Pipecarvers Pipes & things

[Pipecarver]

Electric bill this month was 172.00 dollars but thats with plugging two vechiles block heaters in so they start month before 136.00. Hydro rate 12 cents kilowatt hour. I run light 18-6 but run the 600 watt light at 330 watts for the whole run i dont play with light its about 6 inches from top of tent and stays there. Costs are higher in summer running central air and two dehumidifers. Just side lighting no UV.

That's a nice elect rate.I think we are around 0.19 kw + 14% + base rate charge, we're around $250/month + $3-400 oil....its expensive to be poor in this country.

 

[OLDCRO]

Well its warmed up to minus 25 so far today saying minus 39 for tonight. Time to get out my genuine

Saskatchewan seal skin under wear !!!​

 

[OLDCRO]

This global warming better start pretty soon or there will be alot of scientists working at Mcdonalds !!!

 

[steamroller]

8 plants i just moved into flower tent and bud in cannatrol.View attachment 123753View attachment 123756

Nice looking buds there.
Have you ever tried changing the cannatrol from the original settings?
I haven't seen a reason but some people really get into it I guess.

 

[OLDCRO]

Nice looking buds there.
Have you ever tried changing the cannatrol from the original settings?
I haven't seen a reason but some people really get into it I guess.

No just let run on factory settings happy with outcome

 

[Pipecarver]

Hey, A winter weather report that has some nice pics of our buildings and what it looks like up here.

 

[Pipecarver]

Jan 29
Week 7 flower and all looking good, The color has come back to the Strawberry Purps and it smells like Strawberries. I'm not that good at describing smells and tastes but this is easy. Nice fat sweet smelling buds, I may have to rethink my magic 11 weeks though, these aren't going to make it that long. I over cooked my Grape Skunk last grow I won't make that mistake this time. Zamelda Dreams doesn't have as large a bud as the strawberry but very frosty so early.

I have 4 sprouted and 1 more cracked along with my clone I should have my next grow started. I'm a bit behind where I like to be I had been thinking 11 weeks flower but these aren't going to go that long so I'm a couple weeks behind.

We were woke up this morning to a cold cat, he kept getting on top of me and his fur was cold. I was thinking a window or something was open. I got up 6 am to see what was going on . It was 58f and the furnace wasn't running...wtf now. checked the tank and we were good. I then came down to my grow room and a furnace pipe had fallen off the furnace. A screw was missing so I reattached the pipe & fiddled with the control box and on it came in full force,,,whew...-11C this am. Too fking cold to have no heat.

It looks like swapping out the dryer receptacle was the trick, we've had 2 successful drys since. Now I have a perfectly good dryer sitting in parts on my deck, I have nowhere to put it

 

[ninjadip]

Jan 29
Week 7 flower and all looking good, The color has come back to the Strawberry Purps and it smells like Strawberries. I'm not that good at describing smells and tastes but this is easy. Nice fat sweet smelling buds, I may have to rethink my magic 11 weeks though, these aren't going to make it that long. I over cooked my Grape Skunk last grow I won't make that mistake this time. Zamelda Dreams doesn't have as large a bud as the strawberry but very frosty so early.

I have 4 sprouted and 1 more cracked along with my clone I should have my next grow started. I'm a bit behind where I like to be I had been thinking 11 weeks flower but these aren't going to go that long so I'm a couple weeks behind.

We were woke up this morning to a cold cat, he kept getting on top of me and his fur was cold. I was thinking a window or something was open. I got up 6 am to see what was going on . It was 58f and the furnace wasn't running...wtf now. checked the tank and we were good. I then came down to my grow room and a furnace pipe had fallen off the furnace. A screw was missing so I reattached the pipe & fiddled with the control box and on it came in full force,,,whew...-11C this am. Too fking cold to have no heat.

It looks like swapping out the dryer receptacle was the trick, we've had 2 successful drys since. Now I have a perfectly good dryer sitting in parts on my deck, I have nowhere to put itView attachment 124188View attachment 124189View attachment 124190View attachment 124191View attachment 124192View attachment 124193

That last one is my favorite, sexy!

 

[Zen_seeker]

That last one is my favorite, sexy!

I love the purple black plants.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Hey PC. Plants are looking great. That last one is perdy.

Glad you got the dryer, or rather receptacle, issue figured out. Sucks you now have a back deck full of spare parts. I’d offer to buy it since we need one but the shipping would be horrendous.

Hope your doing well with all the cold and snow. Until I can check and hopefully fix the car I’m staying indoors. On the bright side it gave me a good excuse to cancel my dentist appointment.

 

[Pipecarver]

That last one is my favorite, sexy!

Hey thanks, Zamelda Dreams from DFG. Its my second run with them, Very nice smoke too. No sweetness to it more old school taste and a nice buzz. That back left corner of my tent has a habit of producing the nicest buds, not sure whats up with that but that's where all the sparkle comes from.

 

[Pipecarver]

It looks like we have more snow on the way our favorite weather forecaster doesn't get it wrong very often

 

[Zen_seeker]

It looks like we have more snow on the way our favorite weather forecaster doesn't get it wrong very often

That guy makes me laugh every time. Hope he makes bad news a little better.

Sounds like you got a hot and humid summer coming if he’s that good.

 

[Pipecarver]

That guy makes me laugh every time. Hope he makes bad news a little better.

Sounds like you got a hot and humid summer coming if he’s that good.

Hey Gmorning, Yes Franky gets excited about weather events, he made the news about 10 years ago and has kept it up ever since. He gets a lot of positive comments and everyone seems to like the guy. His enthusiasm for bad weather is fun to watch.

 

[Pipecarver]

Feb 9
My girls are at 8.5 weeks. 1 Strawberry purps leaves have yellowed up again. I'll be pulling her soon. The rest are close. I need to get my feed down this week and chop them by next weekend.

My clone is doing great but I've been having trouble getting sprouts up and growing. I have another seed in paper towels, should be ready to plant tomorrow. I had 2 deform and 1 looks like it was pinched or damping off, if another seedling does this I'll have to make up another batch of soil, something is off.

 

[Pipecarver]

Feb 14,
I pulled my Strawberry Purps today. I have all 3 in my dry box. I tried to use my chiller & radiator to cool the res but it created a problem of heating the water with a pump running 24/7 in the res to circulate the water. I got this brainy idea to get a small water transfer pump to tun outside the tank so it doesn't heat the water. I never thought of the speed and or noise this small pump makes and it blasts the water through my chiller....Fail. so Cold water is all I really need so skip the chiller and use cold water in the reservoir and I can change it daily. It seems to be working my room is 69f inside the box its 63f. I can now shut my dehues off and let the humidity rise a bit. I've had it low for flowering and its 42% atm. I also put 3 large bud branches in my Mini Fridge. It dried a bud in my last crop perfectly and it was the fastest way to sample the smoke.

 

[steamroller]

Submersible DC pumps don't generate heat since the power switcher is outside tank.
Most AC submersible pumps raise water temp 4-6 degrees f above room temp when run 24/7.

 

[Pipecarver]

Submersible DC pumps don't generate heat since the power switcher is outside tank.
Most AC submersible pumps raise water temp 4-6 degrees f above room temp when run 24/7.

"Submersible DC pumps don't generate heat since the power switcher is outside tank."

Ah, I didn't think of that, fk, I have a few pumps I don't need already now...lol whats 1 more. My res is staying pretty cool as is, I may not need to run my chiller through it this time of year anyways. I insulated the reservoir I didn't change water today but I will tomorrow AM. .

So you are saying something like this pump would not put out heat?

 

[steamroller]

"Submersible DC pumps don't generate heat since the power switcher is outside tank."

Ah, I didn't think of that, fk, I have a few pumps I don't need already now...lol whats 1 more. My res is staying pretty cool as is, I may not need to run my chiller through it this time of year anyways. I insulated the reservoir I didn't change water today but I will tomorrow AM. .

So you are saying something like this pump would not put out heat?
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As long as the transformer/power switcher is not in the water the heat is not in the pump.
That pump probably has the transformer on the plug right at the wall. That is where the heat will be.

 

[Pipecarver]

As long as the transformer/power switcher is not in the water the heat is not in the pump.
That pump probably has the transformer on the plug right at the wall. That is where the heat will be.

Ya as soon as I read above I had a ahha moment, I hadn't thought of keeping the power out of the water. The fking sound on the one I bought, screaming loud. I could muffle it some with bumpers but still. No way I could use it for long, just loo loud and too much speed. I don't need water moving through my system and into the tank at warp speeds. I had a fking geyser blowing water everywhere.....sure funny where you sit but I got soaked in just a test run before I got the hose under control.

 

[steamroller]

I have had my share of soakings and floods.
I learned about the pumps when I was breeding tropical fish and had 80+ tanks going in my fish room.
I still have my 180 gallon tank in my living room with the filter in the basement run by a DC pump that moves 15-20,000 LPH.
I like my pumps in the water for noise. Only way to do that without heat is DC.
I had some nice AC pumps that run inline / outside the res so they transfer heat to the air that I gave to Sweetleaf for his hydro set up.
If your AC pump is watertight to run in line you will change the heat transfer.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Ya as soon as I read above I had a ahha moment, I hadn't thought of keeping the power out of the water. The fking sound on the one I bought, screaming loud. I could muffle it some with bumpers but still. No way I could use it for long, just loo loud and too much speed. I don't need water moving through my system and into the tank at warp speeds. I had a fking geyser blowing water everywhere.....sure funny where you sit but I got soaked in just a test run before I got the hose under control.

You need a shop camera PC so we can watch these moments as they happen.

Those buds look delicious!

 

[Pipecarver]

You need a shop camera PC so we can watch these moments as they happen.

Those buds look delicious!

Hey, yes the buds look nice but low yield this run, all but 1 plants are small. I had Gnats chewing on my roots. I put down some sticky traps and I bought some Diatomaceous earth but I was too late. I have to do a serious cleaning. I saw a trick of adding boiling water to your soil to kill bugs and larva before planting I may do that with this next run with my VPW30. I'm still having trouble getting my last seed up and running. I have 5 up but the last one cracked the surface and died. That's 2 I've had go on me like that, I need to drop another seed tonight.

Yours look great, twice the size of mine, I'm still waiting on that perfect run where all plants perform and fill my tent. Maybe this next run if I can ever get my last plant up and running. Too fking cold this winter me thinks. I have 2 -150w reptile lamps in my 3x3 but its not enough. after I get my last 2 plants chopped down today I can move my heater in there. 1250w should do it

 

[Zen_seeker]

Hey, yes the buds look nice but low yield this run, all but 1 plants are small. I had Gnats chewing on my roots. I put down some sticky traps and I bought some Diatomaceous earth but I was too late. I have to do a serious cleaning. I saw a trick of adding boiling water to your soil to kill bugs and larva before planting I may do that with this next run with my VPW30. I'm still having trouble getting my last seed up and running. I have 5 up but the last one cracked the surface and died. That's 2 I've had go on me like that, I need to drop another seed tonight.

Yours look great, twice the size of mine, I'm still waiting on that perfect run where all plants perform and fill my tent. Maybe this next run if I can ever get my last plant up and running. Too fking cold this winter me thinks. I have 2 -150w reptile lamps in my 3x3 but its not enough. after I get my last 2 plants chopped down today I can move my heater in there. 1250w should do it

I’m always hoping I do as well as you guys.

How did you manage to get bugs this time of year? I know you’ve got a foot or two of snow outside.

I got my selected clones transplant last night. Wife helped by wiping down the tent with peroxide wipes. Cleaning the fans took the longest.

Harvest is drying in the basement bathroom, slowly I hope. It’s not as stable as I’d like but I can manage it better there than anywhere else.

It’s been nicer temperatures the last few days. Above seasonal this week. Hope you’re getting it as well.

 

[Pipecarver]

I’m always hoping I do as well as you guys.

How did you manage to get bugs this time of year? I know you’ve got a foot or two of snow outside.

I got my selected clones transplant last night. Wife helped by wiping down the tent with peroxide wipes. Cleaning the fans took the longest.

Harvest is drying in the basement bathroom, slowly I hope. It’s not as stable as I’d like but I can manage it better there than anywhere else.

It’s been nicer temperatures the last few days. Above seasonal this week. Hope you’re getting it as well.

I think the Gnats were in the soil from the start. I never noticed them until I had a flood then I got down on my hands and knee's messing with the float valves and I saw a few crawling around the edges of a pot. I put a fan down low and thought that would deal with them. A few days later there were more so I put down sticky tape. In just a couple of days the sticky tape was covered in dead flies so I added more tape and bought some Diatomaceous earth. By the time it arrived I was 1 week or so from harvest. I know the little fkers had a chow down on my roots and my plants were stunted (I believe) from them. My nice big Zamal Dreams was a back middle plant and hit the worst, light wispy buds, lots of sparkle but they lost their girth to the mtherfkers.

I transplanted my 2 single pot clones into the 3,9 gal pot yesterday. They are doing great I was going to wait and flip with the rest of my new seedlings with the clones but they are too far behind. I'm having issues getting them all up and growing healthy. I'm thinking now to flip it in my 3x3 by its self. I'm going to start cloning again so I don't fall so far behind on my perpetual growing. I gave that up because the plants got out of control and too big but I could turn crops bigger and faster with 2 month old clones to flip. I need to get a Bubba Mac N Cheese, and a Lemon Lava Lime clone line going with my Strawberry Purps

I have my dry box working well. temp is 63f at 55% much better than 70/40 I hopes. I'm just running the radiator with cold water, running it with my chiller got to complicated and noisy .I had to swap out 9 gal of water yesterday as the water temp had gone up to 68f in 3 days in the res, To me that's pretty good, I can swap it out in just a few min so I don't....really....need to run it through the chiller

. Ya...good talk...lol..Have a great day, our weather has perked up as well, sunny and around 0C icicles hanging off the house, Costco run today.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Thank god I haven’t had anything in my soil yet. Good or bad I don’t want bugs in my house let alone my grow tent. My wife would lose her shit if she saw it. You have no idea how hard it was to convince her that worms were okay.

My second tent should be getting chopped by Sunday.

I hope you get your rhythm back. Perpetual was cool for one or two years but it’s hard over summer and I ended up with way more than I could use or give away legally. So now I skip summer grows. (Son did one last year and might again this year.)

We got hit with a surprise blizzard yesterday after 5 days of above 0* weather. It was 7* the day before the storm. Yesterday was snow, rain, and freezing rain. Spent half my evening chopping ice and shovelling snow.

 

[Pipecarver]

Thank god I haven’t had anything in my soil yet. Good or bad I don’t want bugs in my house let alone my grow tent. My wife would lose her shit if she saw it. You have no idea how hard it was to convince her that worms were okay.

My second tent should be getting chopped by Sunday.

I hope you get your rhythm back. Perpetual was cool for one or two years but it’s hard over summer and I ended up with way more than I could use or give away legally. So now I skip summer grows. (Son did one last year and might again this year.)

We got hit with a surprise blizzard yesterday after 5 days of above 0* weather. It was 7* the day before the storm. Yesterday was snow, rain, and freezing rain. Spent half my evening chopping ice and shovelling snow.

Hey. its a nice bright day, I have the furness guy here now cleaning it up. Had some rusted pipes and a lot of soot. Lucky he's cool I was smoking when he knocked.