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LadyToadstool · 07-07-2006, 07:23 PM

I need to ask on behalf of a friend what any of you would do in this situation. He bought a house a couple of years ago that was suspiciously prepped for keeping plants, also realized some of the rooms didn't take up as much electricity in the house! Go figure… what luck. So he started up his own thing, Its been a few years and all of a sudden the electrical meter went wild and is now running about 3 times as much as it did. He has taken everything down to try and stop it but its continuing on its way to a pretty dam high electricity bill. Is the spike in the electrical bill enough on its own to permit a warrant in FL?

Poor guy is having a fit… I don't know what to tell him.

hamstring · 07-08-2006, 12:44 AM

Lady toadstool

I have some electrical experience. I am not sure I will be able to answer your question but I will help you format it so someone will.

What does prepped rooms mean?
A. More than usual receptacles?
B. Breaker box in unusual place?

Noticed that some rooms do not use as much electricity.

A. How do you know this? Using electricity is a function of load use. I.E. Something has to be on/running before you use electricity.

How many watts was he running in his grow?

The electrical meter is running crazy even after he disconnected everything?Does not sound possible. Please check to see that this info is correct.

If so sounds like some sort of short circuit or something. Even so if this were true a breaker would have popped. The only way to use power is to increase your load. That’s what HID and fans, bubblers etc are. They are consumers of electricity or load.
If for instance you had a bad furnace motor (bad bearings, clogged filter) this would make the motor pull more current therefore more power/electricity.

Check other things in the house such as air conditioning. Then try shutting them down one at a time to see if you can identify the energy hog.
Peace

Getawaymonkey! · 07-09-2006, 08:19 AM

I had a friend have this exact same power thing and it turned out to be a bad meter and loose connection at the pole

LadyToadstool · 07-10-2006, 07:09 AM

Thats what its looking like it was.. which I guess wouldnt be a problem anymore because he'll just have to deal with it.

But is the hike in the bill enough to let them in? And if so could anything happen to him if there are no living ladies in the house anymore...

He's using his old room and the tables to store crap.... still looks a little funny...

Undrgrnd Armory · 07-10-2006, 10:05 PM

No plants, no problem.

Undrgrnd Armory · 07-10-2006, 10:06 PM

Just make sure you don't have loose pot leaves all around. I had pot leaves all over the place in my other apartment. I remember, one time I opened my fridge and a pot leaf flew out. Luckily, no one was around.

07-10-2006, 10:37 PM

get the plants out the house...call the meter guy...get it fixed...then setup the grow again.

Relax, they cant get a warrant to search for a moderatly high electric bill. Running 15,000 watts....thats totally different...

Tell him not to worry and to get his meter fixed..

Keep us posted..

gsxxer · 07-13-2006, 12:39 PM

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Verite · 07-13-2006, 06:55 PM

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15 k isnt really that big as far as commercial growing goes

When the power company sees a 200 amp residential house circuit [ pretty rare unless your house is new or been electric updated ] operating near 90+% capacity theyre going to wonder whats sucking all that juice, you better have a real good excuse when they do stop by.

Chester · 07-13-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LadyToadstool

I need to ask on behalf of a friend what any of you would do in this situation. He bought a house a couple of years ago that was suspiciously prepped for keeping plants, also realized some of the rooms didn't take up as much electricity in the house! Go figure… what luck. So he started up his own thing, Its been a few years and all of a sudden the electrical meter went wild and is now running about 3 times as much as it did. He has taken everything down to try and stop it but its continuing on its way to a pretty dam high electricity bill. Is the spike in the electrical bill enough on its own to permit a warrant in FL?

Poor guy is having a fit… I don't know what to tell him.

Any underground lines to an outdoor pool, shed, etc.?? An insulation fault in a buried line can flow a boatload of current and still avoid blowing the breaker.

If he's unwilling to bring-in an electrician, he should divide and conquer, and snap-off all of the breakers. If the meter is still rotating, then it could be a faulty meter, or a faulty meter bypass (you said it was previously set-up...). This way he could locate the errant load.

Btw, a house with a pool or hot-tub provides a great excuse for some serious power consumption...

Best of luck there...

07-07-2006, 07:23 PM	#1
LadyToadstool New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atop the HiGh Tower Posts: 9	Electrical Issues I need to ask on behalf of a friend what any of you would do in this situation. He bought a house a couple of years ago that was suspiciously prepped for keeping plants, also realized some of the rooms didn't take up as much electricity in the house! Go figure… what luck. So he started up his own thing, Its been a few years and all of a sudden the electrical meter went wild and is now running about 3 times as much as it did. He has taken everything down to try and stop it but its continuing on its way to a pretty dam high electricity bill. Is the spike in the electrical bill enough on its own to permit a warrant in FL? Poor guy is having a fit… I don't know what to tell him.
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07-10-2006, 10:05 PM	#5
Undrgrnd Armory Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 203	No plants, no problem. __________________ The citizenry should make it a point to arm themselves to the degree that police weigh the potential costs of barging into homes uninvited. The only rights we have are those we defend with force.
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Undrgrnd Armory Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 203	Just make sure you don't have loose pot leaves all around. I had pot leaves all over the place in my other apartment. I remember, one time I opened my fridge and a pot leaf flew out. Luckily, no one was around. __________________ The citizenry should make it a point to arm themselves to the degree that police weigh the potential costs of barging into homes uninvited. The only rights we have are those we defend with force.
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gsxxer Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 50	...... Last edited by gsxxer; 10-17-2007 at 08:27 AM..
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07-08-2006, 12:44 AM	#2
hamstring Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,956	Lady toadstool I have some electrical experience. I am not sure I will be able to answer your question but I will help you format it so someone will. What does prepped rooms mean? A. More than usual receptacles? B. Breaker box in unusual place? Noticed that some rooms do not use as much electricity. A. How do you know this? Using electricity is a function of load use. I.E. Something has to be on/running before you use electricity. How many watts was he running in his grow? The electrical meter is running crazy even after he disconnected everything?Does not sound possible. Please check to see that this info is correct. If so sounds like some sort of short circuit or something. Even so if this were true a breaker would have popped. The only way to use power is to increase your load. That’s what HID and fans, bubblers etc are. They are consumers of electricity or load. If for instance you had a bad furnace motor (bad bearings, clogged filter) this would make the motor pull more current therefore more power/electricity. Check other things in the house such as air conditioning. Then try shutting them down one at a time to see if you can identify the energy hog. Peace
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07-09-2006, 08:19 AM	#3
Getawaymonkey! MJ Bondage Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 181	I had a friend have this exact same power thing and it turned out to be a bad meter and loose connection at the pole
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07-10-2006, 07:09 AM	#4
LadyToadstool New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atop the HiGh Tower Posts: 9	Thats what its looking like it was.. which I guess wouldnt be a problem anymore because he'll just have to deal with it. But is the hike in the bill enough to let them in? And if so could anything happen to him if there are no living ladies in the house anymore... He's using his old room and the tables to store crap.... still looks a little funny...
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07-10-2006, 10:37 PM	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	get the plants out the house...call the meter guy...get it fixed...then setup the grow again. Relax, they cant get a warrant to search for a moderatly high electric bill. Running 15,000 watts....thats totally different... Tell him not to worry and to get his meter fixed.. Keep us posted..
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