Close call cheap power board.

[Wayzee]

Aged a few years this morning, went to check room to find it dark, 8°c and dripping with humidity.
Power board that ran the light and heaters burnt out overnight. Cheap power board cheap extension lead lesson learnt. I plugged temp control into new heavy duty power board and the light into a power box with RCD safety switch.
According to my timer it was out for about 3 hours so hopefully the girls won't suffer to much...... ??

 

[kingfish]

It's a good thing that you didn't burn your house down.

 

[dirtymike]

You found a week link, groovy. I don't think his garden is close to the house. Camp out in there a few times and you will find a few more.

 

[Bluey]

Very lucky.

Electrical fires are common in grow rooms. Every few months you see a house on fire on the news. Grow rooms a lot of the time.

Don't skimp on electrical.

 

[dirtymike]

First thing an electrician is taught is to not let the smoke out of the wires.

 

[Rwise]

Once the magic smoke is gone its done for.
Good things is there was not a fire to burn down your home.

 

[Wayzee]

Yes it was lucky, and has caused a little paranoia. Ive checked everything about 10 times since, making sure nothing is feeling too hot. I'm starting to think with the extra humidifier running that moisture got into a spare port on the power board causing it to short but what ever it was wasn't good.
Onwards and upwards.

 

[dirtymike]

Pop said if you're doing your best and ask to do better, tell them to do it themselves or piss up a rope. Their choice

 

[Wayzee]

Haha that's it. My pops tried to teach me right from wrong... Now he's the one in the pen.