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Electricity help

adz007

Member
Hi I'm building a room with 4 x 600w and a 400w (grow) also pumps fans and a 3.9kW air con.

I only have 2 power points to run all this off so just wondering if I would need to do some wiring to run all this safely? If so what needs to be done? I have a mate who is an apprentice electrician so he may be able to help with the wiring?

Thanks
 

JKD

Well-known member
Veteran
Its not so much how many power points, but how many amps the circuit is rated for; also whether the power points are on the same or different circuits. The starting current of electrical equipment is much higher than the running current. (Up to 7 times from memory), so your circuit needs to be capable of handling it. Your 4 x 600s would require a 20A circuit to run safely without having the air con or 400 included.

Check what the circuit is rated at.

JKD
 
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