Waterwheel Returns

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This is the resurrection of the waterwheel I built many years ago and installed at my last house. • Waterwheel Microhydro I have since dusted it off to install at my new house right next to my 500W hydro turbine. • Kilowatt Microhydro Tu...
This ditch doesn't have as much flow as my last one but it has more head, the waterwheel isn't really well suited to this lcoation. I think I might need to build a 6-footer to take advantage of the height available. This waterwheel project like many others projects in my life are ongoing. I have on order some generating components that are better suited to the lower power output expected and to remedy some of the shortcomings of this current mechanical configuration.
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@MattJoyce01 3 года назад

Good to see this again, the previous waterwheel is when I started watching.

@InsaneAction 3 года назад

Yay! The waterwheel was my favorite! Super excited to see it return.

@HorochovPL 3 года назад

That slow-mo was very useful - wouldn't thought about water being carried on a wrong side of the paddle when it meets the wheel, especially with no load!

@mickgatz214 4 месяца назад

Yeah, I thiought the same. Maybe he should reduce the diameter of pipe over distance to gain more pressure?...

@arnoldaltjr.2099 3 года назад

I like his "eyeball" method of set up.

@Pawel663346 2 года назад

Oh man I never said "oh ffs" this many times in that short period of time. To lazy to use measuring tape or any measuring tool, but hard-working - especially with the cement blocks. Dammm

@daivonclark5151 2 года назад

He's an intuiter lol

@nickphelan6159 3 года назад

In an earlier video you complained about your lack of motivation.. now I see you out in the cold rain playing with water. I'm glad you are as motivated as you are, thank you for making these videos.

@TheAnandcv 2 года назад

It's really wonderful. Your efforts towards success is highly appreciated.

@kapegede 3 года назад

After such a long time your waterwheel is back to business! This once was the reason to subscribe to your channel. Nice to see it working again.

@Belioyt 3 года назад

Yes, the waterwheel was the reason I also subscribed. What a time to be alive, such content is free for us to consume on demand.

@blackdiamondgreg 3 года назад

Very satisfying to watch. If you build it, they well flow.

@justinbeathe552 2 года назад

Love it. Keep on keeping on. Love how you leave the real lifeness of it in there.

@crabbyyup8560 2 года назад

I like how you winged it and stuck with it to make it work great job bro props

@radhakrishna34 2 года назад

Nice way to spend spare time. Great project...👍👍👍

@lukepotosky7710 3 года назад

PLEASE MORE!! THESE VIDEOS ARE AMAZING AND NEED TO BE WATCHED. YOU DESERVE MORE FAME, DUDE!!!!!!!!

@diabsiniman 3 года назад

Yay, the waterwheel is back (and darn my computer for having an issue with RU-vid so I missed the release of the video) looking forward to seeing both the wheel and the turbine making you power, soon you should be able to supply your neighbors energy needs too (lol)

@johnwalls4722 3 года назад

I love the trial and error mentality. Nice work.

@karimunhobbyrc363 2 года назад

If I was there, I would definitely help to move things. keep the spirit friends and keep working

@gibbyrockerhunter Год назад

Oh boy, working with water just above freezing temps is my favorite. Lol Great work senior. I love seeing individual’s build and design techniques. And yours are awesome!

@alv27435 2 года назад

Excelente ângulo nós caixilhos! Parabéns, ótimo vídeo!

@FlyingFun. 3 года назад

Love the old water wheels, fascinating somehow watching them do their thing. Wish I had a stream near me to play with. Might have to put that on the list for the next house move lol

@user-nn9lg4fk8k 3 года назад

@nicholashenderson6941 2 года назад

I know its been 7 months but if you have the property, and slightly hilly land you could always make yourself a nice sized pond that creates a small stream

@dumonteilmichel11 3 года назад

l'angle d'attaque de l'eau sur les godets... Génial!

@LittleolBitty 3 года назад

One of your best videos yet.

@SSingh-nr8qz 3 года назад

I know I'm a geek when I watch slow mo of a water wheel and feel "ahhh".

@cme1027 3 года назад

I'm right there with you🥴

@steyio7305 Год назад

Same dude same 😂

@tractorsmachinesro1405 3 года назад

Absolute amazing work 👉💖

@imchris1978 3 года назад

Find an old balance/hoverboard and use one of the wheels as they make good brushless generators usually can pick them up for free or really cheap as the batteries die because balance charge board gives up sometimes the cells are still good good to see you back at it

@RS-lr1bm 2 года назад

You could also use a reworked fisher & paykal washing machine smart drive motor. That can generate a bunch of power.

@jesilva4980 2 года назад

Q povo nada,o povo ja foi as ruas varias veses e dia 7 a maior e o presidente nao agiu foi fala com o inimigo ai fica dificel pra nos

@MR525MAG 3 года назад

Good job. I love seeing the old water wheel again. Now go do something about that mullet !

@bruceturner5199 3 года назад

That's not even close to a Mullet....

@YHWHELOHIYM 2 года назад

Thanks for doing this, enjoyable, thought provoking.

@corgraveland4874 3 года назад

Nice to see your well-known water wheel again Joe! Showed your experience given how quick it ran again 💧🔍⚡ Great place to be able to do this and having sufficient water! Best wishes for good and healthy 2021 by the way.

@Natverahir Год назад

So beautiful so beautiful electric power utpadan thank you very much my dear and happy congratulation Bharat Mata Ki Jai Hind Shri Ram Ram

@testicularoxide5055 3 года назад

Seriously neat as all heck! 🔥👍🔥

@maxpaul11 2 года назад

it's wooden, I wouldn't worry about rough edges, haha! awesome video! thanks for sharing!

@LeosTueftelei 3 года назад

Excellent work ! 👌 👍 🙋‍♂️

@AbundantAcresHomestead 3 года назад

thats flippin cool nice build sir

@jonney_gaming 3 года назад

i love seeing vids like this keep it up

@martinlicht1969 3 года назад

The most real, meaningful things are right there in nature just waiting for ingenuity like yours to appreciate it. Nice work!

@someoneontheinternet3427 3 года назад

Boo foken nature is fekin rubish its forests not makin us any money

@user-vz4ih3fl1t 3 года назад

Я 11 лет назад такую идею хотел воплотить в реальность), для диодного освещения небольшого свинарника)). Но мне не разрешили строить в водоохранной зоне... Спасибо за видео))

@jonathansweet1112 3 года назад

You've done a good set up but positioning the wheel under the pipe would make a great deal of difference as far as efficiency goes. More efficiency more electric produced, good luck.

@canaljosepereira 2 года назад

Obrigado por compartilhar ideias boas pra nós ajudar

@Godshole 3 года назад

Interesting. Looking forward to seeing what kind of amps and voltage you can draw from it.

@stevendegonia 3 года назад

May I make a suggestion? Maybe heat the end of the pvc pipe, about a foot in length, and squash it to widen it to spread the flow across the paddle of the wheel to eliminate the splash back as the water enters the scoop?

@stevendegonia 3 года назад

I'm just a bit concerned about ice build up on the chain from the splashing is why i suggest to widen the pipe a bit, not squash it totally flat! LOL

@JoeMalovich 3 года назад

I'm switching to a timing belt of sorts, and I'll guard it if ice is an issue.

@tyrzxv 3 года назад

I wouldn't flatten the pipe (a flattened pipe actually carries less volume), as much as just make a Louvre or fender to force the water DOWN and into the paddles (sorta like the orange thing in very beginning of vid, but upside down and curved down). Then I would move the wheel center just slightly behind the end of the pipe (so the pipe overhangs the wheel center). This will ensure that gravity AND the lateral speed of the water have maximum effect on the edge of the wheel, and the Louvre/fender should allow any high flow (from rain, snow melt, etc) without restricting flow or wasting the extra lateral motion of extra volume of water shooting past the wheel. Overhanging the pipe past the wheel center will ensure that the wheel still gets the most power during low water flow, where gravity will do more work than the speed of the water.

@beerye3750 2 года назад

@@tyrzxv don't think he cares based off his reply

@fahrbierde 3 года назад

I am happy the wheel is back!

@MrPizzaman09 3 года назад

I forgot what the estimated potential power of the water was, but I definitely remember figuring well over half the power was going into swinging those chains about. Very excited to see the next steps.

@JoeMalovich 3 года назад

With any luck the chains will be gone

@jaseastroboy9240 2 года назад

Chains wouldn't rob much power as long as they were well lubricated. I mean, bicycles have been using them a long time and if they were robbing lots of power then bicycles would all have driveshafts. As many people have mentioned, moving the water flow slightly further forward would remove the power loss from back of the blades hitting the water and the associated power loss. The other advantage would be the auto start ability. Even a small water flow would get the wheel turning the correct direction. I didn't see anyone mention but if there is room to lower the wheel without it fouling on the exiting water then that would give several inches more water drop. Greatly increasing the energy of the water entering the wheel. The only other thing would be the stability of the installation which I imagine will be addressed once proof of concept is over. Any wobble in the framework will translate into slight power loss. And one final thought, treat yourself to some wet weather gear. Much more fun playing in the rain with dry feet. :)

@Benny-dv7xm 2 года назад

Good slow motion to see how the water pushes or katches the blades.

@robsongoncalves7175 2 года назад

Congratulations Joe! greetings from Brazil

@terrymcnee3568 3 года назад

Glad to see that the chooks are supervising the project

@tsalVlog 3 года назад

great work! I wonder if we can calculate the load the generator is putting on the wheel based on the amount of water in the cups as it rotates around? There was a significant difference between unloaded and loaded.

@rimrock53 2 года назад

I think you can get more power out of your water head if you extend your pipe slightly over the wheel so that the water falls a few inches before contacting the wheel. You might try an adjustable length slip pipe that you can tune the point that the water exits the pipe.

@waynespyker5731 Год назад

Yes, move water contact to wheel center or past. Load the buckets across the wheel's width by tee and short nipples vented across their bottom. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uctYUnaRr8Y.html RPM shown is 12-15 using 40% of a 4 inch supply, cold start requires 2 buckets to load (about 75 gallon).

@overthenever4262 3 года назад

Great job , come a long way since the first vid I seen !!☘️

@rondavison8475 Год назад

Tinker'r extraordinar! nice morning watch. seal the buckets up, looks like significant water leaks at base drum.

@johnnyfonsecaiii6517 3 года назад

Literally was just thinking hey wonder how it’s going and pops up on my recommendations 😳

@bluefire87HN 3 года назад

The King is back! yeah!!

@rverm1000 2 года назад

you could try gluing magnets to the flywheel and have a bunch of coils spaced around the flywheel. it looks like you water pipe is higher at the end than the beginning.

@waltradcliffe4482 3 года назад

I love to tinker with things like this unfortunately I don’t have a small controllable stream all I have is a huge wild creak that fluctuates up to 20 foot

@nguoiVietnoitiengViet. 3 года назад

Beautiful bro

@krypticmac 3 года назад

enjoyed the video, only thing i was hoping to see was a amp/volt of what it was generating. keep it up.

@cattigereyes1 2 года назад

So many questions so few explanations. Is the water source a spring? Home irrigation system? Constant flow? Limited to rain cycles? Wood rot worries? Could one use gears for a solar powered water pump from a farm pound to power a water wheel that produces more than the pump could consume and the gear it for upscaled power generation?

@MasterIvo 3 года назад

I like where this is going

@jamess1787 3 года назад

Round and round

@BRPEngineering 3 года назад

@@jamess1787 I was thinking downhill quickly.

@Vanders456 3 года назад

@@BRPEngineering No downhill quickly is the hose to the micro hydro.

@aleko11 3 года назад

Me too...

@vnervner8927 3 года назад

@vitrev2514 3 года назад

i like this video because it shows how something is done in real life meaning with faults and trying to fix it alone without any help and only due to learning by doing.

@zackzimmer7167 2 года назад

Trial and error is one of the best ways to learn IMO.

@OrudoVansan 3 года назад

@9:48 Flow dynamics. Your wheel is being turned by the speed/force of the water as it discharges from the pipe onto the blades of your wheel. If you were to spread/distribute the water evenly across the width of your blades, it would be the weight of the the water inside each blade that turns the wheel. Just a thought.

@ericfermin8347 3 года назад

Yep

@utubeape 3 года назад

yes, or make little cups instead of the pipe fins

@mintysurfer14 2 года назад

That would improve the speed you think?

@nemesiobermudez9996 3 года назад

A este hombre le hace falta un ayudante jejeje buen video

@ncoutdooradventures6148 3 года назад

Good to see you back with more videos! I was going to ask you this question when you was working on the water wheel at the old place,,, would incorporating the idea of an 20 speed bike - chain, derailleur, and multiple sprockets - be of any use to increase your overall speed for the little amount of force the wheel is using?

@jttech44 3 года назад

It wouldn't. RPM isn't a factor until you're at the maximum speed of the turbine, and this is far under that point while under load. Basically, there's no way to get more power out of a given amount of water and a given amount of head (drop) and if you don't have enough water, nothing you do makes much of a difference.

@JoeMalovich 3 года назад

Yes and no, I do have gears to get the motor up to high enough generating rpms/volts.

@garryludwick2990 3 года назад

@@JoeMalovich great Koe. Ever tried using a riding mower rear end for a speed INCREASER?. Could find one pretty cheep if not free. Wheel driving trans output and measure rpm at the input

@gooseknack 2 года назад

The best way to increase power here is to increase the size of the wheel.. the greater the diameter (and also width), the more water(or weight) the wheel can effectively hold. The increased weight increases the power the wheel can develop. Of course, there is a limit. The bigger the cups/buckets are, the longer they take to fill and the slower the wheel turns. It's a fine balancing act. Sometimes, it's better to accept a lower output...

@barokahngaos 2 года назад

I want to do what you're doing, looks like fun

@mbalongchannel3409 3 года назад

Mantap, saya suka video kreatif kaya gini

@bookbandit 3 года назад

😁 Good to see the old water wheel back😝😝😝

@camila-xv7pu 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂😅😆😀😀😁🤣🤣🤣😃😄😆😆😆😆😆😆😗😗😗😀😀😂😀😀😂

@AngryArmadillo 3 года назад

Those slo-mo shots are very satisfying

@AmjadKhagga 2 года назад

I think back and forth placement of water wheel must be adjusted in order to achieve maximum power point, moreover shape of turbine blades be changed from quarter of a pipe to half of a pipe because this would increase amount of water weight held in them and consequently increase overall power

@jaybenitez417 2 года назад

ok p no

@laurentoutan9922 2 года назад

Elle tourne super bien

@HBPowerwall 3 года назад

Excelent!

@JoeMalovich 3 года назад

Thanks! It's not quite as "hot" as your content though.

@giggitygiggitygoofg6069 3 года назад

Watching that was hard work!

@alekseyastanin2386 2 года назад

А если бы у меня на участке ручей протекал, я бы выкопал пруд и выращивал форель.А так конечно круто, бесплатная энергия.

@custoso 3 года назад

Parabéns.. excelente ..

@MrJFoster1984 3 года назад

Looks cold!

@BRPEngineering 3 года назад

And we're back!

@oldfarmer9004 3 года назад

Very cool. I’m sorry, but I chuckled a little bit when you were putting the legs under your pipe and it fell down. It just sorta struck me funny. Great video man

@laurentoutan9922 2 года назад

Génial ! Pour ne pas que les croisillons s écartent avec le poids des tuyaux, mettez une corde sur les 2 bouts de bois en haut

@drorbenami 3 года назад

Love how he spends so much time an effort on the wood but the rocks are just Mickey Mouse time....

@ZeDuBreju 3 года назад

I enjoyed!

@somethingtoconsider3732 2 года назад

Great idea,but you should get a 5 gallon bucket of fiberglass resin on Amazon to keep your wood wheel protected, and your dam set up protected, good job

2 года назад

Amazing !

@colinhamer6506 3 года назад

I'm glad to see you bring this back but like I've sed before dose it not make sense to put it after your turbine then you can get more out of the the water you have

@williamburdon6993 2 года назад

If that is on a hillside you could have 4 or 5 of them in a row all using the same power. The Romans built some in series down the side of a steep hill.

@MarkRose1337 3 года назад

If you make a really big wheel, balancing it will be fun. But even more fun would be painting a spiral on the side to entrance anyone who looks at it :D

@nickkitchener6155 3 года назад

You can use the bases from 2 of those rotating office chairs on wheels. They have 5 arms and a nice bearing housing perfectly in the center. You can then run your axle through the centers of the bases. Because the arms are all the same exact length, you can connect them to the two outer wheel forms quite precisely and it results in a well balanced wheel.

@MarkRose1337 3 года назад

@@nickkitchener6155 That's a good idea. But my concern is the weight balance: even if the wheel is perfected centered, the weight may not be due to material factors like varying density in the wood. It needs to be fairly evenly balanced to not have a variation in speed as the wheel rotates; a variation in speed would produce a large-scale ripple in the voltage that may confuse an MPPT charge controller.

@gravelydon7072 3 года назад

@@MarkRose1337 Simply add a capacitor of a decent rating and it should solve that.

@3ormorecharacterstimes2 3 года назад

How much wattage / current can you get it to produce?

@markdelapeyre2666 2 года назад

Loved the video, my freind has a stream going throught his property and i am going to have a project this summer, only changes i will make is to generate AC at the source to reduce transmission losses and problems with water and electronics, and then rectify it 50 meters away in his dry shed, ill use a PLC to monitor and to charge controll the battery banks. but its lovelly to see that free energy beeing used all over the world. Using our intelegence to tap into it. I notice you have a elevated watersource, you could dam it and use preassure in a turbine or water wheel as well. Although i like the esthetics of a wooden water wheel more. Good luck with all you do.

@EYE_SPIDER 3 года назад

Awesome video - I want to try doin g that

@tonynosko8165 3 года назад

Love the vids

@FedericoAllegretti 3 года назад

I suspect you are loosing some watts with water falling too backward in the turbine. try mooving the mill just a bit forward :-)

@amywalker7515 3 года назад

The the world economy continues to deteriorate, we are going to see more and more of this. People making power from what's a hand, living in trucks, cars and sheds. Great to be ahead of the game. You never know what the weather or other factors will bring.

@lonewolfgeoff 3 года назад

yay! great to see its return! yay

@HushE2AskolE 2 года назад

Good work ...

@eddycoronado8381 3 года назад

The beauty of free energy.

@VitorJKhan 3 года назад

The happy of money free energy !

@user-ff4br3me9c 3 года назад

Good idea 👍🏻

@rc-huina8221 3 года назад

Good video 👍

@jerryduncan5062 3 года назад

Looking good

@user-rk2pz8qb3z 2 года назад

Отлично 👍. В кончику трубу отвод надо на 45%. На генератору побольше звездочку нужен. Слищком тежело крутится.

@SamuelEmausPote 3 года назад

Perfec Mr...

@crackedemerald4930 3 года назад

Tip: try to make the blue pipe at the adaptor sit as flush as possible so water has an easier time getting in.

@getavociu7804 2 года назад

Beh... Complimenti che dire sei bravissimo hai mostrato che intelligenza non è un pignone, e la tua semplicità mostra quanto ci vuole preparare un alimentazione a 220v importante e avere le regole base per soddisfare minimo indispensabile grazie per aver condiviso il tuo lavoro aspetto le tue novità a presto. Greetings from Italy.