North Wales 1.5 Kw Hydroelectric System Part 6 Running the turbine For The First Time

[@homomorphic]

I never would have imagined that one of the most entertaining things on youtube would be micro hydroelectric turbine construction and installation.

[@bensteel3944]

Even when we were neighbours Kris. I have always been super impressed by your knowledge of everyday things. Your ability to take an idea and make it happen from electric skateboards to your latest hydroelectric ideas and the wooden harp you made for Dot. People will not realise that it takes so much to absorb all this information to grasp an idea and learn about it. Take it from an idea to fruition and then make a video about it. I am always super impressed and always have been mate. Keeps up the amazing videos and keep impressing us with your knowledge. You deserve everything you have planned and fought for mate.

[@sroberts605]

Nice accolade!!

[@bensteel3944]

@@sroberts605 Thanks, mate.

[@cangeek5445]

Ben you were very lucky to have Kris as your neighbour! I am a fan!

[@pedrovalet1506]

Brilliant man. God bless your abilities and knowledge

[@jorrittimmers8066]

Designed and fabricated by the same guy. That is the most impressive part in my opinion. Love your work

[@jamess1787]

Just results, no finger pointing. 😂

[@lucillekenney8311]

And built the shed too!

[@anonymousarmadillo6589]

The welding could use some practice though

[@JB-yb4wn]

Incredible work! You can see that he is absolutely proud of his work - and he should be, very well done.

[@johannesotten2552]

Excellent work! I really enjoyed the video from the very first minute till the end. Thanks!

[@crashul]

I'm a professional builder with my own company and I have to say this makes me feel like an amateur! Absolutely amazing work 👏 I've watched this entire project with great interest. Congratulations sir!

[@ulihanel7078]

I take it you are a "professional builder" from the US. Builder of what? Of course you would look like an amateur! DIY-fixer...not really trained😂😱

[@crashul]

@@ulihanel7078 no. From France

[@bastiat691]

Would be a good idea to put a cage over it to prevent any curious childrens hands from touching the fan blades on top of the turbine. (Or an adult that trips and falls on it)

[@rudiger86]

The door gets locked play boy

[@bastiat691]

@@rudiger86 You still go in there while that thing is spinning at hundreds of RPM and could accidentally touch it.

[@rudiger86]

@@bastiat691 Seems like a waste of of resources and time to build something like that for a thing that is locked away and probably interacted with by one person on the odd occasion.

[@jjclarkson3261]

You should be very proud of a professional job. Thanks for the videos

[@FauxQu]

Hey Kris, I've used a rotary welding table for over 20 years now and I highly recommend an adjustable hand rest. It saves a lot of wear and tear on the body and it improves my welding significantly. Thanks for all the great information!

[@MoseleyJon]

AH! You did create a video on this. May you achieve world wide fame helping people with this solution all over the world. Brilliant!

[@conwy_water_gardens]

I love how neat your installation is, and the fact it is accessible to maintain. That is a fantastic sound as the turbine gets up to speed.

[@rowanhard]

I think you are brilliant and admire you and what you’ve done with everything. Remember a long time ago you were concerned because you weren’t sure you deserved to use NHS services. For all you’ve done and shared with everyone you’ve more than earned it. Hugs to Dot. She is such a lovely person.

[@dridley654]

Well done Kris- I'm really happy for you. After so much effort the system has gone and justified itself. I guess every build will get easier than the last, but as of now you are officially a "Power Engineer"!

[@curtsmall8596]

Kris, very impressed by your versatility and your craftsmanship. You are truly a modern Renaissance Man.

[@tomgrantham9992]

Very interesting. Wow. Looking forward to more videos. Great job. 👍👍👍

[@ganoncollins1]

Kris, hats off to you and much respect. Dirt work, timber frame, fabrication, electrical.... very well rounded! Interesting series, going to start following. Much respect!

[@1943L]

I would love some land with useable water. Excellent once again Kris.

[@lourdesrubanathan6915]

I’m impressed by your multi-generation mix!! 👍

[@smoothsilk47]

I just watched all 6 videos Kris, I was totally riveted to it, brilliant to see how much care & workmanship you lavished on this amazing project, I learnt so much as you made it look so easy which is the mark of a true professional! Your Brilliant! John in Monmouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@dodgeplow]

Very nice streamlined design. This is a model of efficiency

[@KEhydro]

Always nice to see a new micro hydro start its working life ! Well done. The drop in power output after it had been running for a day (50 W) is probably a temperature effect having two causes: 1. the flux density of a permanent magnet decreases linearly with increasing temperature; 2. the resistance of the copper windings in the stator coils increases with a rise in temperature; both will see power output drop.

[@KrisHarbour]

The alternator is very efficient in the region of 90% so at 1kw output there is only about 100w being lost as heat in it. it is spinning at 1250 rpm, it has a fan, its in an open building connected via an aluminium base plate to a metal housing that is being cooled with 5-6 litres of water every second. there is no heat build up over time. The heat build up would happen in the first min and then stay constant due to the constant cooling. The drop is a drop in water in the pipe. I know this because im watching it like now and it back up over 1000w after 2 days of operation.

[@shortsweettoo]

Bravo Kris. Wonderful ingenuity and non stop brilliance. Well done.

[@stevengoogin3729]

Great work, Kris. In a future build, would you ever consider adding a second spear valve on the other side of the unit, so you could switch between the two valves relative to the water flow that time of year? There could be a Y splitter after the reducer to make the switch between the two spear valves. Also, could you put a servo motor on the spear valve's adjustment knob to automatically fine tune the flow/wattage output? Are there open source computer programs available for such a thing?

[@philherb3843]

The problem you talked about at the end (bigger nozzle = more power, but only if enough water, with less water it gets less efficent) can be avoided with a second nozzle. So you can stop one nozzle for dry periods and open up for more power when enough water is coming in. Plus: They don't have to be identical. One for 1,0 kW, one for 0,5 kW. So you have 3 settings: 0,5 kW, 1 kW and 1,5 kW (rounded). And the nozzle stays in full open position and a ball valve can be closed easely by the customer / automated without messing up the setup.

[@gerryj8839]

Nice series! My wife and I are planning on moving to Panama and we will need something like this set up to keep the power going! Fantastic!

[@jonathanabbott3097]

I live in North Wales, and I wish I had a river above my house. I would be building a hydro system ASAP. With the cost of electricity now, it would be even more beneficial. I do electrical engineering in my spare time as a hobby. I have always wanted to be off the grid. But I don't have the money, or right location. Maybe one day I will get some luck, and do it. Very interesting video 👍

[@tau9632]

You madlad! 1kW continuous is craaazy. You could energise a whole off-grid community with that!

[@miguel--rush]

Felicitaciones querido Kris..! Gracias!!!

[@bobfromtheband1]

You can't ask for more from a Perfect Job. Very Well Done Kris!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@royupton2031]

Most impressive multi skilled tradesman,we need more like you.cheers

[@MrRitudo]

Good choice to change that pipe. I used them before aswell. Work fine and all but over time, even without sunlight the pipe gets brittle and ridged and will eventually break! I recommand something out of thick rubber so still managable but way more longlasting

[@KrisHarbour]

Yep, I already ordered some 15bar thick rubber stuff

[@stevenrichardson6793]

Kris, one other thought I forgot to mention...... I would mount the connector/plug from the generator higher up the wall. Where you put it is below the top level of the concrete foundation and I noticed you ended up with the generator mounted flat on the floor, without the drain. If that floor area floods you have 150V in the water!

[@thomasswenddal772]

I so enjoy watching the process from idea to engineering through all the challenges overcome and then to summit. Well done!

[@thelwq]

Such a awesome project Kris! Cheers!

[@timduthie6399]

Well done Kris, looks great. Watching you from New Zealand

[@QuinSpin-portafilter-cleaner]

I too am well pleased to see all those videos about this project! Great job!

[@gup8175]

Top shelf work Kris. Thanks for sharing the adventure!

[@basilcharles3646]

Hello Kris Congratulations on a great job . You take your time to explain your what you are doing with regards to the job

[@daipower1]

Awesome work Kris, fair play to you my friend.

[@TokyoCraftsman]

Really impressed with your work.

[@glennbayley5863]

Brilliant video you should be very proud of yourself and your colleagues 👍

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

for threaded pipe joints you want to use ptfe string instead of tape. it's called loctite 55, you'll love it

[@BrianMunger-z6v]

Great I used to do a lot of Healey arcing when I worked for a dairy and you look like you’re a pretty good expert at doing that thank you for your show is very interesting I hope to be able to build a turbine someday in the future if I get the right piece of property with the water flow Sincerely, Brian,

[@bernardputersznit64]

Sweet walk through - I am a Mechanical Engineer, but my long gone days were in air pollution control industries (FGD scrubbers)

[@John-gj9db]

Nice work 👍. I was so excited when you turned the valve on for the first time! You’ve done a great job.

[@JeremyDeanMusic]

What an incredible accomplishment! Watching this series has been a highlight…from concept to fabrication to assembling and operation…all-around superb performance! Thank you for sharing. Been watching your channel for a long time, and I love all your various content. Brilliant!

[@kennethgibbons366]

Fantastic Kris ... up to your usual standard... really enjoyed this series.

[@gonzo3915]

Fine work Kris, there are so many streams and Old mill ponds round where i live in north Yorkshire, plenty of opportunity to generate some power.

[@120Livi]

Bravo Kris! Fantastic

[@patrickguarracino3174]

Hey Kris as a retired pipe welder I put many eccentric reducer instead concentric for better flow an less air entrapment. Just something to think about. Love your video’s

[@KrisHarbour]

Hi Patric, thanks for the tip, I had forgotten about them, But yeah that would be slightly less loss, unfortunately I have a few more of this concentric ones left but next time I have to buy some I will do your suggestion as it would be slightly better. Thanks.

[@clonkex]

Super cool! If it were me I'd absolutely want some kind of wire cage over the top of it though. The smooth bell is dangerous enough at those speeds let alone the cooling fins!

[@wileyboles4179]

Your weld is getting much better Very proud of you!!

[@bennetengel3816]

woooow, du bist ein toller Ingenieur. vielen Dank für dieses Video. 👍🏻🤠

[@TheShedStudios]

Cracking job kris. What an impressive setup.

[@adriannicol8529]

Great job, my fingers are itching to add a bit of remote control/monitoring for the turbine house though! It makes me wish I didn't live in East Anglia - we have very little (flowing) water and a serious lack of hills - back to installing solar I guess!

[@andyhuckle]

congratulations Kris - great install, you must be well happy with that!!

[@Top12Boardsport]

Still impressed of your skills.

[@АндрейДударев-у3ц]

Браво! УВАЖАЮ таких как Вы людей! ТАЛАНТ!!!!

[@johnkries8189]

You made the guarantee. That is win for both.

[@mikeconnery4652]

Excellent video

[@Entropy__]

Great work Kris!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Kris Harbour. 👍👌👏 Congrats, congrats, congrats! Extremely well done (video and work). The spinning welding table device is very helpful for sure. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@MrAidanfleming]

Seriously impressive!

[@PaulusUnfortis]

Thanks for the video! It's so great to see your progress on such a great project!

[@RayKhuboni]

Hi Kris, Thanks for interesting video. I'm impressed with your videos. Practical application of things is impressive. I saw the 2KW wind turbine video that was great also. Awesome work.

[@andyc6115]

Awesome work

[@georg2010cz]

Man I want a setup / house like this for the coming apocalypse 😂

[@allanb9360]

Great work.

[@elzbietawales]

A slow moving (but a lot larger) wheel inside 2 stream gates, has been our bread maker for centuries... it also made our burlap clothes industry within the UK for centuries.... Why we don't do this across the country is beyond me! I love what you do... But, it is a big but... It is for a single customer and an off grid house... Think about a larger wheel for a small village 🤔. It's only about gears with a larger wheel, around 50x larger same source... 😉

[@Bicycle_Fungi]

Just brilliant. 👍

[@bayareaartist999]

with your needle valve you should be able to attach an electric control to the valve so to create an automatic adjusting system. So in non peak times if the water level drops the system automatically shuts down the flow to build back pressure. You should be able to build a control system that will have the alternator keep just above usage since the water is not a finite resource. Also it would be nice to see where the output hits the spoons as you will gain some efficiency with a spoon redesign and proper jet placement. As to spoon redesign I think a texture in the spoon will help or ridges. We think of a spoon because we eat with a spoon but what you need is maximum resistance to make the wheel turn faster.

[@grahamrouse4665]

Brilliant Kris hopefully more contracts, For your business.

[@Pauls-Welt]

Pretty cool! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@MattOGormanSmith]

Here's an idea for you. If you had a rectangular nozzle with a movable flap, kind of like a clarinet mouthpiece, you could adjust it remotely or dynamically to suit the head pressure. A bonus feature is that it could occasionally open right up momentarily to discharge any gravel blockages. A flat stream of water might even work better with turbine blades (I'm no expert). Have fun designing, building and proving it, if you want ;)

[@RayKhuboni]

I saw the pipe burst video also. I suspected it might burst if there's a pressure build up. The replacement looks good.

[@MattBracewell71]

Sounds frickin awesome!!

[@AutodidactEngineer]

You could also install a servo on that flow knob and set it so that it automatically adjusts the flow acording to the specifications :).

[@patrick_laslett_allotment]

Extremely impressive!

[@jibcot8541]

I'm so used to thinking of solar array output that 1kw seems really low, but then you remember it is running 24/7 and will produce several times more energy a year than even a 5kw solar array.

[@KrisHarbour]

Yeah exactly. 1kw hydro is really significant. In the winter for a solar system to match the output over a 24h period it would need to be at least 20kw of solar.

[@lcabr1]

Hi, I am a mechanical engineer and you are right to change out the flexi pipe you have feeding the nozzle, not only for the reasons you mentioned but also from a loss perspective. If you were to put an additional pressure instrument on the nozzle side of the flexi pipe you would find that there would be a drop across this section of pipe as a head loss in a bend of pipe (plenty of fluid mechanics resources available on the internet) and addressing this so the bend is not as severe you should be able squeeze some more juice out of the generator.

[@PAINFOOL13]

Congratulations Kris 🎊 👏

[@marcdesrosiers4312]

Great video

[@GavinFreedomLover]

love that sound !!

[@rick91443]

Bravo. Love watching your channel; incredible stuff...cheers..rr Normandy, France

[@___PK__]

Frign sweet! You Brits are just born to engineer and build.

[@robertbotta6536]

So fn cool. You are the man! Thanks.

[@Fly2URdreams]

Nice job mate 😀

[@GlenS123]

Awesome pressure drop!

[@petewright2283]

I so wish I had a location for you to come and do a build. I got some ideas my self on improvements too the system both function, monitoring and safety and making it quite.

[@Every_Day_Adventure]

damn fine job!!

[@nahimastay71]

AMAZING! have you considered, with all the run off, making a wooden water wheel and pick up some more generation of off-grid energy?

I think your doing an amazing job! I would imagine sharing one turbine for two household would be a cool concept whit that power output. Also what about say 2x 750W turbines, turn one off when there is not a lot of water for efficiency, run both when there is plenty. Sure is an added expense but maybe something for more then one household approach like a small apartment complex. Thinking about it would a dual nozzle approach for a single turbine help widening the power band and if so maybe the best approach for a bigger turbine? Who know what job you get next and what you will come up with! Once again grate work!

[@harshtruthengineer1382]

the average power consumption in the uk is 29 kWh per day so your just shy of that but the build was excellent fair play to you mate top work

[@McTroyd]

Maybe put a volt meter in the turbine shed, so the customer can adjust the turbine without needing anyone at the house to check the readout? Or is that what the pressure gauge is for? Looks awesome in any case! I wanna build one now.

[@dama9150]

Huge congrats, great job. Perhaps put a drain hole in the cabin so the floor can be washed out with a bucket.

[@KrisHarbour]

It has a drain, the turbine sits up on spacers and the water can flow under it and out.

[@dama9150]

@@KrisHarbour Oh yeah.

[@PavlovsBob]

Excellent

[@mikeditchburn9566]

Hi Kris. Great job on the hydro project my wife & I really enjoy all your content. The pipe your going to replace would a smooth bore pipe work better to help in reducing friction. All the best Bev & Mike.

[@KrisHarbour]

The pipe is smooth on the inside. But yes I would only use smooth bore pipe

[@mikeditchburn9566]

@@KrisHarbour Ah ok my bad. Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to your next video… Are you still thinking on adding a second supply to your own hydro system.

[@PP.EKOTECH]

Good job friend ! :) Bravo ! :) Off grid - nice ! ;)

[@markhudspeth8503]

Love it! Have a great week! (Kansas)

[@billburton2836]

Great series. Can you provide more info on the altenator?

[@joramotorsportteam3277]

Nice job! 27:00 Can U please give more info about HOME ASSISTANT and how to add the controllers and inverters to this system?

[@keithgodleman2557]

Congrats Kris nice series