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organic3

organic3

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Hi everyone is there any sparkies (electricians) out there from wales uk i can't run my 3 led lights at full power anymore with a heater in my garage growroom everytime I put the lights leds to full power (but i can run everything on 600watt and no problem ) once the lights turn on full power the power trips so I bought an omega light controller with timer thinking it was the power of the lights but ive been running the setup for about 6 months with the setup I'm using now ive checked for damp power cables but all nice and dry anyone with any ideas the fusebox im using is a 2 way one for the garage lights and one for the power sockets.
thanks
 
Obviously you want to be very careful with electrical stuff, tent fire happen no one wants that.
IM not an electrician and I’m in Canada with different electrical systems not the UK, but it certainly sounds like you’re drawing too much power from one circuit. Best to have someone knowledgeable look at it , yes an electrician would be best.
I expect you will have to find or install another circuit to supplie power to your tent equipment. LIghts, heaters, Dehumidifiers, a/c units all pull a lot of power.
I had and electrician run a new circuit from my electrical panel dedicated to just my grow light, this left me enough power to run everything else on the one circuit near my tent
 
Ok thanks I just got to find an electrician thats cool with my growrooms thats the difficult part as with the uk nothing is legal with growing and im sure they would inform the men in blue
 
Look to see if there is a way to shed some load from the branch circuit you are using. Is there anything that is on the circuit that can be moved? If there is something like a frig in the next room that will be using up the available power. Often circuits can be in strange patterns in the house. If the circuits are not labeled or not correct, you will have to identify all the power use on that branch. Turn everything on except the heater, turn off the circuit for the grow, then look for other items that have also turned off. Then move those items to a different circuit.
 
26 years in this house without a problem and today ive got a frozen pipe. Guess I gotta call leaky. -4°for last night real temp.
 
hey woody how ya doin' ? Aint Ct. great in winter? I either ran outta oil last nite or the line froze, {outdoor tank} thank god for woodstoves
 
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