Power Cut Question

darkglobe · Post by **darkglobe** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 04:15 pm

Hypothetically...if you were growing afew autofems ,in flower on 20/4,most ly day time, and you got notice that the power will be off all day (8am to 5pm)in 4days time ...What would you do ???

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 04:31 pm

Personally I'd just make sure they got whatever daylight I could.

redeyezman · Post by **redeyezman** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 05:12 pm

Look into getting UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for emergency backup? Maybe an expensive solution, but a solution none the less. Keeps you growing right?

Uncle Ron · Post by **Uncle Ron** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 07:18 pm

I my opinion, one day should not hurt the plants. I have shut down grows for a day (on a couple of occasions two days) during vegetation and flowering, and didn't observe any negative effects. I have only grown normal and feminized, but I don't think auto's would be any different.
Observe and maintain control over temperature and humidity, and you shouldn't experience anything negative.
Good luck.

Happy farming...

darkglobe · Post by **darkglobe** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 07:37 pm

Thanks guys...@ Boner,it would be quite gloomy probably,unless by some miracle its a sunny day

and Uncle Ron,temperature and humidiyt would be acceptable...its juxt,i read that autofems are prone to hermy if" shocked" in any way...idk

As for Redeyezman...is this an American thing,cos i've never heard of it in the UK...unless youre talking bout a generator

hulldj · Post by **hulldj** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 07:52 pm

redeyezman wrote:Look into getting UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for emergency backup? Maybe an expensive solution, but a solution none the less. Keeps you growing right?

Definately an expensive solution there Redeyez..
Thats gonna be one hell of a sized battery in that ups to keep a room running for a few hours ....

I have a small one for my PC and it only gives me around 10 minutes.. Enough to shut down the pc if a power cut happens or a breaker trips out.

Drups may be the way forward there, but man... that stufs expensive.

hulldj · Post by **hulldj** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 07:57 pm

I don't think one of these will help much Darkglobe.

http://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en#q=u ... 92&bih=557

If its safe to use a generator you could always hire one for the day.

Both great suggestions from Boner and Uncle Ron... Hypothectically I have no idea which would be best... However I do know that ups's within a budget are not the way to go... Like RedEyez said... You gotta spend a lot of money if you were looking at the UPS route.

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Thu 24th Nov 2011 10:37 pm

darkglobe wrote:Thanks guys...@ Boner,it would be quite gloomy probably,unless by some miracle its a sunny day

Aye but as long as it's getting some light (put it in the bathroom with the light on even) it would imo be better than just leaving it in the dark, any interuption to the light cycle can result (not guaranteed) in herms.

redeyezman · Post by **redeyezman** » Sat 26th Nov 2011 09:16 pm

I might not have best tips, as I've never done a grow room.

With that said maybe someone can tell share how many watts a grow room uses? Here is the chart for UPS:
http://www.apc.com/products/runtime_for ... family=165

Yeah this is probably a bad idea for keeping lights going, but maybe keep a pump going for water/hydro setup? Maybe use as power conditioner to keep spikes/dips off any electronics you do use? AKA Insurance plan. There are so many proprietary setups who knows who could and couldn't use it? I'm sure someone somewhere is getting smokable plants with LCD lights.

hulldj · Post by **hulldj** » Sun 27th Nov 2011 03:47 am

Wasn't dissing you Redeyez, just had this comical picture in my head when I read the thread. Vision of a stack of these http://www.ebuyer.com/240318-extra-valu ... -ups-ea205 piled up in a corner of the grow room waiting for the power cut.

redeyezman · Post by **redeyezman** » Sun 27th Nov 2011 04:59 am

hulldj wrote:Wasn't dissing you Redeyez, just had this comical picture in my head when I read the thread. Vision of a stack of these http://www.ebuyer.com/240318-extra-valu ... -ups-ea205 piled up in a corner of the grow room waiting for the power cut.

LOL no offense taken

darkglobe · Post by **darkglobe** » Mon 28th Nov 2011 02:33 pm

Some interesting suggestions there

,i would think that hiring a diesel jenny would be the best easily attainable option,but unless you're out in the wilds,it may attract unwanted attention ie What the fuck does he want a generator for ?

...So it looks like its (Thanks Boner)by the windows on a rainy gloomy day,by the looks of things...oh well...KISS

ZBeebs · Post by **ZBeebs** » Tue 29th Nov 2011 02:43 am

I had 6 autoflowers go without light due to an outage that lasted almost 3 days...they turned out ok...also had some regular feminized seedlings go without for 4 days and they survived too...

hulldj · Post by **hulldj** » Sun 4th Dec 2011 09:58 am

Hope all went well darkglobe?

darkglobe · Post by **darkglobe** » Mon 5th Dec 2011 02:07 pm

hulldj wrote:Hope all went well darkglobe?

Yep,fine thanks

...Luckily(amazingly) it was a sunny day and the power came back on 2 hours earlier than expected,just as the sun was going down

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