| Has anyone put a water level control that would shut off the flow of water to a micro hydro system. I am going to try and build a system for my micro hydro that supplies water but that also shuts off the water to it when it gets in low volume. But has to be manually turned back on to change the flow of water back to the hydro system. I have a low water volume problem during the summer months. I can devert enough water to run my system but if I do that then when the water is low it destroys the eco sytem for the 700ft that would bypass the creek bed. I could do this manually but during the early summer months I will not be there all of the time. And getting back to do that is limeted for the work I do it is a 9.5 hr drive oneway and sometimes longer the farther I go. I operate roch crushers and asphalt plant that are portable and with 6 10 to 12 hr days travel time is limeted. Just a simple float may do the trick with the shutoff valve in the pipe. I'm just looking for some ideas to ponder over. A shutoff valve for 4 in pipe is $$. The pipe will be 4 inch and 720 ft long but only a 38ft drop. I will be using high voltage then run wire to transformers for a stepdown to my systems battery banks. I will have a solar system in place for the summer months but that will be in the future say 4 years. Any good ideas? |
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