Electric

Can anyone direct me to a website that explains, clearly and concisely, how to prepare a room for up to 4 x 1000w ballast set ups (or 6 x 600w), a few in-line fans, a few oscillating fans, 2 or 3 water pumps, 2 or 3 air pumps.....?
Basically get a room ready for using A LOT of electricity...?

At the moment this room has 1 (ONE) single socket
so I have extension cables running all over the house.

When visitors come I always worry they will spot the extension reel going out of my kitchen and up the stairs to the bedrooms.

Luckily I have a downstairs toilet (so no need for anyone to go upstairs) and I explain the cable as being for a dehumidifier.... But adding 6 sockets to the bedroom which now has 2 (TWO) and 8 sockets to the bedroom with 1 (ONE) would help me sleep easier on a night.

HELP!!!

I would recommend creating 4 independant 20A breakers in your panel if you have room, adding 3 outlets to the room. Breaking the existing outlet of its circuit and then routing each outlet to its own breaker. At 20 Amp per outlet, with a 1000W in each one by itself you should be able to spread the fans/blowers/etc evenly across remaining plugs in the room. Hell maybe you should make a subpanel for the 4 breakers while you are at it. FIRST THOUGH! you need to calculate your current usage for the entire house and subtract your estimated usage of all your future equipment and verify your main service can support the added draw.
................................ Or find an electrician you can trust. <---- that method will keep you from getting in over your head and burning the house down.
Have you thought about what kind of immediate jump in energy usage might do as far as raising flags with your electric co?

like how I wrote this all out in backwards order of the way you should do it? Prolly a cryptic hint to take a slower more thought out approach to your planning.

I'm gonna piggyback off this thread. Is 4 1k watters too much that would raise red flags with my electric company? I purchased almost 10k worth of equipment, but scared to set up because of this electricity issue. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Just realized your in UK mate. Running 220 pretty much makes the numbers in my advice useless. Apologies, find an electrician.

Gummybear said:

I'm gonna piggyback off this thread. Is 4 1k watters too much that would raise red flags with my electric company? I purchased almost 10k worth of equipment, but scared to set up because of this electricity issue. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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I dunno depends on your location. Hell I went uber paranoid when I was in a non legal state just jumping into 3 600s for veg and flower 4 200 CFLs for Moms, and 2 250 CFls for breeding plus blowers fans cloner .....
Stagger all your light cycles to minimize maximum wattage at any given time, and to hide changes in draw resembling a 12/12 cycle and try and consult someone in your area.