LED Grow Lights Use HOW MANY WATTS?!

I have gotten several comments on my previous videos describing the confusion that is LED ACTUAL POWER. How many watts do LED grow lights use? Well you would think the answer is simple but it can actually be quite complicated and MISLEADING! I have always found it weird that led grow lights display the wattage that light is supposed to replace and not the true power consumed by the light but i believe that will change one day. Instead of just looking at the wattage of your led grow light make sure that you pay close attention to the PAR value and the wavelengths of light produced as well.

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[PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

I haven't yet used any grow lights, but well explained and researched videos like this tempt me to make the right decision with one and take the plunge, thank you!

[Plantastica]

As always, this is SUPER helpful :) Have a great night!!

[rodneysnextchapter]

Rewatching this video because I'm finally going to go for it.
Preparing for a dark winter with indoor vegetables and greens.
And yes I was fooled by the wattage on the label and thinking my 15 amp breaker would not hold much more than one light.

[alexandero]

hi there, great channel!  Subbed too! quick question though, I have purchased a WAKYME led grow light and found out its only actually 218 w output, do you think if I was to add another 2 of these I would get the same results as a 600w hps, or should I just go ahead and buy 1 hps light. thanks in advance !

[BrewCityGardener]

Great vid! I think LED's are one of the best new developments in the indoor gardening space. They can be very confusing though. It's nice to see that the quality has increased exponentially and the prices continue to fall. I'm looking forward to replacing all my T5 lights with a lineup of full spectrum LED. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend!

[philippeb]

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[eehhh]

Hi there what tool do I buy to measure the LED Wattage power its drawing so I know the cost? Kind regards

[windyloom]

Love your budding actor in the background. Thanks for the info and I have been looking at getting some LED grow lights but it is so confusing

[usertlsdca]

The wattage goes by each individual light as in if you have 60 leds at 10 watts each is definition of what is labeled on main title. as 600 watt, and so on...

[josh.o]

What’s the output wattage? Or what’s the lumens in the lighting

[natefidalgo]

nice explanation, i like your uses of the watt meter to prove logically that the wattage labels on glow lights are completely different to wattage input to power the grow light itself. So they really dont waste to much electricity and are still more efficient then the old incandescent bulbs. But i am curious on the wattage of the grow light what that equates to interms of lumes/ luxes and best frequency need for crops/plants. Basically is there a rule of thumb of approximately how much wattage grow light supports how much cubic volume room or square area size place in a room. Because i could have a decent grow light with correct light frequencies for optimal growth but it just only supports a small little area not a large enough area i would require...???

[jesseobrien]

I'm disabled. I'm attempting to camp this year and need to get some led lights for my tent. I'd like the to be able to run for awhile, be rechargeable via ac, solar or car. What would you recommend. Thanks.

[pathtofamegaming]

This is the video ive been looking for, can you redo this video with the grow lights we use today! Or is it still about the same?

[statikquote]

I was just wondering, I dont have grow light but I do have lightbulbs and what I'm trying to figure out is how much electricity would be used up? Like 7 light bulbs would the electricity bill come out high

[noahriding]

Do you have a video about the coverage area?

Its hard to read the grow light specs also for this.

Thanks for this video.

[kaikart]

This is why I build my own grow lights. 3W cobs driver only drive these on 2W, so for an actual 500W grow light I need 250 of these cobs. A 3W full spectrum cob cost about 2$, so 250 of them is 500$ not including the driver(s), heatsink, casing, fans, etc. This is why a reputable grow lights are expensive.

[paupauify]

is it normal for 100watt grow light to get hot?

[mybrother]

I’ve been using a Mars Hydro SP150 grow light for my succulents for about 2 months now and some of them are even flowering. They must think it’s summer lol!

[blakel]

Do LED grow lights sun-stress succulents as easily as floodlights? I'm just curious because LEDs seem more efficient, but I'm worried about my succulents not getting enough light to keep their color.