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Bill · 2006-02-07, 02:19 PM

Jim's right, there are only a few states in the country now where you would be able to do that. But it is a grand fuckin idea, I'd agree with that.

I drew up plans to put whats called an undershot wheel in the stream, which would make enough power to run some computers and lights, back when I was obsessed with such things. But a few solar panels would do that job better.

Now there are so many DEP rules about waterways you really can't do much of anything with a stream - which I suppose is the best thing.

An interesting thing- there is the remains of an early 1800's stone dam just above me on this stream, and there is a 1901 steel dam that is 40 feet high just below me - the dam pond below me literally forms one of the edges to my property. My house used to be part of an 1800's industrial complex that was based on the power of the stream, with grain mills, saw mills, and the like. My house is on some list of the oldest houses in the area, it even has a cool name, which I'm not gonna post on an open board because it would reveal where it is, and I like my anonymity.

It's a pain in the butt to have an old house, but kinda cool at the same time.

2006-02-07, 02:19 PM	#34
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Jim's right, there are only a few states in the country now where you would be able to do that. But it is a grand fuckin idea, I'd agree with that. I drew up plans to put whats called an undershot wheel in the stream, which would make enough power to run some computers and lights, back when I was obsessed with such things. But a few solar panels would do that job better. Now there are so many DEP rules about waterways you really can't do much of anything with a stream - which I suppose is the best thing. An interesting thing- there is the remains of an early 1800's stone dam just above me on this stream, and there is a 1901 steel dam that is 40 feet high just below me - the dam pond below me literally forms one of the edges to my property. My house used to be part of an 1800's industrial complex that was based on the power of the stream, with grain mills, saw mills, and the like. My house is on some list of the oldest houses in the area, it even has a cool name, which I'm not gonna post on an open board because it would reveal where it is, and I like my anonymity. It's a pain in the butt to have an old house, but kinda cool at the same time.