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supermanlives · 12-07-2013, 05:59 PM

I got smart meter at my other pad. they look for cycles like 12/12 and so .turning on an off a 1500 watt heater wont do anything but make bill higher the way you describe

JKD · 05-07-2014, 12:09 PM

In my case the Power Company rang to offer a lower charge/Kw/hr due to being a high usage customer (I was only running 2400W though). As others have said keep your bills paid on time and be careful with where you shop and where/how you dispose of your waste. Start growing as soon as possible when in a new property.

In general the higher the household earnings, the greater the electricity demand. Affluent suburbs have much higher average electricity usages.

Dropped Cat · 05-08-2014, 12:30 AM

Good stuff. My grow is under 400w total, and I sweat getting
narc'd on by my electric company.

Smart meter.

Fucking bullshit I say. I would opt out if I had the option.
By opting out red flags are raised, no?

foomar · 05-08-2014, 12:47 AM

You could object on the grounds of heath , refer them to a nut job site like beforeitsnews , should work and who cares if they think you are mad.

For once a conspiracy site might be useful.

armedoldhippy · 07-06-2014, 03:25 AM

if I was that concerned, I would run the light 24 hrs a day and have a light mover on rails move it over another grow box every 12 hours...

nukklehead · 07-21-2014, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by armedoldhippy

if I was that concerned, I would run the light 24 hrs a day and have a light mover on rails move it over another grow box every 12 hours...

good idea!!.. but how do you deal with light leaks???

Very Carefully right?? lol

Nuk

SativaBreather · 07-21-2014, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by foomar

You could object on the grounds of heath , refer them to a nut job site like beforeitsnews , should work and who cares if they think you are mad.

For once a conspiracy site might be useful.

wifi is bad for you
the dutch gov will paint the inside of your house with copper paint if you tell em you are sensitive to emf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4JDEspdx58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Mt00xY8eU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqkZ5Is1j5M

foomar · 07-21-2014, 08:03 PM

You seem to be scared of everything . . .

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Just like with mobile phones and baby monitors, smart meters emit low radio frequency emissions. This allows meter readings to be wirelessly transmitted to us and means no more estimated bills as smart meters send a message, similar to an SMS, with gas and electricity readings back to British Gas once a day.

If you are unsure about radio emissions, Public Health England (PHE) – formerly the Health Protection Agency - provides advice and information around of variety of domestic appliances.

PHE state there is no evidence to suggest that exposure to the radio waves produced by smart meters poses any health risk. In addition, they state that the exposure from smart meters are lower than from other appliances we use today like televisions and microwaves, and likely to be thousands of times lower than from a mobile phone. Their website states: ‘the evidence to date suggests exposures to the radio-waves produced by smart meters do not pose a risk to health’. For more details on smart meters and health, please see PHE's website

If you can find any peer reviewed studies showing harm from the RF emissions of smart meters rather than scaremongering anecdotal tube clips I would like to see them.

devilgoob · 12-05-2014, 04:41 PM

Negative.

You want two grows on either side of a vertical bulb, and a sheath that every 12 hours, is powered to one side, where overlapping flaps come together block light for one side, giving the other side light.

Basically with this set up, you're creating night and day, and your bulb is contiunously on.

You could put a plasma bulb or arcing device in your window, so anyone that looks, knows you're pretty serious. About electricity. It sends a message to someone. They might think "Hey, I connect wires and read electricity, but this person might be Magneto."

HuffnPufferfish · 11-01-2016, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by watts

smart meters can not tell the difference between a 3000 watt dryer and a 3000 watt oven. The device you are powering has to be "smart-ready" before they can see what's running exactly. Technically this feature is used to monitor your power/energy usage on new "smart appliances"

but they can see the difference between your hps and that heater

05-08-2014, 12:30 AM	#33
Dropped Cat Six Gummi Bears and Some Scotch Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,615	Good stuff. My grow is under 400w total, and I sweat getting narc'd on by my electric company. Smart meter. Fucking bullshit I say. I would opt out if I had the option. By opting out red flags are raised, no? __________________ "So we're just done with phrasing, right, that's not a thing anymore?."
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05-08-2014, 12:47 AM	#34
foomar Luddite Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,262	You could object on the grounds of heath , refer them to a nut job site like beforeitsnews , should work and who cares if they think you are mad. For once a conspiracy site might be useful.
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07-06-2014, 03:25 AM	#35
armedoldhippy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee, hell yeah! Posts: 5,155	if I was that concerned, I would run the light 24 hrs a day and have a light mover on rails move it over another grow box every 12 hours... __________________ smoking more pot is NOT the answer to my problems. my problem is that i need more problems that smoking more pot IS the answer to...
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12-07-2013, 05:59 PM	#31
supermanlives Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: gilligans island Posts: 13,142	I got smart meter at my other pad. they look for cycles like 12/12 and so .turning on an off a 1500 watt heater wont do anything but make bill higher the way you describe
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05-07-2014, 12:09 PM	#32
JKD Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 271	In my case the Power Company rang to offer a lower charge/Kw/hr due to being a high usage customer (I was only running 2400W though). As others have said keep your bills paid on time and be careful with where you shop and where/how you dispose of your waste. Start growing as soon as possible when in a new property. In general the higher the household earnings, the greater the electricity demand. Affluent suburbs have much higher average electricity usages.
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12-05-2014, 04:41 PM	#39
devilgoob Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,092	Negative. You want two grows on either side of a vertical bulb, and a sheath that every 12 hours, is powered to one side, where overlapping flaps come together block light for one side, giving the other side light. Basically with this set up, you're creating night and day, and your bulb is contiunously on. You could put a plasma bulb or arcing device in your window, so anyone that looks, knows you're pretty serious. About electricity. It sends a message to someone. They might think "Hey, I connect wires and read electricity, but this person might be Magneto."
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