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maxmycardagain
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Almost bought a house in Wales, off beaten track, it had a darn good stream alongside it, i planned on installing a water driven generator till Dwy Cymru wanted a fee for "abstracting" water.... it would only have turned a paddle wheei
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The same applies in other parts of the UK. How much power were you expecting to generate?0
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Surely the cost, whether you agree with it or not, has to be balanced against the possible gains? It may be arguable that no real extraction would take place, but abandoning something because it offends your principles might be to your overall disadvantage and not particularly sensible.Having said that, the viability of a stream for power or water supply needs careful assessment. I'm not in Wales, but I have a very useful-looking stream at present. It won't look so promising in an average August!"Money will only make you more of what you already are." T. Harv Eker0
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Dustyevsky said:Surely the cost, whether you agree with it or not, has to be balanced against the possible gains? It may be arguable that no real extraction would take place, but abandoning something because it offends your principles might be to your overall disadvantage and not particularly sensible.Having said that, the viability of a stream for power or water supply needs careful assessment. I'm not in Wales, but I have a very useful-looking stream at present. It won't look so promising in an average August!Now we all know how it felt to play in the band on the Titanic...0
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Electrician I used here in west Wales installed a generator in a stream on his farm and wasn't charged for it. Maybe he just never told them.0
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A 3 metre diameter overshot wheel will only produce about 1 to 1.5 kW of electricity.0
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Netexporter said:A 3 metre diameter overshot wheel will only produce about 1 to 1.5 kW of electricity.Now we all know how it felt to play in the band on the Titanic...0
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maxmycardagain said:Almost bought a house in Wales, off beaten track,
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QrizB said:maxmycardagain said:Almost bought a house in Wales, off beaten track,Now we all know how it felt to play in the band on the Titanic...0
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Netexporter said:A 3 metre diameter overshot wheel will only produce about 1 to 1.5 kW of electricity.The power output would surely be more dependent on the water flow rate & head.These guys are getting 3KW out of a small water powered turbine - https://cat.org.uk/info-resources/free-information-service/energy/micro-hydro/ - With sufficient funds, I would have thought a 5KW could be viable if there is a big enough flow.Even with a modest flow, 1-1.5KW chugging away 24/7 would outperform a solar array (certainly during the winter months). And I doubt you would need a 3m diameter wheel to get that sort of power.
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The power output would surely be more dependent on the water flow rate & head.
The head is 3 metres on a 3 metre overshot. Can't be any more or less.
These guys are getting 3KW out of a small water powered turbine - https://cat.org.uk/info-resources/free-information-service/energy/micro-hydro/ - With sufficient funds, I would have thought a 5KW could be viable if there is a big enough flow.You need a hell of a lot of head for a turbine. There's on on the edge of my village and the pipe goes miles up the hill. The cost of the actual turbine is minuscule compared to the other work.
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