DIY Waterwheel Build: Pumps water 20 metres (65 ft) high during drought 

FINALLY Someone that gives all the correct information

Several good suggestions noted. Might want to add a third axle support point out in the creek so the paddle wheel instead of being cantilevered out from the bank which places a tremendous amout of side load and torsion on the existing support points would have balanced support on each side of the wheel. This could easily be added during the low water time in summer. A rotohammer and some epoxy would allow you to anchor into the rocks. Adding some jetties to direct water flow towards the paddle wheel couldn't hurt. And a screened settlement tank for the water pick up will considerably reduce wear and tear o. Your pump. Also a screen across the creek upstream a ways would help reduce branches and other objects contacting the paddle wheel. A clever set up, with room for several minor and inexpensive improvements to increase volume and reliability. Best of luck. Scott, Vancouver, Washington. U.S.

I reckon you could make a one hour long video of the wheel just doing its thing. It would be a smash hit relaxation video. Great job, thanks for sharing.

Nice one. Looks great. A good way to get rid of the sediment in the pipe is flow from the pipe into something big like a pickle drum with a sealed lid and out the other side again. It makes a hydraulic separator and as the fluid slows, the silt falls out. The only thing you need to do is to make sure the pickle drum can hold the head pressure. Thanks for showing us the video

Nice work, you should be proud. Something satisfying and relaxing about watching the slow movement of the equipment, and yet it fills the tanks!!

Had missed your videos. Nice one.

Great job! I love it!

Really cool dude! Have you also looked at a hydraulic ram pump to move water up the hill? Those are cool too!❤️

Very cool, I like it!

Nicely done!

This is awesome.

Use wd 40 to repel the water off your moving and rustable parts. Great setup! Set up a filter box using screen, then put a basic filter on the end. The box could allow sediments to settle first.

You could just make an outlet on the top of the 2nd tank with a line running back to the river so it doesn't leak back around the tanks

If you ever need more power from the wheel, a Poncelet blade design could easily double your efficiency. Just angling the flat blades would help a lot. Certainly not needed if it's working well now

You could run tank overflow to water troughs that are below the tanks

Very interesting.

Nice vid

its very nice and quiet. maybe not the most efficient but i prefer it working a long time instead of a short .

Awesome

So satisfying. Should record a couple hours of ASMR for us. Bonus points for subtle mechanical noises ;)

Get a 5 gallon bucket, drill holes all in the sides, put a big rock inside it, then wrap the holy bucket with a cotton towel, it will keep everything you need out if the water, 1" to 2" holes around the sides, it should work perfectly, and cost very little!

Given your overflow any video of your trough/ drainage systems we can see. I spotted the electric fence to keep stock from around the tank but I'm curious about the system your feeding and the usage of the overflow?

What are your 2021 plans for your water wheel piston pump? Did you solve the sediment issue?

Or make your own housing (large plastic pipe with cheap but efficient pool filter inside)

Brilliant but what about a big flood?

Como podría construir uno? Algúna página donde esté el procedimiento, muchas gracias!

Amazing job well done. MartyT has built a water wheel on his property down in South Lands or down that way some where, He's on you tube as well, maybe worth have a look at that, He's under Marty T.

The bearings of the axis are wooden?

Beautiful old pump! You say your pump lifts water 65’. The companies website suggests about 7 meters or 25 feet is all you can expect. How did you get that extra lift? Are the older machines just more capable?

did you consider a hydraulic RAM pump? seems like it would be simpler, cheaper and work well for your application? Lovely presentation and editing, well done and thanks for sharing.

why not use a hydraulic ram to pump water, much cheaper to build, then use the wheel for power?

I noticed that your water intake to the pump pulls water from the stream below your water wheel. Do you think it would make a difference if the intake was from the stream above the wheel?

It strikes me that you could have run a little overflow pipe back down to the river (or another convenient place) and then you could just let it run and run all year

dig a small pond in wet area, less waste