Need electric help!

ok so i want to start my first grow in my attic but i came across a problem, theres no electricty up there. what do i do? ive read other people saying they ran extension cords up there and stuff but would that be enought? or do i have to run wire and all that shit? i dont know how to do any of that! please help me

what are your plans what do you want up there?

what do you plan on installing for grow equipment up there? you must have a plan before you can start moving into action.... also how large of a space will you be working with?

i will be making a grow tent to use up there big enought for about 2 plants. the tent will be about 5 ft tall and about 4ft wide i just need electricty for my lights fans ect

we need to know wattage because if you have a 1000w light and 2 fans you cannot run this on 1 extension in the us or other country running 110v but you could in the uk as the uk is 240v

The light and balast will draw just over 9 amps, allowing 500 watts for fans and misc. is about another 4 1/2 amps so: 13.5 amps total draw.

i will probably have like 6 60 watt cfl. i cant afford one of those big ass 1000 or 600 watts lights and fictures and all that and i live in the us

You can use extension cords. It's not ideal but I do it. I actually run three. They are in the garage running from the back to the front. I don't remember the gauge you want to use but they need to be the thicker ones. When you buy the extension cords they tell you how many amps it can handle. I bought a 15amp and two 20 amp extensions for my grow.

use one single thick extension cord up there and connect a power strip to it. then run everything from your power strip. multiple outlets with minimal cords!

Dude, just run an extention cord from a circut in the house you aren't using, you should have 10-20 amps free, thats more then enough on a little opp like that.

With those bulbs you will only be drawing 3 amps for your lights.
Get the shortest cord that will reach with the highest load rating and you will be straight - no worries.

thanks guys i feel a lot better about it now. so now just run a good cord throught the ceiling to the attic with a good power strip, correct? then what am i gonna do about hiding it. my friends always come over and i cant have them asking questions like why do you have a extension cord going up there for. how can i make it stealthy?

any suggestions at all?