water wheel generator
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- Опубліковано 3 гру 2013
- In this video I show how my water wheel works to produce power. This is my new wheel the old one had been beat up pretty good over the years, I made a few improvements to the design. thanks for watching.
Producing power out of pieces of junk is absolutely wonderful" It's a priceless survival skill !
Except you don't need gas, electric and creature comforts to survive. You survive with food and shelter and the water he's using to create the power.
@@holdenthompson1235 surviving is great, but, thriving is what you want, and that’s what he is doing
@holdenthompson1235 who's gonna drink all that water this guy has excess and if your surviving Don't waste
I like this idea. It need refining but so does everything when it starts off. I love the way UA-cam puts like minded people in touch. The world can only be a better place for us sharing our ideas.
Go on Mr BIsby... I'm sure you and Robin could have a gigawatt system up and running in no time...
There is always room for innovation...if literally half the money spent on elections were put toward green energy research, im inclined to think the world would better off for it.
I feel you have one of the best explanations on UA-cam explaining how you did this. Thank you.
I see two things that can improve this design. One would be to angle the boards up slightly. About 1-5 degrees would be good. The other would be to add a 1 or 2 inch board at the end to catch the water and keep the power on for a bit longer.
Plus, having the water hit higher up on the wheel (sepecially if it went over the top and ran the other direction) would give you more time on the wheel and greater energy output.
Awesome system overall!
Im a rig electrician; reckon you being self taught is fabulous; shows what a man can do.
I love that it doesn't need to block the creek to get power, plenty of room for nature to continue on it's way! Good way to work with nature!
Very clever diy water powered electricity generator system done with a minimum budget & lots of recycled components and it simply works! Much respect to you sir...
I never dreamed that there were so many smart people that watch UA-cam videos! As of this date (10-17-18), there have been approximately 1500 comments and over half of them must be hydro-electrical engineers. The other half are probably just as knowledgeable, but pursuing their degrees in safety engineering. I'm sure that some are pilots and geologists (judging by their posts on videos of that genre), but are glad to offer their expertise on this and other humble videos. We are all fortunate that they share their precious insight, but if does cause one to wonder how they manage to hold such prestigious occupations and still share knowledge with all of us.
I suggest using pvc pipe for the frame, low end plastic for the wheel, you will get a faster rotation using lighter materials. Also adding a splash guard under your alternator as well as a rain guard over it.
Very good build using what you have available. Depending on your average wind speed there you may look into building a wind turbine (I've converted an average garden windmill (59.00 at lowes) into a wind turbine that produces 44v-215v depending on wind speed.
My current project is a watermill generator.
I like what your doing keep it up.
Awesome setup! I don't know why people keep suggesting to increase the head, he is restricted by the height of the water. To increase the water level would require a dam likely flooding half of the guys property.
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The off switch is my favorite part, cant argue with results!
Great build! Creative guys like you are the folks that always come out on top when times are bad.
I like it. Of course it could be more efficient - you can say that about almost anything. The critical commenters have probably never made anything 1/2 as cool if they have ever made anything at all. Thumbs up!
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A half of my generator broke into pieces while building
I could make some smarty remarks as to how to improve this, but really - this is a good job of making a simple, reliable, workable power source on the cheap. Way to go....
Smart guy doing something with his life thanks I love it
I'd put up some brush guards catch debris upstream when it floods
Brilliant. Inspirational stuff, right here. I have a 114 acre farm and one day if I decide to go live on it, three's a creek that runs the entire length of it. This will be happening out there.
Need help
@@93coupes26 lmao i feel that
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost".
@@joeygibbs4775 john 3:16
@@joeygibbs4775 amen
Love the use of car wheel bearings and bicycle parts. Some have called it junk, but junk would imply useless. You have proven that used does not mean junk. Great work.
If you could find an old generator in the junkyard, throw the engine in the garbage and hook it up to the water wheel
Great project. Be careful with the battery storage. the batteries, while charging, off gas hydrogen gas which is highly explosive, especially if contained in an enclosed space, like under your tub. Think ventilation.
Also think corrosion, from the battery acid. The tub lid is good to have under them but the tub lid should have ventilation to and from the outside. Mounting the Generator higher in the structure would better protect it from high water flooding.Cant wait to see the new design.
Brilliant idea sir. Never knew such a tiny creek could still be harnessed for hydro power. I'm taking notes as I watch this educative video clip, and I thank you kindly for posting it on youtube.
Times are not getting any easier, Thank you for sharing your setup, simple and useful to humanity.
Absolutely amazing! I'm in east TN and have always wished I had a stream...
I want to add my two cents if I may. You are 100% correct with the "gravity power" part and I'm just taking it one step further. That is solar power at it's finest. The sun heated lake/ocean/river water, it then evaporated and turned into a cloud, then it rained up on that mountain trickling down to repeat the process. Not splitting hairs here, this comment is aimed at anti renewable energy people that claim it can't be done and that we should purchase all our energy from Goliath energy companies that are without doubt destroying the planet and could care less about us. This "Off Road/Off Grid" dude is a genius in the fact that he's powering his shit with a hundred dollar investment until his batteries fail. Then he will just get a few replacements for another 20 bucks. Bravo sir!
That's a great use for stuff most people would throw away! Good choice using a backshot design, too.
Other than lubricating the bearings, the only improvement I could see making you more power would be making the leading edges of the paddles a lot thinner (like turbine blades). You're losing a substantial amount of water when the paddles pass the lip of the aqueduct. Making them more streamlined will minimize the splashing.
Another potential improvement would might be a thicker wheel. With more volume between the paddles, the water will be contained for a longer time, getting more energy out of it.
You might also want to move that alternator further away from the splash zone. A longer axle maybe?
Excellent example of self-sufficiency and American ingenuity! Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Brilliant achievement young! This is what is known Appalachian Engineering” in my neck of the woods. Keep up the good work!🤠👍🙏✝️
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I really liked this video. It's a good lesson on employing a simple resource, when normal energy sources are not available. sometimes I think it's a little funny when "good ole boys" explain some things. They throw in a little bit of personal technological talk, "this here thing with that there doodad" and some of the town's history. Good job using available components.
I have a creek and I also have Springs that come out of the ground I've been trying to figure out a way to make that water turn into energy and I kind of had it in my head but this just explained it so simply. You don't have to be a rocket scientist or some special engineer to fabricate this. thank you for sharing
Put open loop heat pump on it
@@andreycham4797 do you have more input ? I have a small creek and a natural spring piped in that don't quit.
Awesome idea! Plenty of room for improvement and safety... Being cheap is a terrible trade off for a burned down house. But still very cool!!!!
"As you can see I'm off the road so it's off road...." Amen brother
And scrapping the battery out of HIS mercedes
That must have been so satisfying making that work! love it.
build another waterwheel either beside or behind, depending on GPM. outstanding American ingenuity. this is what I have been screaming for for years to be installed in our major river systems. sure, not a 100% solution, but, it creates zero emissions and NEVER runs dry. I live close to the Cumberland, Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi river's. rock on brother.
Tony Dowd that is not american ingenuity that is tesla ingenuity
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this exactly what dams are?
They're giant hydroelectric generators, like Hoover Dam outside Las Vegas
@@mtnmotoadv not all dams do that also most damns create a lake or pond and such this here does not it takes a fraction of the water without creating a lake or they calling it a reservoir
@@mtnmotoadv There's over 80,000 dams in the US and over 90% do not make electricity. They merely hold water for agricultural use, flood prevention and the like. Unfortunately, most of those dams are viable for energy production but simply aren't being retrofitted probably for funding reasons.
www.energy.gov/eere/water/hydropower-resource-assessment-and-characterization
Well done! I love the "off" switch.
This is soo simple. I love it. It does what it has to do for the least amount of money spent, mostly recycled parts and no worries. I always want to over engineer everything.
~~~ I remember watching this video years ago and it was great back then . You are a very wise man.. ..this should help me out even if for just thinking. Thank you so much my friend....GOD'S JOY.
I love the construction of the wheel and the fact that you used free and recycled parts! Your gearing is especially cool. Keep on keepin' on!
and you got that nice house with running water and electricity!!! just plain fancy!!!
That is such an Awesome set up! Well done Sir.I'm happy to recommend doing this to a couple people I know are about a mile from Powerlines.Thank you.
Great job man. This is fantastic! Turning basically free stuff into free power is a beautiful thing.
You are a genius I want to definitely do this one day when I have my own off-grid home I definitely want one
It's good for cheap power but it's highly inefficient the way it's designed.
This is my dream life. I'll eventually be clear of any grid
You have an awesome setup! Thank you for sharing!
Hats off, this is brilliant. So inspired by your work here!
Wow! absolutely brilliant. Just genious, well done sir!
I like this kind of project; the fact that it was done and works is significant regardless of the efficiency. A longer race would help reach the top of the wheel and setting the wheel in some kind of frame so that it could be raised out of the way in a flood could help protect the investment, but it's wonderful as is.
Thank you for sharing. I have been running this as a thought experiment for years. Handy you have a waterfall in your front yard!
Incredible. Very impressed. Love this work. Would love to get some more of the technical information on how to set this up. Thank you.
Nice job! Have you ever thought about adding another alternator to your wheel? All you would have to do is add another belt and alternator to the system and you could double your power. There are a couple easy ways you could also make this more efficient. 1) Make it so that you catch the water at the top so all the power from the water is used, right now your losing some of the power due to hydrodynamics. 2) You could make your pool a little deeper so it has a better supply, instead of using wooden boards use a green sewage pipe. If you made the pool larger you could tie it directly into the pipe with some cement/concrete. That alone would make your entire process easier and more efficient. Not to mention you could have a real valve to turn it off. Or keep it like it is, it serves its purpose and does what you want it too do. I am just an armchair quarter back, who wishes I had something similar running through my back yard. Cheers.
another alternator would be too much for the wheel I think. Thanks for all the suggestions.
***** Yes that would work provided the wheel can turn fast enough to make the alternator spin at the same speed.
Does the law in your country allow you to do it?
Who cares about laws?
Those who don't want a criminal record and don't want to go to jail.
Now I myself think that a person should be able to do what they please on their own land within reason, but unfortunately the government is trying their best to gain increasing control of our lives.
That can be stopped if the majority of us citizens want it stopped.
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Small improvements.
Cover the alternator to keep it rain or splash out.
Move generator up higher to prevent damage if water rises.
Convert to overshot wheel from undershot by moving wheel downstream extending inlet Chanel Or rss as using dam .
Since it's free spinning and has no loaf he can run a bunch of them
Best part: the bike wheel being close enough/good enough to serve as a pully sheave, genius! Of course, it also had the sprocket on it to serve as the first gear down, more genius.
Great job love the reuse of what’s around, will share, thanks for sharing!
You are doing a great job of kicking the mega corporation in the ass. We need more of this type of thinking.
Tom Robie “totally”😂😂
Stupid communists.
Mikey McMikeFace Its more capitalist to hate conglomerate monopolies than lick their boots.
I applaud your creativity! Experiments like yours is the cornerstone of what has taken humans out of the stone age and has made America a successful country.
Keeping busy like this will stop people from putting their thumbs down...
Priceless! Perfect engineering with available may! Absolutely best alternator upgrade! (brushes equal field losses plus maintenance woes).
Really Great Stuff... Love It
Thanks for sharing :-)
Some suggestions
1) Depending on how much of the creek is yours and what the drop is, you could potentially build several of these along the line of the creek to convert as much of the energy as possible.
2) The bucket shapes have big lips, which defect some of the water and wastes the energy. I'd try to find a away of having a "lip" to catch and scoop up all of the water.
You will for sure make it in a SHTF situation great job!!! I am green with envy.
THIS MAN COULD HELP EVERY BODY.THIS IS MY IDEA IN ACTION.IVE HAD THIS IDEA FOR 30 YEARS
Got to appreciate someone who just gets it done!!!!
Absolutely great stuff, well done to you.
Awesome job Buddy . Very good idea. Use what The Good Lord gave ya. Water and Brains. Knowledge is power.
God bless
Actually NO IT'S NOT
Knowledge is not Power
and anyone that says "Knowledge is Power" DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT
Watch, i'll prove it to you
Little Experiment , right here right now
1. Want to be a millionaire ?
Of course........ right
ok, LET ME GIVE YOU THE KNOWLEDGE
- You can save $1 Million Dollars in 8 years
- Here's how ...
365 Days in a year
So.. 8 years = 2920 Days
- 1,000,000 Divided by 2920 Days = $342.46 per day (let's just call it $350 Per day , ok)
SO THE KNOWLEDGE IS THIS....
IF YOU SAVE $350 A DAY , EVERY DAY , FOR 2920 DAYS (8 YEARS) YOU WILL BE A MILLIONAIRE
THERE YOU GO....
NOW... GO AN DO IT
You know what's gonna happen... YOU'RE GOING TO FAIL
Thus proving.. KNOWLEDGE IS NOT POWER
Then you'll ask me shit like
- Martin, but how do i save $350 a day, it's not possible
Thus proving
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT
Thus proving
KNOWLEDGE IS NOT POWER
KNOWLEDGE IS ..........*POTENTIAL POWER* ok
but on it's own it's completely useless UNTIL YOU MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA
THEY ARE
- YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
- YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE KNOWLEDGE
- YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO APPLY IT
- YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO APPLY IT
- YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY APPLY IT
- YOU HAVE TO APPLY IT CORRECTLY
- YOU HAVE TO VERIFY THAT YOU RECEIVED THE DESIRED OUTCOME
NOW... YOU DO THAT........ AND YES, POTENTIAL POWER TURNS INTO ACTUAL POWER and you will see an instant result
But, Knowledge on it's own is not power
Prove me wrong hehe
We'll done, i have a river running past my property also and was thinking about doing something similar so your video is food for thought. 🇮🇪
You're a frickin genius, on the cheap and it works until better can be done still gets the job done.
Nicely done...God willing and the river don't rise. :-)
Why would anybody thumb down good work like this? WTF!
Some people are just retarded, I think this is cool. Respect to anyone who tries.
Thetrucky69 because they are crybaby Bitches just looking for something to whine about.
@@mrwascaly42 LOL. The irony in your comment.
Just fuckin move or get a better job so you can afford to get electricity line extended to your property. If im ever living off of a stream for electricity ill know ive hit rock bottom. You all are pathetic.
No work where i grew up so i saved every penny i made earning 7 bucks an hour as a dishwasher. Bought used car for 1,000 bucks, packed my clothes in it and moved where work was abundant. And guess what... i have electricity and i dont worry about it. You alll want to live like this pathetic man because you have a terribly low self image and probably are depressed and or withdrawing from life but i came from that precise mental state and just set goal after goal for myself and continue to do so. You get electricity from a trickling stream you are setting yourself up for one shitty life ill tell you that right now. Good luck being such a vagrant bum
very cool and I like that you keep your budget very minimal, that shows some ingenuity . I am impressed by this set up!
Wow! This is really amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. I love the way you repurposed things!!
Great setup! Thanks for sharing!
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You could have the water trough pass over the top of the wheel and fall down on the far side of the wheel. That way, the water's direction and gravity work more to your benefit.
Yep it’s called an Over Shute wheel, a only works if you have enough fall, which is not the case here.
@@philipmasters7491 I thought a micro hydro system wouldn't work at all without enough fall?
Undershot vs overshot wheel. Both have advantages. An overshot wheel requires more fall than he has available here
@@johnkidd1226 but take into consideration that the stream is on a hill, so if he would take his water higher from the stream he would get it to land higher on the wheel. He only needs to move his dam higher up and build a longer water ramp - that way he could make overshot wheel system with the resources he has. He could also try to dam that stream better in which case he could make a little pond which has higher water level, and then he could take water from the top of that pond and it would land higher on that wheel of his.
@@T12J7 but if you see he has to drive through right there too
I'm a retired engineer. You did good.
Electric supply companies really dislike this video. Great work man.
Great Video Buddy Keep up The Great Work Nice Micro Hydro Set up
your set up verses the cost is great. What does it power?
I bet at that location you could build a small dam and a turbine. That would run the complete house ac, heat, stove, oven and lights.
I agree move the further down the creek, extend your boards so the water flows over the top of the wheel. Keep up the good work we can all learn.
WHAT A NICE DROP!
A 2 inch pvc pipe to 1/4 , 3/8 end piece at the crossing, from the top, and you could sell the excess. Or heat your hot water. I just bought wire today for my hot water.
Im putting rv 12 volt lights.
That is really a great job would love to see how you built the Alternator so it works for your application.
nirce job bro. you got power this is a nice piece of money saver ...thanks for this vedio
An old washing machine motor can be transformed into a better generator and plenty of guys here in Australia adapt them to home-made wind turbines. Great work and great video
how do you do it
nice, I've seen some videos of people living off the grid, but spend thousands of dollars for equipment to do the same thing you did for nothing. then you see there 200,000 dollar house in the background with a BMW in the driveway. keep it simple. Thanks for the video.
I love it-that is so cool how you made it I have 8 - 100-watt solar panel power but that only good in the day time yours 24hr a day it make power
Outstanding.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost".
Hey neighbor.. good job there on your electrical project! Keep on doing it because it helps everyone during these hard times I’m having.,and I know everybody ain’t having them and that’s all good.. thank you brother man
That's how it's done. CHEAP and Innovative. Good Stuff From You Sir !
Finally, a youtube generator that actually works!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost".
@@joeygibbs4775 Did you think I lost my bible?
hi, love the way you run high voltage at the source, then cut it down at the end , higher voltage travels better with less drop!, allso if you want more torque so you can run multiple alternators use a larger wheel and wider, plastic barrels cut to 1.5 feet wide paddels work awesome! keep up the great videos🖒i rang your bell! ps i tinker with electricity also, and am a ham radio operator😎
What's your location? I'm just getting into radios. East kentucky
"I'm surprised at how well it works..." I hear that. Congrats, man! What a sweet setup...
This is a great project I really enjoyed it. It reminds me of one I saw as a child outside kettle falls Washington. An old man and his wife living up a mountain had ran a pipe off of an old log flume that ran down a good sized greek by his cabin he had it turning a wooden water wheel and an old 6 volt car generator to run DC lites in his cabin.
You would think water would run off to the sides of a Greek. And how do you keep him from running off himself? Doesn't he have anything better to do?
If my wife would live like that with me I would be doing it. You my friend did a great job
Watched for 30 seconds.
Had to pee.
Cool video!
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HotSnot TaterTot, did you use that to generate water power. Waste not want not. lol
I don’t even know what I wrote there lol
@@vkeshelya I would guess you were laughing because he had to pee after only watching the vid for 30 seconds. lol
Its absolutely wonderful and genius. I commend you on making use of that creek. All that's left to do is to protect the alternator from water by whatever means you choose. I love it. I am inspired
Good job! I'm gonna try a similar setup and see how much power I can make. Good video, thanks
Well done sir! Very cool to see something done that well and on the cheap.
Ingenious. Wish I could hang out with this guy and learn some things. How did he revamp a car alternator for this project? Anybody know how to do this step by step? Great job.
Very nice. I know this post is very old but I just saw it for the first time so it's new to me. I probably would have mounted the alternator on the same side of the wheel as the house and a little higher. Although the belt is loose, they still rob power. The chain does too.You're probably loosing 2hp to the belt and chain. That's about 1500watts. If you could get your hands on some gears, that would be the ultimate. If you could get your hands on some old electric fork lift batteries, you would be in great shape. They have 1/4 inch thick plates. You can pick up a desulfator for about $20. Often times the forklift batteries aren't bad. Their just sulfated. They'll last you over 10 years once you fix them up with a desulfator. Some people have gotten over 15 years out of old forklift batteries. That's a great setup you got there. Just needs some tweaking. Hats off to you.
Thank you for posting this
+1 for the idea. -1 for impeding the water flow of the creek by so much.
I've been doing some research, a marinea alternator for boats is what I'm going to use, most common they have external voltage regulators but you can get one with them built in! They are double insulated to avoid shock, they produce a lot more amps as the battery banks for boats are much larger than what they have in vehicles, they are in closed compartments on boats so they run cooler having heat sinks built into them! There are a lot more features to this type of alternator that give you the upper hand they are made to handle damp conditions and even salt as the oceans are salty! So my creek is pushing 1,100 gallons a minute and I only want to use this set up to charge battery banks that will run electric car fans for GEO thermal in my greenhouses, barns, bunker, and a walk in cooler for produce which will work with flex pipes buried in my underground water table that has ice water! I will use solar to power the rest and work on more water wheels as I get the first one perfected.!
The amount of power you can get from the system directly relates to the height of the water before it hits the wheel if you wanted to ramp up the amount of power you get out of this getting the water to hit the wheel from higher may help a lot
Basic knowledge goes a long way and brilliant, inspiring
Wow i.like this thing . Genius and its so simple at the same times. Well done.
💡If you make a wind mill out of an alternator, and put it in the top of the tallest tree, study up on ratios to build the prop the right size so you can have high rpm even with low wind speed, and still get another 110 input in your house, so your 220 on natural power could potentially make 440 if inverted. be sure to build a housing around your alternator to protect the windings from the elements and debris.... Great job 👍🌀
How many rpm by this size of tubine to get 220 volts of continous electricity for the whole house ?
Great job, I love stuff like this! If there was no load on the inverter, what was the lights in the house running on?
This is the spirit that made America great in the first place. The willingness to put effort into something, and create benefit where there was none... without having your hand out to the government.
More power to you! Utilizing Einstein's quote about energy being neither created nor destroyed only changing form,and Algeron Sydney's "God helps those who help themselves". Kudos!