Puff Monkey's Industrial Grow Room

[Timmyjg6]

I think if your in America you need to stay with 120v...

could i just run a 240v 40a line from the breaker box in the house to the lights and run the fans and floros on the wall outlets (120v) ??

 

[tn_toker420]

So ya have decided to go with the 1000's for sure puff??? Can't wait to see the finished product ...I hope it's a work of art ...But man, you're gonna have hella set-up now buddy...but you're goin' with the switchable's tho ??? didn't know that ...let me know hows it goin' ...till then

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

could i just run a 240v 40a line from the breaker box in the house to the lights and run the fans and floros on the wall outlets (120v) ??

If I were you I would run a dedicated circuit (or 2) to the grow room. Most likely the outlets in the room share a breaker with other rooms. Most bedroom and other living areas have 15 amp breakers. I don't think you want to put a bunch of fans and perhaps cooling/heating equipment on the bedroom breaker. Adequate amperage to your grow room is a must to keep things safe. You have an incredible space to grow, don't scrimp on the electrical needs.

 

[ALLWaYsHiGh]

u should be able to squeeze 5lbs. dry out of those 2 1000 watt lights if u have everything perfect.

 

[NorCalHal]

could i just run a 240v 40a line from the breaker box in the house to the lights and run the fans and floros on the wall outlets (120v) ??

I know what your sayin, and yes you can.

You would have to run a bigger guage wire (8?, Pro electrical help here??) from the main, on a 40 amp 240 breaker, then run that to a seperate subpanel box. I am not sure what exactally it is called, but it is like a small Main Panel, but with only 4-6 breakers.
From that box have a 20 amp 240 breaker to power your lights with 10 guage wire, and run a couple of 15-20 amp 120 breakers with 12 guage to power your equipment.

I have done this before with no issues, but I do perfer to wire str8 from the MainPanel. I am sure your electrician can tell you a little more.

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

u should be able to squeeze 5lbs. dry out of those 2 1000 watt lights if u have everything perfect.

now thats what i'm talkin' about !!!!!

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

i'd better hurry up and finish this project.....i just had 41 sprouts break ground...

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

i got the electrical shtuff figured out...we(my electrician friend and i ) are gonna run a 90amp #2 flat aluminum cable through the attic to the grow room wired for 240v...i'll install a 8-12 circuit breaker box and wire atleast 6 of those circuits back down to 120v for fans and veg lights...i omly need 2 240v outlets for the digital ballasts...and to answer TNtokers question, the lumatek 1000w are not "switchable" per say, but they will fire both types of lamps.

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

i've also decided to switch to hydro.....i'm buying a 22"x44" ebb&flow system for the veg room and a 4'x6'x6" ebb&flow system for the flower room... whats the minimum size rez for a 4x6x6" table ???? and whats a good GPM pump rating for that size ?

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

bump....i really need an answer to the last post...thanks

 

[Timmyjg6]

From what i remember its L times W times Depth in centimeters devided by 4 equals gallons. I came up with about 24 gallons. Not sure if its right but thats what i got..

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

so i'm safe ordering a 40 gal ???? why do they make 120 gal....thats a big flood table

 

[Timmyjg6]

Actually no, i was wrong sorry... I found the formula... Its...
Length (in.) x width (in.) x height (in.) /231=gallons... So
72 (in) x 48 (in) x 6 (in)= 20'736/231= 89.77 Gallons So That would be with the tray full of water. Good luck for you...

 

[ALLWaYsHiGh]

why dont you do a 6 or 8 5gal DWC instead of ebb&flow

 

[Timmyjg6]

Id do ebb & flow before DWC. Faster growth.

 

[lyfr]

right on Puff, incredible! very happy you went E&F and i think you will be too. that will be quite a sight when that table is full with 2kw beamin:hubba:

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

whats the average veg time in hydro??? 4-5 weeks ???

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

right on Puff, incredible! very happy you went E&F and i think you will be too. that will be quite a sight when that table is full with 2kw beamin:hubba:

like i said,...INDUSTRIAL GROW ROOM...:holysheep: Whats the average yield from a setup like that ?? can i look forward to atleast 2-3 lbs. ? i'm going for mega super gnarly quality but a decent quantity would be a really nice bonus

 

[CasualGrower]

Lookin great Puff.... I have a build in progress atm also... But alas it is hunting season so I guess my attic is on hold till all the deer here are dead LOL..... You are implementing a LOT of my ideas though.

Can't wait to see those monsters start in there. 8)

 

[lyfr]

I had a 2x4 tray, stuffed between 12-21(best yield was 18) of various indica strains, 400w-regular bulb, I always got at least 7 oz with the best bein 9 oz. I dont count the air-buds on the bottom. with all that light you can let yours get bigger, I flowered mine at 6-10in...mostly around 8in. I cant even guess at what you'll yield but i'll find out in a few months