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La Flama Blanca
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is my flow hood "special needs"?
#23664657 - 09/21/16 10:41 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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 I've been loving my flow hood, makes mycology so much more fun. however my energy bills have been really high and I think its due in no small part to this massive flow hood being on for 2-3 hours almost every day.
i know RR recommends leaving a flow hood on for at least 1 hour before starting work (that's what he said in the LGM videos, anyways), but my flow hood is considerably bigger than most. my question is: given the size of my flow hood, would it be ok to leave it on for less time before starting work? maybe 30 minutes instead of 60-120? or maybe i should build a plastic tent around it so there is less air to for it to clean? what would yall do in my shoes?
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Boogieman47
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At night i would run a power cord to a neighbors house and bury it so they couldnt see where it was going and use tgeirs haha jk thats a pretty big fancy hood i dont know if you could get around the bill??
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sandy_vag
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Boogieman47]
#23665045 - 09/21/16 01:19 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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There is no way that this is making a huge difference on your bill. It couldn't cost more than 25-30 cents to run for an hour, depending on your kWh price from your electric company. You could easily figure what it costs to run if you look to see how much amps your blower pulls and do the simple math to figure out how many watts that pulls, then use that info with the kWh price your utilities charge and then you see what it costs to run per hour. Say your blower is 12 amps (highly doubt your blower is more powerful than this) at 110 volts that is 1.32 kW. If you pay 15 cents a kWh, it runs you 19.8 cents per hour to operate.
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Tiamo
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: sandy_vag]
#23665079 - 09/21/16 01:31 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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The hood isn't making a significant difference on your bill. There's no way that thing pulls more than 1000W or so. Meaning it would run about 20 cent an hour if you pay a lot of electricity. There must be some other reason for the power bill.
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Moabfighter
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Tiamo]
#23665128 - 09/21/16 01:51 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Check if your duct work under your house has big gaping holes in it. We had outrageous power bills last winter, couldn't figure it out. Went under hous and big holes underneath.
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TheStormsEye
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23665154 - 09/21/16 02:00 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Moabfighter said: ... We had outrageous power bills last winter, couldn't figure it out. Went under hous and big holes underneath.
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NumeroEno
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: TheStormsEye]
#23665220 - 09/21/16 02:22 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Damn that thing is cool. Love the stainless steel work surface. I have my hood on a wire metro rack adjusted so the bottom of the filter is flush with the table, but I have a cheap plastic table that's kind of concave and that's a real pain for pouring plates. I really want a nice stainless steel table like that.
I really don't think running your hood will affect your energy bill too much. IME the usual suspects are old appliances, incandescent light bulbs, insufficient insulation, and like another poster mentioned, damaged ducts.
Honestly, I switched all the light bulbs in my house to 11 watt LEDs and saw a huge difference.
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Juiceh
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: TheStormsEye]
#23665350 - 09/21/16 03:10 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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La Flama Blanca said:
 I've been loving my flow hood, makes mycology so much more fun. however my energy bills have been really high and I think its due in no small part to this massive flow hood being on for 2-3 hours almost every day.
i know RR recommends leaving a flow hood on for at least 1 hour before starting work (that's what he said in the LGM videos, anyways), but my flow hood is considerably bigger than most. my question is: given the size of my flow hood, would it be ok to leave it on for less time before starting work? maybe 30 minutes instead of 60-120? or maybe i should build a plastic tent around it so there is less air to for it to clean? what would yall do in my shoes?
Nice flow hood. I run mine for about 10 mins before I begin working. I've not noticed much if any change in my bill from running my 4'x2' hood.
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Moabfighter said: ... We had outrageous power bills last winter, couldn't figure it out. Went under hous and big holes underneath.

Moabfighter, what kind of house do you live in?
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Moabfighter
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Juiceh]
#23665361 - 09/21/16 03:13 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Moabfighter said: ... We had outrageous power bills last winter, couldn't figure it out. Went under hous and big holes underneath.

Moabfighter, what kind of house do you live in?
I lived in a flat apartment. Kind of raised off the ground. Accessible underneath from like 4x4 vents.
Mobile home now. Have one hole in the duct work I need to fix before winter. It's about the size of my head. Duct tape will fix it though.
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c10h12n2o
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23665401 - 09/21/16 03:24 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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hey buddy, sweet hood! is that one pre-built? if so, what make/model is it?
as for your question, like sandyvag said, i really dont think the flowhood is making that much of a difference ( could be wrong though)
i recommend getting one of these (or the equivalent): https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474492812&sr=8-1&keywords=kill+a+watt
and then go through your house, plug by plug (start with the hood), and figure out what is jacking up your bill. it is surprising how much some appliances draw even when not in use. Also, a learning thermostat (nest, etc) could be a huge help if your heating/cooling is a large part of your bill (as it was for me). Setting up a nest configured properly lowered my monthly bill by 33%
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La Flama Blanca
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: c10h12n2o]
#23667621 - 09/22/16 10:28 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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thanks for the replies everyone, especially you c10h. my energy bill is definitely more due to heating/ac than anything since i live in the south and we get extreme winters and summers. I just bought one of those Kill-A-Watt things on amazon just now. time to see where my energy bill is coming from; good to know its not from my FH.
also @ c10h, its a Germfree BZ-3SSRX: 37" wide • 34" deep • 49 1/2" high. link
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c10h12n2o
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smart man 
fuckin WOW dude, that FH is SWEET!!! i almost picked up something similar but it was a vertical configuration when i was hopin for horizontal. i almost turned it over on its side, the steel and plexiglass frame alone made it a steal for $600. Did you have to replace any parts or make any mods after you got it, or did you purchase and use as is?
keep us posted on the power drain, im curious Im from the deep south too, but moved to the PNW and it is fungus paradise out here most people dont even have AC (but my big ass cant go without it haha..)
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La Flama Blanca
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: c10h12n2o]
#23668618 - 09/22/16 04:13 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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hehehehe yeah, i'm in with my FH i got it for about 600 bucks myself, came with everything but a pre-filter which is obviously extremely cheap. only other thing i had to do with it before using it was clean the shit out of it as it was in some guys garage collecting dust (which worried me obviously but my contam rate is probably 1% so it was fine)
thats funny you just moved to the PNW....i was born and raised in -snip-. just moved here about 2 years ago. you're 100% right about it being fungus paradise....i miss liberty caps and azzies so bad... had i been into cultivating when i lived back home, i'd probably have never left!! you really can't beat PNW actives. you're also right about people not having AC...every apartment i ever lived in back in -snip- didnt have AC where i live now, that would be a death sentence! 
my Kill A Watt arrives on saturday. i'll be sure to update this thread when i find the electricity thief!
Edited by La Flama Blanca (09/22/16 04:51 PM)
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wtfcrazymofo
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thats a hoodey hood
I'd say everything in front of it is clean. That one has a tunnel. You could use outdoors with that.
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La Flama Blanca
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: wtfcrazymofo]
#23707730 - 10/04/16 06:34 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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well so far i've figured out that it is in fact NOT my flowhood (or my tv + ps4) causing my power bill blues! guess yall were right.
still have to test the fridge, washer + dryer, and computer + monitor. i'll update the thread again when i finally found out whodunnit 
thank again for recommending this nifty lil gadget c10h
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thebug76
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Another tip about high power bills. If your water is a well instead of puvlic utilities, make sure you don't have a leak or a toilet constantly running. Water wells will destroy a power bill if they run constantly. I live in the country so I have first hand experience with that.
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: thebug76]
#23720933 - 10/08/16 10:52 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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for sure buddy!! 
glad it has been of service definitely clutch when you are micromanaging power consumption
they even have some that are network integrated, which is cool, but i always just use them for debugging and finding a drain
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Moabfighter
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: thebug76]
#23720949 - 10/08/16 11:01 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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thebug76 said: Another tip about high power bills. If your water is a well instead of puvlic utilities, make sure you don't have a leak or a toilet constantly running. Water wells will destroy a power bill if they run constantly. I live in the country so I have first hand experience with that.
My toilet "cranks on" a lot during the night. I have a well. Not sure why it makes noise and shit at night. Pisses me and my wife off so bad. Any ideas? How do I further investigate?
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23721112 - 10/09/16 12:55 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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yep, I had a friend install a solar array he thought he would sell power back to the grid and make a few thousand dollars... only to find out that his well was stuck on and pumped away all his energy all summer long
Hey I didn't know you are supposed to run a hood for an hour before hand? is that a general rule of thumb? I have been only waiting like 5 to ten minutes!
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thebug76
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Re: is my flow hood "special needs"? [Re: Moabfighter] 1
#23721502 - 10/09/16 09:03 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Moabfighter said:
My toilet "cranks on" a lot during the night. I have a well. Not sure why it makes noise and shit at night. Pisses me and my wife off so bad. Any ideas? How do I further investigate?
It's probably the flapper valve inside the tank. Costs about $5 and is extremely easy to change.
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