Comment on My apartment building gives me free water but I pay for electricity. What if I run the faucet nonstop and rig up a hydro turbine in my bathtub to generate my power from it?

• db2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Sort of. You could probably get enough out of it for lights and maybe an appliance, but eventually if you’re using a lot you’ll hit a power consumption ceiling where the water pressure even with the valve wide open is insufficient to turn the generator. In case you don’t know, as demand increases the windings of a generator (any generator) get harder to turn.

  You could cheat a little and have the water turn a big heavy flywheel that in turn turns the generator, it would be slow to start up but more resilient to demand spikes once it’s up to speed.

  There’s also the noise any of it would make turning and vibrating but that can be future you’s problem too.

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Noice. You’re now tagged as “dis dood hydrates” :D

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    • db2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m OK with that 😆

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• X@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Well, there’s one way to find out: make it happen, cap’n! No time like the present, no day like today!

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Unfortunately I do in fact pay for my water. Not to mention I lack the technical knowhow.

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    • X@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Looks like you’re faced with a current you problem. Best kick that can down the road for future you to solve, eh?

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      • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Oh definitely. I’ll be waiting for future me to learn all that stuff so we can demolish my bathroom. It’s going to be absolutely smashing.

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