Mission Sunset Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Assuming you are only growing a few plants, in a small to medium sized tent. Under L.E.D conditions, how much can you expect your electricity bill to increase monthly? Using economy 7 to its fullest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeTester Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I seem to remember seeing a calculator that works it out for you, on uk420 somewhere. Cant remember where though. Have a scan around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk-Diggler Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 http://www.uk420.com/growroomtools2.php that it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeTester Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 @Dirk-Diggler You beet me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Sunset Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Dirk-Diggler said: http://www.uk420.com/growroomtools2.php that it? Gah look at all that. I was hoping for some numbers from personal experiences. Im greener than green and also have dyscalculia amongst other things Edited January 2, 2022 by Mission Sunset 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Personunknown Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) How many Watts are you going to run and whats the tarrif on your e7 Both day and night, and i'll try and help you work it out , Pm me if you prefer Ps the chart in the link is too old for Led Edited January 2, 2022 by Personunknown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Sunset Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Personunknown said: How many Watts are you going to run and whats the tarrif on your e7 Both day and night, and i'll try and help you work it out , Pm me if you prefer Ps the chart in the link is too old for Led I dunno man, i just know i run the majority of the light cycle in the cheaper hours and it will be the same for the 12/12 also. I live alone, don't watch tv much, i charge devices once a day. Got fridge, cooker etc. I understand this was probably a dumb question as all households are different. I was just tyring to figure out if im going to get a monster bill next month and if its going to be the same until harvest. With this being my first time im pretty worried about it. I will know for sure by the end of next week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyPocket Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I have a 600w hps and fans/extraction/heatmats and was surprised how little it actually added compared to my fears. Last year was less than £1 a day doing 18/6 cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 You pay for your electricity by Kw/h (1000 watts per hour), push the button on your electric meter until it tells you how much you're paying, iirc mine charges 14p per Kw/h. Add up the power draw of your lights, fans, heaters etc and work it out. 1000 watts = 14p per hour. So if you have 2000 watts of shit running it will cost 28p to run per hour. Multiply the hourly rate by the number of hours your lights and kit are switched on. 2000 watts at 28p per hour, running 18 hours = 28p x 18 = £5.04 per day £5.04 x 7 (days) = £35.28 per week. This is only an approximation but will give you a rough idea of what power consumption to expect. If you have a smart meter you could plug everything in, switch it all on and look at the daily power consumption on the digital display. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Personunknown Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Nice one @Saddam I was just going to work out the kwh used if he/she gave me the unit costs and the equipment power use /wattage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grow lady Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) My electric has gone from max £2 a day to £8 or £10 a day its not a cheap hobby with all heaters and equipment needed so £6 x £42 a week and £840 for the 20 week needed full grow Edited January 3, 2022 by Grow lady 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.o.i.n.t Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 @Grow lady Crap, isn't it. Been doing numbers of our own on utility prices, and it's not pretty. Forecasts are another 50% raise in spring, I read not so long ago, too.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grow lady Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Definitely is I have had to start again with mine has lost 28 plants hermied good luck bit the money you save buying it goes into electricity cost so it's really not cheap just better quality than street stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grow lady Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Mine is in the loft and hard to heat up with led so I'm going back to 600w hps when seeds pop now till spring good luck but not cheap hobby and so much can go wrong like with me losing 28 plants and starting again hard work nearly gave up a few times now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Personunknown Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 My whole elec with no e7 and 600+ watt lights and then extraction etc is only £140ish pcm Cold old gaf in winter too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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