Was not that hard.

Bonzi Lighthouse said:

FWIW I ran 2 - 20 amp circuits to my closet. Was not that hard.

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I guess its not just as easy as plugging something in....

Am i going to want to Run each 1000w off two different outlets? When they say a standard 15amp circuit, does that mean each outlet? So if my room has two outlets, i have two 15amp circuits?

chronfucius said:

Am i going to want to Run each 1000w off two different outlets? When they say a standard 15amp circuit, does that mean each outlet? So if my room has two outlets, i have two 15amp circuits?

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As far as i can tell the Lumetek 120v 1000w draws 8.33 amps. A normal circuit is 15 amps.

Normally each room is on it's own circuit, so all your plugs and lights in a single room are on a circuit and could even share that circuit with other areas of the dwelling.

Bonzi Lighthouse said:

As far as i can tell the Lumetek 120v 1000w draws 8.33 amps. A normal circuit is 15 amps.

Normally each room is on it's own circuit, so all your plugs and lights in a single room are on a circuit and could even share that circuit with other areas of the dwelling.

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Thanks bro, you are a huge help!!!