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pussum- hmmm, that may be do-able. If I decide on the attic grow then I can just hang the light from a beam, or part of the frame of the house. Hmmmm...
I wonder if i can convince my hubby that it is okay just to grow a plant or 2 for personal use. If only he and I know about it then how would the word get out????
I could hide it from him, but I wouldn't like that. I have too much of a guilty conscience.
I wonder if i can convince my hubby that it is okay just to grow a plant or 2 for personal use. If only he and I know about it then how would the word get out????
I could hide it from him, but I wouldn't like that. I have too much of a guilty conscience.
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the_riz said:
He has 5 acres of woods behind his house. Once my plants get going I may sneak a few out there without dads knowledge...
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Oh, and I hang the light just a few inches above the plants, correct?
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yeah i dont know how much heat those small ones give off, but you wanna get them as close as possible, if you put your hand over the top of the plants after you hung your lights, if your hand feels uncomfortable, then your plants probably will be too.. thats the general rule of thumb
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Smoking, you could get that thing super close and they wouldn't singe or anything. I have the bulbs almost touching the plant and they are cool as a cucumber. Those CFL's are quite cool to the touch as far as lightbulbs go.
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Okay, I got the stuff. But, there's no plug end of the light thingy, just a bunch of wires. I know nothing about wiring. Maybe I need the dome light after all...
I did get them all planted. Here's a few pics.
I did get them all planted. Here's a few pics.
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Hey SmokinMom is that one of those light fixtures that holds 3 bulbs and you put in the bathroom? If so your gonna need one of those heavy duty 3 prong orange extension cords to wire it.SmokinMom said:
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Yes...is it easier to use the dome light? I have one of those heavy duty extension cords around here somewhere, but have NO IDEA how to wire stuff....
What colors are the wires at the end of the light fixture? Usually they're black, white, and green. So you cut off a length of the extension cord, and match up the wires (should also be black/white/green). To make it safe, you twist the wires together (say green, and green) then wrap it with electrical tape. Do that for all three wires, then wrap all three with electrical tape. Voila
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Bubby said:
Ok I looked at the wires. There's a black one and a white one and the 3rd is a copper wire. Is the copper one the same as green?
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Smoking, if your light looks like this than you have done everything correctly. All that needs be done is plug it in with a test bulb.
Make sure you wrap each wire INDIVIDUALLY with tape first before you tape them all together. The bare wires should not touch each other at all. Wrap each one with tape by itself first.
If you accidentally cut off the male end and wired it up it is no big deal. You can either retrieve the plug from the trash or buy a new one, cut off the female end that is not necessary, and wire the male back on.
Make sure you wrap each wire INDIVIDUALLY with tape first before you tape them all together. The bare wires should not touch each other at all. Wrap each one with tape by itself first.
If you accidentally cut off the male end and wired it up it is no big deal. You can either retrieve the plug from the trash or buy a new one, cut off the female end that is not necessary, and wire the male back on.
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Oh yea...I taped the wires together then taped the whole thing together. I used a lot of tape.
Okay...I replaced the female end with a male one.
I just tested it out in a GFCI protected outlet. It made a tiny pop, but the test bulb did come on. I guess my rookie wiring wasn't too bad after all. I unplugged it and plugged it in again, and no pop this time, but a teeny tiny little spark while inserting. This happened again when plugging in...
Is this okay????????
I plan to do this in the attic and I don't want to worry about fires....
Okay...I replaced the female end with a male one.
I just tested it out in a GFCI protected outlet. It made a tiny pop, but the test bulb did come on.
I guess my rookie wiring wasn't too bad after all. I unplugged it and plugged it in again, and no pop this time, but a teeny tiny little spark while inserting. This happened again when plugging in...Is this okay????????
I plan to do this in the attic and I don't want to worry about fires....
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pussum said:
Nice drawing you did there Pussum.
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SmokinMom said:Oh yea...I taped the wires together then taped the whole thing together. I used a lot of tape.
Okay...I replaced the female end with a male one.
I just tested it out in a GFCI protected outlet. It made a tiny pop, but the test bulb did come on.
Is this okay????????
I plan to do this in the attic and I don't want to worry about fires....
You replaced the female end with a male end? So you have two male ends on one cord? Or did you cut the female end off and use that to wire things up? Your light should look like a desktop lamp or something like that. Just the lamp with a male ended wire to plug into the wall.
I guess since it turned on you did what you were supposed to. So that is good. As far as the poping noise, what watt rating is the light bar and what watt light did you put in?
Sparks, well sometimes sparks pop out when you plug things in regardless. My best advice to you to ensure it is safe since you will be putting this in the attic which is usually a more dry place is to plug the thing in for a few hours with each bulb slot filled with a bulb that has the same wattage as the ones that you will be using to grow. If the wires are hotter than just warm then you have a problem. Make sure you don't put bulb in the bar have higher wattage than the bar can deal with.
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pussum said:http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=73400-1811-VB1-3CH&lpage=none Able to withstand 30 watts.
Wire that up with three of these: Only 6.44 a pack. Puts out 26 watts. These can be found at walmart.
9.87 + 12.88 (6.44 x2) = 22.75 + the cost of tearing the female end off an extension cord laying around the house to wire up and some twine or rope to suspend above the plant = Not to shabby.
If you have the means to wire this thing up and suspend it just laying around the house then this ends up giving you more bang for your buck than the other dome light suggested, but if you don't have the materials at home to do it and don't want to mess with the wiring than the dome light is the better option as it will be less of a stress factor and much easier to deal with.
Check out my grow journal if you want to see what I am using.
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10591
Also I have some pretty decent information that I have compiled in there for reference if you need it.
So now that I am only growing 2 plants, will I still need all 3 lights? Or will that be overkill???
I really get to grow. I am so excited...and happy that hubby is on board with this...
