Page 159 - Daggabay Magazine Issue 9

Electrical power

Whether you are growing two or

30 plants in your house, grow Water
equipment requires a significant Water quality is another key

amount of electricity, primarily aspect of indoor gardening. It's
from your lighting and air important to determine water

conditioning units. Make sure acidity and general mineral
that all electrical equipment is content prior to planting.

installed by a trained Checking the pH, the acidity or

professional to reduce the alkalinity of the water, is easy to
likelihood of an electrical fire. do with a handheld water

You don't need to be an quality meter. The same device
electrician to design an indoor can be used to check the total

grow, but having a basic mineral or chemical content of
understanding of watts, volts, your water as well. Knowing

and amps is essential. The these things will help you

equation below can be used to determine the correct amount of
determine whether your nutrients to feed your plants or

property has the minimum if fresh water needs to be
amount of power for an indoor introduced.

garden:
Odor control

Amps = Watts/Volts Most local jurisdictions require

you mitigate the odor from your
Always make a list of the power plants to avoid disturbing your

requirements for each piece of neighbors. Activated charcoal
equipment and make sure your filters absorb plant odor in your

electrical panels can support the grow area. Adding a charcoal
electrical load before you make filter to your HVAC system or

any big equipment purchases. placing one within your grow

space is a great way to

drastically reduce the odor. The
size of the filter is largely

dependent on the size of your
grow. Make sure filters are sized

and installed correctly. Keep
track of the life of the filter, as

their effectiveness diminishes
over time.