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Hi! Long time lurker (10ish years...wow its been a while), finally getting my own grow together and need a lil help.
Lil background first just for fun....
I have been planning on growing in a 4x4 tent in my bedroom for almost a month now and have been googling and searching like mad trying to negate any unpleasant surprises. Finally I'm ready to drop a few bucks to get started and then my roommate moved out and suddenly i have an insulated shed thats 10x12 with a 6 foot minimum ceiling available to me! SO... back to the drawing board, I might as well utilize the available space. I'm thinking about doing dual 600w doughnuts or maybe 315w CMH. I've got some auto seeds to get a quick harvest to replenish my stash, but then plan to start doing sativa leaning strains after I'm back into my comfort zone with respect to my bud levels.
My problem...
There's no power out to my shed so I'm gonna have to run an extension cord out there... I have plenty of 10ga extension cords and can run up to 3 out there on different circuits (really don't need that much power.... yet ) I've always heard that running high amperage circuits like heaters or grow lights I suppose, is a bad idea on extension cords because of the power drop from the cord length. I'm pretty sure that most homes are wired with something smaller than 10ga (I don't really know but it seems like a place to save a buck when building a house).
My question...
Would it cause significant issues for me to run 1000w of power 50' on a 10ga extension cord for grow lights, pumps and fans?
I'm open to suggestions or critiques. Thanks to anyone who offers input.
Lil background first just for fun....
I have been planning on growing in a 4x4 tent in my bedroom for almost a month now and have been googling and searching like mad trying to negate any unpleasant surprises. Finally I'm ready to drop a few bucks to get started and then my roommate moved out and suddenly i have an insulated shed thats 10x12 with a 6 foot minimum ceiling available to me! SO... back to the drawing board, I might as well utilize the available space. I'm thinking about doing dual 600w doughnuts or maybe 315w CMH. I've got some auto seeds to get a quick harvest to replenish my stash, but then plan to start doing sativa leaning strains after I'm back into my comfort zone with respect to my bud levels.
My problem...
There's no power out to my shed so I'm gonna have to run an extension cord out there... I have plenty of 10ga extension cords and can run up to 3 out there on different circuits (really don't need that much power.... yet ) I've always heard that running high amperage circuits like heaters or grow lights I suppose, is a bad idea on extension cords because of the power drop from the cord length. I'm pretty sure that most homes are wired with something smaller than 10ga (I don't really know but it seems like a place to save a buck when building a house).
My question...
Would it cause significant issues for me to run 1000w of power 50' on a 10ga extension cord for grow lights, pumps and fans?
I'm open to suggestions or critiques. Thanks to anyone who offers input.