Building A Working Water Wheel

Water wheel generators essentially work the same way as wind turbines but they use flowing water instead of blowing wind.

Building a working water wheel. 3 below is an example of a stream water wheel. The axle of the wheel is connected to a dynamo that turns that kinetic energy into electricity that your home can use. Sullivan s waterwheels we have 4ft waterwheels 6ft water wheels 8 foot waterwheel 10ft water wheel and 12ft water wheels plus water wheel kits. Water wheels were still in commercial use well into the 20th century but they are no longer in common.

A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power often in a watermill a water wheel consists of a wheel usually constructed from wood or metal with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving car. Inspired by another fellow youtuber this water whee. Although these are approximate values we d recommend a pump ranging from 400 600 gph for the largest wheels to ensure smooth movement and the best aesthetic. 2 below is an undershot water wheel similar to the one used for the build it solar diy water wheel generator.

The large wheels such as the 48 wheel would require a stronger pump which can maintain higher water pressures at up to 1 foot of head height height of water wheel. All our waterwheel kits comes with written instructions water wheels are. 1 below is an excellent video from off road off grid detailing their diy water wheel generator. The water wheel will only turn in one direction and it s fun to have kids work out how to build it and which way the water should flow.

We can also build water wheels out of out of cypress for an additional cost. 4 below is an example of an overshot water wheel. But it was much more impressive with the hose aimed directly on it.