Cannabis found after house fire

[OrbitTime]

Cannabis found after house fire

 

ALMOST 30 cannabis plants have been discovered inside a garden shed after it caught fire in Sydney's south.

The shed, at the rear of a home on Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell, caught fire shortly before 5pm (AEST) yesterday, police said.

 

After the blaze was extinguished, investigators allegedly discovered 28 plants growing in a rudimentary hydroponic set-up inside the shed.

 

Police said the discovery has an estimated street value of $80,000.

 

A crime scene was established and the site was placed under police guard last night.

 

A 29-year-old man was arrested at the home and has been charged with cultivating a prohibited drug.

 

He will appear at Sutherland Local Court on August 5.

 

 

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/canna...0-1225890664608

 

Make sure your wiring and equipment is sound and not over loaded, and never use materials that can catch fire.

[Sylar420]

I did a hydroponics cause ages ago and they told us that shotty wiring, basalts left on the floor or set up on milk crates, inadequate ventilation, overloaded cheap power boards and unsecured lighting was the cause of so many house fires! if you arnt an electrician by trade dont fuck with the wiring, always use quality chain to hold up lights not nylon rope and always make sure your ballast is off the ground in the case of a water spill and well ventilated.

 

Strange enough i thought milk crates would be fine, they have heaps of hols and ventilation but it seems the problem comes when they winding coil inside the ballast shorts out causing it to overheat and melts thought the crate then it has the perfect fule to start a fire, plastic! nylon rope burns like no other try it some time its cool to watch but i wouldn't want it in my grow room!

 

I guess that soon digital ballasts will become the norm and heat issues and shorted windings will be a thing of the past