Which micro hydro

Posted by Drew Cutter on March 11, 2005, 5:05 pm

I need some help figuring out what type of micro hydro system I need and
which mfg. to go with . Thanks. To be used for the house.

Posted by SQLit on March 11, 2005, 6:09 pm

pretty hard to do with out specific information about the water source you
have.

cfm's or afm?
Head?
amount of power you want?

Posted by Drew Cutter on March 11, 2005, 6:36 pm

SQLit wrote:

What is cfm and afm ?

How do you figure out how much power ? The square footage of the house ?
What about selling the excess if it becomes possible ? I'm a total
newbie at this. Thanks.

Posted by Steve Spence on March 11, 2005, 6:52 pm

Do you have an existing electric bill? This will tell you your monthly
kWh usage. Most utilities will not buy back microhydro.

Steve Spence
Dir., Green Trust
http://www.green-trust.org

Contributing Editor
http://www.off-grid.net
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Drew Cutter wrote:

Posted by Drew Cutter on March 12, 2005, 6:18 am

I'm thinking of using micro hydro for a new built home , so i don't
have clue on the amount of kWh. What would be a good average for family
size home ? The property has a creek (looking to buy). Good amount of
rain fall in the fall and spring. 3 inches of rain a month , during the
fall and spring. From the map it looks like the source is a combination
of mountain and rainfall. The property is flat if this make a
difference. I don't have clue as which mfg. to go with once i have the
data to choose. reliability , repairs , etc . Thanks.