F
FastForward
- 1,989
- 48
Here's the deal: I need to setup my grow space in the garden, in a soon-to-be-built insulated shed, and I need to run power to it. I won't be doing this - but I spoke to an electrician who seemed to think I need to build a power station for what I need. Here's what I said I needed:
3 x Computers @ 500w PSUs = 1500w
1 x Aircon (12k BTU) = 3500w or 1 x Oil Radiator = 2000w (one or the other, never both)
2 x Photography Studio Lights (aka Growlights) @ 400w and 600w = 1000w
The whole lot = about 5000w, and that's not including all the other little bits and pieces.
My guy seemed to freak a bit at the prospect of running a copper cable from the consumer unit (ring main) in the flat out into the garden (to another consumer unit), saying that 5kw is a lot of power and the cable needs to be thick to be to code - and gets expensive.
Is 5kw a lot of power? I didn't think it was that much, but he seemed to think I'm using commercial amounts of power...which is nuts for a few PCs and a couple of high power lights?
Also, it's fucking tricky having these guys in the flat....any advice gratefully received...also, I'm only growing for personal, so I really don't need 000s of watts in lights.
3 x Computers @ 500w PSUs = 1500w
1 x Aircon (12k BTU) = 3500w or 1 x Oil Radiator = 2000w (one or the other, never both)
2 x Photography Studio Lights (aka Growlights) @ 400w and 600w = 1000w
The whole lot = about 5000w, and that's not including all the other little bits and pieces.
My guy seemed to freak a bit at the prospect of running a copper cable from the consumer unit (ring main) in the flat out into the garden (to another consumer unit), saying that 5kw is a lot of power and the cable needs to be thick to be to code - and gets expensive.
Is 5kw a lot of power? I didn't think it was that much, but he seemed to think I'm using commercial amounts of power...which is nuts for a few PCs and a couple of high power lights?
Also, it's fucking tricky having these guys in the flat....any advice gratefully received...also, I'm only growing for personal, so I really don't need 000s of watts in lights.