perpetual electric usage question, help please!

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eastman69er

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hello all,

I been out the game for a little while and am ready to get back on the saddle again.

I am looking to go with a perpetual grow system this time round which will keep me in bud all year round. Looking for a harvest every 4 weeks.

I am looking for answers in regards to my potential electric usage. I live in a 2 bedroom flat with a lounge as well. My set up is as follows:

Lounge mother room and clones = 125 cfl light
vegging- 2 tents with 2x 600 watt hps= 1200 watt hps

room 1 flowering room 1-4 weeks - 2 tents with 2x 600 watt hps= 1200 watt hps

room 2 flowering room 5-8/9 weeks - 2 tents with 4x 600 watt hps= 2400 watt hps

total usage is 4925 watts.

My question really is, bearing in mind that it is a 2 bedroom flat with a lounge, will this electric usage stand out with the leccy company?

there will be nothing else in the house using electric apart from the intake/outtake fans used in the tents.

thanx for your understanding guys and gals and thank you in advance for your help.

peace
eastman
 
jgould

jgould

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The cost of power is roughy 12 cents per kw hour. That is 1000 watts for 1 hour.
Your veg room is on for lets say 18 hrs, so 1.325 kwatts x .12 = 0.159 / hr, so .159 x 18 = 2.86 / day
Flower rooms , 12 hrs/day , so 3.6kw x .12=.432/ hr , so .432 x 12 = 5.18 / day
So on a 2 month power bill it would roughly be 2.86 + 5.18 = 8.04 x 60 = 482.4 and then taxes on top of that and whatever charges on top of that. Every place charges different rates for power also, so 12 cents for a KW hour may be different so just check yur power bill and find the rate for a kilowatt hour.
Peace and good luck
 
jgould

jgould

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That is a large power bill but as long as u pay ur bill there should be no worries!
 
jgould

jgould

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Maybe he was pissed because u gave him all that misleading info. 64.8 kwh , thats 64 800 watts per hour . lmao that s a 70 thousand dolla power bill.
 
jgould

jgould

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My formula for a growroom is where its at to find how much its costing , Total watts / 1000 = ? x price per Kilowatt hour =? x number of hours, very simple.
 
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eastman69er

Member
jondamon said:
How many times do you need to know the answer to the same question?????

posted 22-7-2011

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/449553-perpetual-grow-electric-consumption.html



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jondamon said:
How many times do you need to know the answer to the same question?????

posted 22-7-2011

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/449553-perpetual-grow-electric-consumption.html

hello all,

apologies for the double post, didnt realise that it had got posted twice. I thought i had deleted it.

apologies once again.

peace
eastman

ps. how do i delete?
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oHsiN666

oHsiN666

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if you buy anything from SUNLIGHT SUPPLIES they give you a energy calculator. i will upload here in a bit. but his formula seems about right. i also just picked up a SUNLIGHT SUPPLY INC Catalog and they have the energy chart in there for every KWH broken down from $.05 an hr al the way up to $.22 an hr. ill scan it into my laptop her in a bit. and ill post it up.

and ya JON, just because he posted and it was answered doesnt mean it figured it out. you seem a little up tight man. you might want to call a buddy to get that hair out your ass, just a suggestion. you are pretty negative to people. just what ive seen from you so far...im new, so do not mind me.
 
jondamon

jondamon

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oHsiN666 said:
if you buy anything from SUNLIGHT SUPPLIES they give you a energy calculator. i will upload here in a bit. but his formula seems about right. i also just picked up a SUNLIGHT SUPPLY INC Catalog and they have the energy chart in there for every KWH broken down from $.05 an hr al the way up to $.22 an hr. ill scan it into my laptop her in a bit. and ill post it up.

and ya JON, just because he posted and it was answered doesnt mean it figured it out. you seem a little up tight man. you might want to call a buddy to get that hair out your ass, just a suggestion. you are pretty negative to people. just what ive seen from you so far...im new, so do not mind me.
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Its not that i am uptight. I answered this guy in his last thread and with PM's helping him out completely! I just dont like to see the same threads over and over again by the same people.

Im actually a pretty nice guy and help out alot around here, i just have my good days and bad days, just like anyone does.




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jondamon

jondamon

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jgould said:
Maybe he was pissed because u gave him all that misleading info. 64.8 kwh , thats 64 800 watts per hour . lmao that s a 70 thousand dolla power bill.
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jondamon said:
Just with your HPS lights taking vegging on 18/6 and your 2 flower rooms you are using 64.8kwh per day of electricity.




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See the PER DAY of electricity.



Not being funny just showing that it was per day!.



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jgould

jgould

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Ya i know but look at the wattage u give him, i dont think u cleary understand power usage.
 
jondamon

jondamon

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here is the quote from the other thread

eastman69er said:
Lounge mother room and clones = 125 cfl light
vegging- 2 tents with 2x 600 watt hps= 1200 watt hps

room 1 flowering room 1-4 weeks - 2 tents with 2x 600 watt hps= 1200 watt hps

room 2 flowering room 5-8/9 weeks - 2 tents with 4x 600 watt hps= 2400 watt hps

total usage is 4925 watts.
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OK so from this we can clearly see that he has
2 vegging tents running probably 18/6 each with a 600w in it.
1200w x 18hours = 21600watts used divided by 1000 to get the kwh = 21.6kwh

then he has flower room1
with 2x600w running 12/12
1200w x 12hours = 14400 watts used divided by 1000 to get the kwh = 14.4kwh

then he has flower room2
with 4x600w running 12/12
2400w x 12hours = 28800 watts used divided by 1000 to get the kwh = 28.8kwh

Add all these numbers together

21.6+14.4+28.8 and you get 64.8kwh per day of electricity usage.

What am i not getting right according to you?



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eastman69er

Member
i know you helped me out buddy. like i said, i do apologise. as your helping out, HOW THE HELL DO I DELETE A THREAD?

peace
eastman
 
jondamon

jondamon

Well-Known Member
eastman69er said:
i know you helped me out buddy. like i said, i do apologise. as your helping out, HOW THE HELL DO I DELETE A THREAD?

peace
eastman
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WE as users of RIU cannot unless you pay for your membership, the other way is for a MODERATOR to delete it for you.



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