I am glad the Nano LEDs are working for you! ;-) I have worked with ram pumps... I just wanted to avoid the maintenance and tuning, and or river is more suited to steady, slow water...
That's very slick. I've never seen one of these before, and I'm very interested in learning more about it. A couple questions for now, is that standard PVC pipe for now for proof of concept, or is it furniture grade PVC pipe, which is UV rated to be outdoors? Can you angle the nose and tail up some to increase the water flow to the water wheel and would that increase the GPH? I'm thinking for watering a large garden and possibly live stock. Having almost 500 GPD of water is more than most will ever need for everyday use. Keep up the great work.
It is standard schedule 40 PVC. My research into the effects of UV made me comfortable with this choice. UV degradation, even long-term, only penetrates a few thousandths of an inch into the surface of standard PVC, the only real effect being discoloration, but not mechanical degradation. Furniture grade PVC is treated to not discolor. I wanted the nose in the water to deflect any floating debris from the paddles... that said, yes, If the nose cleared the water you would likely see an rpm increase. A machine like this, though is not about speed so much as torque. It is inherently slow-moving, which should prolong the life of the whole assembly, and makes the effects of imbalances less pronounced.
@@hardenedpower That's a good point about speed, balance, and resulting vibration, and it will shorten the life of the pump. I guess building one or two more would be the way to go if more water is needed. Maybe in the future, design a multiple wheel pump, with one behind the other, and the water hoses are spliced together and going to one feed hose. I'm just the kind of person who likes a back up for the really important things like power and water. This is a little off topic, but have you guys ever considered building a compact, simple, light weight way to carry in a back pack, a radio like the Midland MTX400? Keep up the great work.
This is awesome guys! Great job!
Great Bill ! I'm watching during a blackout in NJ in my living room, lit by 2 Nano LEDs. Check out a ram pump as well. Good stuff!
I am glad the Nano LEDs are working for you! ;-) I have worked with ram pumps... I just wanted to avoid the maintenance and tuning, and or river is more suited to steady, slow water...
I'm interested! I have a year round creek in the back yard.
interesting
That's very slick. I've never seen one of these before, and I'm very interested in learning more about it.
A couple questions for now, is that standard PVC pipe for now for proof of concept, or is it furniture grade PVC pipe, which is UV rated to be outdoors?
Can you angle the nose and tail up some to increase the water flow to the water wheel and would that increase the GPH?
I'm thinking for watering a large garden and possibly live stock. Having almost 500 GPD of water is more than most will ever need for everyday use.
Keep up the great work.
It is standard schedule 40 PVC. My research into the effects of UV made me comfortable with this choice. UV degradation, even long-term, only penetrates a few thousandths of an inch into the surface of standard PVC, the only real effect being discoloration, but not mechanical degradation. Furniture grade PVC is treated to not discolor.
I wanted the nose in the water to deflect any floating debris from the paddles... that said, yes, If the nose cleared the water you would likely see an rpm increase. A machine like this, though is not about speed so much as torque. It is inherently slow-moving, which should prolong the life of the whole assembly, and makes the effects of imbalances less pronounced.
@@hardenedpower That's a good point about speed, balance, and resulting vibration, and it will shorten the life of the pump. I guess building one or two more would be the way to go if more water is needed.
Maybe in the future, design a multiple wheel pump, with one behind the other, and the water hoses are spliced together and going to one feed hose. I'm just the kind of person who likes a back up for the really important things like power and water.
This is a little off topic, but have you guys ever considered building a compact, simple, light weight way to carry in a back pack, a radio like the Midland MTX400? Keep up the great work.