Posted by z on October 22, 2007, 12:53 pm
> Pretty slick. Where did you get the pelton wheel? I'd like to get
> one like that to experiment with. I have a similar situation - 3 acre
> spring-fed lake, about 45 ft of head and way more flow than I can use.
>
> John
I got it from a a buddy who had it in his garage when I helped him move.
He bought it in canada years ago (where he was from) and never did
anything with it.
I've seen similar ones on ebay from time to time
This is the same one I think
http://www.ecovantageenergy.com/catalog/items/item1846.htm
damn! 150 bucks .. that would have blown my budget.
If you look long enough you should be able to find one for less than that
-- one would hope.
-z
>
>
>>Here it is so far
>>
>>http://www.jeffersonfreestate.org/hh/
>>
>>Just doing some plumbing now and getting it ready to take for a spin.
>>Right now i'm just going to use house water to see if its going to
>>work at all.
>>
>>Still need to get another 200 feet of hose or so and build a little
>>shed and do some other things, but i'm pretty happy to get this far.
>>So far its cost under $100
>>
>>-z
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Posted by z on October 22, 2007, 2:24 pm
>
>> Pretty slick. Where did you get the pelton wheel? I'd like to get
>> one like that to experiment with. I have a similar situation - 3
>> acre spring-fed lake, about 45 ft of head and way more flow than I
>> can use.
>>
>> John
>
>
> I got it from a a buddy who had it in his garage when I helped him
> move. He bought it in canada years ago (where he was from) and never
> did anything with it.
>
> I've seen similar ones on ebay from time to time
> This is the same one I think
> http://www.ecovantageenergy.com/catalog/items/item1846.htm
>
> damn! 150 bucks .. that would have blown my budget.
>
> If you look long enough you should be able to find one for less than
> that -- one would hope.
>
> -z
here is one for $113
http://www.utilityfree.com/hydro/
Posted by Neon John on October 22, 2007, 6:34 pm
>here is one for $113
>http://www.utilityfree.com/hydro/
Thanks. Looks to be within my budget :-)
John
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Posted by William Wixon on October 23, 2007, 10:59 pm
> Here it is so far
> http://www.jeffersonfreestate.org/hh/
> Just doing some plumbing now and getting it ready to take for a spin.
> Right now i'm just going to use house water to see if its going to work at
> all.
> -z
pretty cool. looks like a fun experiment. good luck!
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> one like that to experiment with. I have a similar situation - 3 acre
> spring-fed lake, about 45 ft of head and way more flow than I can use.
>
> John