Home brew wind power?

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Now that I think about it, $130 may or may not be enough build your own solar water heater, and they're an awful lot simpler than a wind turbine.

Yes I need one of those for the pool

my one time try of pumping water through an old rad stuck over a fire didn't work out well

[irocnroll]

Originally Posted by 2ndgenz28

Yes I need one of those for the pool

my one time try of pumping water through an old rad stuck over a fire didn't work out well

People I knew in town had a shed near their pool. What they did was purchased about 100-150 feet of black hose and zig zaged it on top of the shed where it was exposed to the suns rays. He then ran the hoses one going out of the pool and the other going back in. So when the water came back to the jets it was forcing hot water into the pool. Saves on purchasing a propane heater for the pool.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

Solar water heater...

You mean a metal pot filled with water, left out in the sun?
- X

I was thinking of a box on/in the roof to act as a pre-heater for the main water heater.

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by Zabo

I could rig one up easy. Not through car parts though.

1: Go to AZ
2: Pick up Integrated Drive Generators off of a 747 and control box if you want to run multiple..
3: Buy PT6 Hartzell prop and governor/speed sensing-feathering system
4: Rig Mast
5: Rig Prop and governor system to the IDGs

You now have a wind turbine that can auto-feather in an overspeed conditon..

Downside.. this setup would cost nearly 70K but produce twice the amount of power you'd need. Essentially enough to power a domestic airliner. <_<

Yeah, I'm totally insane, but I hope to one day have access to life limited versions of these and get 'em for free.

It might be in your area, I list Toledo but am way out in Oregon by maumee bay state park.

They live on the eastside, in the oakdale and facute st area.