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Old 07-23-2014, 07:14 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by WildBoar View Post
This is something I am also very interested in.
We have constant trickle of spring water on the hillside where we live. (low volume) but we have 50m of head to get the pressure up.
What is your flow rate? 50m of head is good, but the flow has to be there.

My parents have an underground stream that flows 4gpm with a 25ft head, which is useless. They also have a creek with perhaps 400gpm flow and 1ft of head; equally useless. A solar charger is better, cheaper, and less complex.

Pico hydro power doesn't make any sense.
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