Paranoia about a FIRE???

[illusion]

Well for stoner like me paranoia is a bitch...

FOAF has a good size closet space. there is 2 100w CFL with a 10.5 reflector and like most people, got a little paranoia problem about a fire.

Is there any thing to worry about????
nothing sits on the floor, good size fan, and it has carpet..

i was thinking how hard would it be to build a little automatic sprinkler system for your grow op.

i'm might make an attempt at it... gonna be kinda tricky...

if any ones got any advice for FOAF that would be great, to help lift is paranoia...

Thanks all

iLL

[mrpanda]

Buy one of those battery smoke alarms and put that in there and get a fire extinguisher and put that near it.

[dizzydank]

cfl i wouldnt worry at all. hps and mh is what u got to worry about overheating and fucking shit up. plants can grow into a cfl and wont catch fire. plants grows into hps and that be a dif story.

[Ras Asad]

jus like anything, its as safe as you make it really. if your that paranoid about fire.... how paranoid are ya gon be when ya got fully budded plants in there?? lol

keep an electrical fire extinguisher near the spot and a smoke detector.
if a fires gon start its gon start....all ya can do is prepare and be ready for it if it does.......
I remember someone here said that had a cfl catch on fire on them.......
buy quality ones and you shouldnt have that prob.. I havent yet....
Bless

[alounacara]

Sprinkler system *chuckles

[procell]

Well for screw base cfls not much of a problem however I do prefer ceramic sockets for the bulbs. As far at T8s and T12s, I have seen the little plastic sockets catch fire. The best work around for that is to use add-a-tap sockets and just plug the ends in. Much snugger fit with little chance of arcing

[Hippie3]

good breakers on all circuits
heavy duty cords, timers
regular visual inspection of electrical components .
hard-wire what you can, avoid plugs.
be sure all ground wires are intact and secure.
smoke alarms.
extinguisher rated for electrical fires.
luck.

[dizzydank]

hips said it i forgott. fire extinguiser is a plus. i got 2. just dont overload the breaker. with cfl i doubt that will happen though.

[alounacara]

Buy a amp probe and use it to see exactually how much amperage is actually going thru your wiring...dont rely on how much amp draw the nameplates say on your lights, fans ectera
If you are pulling more than 25 amps on a 30 amp service you are asking for trouble
Dont use the cheap cheesy ass timers on multiple light setups

Re-read Hippies post earlier in this thread
Be safe with `Lectricity

[suckerfree]

Originally Posted by illusion

i was thinking how hard would it be to build a little automatic sprinkler system for your grow op. iLL

sprinkler systems and electrical equipment doesn't sound very safe...

if you work days burn your lights at night when you are at home to watch over them...

[illusion]

Thanks for the feed back...

Ya a sprinkler system is NOT a good idea unless you got alot of $$$ to build one. LoL

Hey Hip i saw your post about the 300w cfl's can you plug them in to the high duty 10.5 (clamp reflector). How many BABIES would 2/300w CFL support?

IS using a good size closet for a few plants ok, (4-6) with out makeing some kind of Chamber?? IS is better to use the whole closet or is easier to mantain a small homemade Chamber?

thanks for the advice...

iLL

[the jesus]

Hey Illusion here is a link to a grow using those exact reflectors and cfls in a closet. Seems relevant.


http://forums.mycotopia.net/grassroo...-opinions.html