You can do this with a long enough hose and height difference by just using river water
Comment on Building A Generator That Runs Off Hose Power
David_Eight@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tldr? Why would anyone do this? To what end?
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Why not set something up by the river instead and just route the power?
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
That requires a much bigger river, that carries enough water to drive a big ass wheel, which limits your options for location a lot. If you take a look at the video i linked in the neighboring comment you can see what is possible with just a little water stream if you have the right setup.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 months ago
what? Something like a Water Mill? You are crazy!
David_Eight@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I don’t think you’d get enough water pressure that way.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Just a question of height difference. 100m = 10bar
I just remembered this video i watched a while ago with a 2.5kW generator www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_5wpkMmCOY
David_Eight@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ahh, I see now. That all makes way more sense lol. Thanks for sharing.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
To utilize power that is otherwise wasted? The water can still be used in the garden etc. Also if there is a power-cut the water often keeps running, so you could use this to charge a small battery or a phone.
David_Eight@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If the power goes out you’d probably be better off using solar or a even gas. Maybe if you’re using water for something else anyways it makes sense but how much power can really be generated by turning a house on for a min? How much water is wasted?