Off-the-Grid Water Wheel Generator in Kentucky

[hawgrider]

This admittedly crude setup, much of it done with free materials, produces power to run lights, television, etc.

A spillway built into a shallow creek dumps water onto a homemade water wheel, which turns a bicycle sprocket, which turns a bicycle wheel, which turns an alternator. http://www.alloutdoor.com/2016/06/23/watch-off-grid-water-wheel-generator-kentucky/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHY9DkD1Hw

[Dwight55]

I got the alternator, . . . just have not built the windmill for mine............yet.

May God bless,
Dwight

[Gambit]

some where on youtube someone used a blue plastic drums walls to make a wind mill . I wonder with the same kind of curves in the drums walls work even better as a waterwheel ?
just wondering for future reference

[hag]

Redneck ingenuity at work right there

[SOCOM42]

I have a plan to build on for the river out back if the SHTF.

[Montana Rancher]

Not too many people realize you can take a exercise tread mill apart and the "motor" that runs the walk belt is a 12v generator that can be repurposed to a similar use using water, wind or pedal power.

Check youtube for more info.

[hag]

Not too many people realize you can take a exercise tread mill apart and the "motor" that runs the walk belt is a 12v generator that can be repurposed to a similar use using water, wind or pedal power.

Check youtube for more info.

Didn't know that. Good info