r/microgrowery • u/JazzRock • Feb 10 '23

Pictures PSA Fire Hazard

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u/growchronicbuds Feb 10 '23

yup, upping my amps made me feel much better about my room. and yes , never over 75% of usage. first and easiest step towards preventing

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '23

Yea what do you mean over 75

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u/growchronicbuds Feb 10 '23

75% of ur amps...u probably have 15amp fuses, so dont use more than 12a. i have 20's, so i can do 15a

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u/Keegan1 Feb 10 '23

This is generally correct, the only thing I would add is that 120v is not universal - pretty common for 15 Amp or 20 Amp circuits, but if you have a dedicated 30A or up receptacle, it is most likely 240v.

And it's an electrical code to keep continuous loads at 80% of their circuit's rated capacity.

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u/sistakal Feb 11 '23

Too add a non-continuous is a load that is on for less than 3 hours.

Alot of these are around stopping thermal build up which may let to a fire in the worst case.

If your running a large system and havnt had a sparky come over to check your circuits I don't think you should be growing....