Was watering my plants with 4 liter jugs when one of the tray in the back snapped. I didnt notice that, the water started creeping on the side towards the outlet and my feet I was in dark room and had fan going too lucky was wearing rubber slippers by adidas. When I seen that extension court almost covered in water I pulled it from wall and jumped like crazy to safety honestly one of my worst experiences ever I highly advise to not water them in the same room with your lights! Unless all your light strips and courts are hanged high and away from ground even if you are careful that 1 drop from wet spray bottle into that extension court could cause power to blow out all your lights and possibly electrocute you to death. Now having one large rubber tray for all the plants instead many small ones, wearing rubber boots really helps ahh also dont place clear rooting solution in the water bottle because you might forget it and poison yourself or your family. I will update things here as I think of them and if anyone wants to add some safety precautions you are welcome stay safe guys. Sent from my ASUS_X00ID using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Haha it puts the shiters right up you doesnt it . I almost blasted myself first time i watered my coco plants couple weeks ago. Fed 36L between 6 fabric pots..... And forgot they needed drip trays never knew i could move that fast. Nearly fell through the attic Sent from my SM-J330FN using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Get a GFCI protected power cord Or put in some new GFIC outlets and be done Saved my life once I was standing in pool using a circular saw trimming a deck to finish and power cord fell in water GFCI blew instead of my heart
All mine are up top nothing electrical on the floor too dodgy Sent from my SM-G950F using Grasscity Forum mobile app
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I sat here for five minutes trying to figure out if this was a haiku or not!!! Haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah for real I will definitely get one after today I think everyone should thx man, its funny like you don't think about this stuff when you first start but it's there... Sent from my ASUS_X00ID using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Like others mentioned, I have mine hung up to avoid water and also for extra measure I have a water safe power surge so you could dump gallons of water on it and be safe as soot. Best $50 ever spent, electricity is not your friend.
Definitely wish we was resistant to it but that's not the case here lol, we all in same boat. Sent from my ASUS_X00ID using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Not Grow Tip but Life Tip ...lol if you wanna keep yours lol Tho I have an RCD its dodgy as fook..tested and failed many times hence the mind numbing nags that ride thru my head .....lol you may use the old 1960's term BRAIN washed ...lol good luck stay alive is getting tougher ...lol
Just make sure you get a cord that can handle the watts you are pulling through it other wise it can overlord the wire Outlet GFCI are the best or a breaker inside main panel
Glad u hanged it high I didn't notice it at first but looks quite decent setup. I will definitely go with vostoks light above belt water below rule though. Not directly above water obviously lols. Sent from my ASUS_X00ID using Grasscity Forum mobile app
A medium to strong nutrient solution will electrocute you but fairly pure water won't. I live in one of the rainiest places in the US. I moved here from a place that gets very little rain. I work construction. Where I previously lived when it rained we would take the day off. Here if you did that you would never work. I've ran skillsaws all day in pouring down rain with the power cord plug under a puddle of water on the concrete slab. The only time you get shocked is when some dumbass puts salt all over the job to melt ice. A GFI is not quick enough to actually save your life if you're electrocuted. They are to prevent fires. They won't save your life if you're shocked good. The time it takes to trip is too long. That's why new electrical codes require something called an arc fault breaker for locations that are prone to people getting shocked.
Everyone should wall mount their power strips or at least put them on a small shelf so they're off of the floor a few inches. This goes double for people with drips systems with a large res and pump. It could potentially dump that whole thing when you're gone.
Those arc fault breakers are so sensitive that you can't run some power tools on them. The DC brushes in the motors cause them to trip. It's annoying. Keeps people from getting electrocuted though.