I agree, you could improve the configuration of the wheel for much greater efficiency...maybe tilt the cups, cut out the back half, or use another design to make more of a "paddle" than a reservoir to catch the water...also why stop at 2? I say make a whole series of water wheels until you run out of height...every last bit counts, I bet you could triple your power output if you played around with it...Try to tap into as much of the flow energy and potential energy as you can.
@lostintheapplasauce He may not have electricity available up on his mountain. I lived on a old farm from may till November that had no electricity. Cost $700 just for a power pole to get electricity in there. What do you do if you have no job because of a preexisting medical condition? Throw together this junk from a construction site and you got light and a small radio all night. When you have nothing radio is big entertainment...and recharge cell phone so you can get that job interview call.
if you were to cut notchs in the buckets opposite the way the water is hitting you would get more speed out of the wheel. ie the water is hitting the back of the bucket and slowing them down, it would not be a big speed gain but every little bit helps. good idea though
That doesn't look bad at all, I just wonder if the buckets will hold when you have a larger stream of water. Ever thought about adding a second waterwheel ?
Very close, it puts out about 90watts, 2.16 kwh day. I live on the side of a mountain so it has a fair bit of momentum. More rain more watts, same with spring runoff.
hehehe - nice =D
4GreenEarth2 4 weeks ago
cut a u shape in the front edge of those pails
bagger101 1 month ago
I agree, you could improve the configuration of the wheel for much greater efficiency...maybe tilt the cups, cut out the back half, or use another design to make more of a "paddle" than a reservoir to catch the water...also why stop at 2? I say make a whole series of water wheels until you run out of height...every last bit counts, I bet you could triple your power output if you played around with it...Try to tap into as much of the flow energy and potential energy as you can.
HxCshredder1109 1 month ago
Wouldn't you get a bit more power, if you tilted the cups?
direc85 2 months ago
2.16 kwh, thats $0.25/day ur savin. after 10 years listening to that thing it'll prob pay for itself!
lostintheapplasauce 2 months ago
@lostintheapplasauce He may not have electricity available up on his mountain. I lived on a old farm from may till November that had no electricity. Cost $700 just for a power pole to get electricity in there. What do you do if you have no job because of a preexisting medical condition? Throw together this junk from a construction site and you got light and a small radio all night. When you have nothing radio is big entertainment...and recharge cell phone so you can get that job interview call.
astrialkil 1 month ago
if you were to cut notchs in the buckets opposite the way the water is hitting you would get more speed out of the wheel. ie the water is hitting the back of the bucket and slowing them down, it would not be a big speed gain but every little bit helps. good idea though
CrimsonLich 2 months ago
why doesnt anyone ever make a dual water wheel? Use the water from the first wheel to turn the 2nd wheel
stuntnx7 3 months ago
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discoide1451 4 months ago
How does it perform in winter, at -20 °centigrade?
MucusFelidae 4 months ago
Works pretty good under a load! Nice supplement.
Add a bit of solar, and you can make hho then electricity and fuel.
Possibilities are endless.
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How can I get your plans to build this??
thank you
paramagic182 11 months ago
That doesn't look bad at all, I just wonder if the buckets will hold when you have a larger stream of water. Ever thought about adding a second waterwheel ?
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insAneTunA 1 year ago
lookes like it produces like 30-50 watts
js111410 1 year ago
@js111410
Very close, it puts out about 90watts, 2.16 kwh day. I live on the side of a mountain so it has a fair bit of momentum. More rain more watts, same with spring runoff.
camster6 1 year ago
How much juice do you get out of it?
kapierenundkopieren 1 year ago
what generator do you use? it appears to work at a very low rpm
1stfreestuff 1 year ago
@1stfreestuff
It's a drive motor off a EBike 500 watt
camster6 1 year ago
ace!
noggin100 1 year ago
Excellent! One of the few genuine 'free energy' videos on Youtube!
richardday 1 year ago 2