There are several signs that a home may be a grow operation site. Several of these signs in combination with one another may indicate a grow.
- Tampering with the electrical meter resulting in damaged or broken seals.
- No one seen coming in and out of the home or only late at night.
- Late night or short visits from various people.
- No garbage picked up on garbage day.
- Cables running to and from odd places and usually along the walkway or ground.
- Windows always covered.
- Excessive fertilizers, nutrients, etc being moved into the house.
- Unusual venting.
- Additional roof top venting or build up of ice around the stack.
- High condensation in the home or on the windows.
- Unkempt homes and lawns.
- Odours like “rotten eggs”, “skunk”, or “rotten cabbage” coming from the home.
- Loud noises of fans or venting equipment coming from the home that makes a “humming” sound.
- Excessive water hoses hooked up outside. These may also run inside the home.
- Security equipment beyond the usual home alarm system. This may include guard dogs, high fences, keep out signs etc.
- Unusual amounts of steam from vents in cold weather.
- New neighbours moving in no, or very little, furnishings or personal belongings into the home.
- Localized power surges in the neighbourhood.