Lowering Electric Bill Tips – Cannabis Growers
Lowering Electric Bill Tips – Cannabis Growers
Let’s talk saving electricity, with a focus on Cannabis Growers, today on Lex’s World…what CAN you do to reduce energy consumption?
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So what is the average electricity bill for running a grow room/tent
Ive lowered my power consumption by 50 % going to LEDs
With larger water pumps every other use we would run veg oil through to extend its use, with the small pumps that can pump water and air is this something we can do to keep a diaphragm from getting that dried rubberband effect.
Hello lex hope your well hey was wondering if we could exchange emails maybe we can help eachother grow!! Ar-jay_11@hotmail .com minus the space lol have some questions for you
Wood burning stove wtf year are we in!?!😳😄
Use your brain no need for weed. Lol
At 2:56………….why worry if a smart electric meter is detected as showing more use in the daytime?? Is law enforcement in non-legal states using this as probable cause for a warrant to bust a major indoor grow? In California permits are available for commercial grows and people can grow as many s 10 plants indoors for personal "medical" use.
Thanks !!!
If u steal electricity to grow tbh your a bum an stupid af an people like that make weed look a bad af
Bro, i gotta ask. Can Power stations like Goal Zero Yeti 3000 last for growing? Is it worth investing in it? Because I want to grow using LED but I don’t want it to show on my electric bill, I have ways of charging it outside my home and I want to use a power station. What is your take on this?
Turn all entertainment equipment on standby off, especially your tv (read a book instead). Take cold showers and charge your tablet, phone etc at work or in your car.
I stiil the ligh Lex zorry
Very smart advice for the day, thank you.
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Exif data that you can’t see unless you use photo editing software. You have to turn it off if you use your cell phone for pics. If you don’t turn it off cops will know the location of picture. Have a good night.
using an air compressor that is set up to turn on at the min. pressure…and is set to refill an air holding tank that’s been dialed back to feed air to your roots through your stones in hydro….is a better usage of electric
instead of running a smaller air pump 24/7…to feed air through the stones.
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Bypass the meter stupid
I have a separate phone just for your videos love it thank you
The best way for whole plant growth is in veg put it on 12hr but 12 on 5.5 off, 1 on 5.5 off and 12 on again for veg growth. 5 hours saving of electric.
lex, what is the legal limit of Electricity we can use with out causing any suspicion ? i have not been able to use my professional DJ mixer with the speakers since i started growing cause they are 600 watt speakers and the mixer is 48 watts i think, plus the 2 players which are small prolly around 25 watts maybe each, so i been scared to DJ and use the light’s at the same time do you think i will be ok if i did?
What kind of generators can back up a 3000 w led?
Some electric companies/co-ops offer an average bill charge, keeping the cost consistent throughout the year. Just call and ask
I know its a bit niche but if you use a dehumidifier and an electric oil radiator or heater at the same time put the electrioc radiator close to the air intake of the dehumidifier to get maximum efficeny as long as its not too hot (which it shouldnt be)
My 4000 watt led is powered by a generator I have connected to a bicycle and I make the wife peddle it,I just go 16 hours on tho she will be ok!
Hi Lex, I’ve been growing for slightly over thirty years and have always used MH and Sodium HID lights so I may be just a little set in my thinking but I’ve watched a lot of LED reviews and by my math it would be no real benefit for me to switch. when I do the math I grow in a 6×8 grow space, using a 1000W HPS and a parabolic reflector I get right around 800 ppfd in the corners and the low 1200’s in the middle of my room with the light 24" above the canopy. From what i’ve seen on the video reviews I would need close to 1500 watts of LED lights so where is the benefit my power bill would go up and I would have to spend a couple thousand dollars on lights to replace a light that costs three hundred dollars eighteen hundred dollars buys a lit of bulbs.
Also CO2 is plant food. this is my sixty first spin around the sun and remember our summers being just as hot when I was a child Global warming is just a narrative to get money from the people and to scare the Karens and Grettas that think the world is going to end.
I would appreciate your thoughts on this , what i’ve written above are only my thoughts and might be a little bias.
I have watched quite a few of your videos, very well done and you give excellent advice.
I would give you two thumbs up if you tube would let me.
The mars TS 1000 I’ve used great led really cheap to run 150w ruffly upgrading to the mars TSW 2000
In regards to heating with wood. My home heater burns oil…and wood. I go thru 4 cords (approx 2400 pieces) a year. I have no ‘data’…but my estimate is that wood provides "almost twice" the BTU-per-dollar, compared to oil. My grow room is on the 2nd floor. The heater has 2 zones, First and Second floor (both with programmable thermostats). In the depth of winter I burn oil at 4AM and wood the rest of the day. I’ve learned how to make it all work (and keep the grow room at the proper temp) with minimal daily effort on my part. The heating system is ‘hot water’ (radiators), not ‘forced air’ (ducts). Forced air systems really affect your humidity. They ‘dry out’ your home much more than radiators. BUT, even with the closed loop of a hot-water-system… burning wood in an enclosed basement heater (not fireplace) has a profound effect on HUMITIDY in the entire building. If you are burning wood you are going to face issues with HUMIDITY. I use a programmable WILLHI Humidity Controller (Amazon) to manage my grow environment. I only grow 2 crops per year. I do not grow in summer (Jun/July/Aug). The electric-costs for air conditioning are not worth it. My heater, made by HS-TARM, is a niche-item. Like all home heaters, it relies on thermostats to move the heat. Most ‘wood burning’ products are freestanding wood-burning stoves. Stoves don’t use thermostats…they just radiate. Stoves burn HOT and need very very careful placement within the home (I’ve watched friends install…and then remove them). I don’t believe I could ‘control’ the heat if I were to use a stove.
Could try setting up some solar panels to compensate for some of the electricity used..
great ideas. thank you
Thank you for what brings you joy
You forgot to include air conditioning costs for closed systems with CO2 augmentation! Grow in Maine where it’s legal by the way, and you don’t have to worry about the utility company finding out about your grow. You just have to pay the bill, which is increasing ever with current world events.
electric is cheaper at night also
New sub here. I really like these shorter info videos man. The info is digestible and easy to follow through whole thing. Thanks man.
What a great channel!
Excellent quality information!
Thank you 😊 🙏🏻♥️
cuz safety is the number one priority!
Always great content lex, good stuff
Just put a 100kg neodymium magnet on your meter/box whatever you got. Energy save by 80%-90% on all electric equipment.
Use off hours to run lighting so cost is lower rate !
Buy a fully dimmable grow light and a cheap luxmeter.
You can then always put the light down to 4 inches or so over the canopy and adjust output according to the meter.
Also, just use some cheap 5W LED bulbs with a reflector on it while your plants are still small, huge quantum boards just waste too much energy on lighting unused real estate in the first weeks.
Unfortunately I have the opposite I live in Queensland Australia very hot and humid at this time of the year. We haven’t even got to the hottest month yet and we are getting 36°C. I currently have a tent set up in my bedroom with the air-conditioning on and I can tell you sleeping with all them lights on every night 🤪😬😒😟🥺😩
Your videos are old informative and annoying as well at the same time.
Annoying because unable to your videos in background.
T-5’s can grow dank bud , less electricity than led
I’m in UK useing a mars TS 1000 in a 120,120,200 tent the mars is great low cost use got a 4inch carbon filter extractor , useing 5 gallon pots get 5 pots in comfortable found that auto prefer coco than soil I’m still new to this on second grow recommend fast white widow off seedsman bud on a stick next grow be useing coco and perlite mix 3 fast white widow auto and 2 northern lights auto keep safe peaple
Very good info bro (as usual) thank you
Called solar panels bro.
I checked my dishwasher. She;’s gone!
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Steal the electricity that’s how you lower your bill lmfao
More reasons to legalize and allow outdoor growing!