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Hydro in the Gutters | 67 comments (67 topical, editorial)

Re: Hydro in the Gutters (3.00 / 0) (#18)
by pyrocasto (pyrocasto at hotmail dot com) on Wed Jun 11th, 2008 at 10:32:32 PM MST
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Well if any of you would use your brain you'd realize why not use some of the power you make, to pump the water back up, and generate more. You wouldnt even need a constant rain. Just one to get you started, recycle the water, and then you could power some of your house with the extra!

I think you could do the same with solar. Just use some power to power a lightbulb in front of the panels. You could make power at night!

I think I might start prototyping this sometime this month.

Re: Hydro in the Gutters (3.00 / 0) (#19)
by richsuka on Wed Jun 11th, 2008 at 10:50:22 PM MST
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Using the rain water can save you money ,not in making energy but used as a supply a solar water heater. Or it can be diverted back to your water supply line to the house, with the simple filter. or a new water line just for washing cloth or bath water, lawn and garden watering cost me 25.00 monthly. If you are still thinking on using it as a power source, watch TV because it would take the rain fall that has cause flooding in the north over the last week or so to give you any measure or energy vs dollars spent. Save you money on this one.

rich
If it's free it cost too much!
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Hydro in the Gutters | 67 comments (67 topical, 0 editorial)

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