Growinforprofit
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So a friend and I were discussing "time" as related to indoor growing and LEO response to clues/tips etc. This conversation was the culmination of a few professional grow journals/Articles sourced from both Canada and the US, as well as the SeeMoreBud's video "15 lbs in 80 Days", and BC Hardcore's "million Dollar Grow Shows".
The question I posed to him was this;
If a grower leased or bought a property in an area away from anyone they knew, Just showed up in "Peoria" so to speak, and on day one flipped the switch on a 6kw (or larger) basement grow.. How long will they reasonably have before;
A)the power company see's suspicious electrical consumption
B)LEO is notified and does an investigation
C)The landlord (if leased) does the first annual inspection (if at all).
These are all unknown variables.
Now, many arguments can be made for each of the 3 variables but a couple constants are in affect. The first is that no one (friends, significant others or relatives) will be stopping by. Second, The grower is both intelligent and well delivered as far as presentation, ie clean cut, dressed professionally when seen by neighbors, drives a "professional" vehicle etc.. Should only be leaving the house rarely for groceries anyway.
What gets these people caught? (other than time)
How long before the "jig is up"?
IMO,
60 days flat being safe
reasoning: At 60 days, you would have just paid your first months bill about 2 weeks before. It is most definitely larger than the prior month and the same month the previous year, also probably larger than neighbors with similar sq feet. Simply put, your evidently using more power. The twist is that it could be a one off thing in the eyes of the electric company, a loose AC duct under the house, you cooling/heating the neighborhood etc. All the time people get outrageous bills, deciding to use those 3kw floor heaters all over the house etc without even a raise of the eyebrow from the EC. But if your consumption did raise suspicion that something was up, How long is it from the time they figure something is up, (maybe week 6?) til the LEO is at the door?
Just some thought lol.. lemme get your feedback.
Disclaimer: This post is the result of fictitious storytelling, any information within said post or extracted from said post is hypothetical in nature and derived from theoretical conversation.
The question I posed to him was this;
If a grower leased or bought a property in an area away from anyone they knew, Just showed up in "Peoria" so to speak, and on day one flipped the switch on a 6kw (or larger) basement grow.. How long will they reasonably have before;
A)the power company see's suspicious electrical consumption
B)LEO is notified and does an investigation
C)The landlord (if leased) does the first annual inspection (if at all).
These are all unknown variables.
Now, many arguments can be made for each of the 3 variables but a couple constants are in affect. The first is that no one (friends, significant others or relatives) will be stopping by. Second, The grower is both intelligent and well delivered as far as presentation, ie clean cut, dressed professionally when seen by neighbors, drives a "professional" vehicle etc.. Should only be leaving the house rarely for groceries anyway.
What gets these people caught? (other than time)
How long before the "jig is up"?
IMO,
60 days flat being safe
reasoning: At 60 days, you would have just paid your first months bill about 2 weeks before. It is most definitely larger than the prior month and the same month the previous year, also probably larger than neighbors with similar sq feet. Simply put, your evidently using more power. The twist is that it could be a one off thing in the eyes of the electric company, a loose AC duct under the house, you cooling/heating the neighborhood etc. All the time people get outrageous bills, deciding to use those 3kw floor heaters all over the house etc without even a raise of the eyebrow from the EC. But if your consumption did raise suspicion that something was up, How long is it from the time they figure something is up, (maybe week 6?) til the LEO is at the door?
Just some thought lol.. lemme get your feedback.
Disclaimer: This post is the result of fictitious storytelling, any information within said post or extracted from said post is hypothetical in nature and derived from theoretical conversation.
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