electic usage

[mellow yellow]

Easy peeps,

expanding my set up at the mo, my concern is the amount to electric i will be using. anyone worry about this or is there any limits I should try to keep within per property size?

any advise is appricated.

Thanks

Mellow

 

[bren]

i used to put 45 a week on top up got busted but nothing to do with electric my mrs sister the bitch, was runnng 4 x 600 a t5 and pl2 light, i've heard some people steal electric i wouldn't but if i could get free electric upstairs and just pay for downstairs i would but if i get caught again i'm off back to jail so might as well be hung for a sheep than a lamb lol

 

[theherbalizor]

I currently do about £170 a month on electric. 1600w flower and 660w veg.

Never had an issue. So long as bill is paid. I give a regular meter readings.

My friend has a fairly large house and family. Has a small sauna and a 17 kw power shower. 5 kids all wil plasmas and games consoles, always on. No illegal grow shit. Does easy over £200 a month.

 

[Marathanman]

I've recently swapped to t5's for veg there doing a great job and saving on electric.

 

[stillsmokin843]

I agree with what's been posted never steal piwer they can track the electric loss down. As long as ya pay your bill on time then they will be on your side all they care about is making money. Best of luck

 

[roll it large]

my mate has been quizzed over his excessive usage of electric before by british gas

dont get an eco meter either apparenty that can show up trends in usage eg a bump in usage for exactly twelve hours a day for 8-10 weeks at a time

i dont have an eco meter im just going by what ive been told so it could be total bull for all i know

anyone have one of those eco thingys?

some info from british gas website

Smart is coming your way

The government has mandated that all UK households will need to have smart meters installed by 2019. We have chosen to install smart meters now so that our customers can start to enjoy the benefits that smart meters bring as early as possible. You don't need to do anything at the moment, we will contact you to arrange your upgrade to smart meters. This is what you can expect:

Our dedicated team of smart advisors will contact you to arrange an installation appointment

On the appointment day a British Gas Smart Energy Expert (a fully trained engineer) will install your new meters quickly, safely and with care

You'll be able to start enjoying the benefits of smart straight away. We'll give you a call around 2 weeks after your installation, just to check everything is running smoothly.

How smart works

There are many electricity monitors currently on the market, similar to our 'EnergySmart' monitor. Smart meters are more advanced than electricity monitors because they measure actual, total gas and electricity usage as you use it. This links directly to your bill, so you only pay for what you use.

• Smart meters take accurate readings of your energy usage every day.
• These readings are automatically sent to British Gas using wireless technology similar to a mobile phone.
• You'll receive an accurate energy bill without having to submit meter readings.

peace

 

[Chips]

my mate has been quizzed over his excessive usage of electric before by british gas

dont get an eco meter either apparenty that can show up trends in usage eg a bump in usage for exactly twelve hours a day for 8-10 weeks at a time

i dont have an eco meter im just going by what ive been told so it could be total bull for all i know

anyone have one of those eco thingys?

some info from british gas website

Smart is coming your way




The government has mandated that all UK households will need to have smart meters installed by 2019. We have chosen to install smart meters now so that our customers can start to enjoy the benefits that smart meters bring as early as possible. You don't need to do anything at the moment, we will contact you to arrange your upgrade to smart meters. This is what you can expect:

Our dedicated team of smart advisors will contact you to arrange an installation appointment

On the appointment day a British Gas Smart Energy Expert (a fully trained engineer) will install your new meters quickly, safely and with care

You'll be able to start enjoying the benefits of smart straight away. We'll give you a call around 2 weeks after your installation, just to check everything is running smoothly.

How smart works




There are many electricity monitors currently on the market, similar to our 'EnergySmart' monitor. Smart meters are more advanced than electricity monitors because they measure actual, total gas and electricity usage as you use it. This links directly to your bill, so you only pay for what you use.

• Smart meters take accurate readings of your energy usage every day.
• These readings are automatically sent to British Gas using wireless technology similar to a mobile phone.
• You'll receive an accurate energy bill without having to submit meter readings.

peace

I Would like to add .. That as a working Locksmith all of the above is completely true ...

a lot of my work is from the utilities companies ,, gaining access to empty properties mostly

the electric and gas companies have become extremely aggressive in recent years ... and even meter readers are offered stab jackets and pepper spray (for use against dogs)


there aim is to be able to read/adjust your meter/payment you make .. without the need to enter the property

these new meters will be installed throughout the country .. but could take 10+ years

 

[Big Eggy]

Think it'll become the law fairly soon for the companies to install them.. The only thing holding it back is the wranglings about who will pay for it.. The generators, retail suppliers or the gov. I used to work for an electric company and had to pay other suppliers rentals for meters they owned when customer switched supplys. But as long as people paid the bill we didn't care what usage they cloaked up.. Infact we tended to aim for high usage clients.

 

[ninja bud]

How to calculate the cost of your grow.

1 Calculate the total wattage of all you equipment in your grow room. For arguments sake lets say you are running a total of 400 watts. (250 hps and a couple of fans etc)

2 Multiply this figure by the total amount of hours the equipment is working for each day. ie 18x400 during the flowering light cycle. This figure is the amount of kilowatt hours the equipment is using. This gives us a figure of 7200kw/hrs

3 Divide this figure by 1000 to give you the amount of units you are using each day. 7200/1000= 7.2 units

4 On you bill you will find the cost of a unit of electicity. Lets say that its 15 pence per unit. Multiply 7.2 units x .15 and this gives you the cost of running you grow room per day which in this case is £1.08.

Multiply by the number of days in the month and you have the total cost per month to run the grow.

Hope this helps.

 

[ninja bud]

In para 2 I said 18/6 was the flowering cycle by mistake. Am I bad

 

[lost in a sea]

you can get away with a 1000w per bedroom that the house has,,, this is a rough rule based on average electricity consumption, well it was anyway i wouldnt mind betting people are used less electricity than even a few years ago now,,, the lights can be in the same room though obviously,,

the smart meters wont be a problem until everything has smart chips in them that can talk with the smart meter,, they are going to squeeze us financially (already have done nearly) back to the dark ages and force us to buy them ,,,, this "new world", if you like, is just around the corner now,,, if you cant already feel the change you must be the undead...

feudalism here we come. shitty technology just constantly used to ruin our lives..

 

[mellow yellow]

anyone got their new electric bill, massive price increase.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

If anybody truly has a real problem with a UK Power Co and has noticed them getting shitty and deliberately pursuing Growers, I have a nice solution for curing the problem really quickly.

It is really simple, but best not to post on open forum.

We could also start posting up who is cool, who is nosey, it might just help some ppl decide which Co to use.

 

[roll it large]

anyone got their new electric bill, massive price increase.

yeah lol well the gas one anyway i pay a fixed rate monthly and when the bill comes i then have less to pay if i go over that
they want me to go from paying 45 month plus whatever extra i go over to 125 a month fucking idiots dont know how they get that am gunna ring up and kick off tomoz

when i get my quarter bill i dont pay much to cover the bill

dreading the leccy tho last few bills were estimates lol no reading so thats gunna be a hefty one ive got some cash set aside for that worked out how much it cost per grow 150 quid for me im on my fourth now

 

[roll it large]

If anybody truly has a real problem with a UK Power Co and has noticed them getting shitty and deliberately pursuing Growers, I have a nice solution for curing the problem really quickly.

It is really simple, but best not to post on open forum.

We could also start posting up who is cool, who is nosey, it might just help some ppl decide which Co to use.

british gas are nosey buggers wanna know what electrical appliances you have so i added plenty dishwashers dryers powershower marine fishtank leccy heaters

 

[~Shhh~]

Scottish power = Hell no