In a message dated 8/10/2004 10:20:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am buying a 22 acre parcel in northern Ca, unfortunately the nearest electricity is over a mile away. I am looking to get my family out of the hustle and bustle of southern Ca.
I have been looking at hydro systems without any knowhow at all. I am adding a link to the falls at my property and was wondering if by looking at it you could tell if I can sustain my own electricity there. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated Thanks soo much Danny Ray Heres the link to the pictures of the waterfall http://photos.flexmls.com//sha/20040701165657627342000000-o.jpg<http://photos.flexmls.com//sha/20040701165657627342000000-o.jpg> Also it is a year round creek Dear Danny, I have put together a overshot wheel that utilizes medium head situations (5-20 foot) It is designed for the homeowner, uses 4x4's and plastic buckets to make the wheel itself (very cheap) and all off the shelf parts to construct the chain drive . I offer a How-To-Build-It-Yourself Video that walks you through the construction step by step. My prototype is 9 foot by five foot wide, generates 150 watts continuous (with about 1000 gallons a minute, less than what is shown in your picture). It cost me less than three thousand dollars for the whole system. Please look at my web site and see if this fits your needs. http://WildWaterPower.com<http://wildwaterpower.com/> Also I have worked out a deal with all of the other waterwheel manufacturers to use my chain drive, so if you do not wish to construct it yourself, please see http://waterwheelfactory.com<http://waterwheelfactory.com/> Sincerely, Dennis Dennis I am very interested in this type of a setup, I know it is not as efficient as a pelton type of wheel, but what I am concerned about is this enough to keep my household running? say a 3000' sq foot house? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
