Free power- How to convert an old washing machine into a water powered generator
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I've been living off the grid for a few years now, using a converted water powered F&P washing machine motor to generate more than enough power to run all the appliances & hot water I use in my house, as well as powering all the tools I use in my workshop. In that time I've saved many thousands of dollars from not having to pay power bills. In this detailed video I'll show you how it's done.
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this is the type of stuff we SHOULD be learning in schools
EDIT: Because of the truly absurd number of people getting upset over this comment or making the asinine statement of "they already teach this in engineering classes", the subtext of this is that it should be taught in primary and grade schools, not just colleges. Its the type of thing that nearly everyone can benefit from learning.
If they did that we would all be free thinking people. They would have no mindless sheeples..
Thank you! I would rather live in an educated world than an uneducated one?
@@chris432t6 whats the question mark for
You go to school to learn to be an employee. Nothing else
@@brokevetfishing9108 you know, this didn't really hit me until like a year or two ago.
But I think your totally fucking right. And its so well hidden that most people don't even notice it, which makes all the insane things we do seem normal.
And ofc, our learned helplessness.
Essentially, you made a miniature hydroelectric dam generator for home use?! You are truly a fine example of no nonsense ingenuity. Thank you for this great idea!
I came here after watching a washing machine turned generator that has been giving an off grid house power for 16 years on Marty T TH-cam channel. Thanks for answering the question "how is it made?"
I just asked the same question on Marty Ts channel then found this!
Is this the same guy as Marty T?
@@droopypie I don't think so.
@@droopypie yep same guy
It's the same guy I'm sure. Near the end he brought up his melted enclosure which I saw on the other TH-cam channel.
This was actually the first video i ever saw on TH-cam. Still one of the best
Don’t touch the like or else your pet dies
@@kronusart2396 wtf bitch?
You can think about a hydrolic head amplification power plant which can be set up at any place without consideration of geographical dependency.
Same ,it was really simple to get as well
Awesome
You sir are a very smart man. I grew up in WV . My dad kept an old DC motor in the basement for years intending to build a device on the stream near our house. He died before building it and my mom gave the motor away. I thought about that when I saw this.
Anything is used nothing is thrown away, those old silicone tubes that I threw away when they get stopped up he simply cut them open and digs the useful part out love you video dude
This guy is a legend! Great to see people putting skills to practical use.
Am I the only one who noticed how perfect that circle was being cut out by hand?!?
Im giving THIS video a Thumbs Up after watching just 2mins of it. It's brilliant! : ) I LOVE seeing anyone recycling stuff like this that would otherwise end up rotting to bits on landfill. There are so many re-useable parts inside domestic appliances...and that's so creative of you to use the available water flow to power your home. Well done and thanks for posting.
This video is amazing! I think it's fantastic how you can recycle something like this into a power generator.
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Barnacules Nerdgasm that's nothing, i keep myself warm in the winter by lighting my farts on fire!
gordon kistler Don't give Jerry aka Barnacules any ideas, he might make a video about it.
I can recommend installing a temperature sensor on or near the bearings to monitor any possible issue with them. You can also add an accelerometer to sense for excessive vibrations and autmoatically shutdown the unit. If your controller does not support this, a small Arduino could monitor these parameters and issue an emergency shutdown signal to the controller through a generic IO line. Or even shutdown the system itself too, adding redundancy in case of failure. While you're at it, add a temperature sensor on the battery pack.
Hey do you run the F&P Smartdrive yourself and if so, do you do coaching for a fee?
They're factory sealed bearings that will wear out from the excessive speed of rotation. Not to much to do about it, other than drilling a small hole into the housing and lubricating it on a schedule. Just my opinion though, carry on.
@@JohnJohnson-bg2oo then stick a magnet on it or magnetise it and fill it with ferrofluid
@@JohnJohnson-bg2oo you can replace them before they damage the whole thing
Good on you. Great videos. I've always wanted to live off grid and tell power companies where to go. Hopefully I can get someone to help me work out how to do this some day. Thank you.
No WONDER this is Popular. WOW. Great Work Mr Ram.
Awesome idea, awesome video. Very well done, easy to understand directions, you talked and moved through the process at the proper speed to allow all to gather and understand the process and information you just explained!!! Again so very well done, thank you very much sir for putting out the information to help your fellow man learn something so beneficial to anyone!!! You are an awesome and amazing human being. Hopefully your teachings can also help others calm down and move forward in their life!!!
THAT is what i hear in the background! I hear that water running on the trail cam goat video. I thought u may have a highway near by, but how, with all that nature?? It was the water i heard. How convenient and cool.
Im no mechanical genius, but i love these off grid ideas. I will show my husband, we have a creek on our land, may be fast enough, who knows?
I've seen similar systems using a car alternator and welding a steel box housing for it , the wheel of the alternator on the inside of the box , acts as a pelton wheel :) it produced enough power for two houses changing batteries 24/7 !!! :)
Nice job , the bearings issue obviously needs maintanence regularly , taking time to lube regularly !
With the alternator system , bushes need servicing every one or two years :)
I love free power , my fisher and Pakel machine recently had a electrical fault , it's the same as yours , I pulled it apart to see what could be recycled and discovered the internal gear , perfect for a wind or water free power system !!!
I was stoked to see your post today , and it's confirmation !
I put a multi meter on the posts that come off the motor and found instant voltage :) and realised just spin it with wind or water and , FREE POWER .
Thanks for your sharing , great timing ! :)
I just LOVE the sound of the Pelton wheel spinning up.
I suggest finding some videos of these machines during the spin cycle, I also love the sound
Pelton wheel ASMR...
@@user-tp5yb4hr4w nope, BLDC motor ASMR
makes my peepee buck
There is endless beauty in human ingenuity.
Thanks to God.
In one direction, beauty.... in the other, malice.
Wonderful
'builds nuke'
Your work is one of the most amazing and intelligent works I have ever seen.....am so excited watching your video on the water turbine project. Thanks so much for taking your time to make this very video.
You obviously know more about 3 phase generators than i thought i did. Great information. Thanks.
Simply, you are bloody genius mate! This is one of my favourite video.
All I can say is Wow ! That's a smart man . I can understand so many things .But not electricity ! I will stay on grid forever .
its people like you that will make a real difference to sustainable living/energy. genius .
People still gaining so much knowledge from your video.
Thanks mate!
We have a few hydro-electric plants in my place with bigger turbines, but your applied engineering skills are topnotch
I don't know where I've ended up on youtube - but love this guy :)
I come and watch this video like once every 6 months. its so beautiful...
I'm glad I seen this.. I actually have one of them washers.. So as soon as the pump goes bad or it leaks all over the place I know what I am gonna do with it.. Awesome video! thanks for sharing the info!
I will never have the need to make this, but I thought your video was really clear and well put together and was really interesting to watch - thanks!
Robert Prest Thanks, glad you found it interesting
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you can't have to many friends in the power company wicked set up keep up the good work
inventors like this will make it to heaven...
the idea of dumping excess power into hot water heater is good. I majored in thermo and heat transfer back in the 70s. Wind generators or any other type of generator seemed to me could easily be used to dump excess power into water heaters or tanks, opened with no need for venting or over pressure safety issues. Get "free" hot water.
GENIUS! MY GOD...THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET WITH A BRAIN!
How generous you are for sharing your hard work, and solutions. Good heart. Free soul.
Insimplebeing shut up dumb hippie
As a jack of all trades, every part of this video makes me happy
See Marty's latest hydro using this technology and fully explained
th-cam.com/video/LVoeaKCEd2o/w-d-xo.html
Brilliant! Love the idea of just getting a Pelton wheel off Ebay and to build a micro hydropower generating unit out of a washing machine. Pure genius.
@@jitenmehra17 lol.🤣
Thank you for a most informative video. The world needs more people like you.Thumbs up!
You mean people that put old batteries in water streams ?
we need free lithium for all the crazies down stream.
hahaha yes, and those that share their ideas ;)
Where can I find, buy payton wheel?
Genius. Of course it helps that your water source has such "current" to be tapped. Nevertheless the power you have harnessed from it should make you self sufficient for as long as you have a supply of bearings !! Great video sir !!
Now THAT is free energy !!!
Where can I find, buy payton wheel?
@@borivojetravica569 like he said in the video, eBay.
@Roger Rarebit 😁 tnx, that make difrents...
Nice job fella, I did the same thing in the 1970's by making everything in my basement during the winter time. You really have it much easier these days for sure. But it is still running for my father. He loves it. Keep on making videos too.
Do you have a video explaning each part? For example: Bridge rectifier. How to do high pressure. How to convert it to 110v. Charge a battery.
Thank you.
@@aurelienyonrac I will have to make some videos for all to see and get an explanation also. Good day VF.
@@victoryfirst2878 thank you.
This is pretty impressive. Even with the advancements that have been made in power in the past 8 years. I feel like your design has room to expand upon but it is a really great start for people who want to do this.
See Marty's complete new system install at a friend's place....
th-cam.com/video/LVoeaKCEd2o/w-d-xo.html
hats off to you Ram!
Very well illustrated and details are clear.
So much to learn...! :)
Keep posting your works.
Also appreciate your efforts in making the video.
I know the efforts that goes into a video.
+Venkateswara Rao Thanks man, I appreciate it
This is exactly what I was looking. You are brilliant!
Awesome design. So efficient. Super low maintenance. Great video. Thank you for sharing.
They should teach stuff like this in school
All I need now is a broken washer, an endless stream, and a genius brain such as yours, besides that this looks easy :). Great Video!
If you buy a finished micro hydro system, you'll have to pay anything from 2000 to 5000 for it new. The more expensive ones can give you over 500-1000 W.
Wow, i've been involved with Remote Area Power Supply for 25 years, using Solar, Mini Hydro and Wind.
That was cool to watch, well done
And a reasonable output too.
Sadly i also tossed out a F&P Washing machine 12 months ago
I hope you make videos.
hi my self jagjit singh from India, pl send ur mail id so that we can discuss further
Pure and respectful admiration. I am an electrical engineer. Kudos.
This guys was paying attention in every single one of his classes hats off to him
Not mainstream school. Prob grew up on a farm where you need to do everything yourself.we call it Kiwi ingenuity
Bravoooo!! Great invention. Its great that some people care about recycling and are creative enougth to produce usefull inventions. I wish I had the talent of creativity...
how is this an invention? its a mini hydroelectric plant.
Hmmmm..... going to keep this in mind if I ever have to live off the grid.. sometimes I miss being on a farm.
This stuff is awsum! A friend of mine did this using a 24 volt alternator gave it more field
and got 36 volts, ran that into 4 8 volt diesel locomotive batteries of high amps. He told me
this was better as 100 watts used at 12 volts would be a little over 8 amps, but 100 watts
at 36 volts would draw 2.7 amps. He did also have a made-up cast iron briggs stratton
engine with a hvy duty alternator to keep the batteries up if the creek ran dry.
Glad to see someone get a use out of these because they were CRAP for washers (especially, the pumps). You can get the parts
BUT they're expensive and you'll be doing it alot.
Wish I had a creek like that in my back yard!
Great build! I was thinking that you use the old generator rotor and stator if you double them up on the new one, that could give you plenty of power. You could also use the plc to cut the secondary generator in and put as load dictates.
Wow, this is Great, a few in series could be huge for generation
This is ingenious. The simplest water generator I have ever seen. And I have 2 washing machines ripe for this project. Thanks I’m gonna watch your whole series also u got a new subscriber.
If you are full charge you can use the PLC to drive a solinoid which switches off the incoming water. it would save wear and tear on your bearings. btw, slick setup!
So you can power a new washing machine with an old washing machine. Crazy shit!
Nope.
Yes. With proper energy storage and a good inverter.
Wow! I am impressed! This is ingenious! Thanks for sharing.
Nice videos. No nonsense and very instructive without adding unnecessary junk. Thanks.
Another U.S. equivalent of that is a Kenmore Elite Oasis (and several other models are basically the same thing). I had to replace the bearings in mine earlier this year and that stator, rotor, and tub look identical.
Wow, great to hear that. I am very interested in using the same method but just can not understand the picaxe method. Do you do coaching and if so I would like to talk about it. Thanks
Also would year and model is the Kenmore you spoke of above?
You’re the man!
Brilliant , this is exactly what I would do if I lived next to a reliable stream. It might be worth me trying it as a wind turbine.
Did you ever build that wind turbine?
@@BushidoBrownSama Not yet, but I haven't abandoned the idea, the problem is local UK regulations.
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Thank you for taking the time to post this.
Great video.
Cool, finally a video about free energy which is not full of bull or woo but really offers a solution! Like.
+Nele Abels It's not 'free energy' though, it's just hydro electric power, that we've known about since we've had electricity.
+goaliedude32 you're right, it's not free in that he has to pay for the pipe and parts and repairs and has to lay the pipe and has to purchase the property and has to pay property taxes - so, for every $1,000 he saves in electricity he might have to pay $50 in labor, parts, taxes and investment costs so it's not "free". But, paying 1/20th of what he'd pay the power company is pretty close! The REAL cost is that he has to live in a totally Hillbilly, zero civilization place where the ability to earn money is likely nill and the lifestyle is surly shit. NO THANKS! I'm fine living here in Vegas and paying my power bill, thank you very much!
David Beecroft
No, I meant that traditionally free energy is energy that is created by using over 100% efficiency devices. So more energy comes out of a system than goes into it.
This is just harnessing potential energy and converting it and it's not even a new idea. It's one of the first forms of generating power that we invented.
goaliedude32 yeah, good point. he shoulda said "cheap energy" or "untapped energy"
+goaliedude32
Since he has found a way to power his generator from the stream rather than having to pay for high-pressure water, the electricity is free to him.
even though this is an old video this is probably still watched today and it is a great Idea however when disassembling the washing machine there is a reason for that long extension in the middle toward the top of the machine. It is keeping a lot of forces from the bearings. Which as can be seen between 7:55-8:00 in the video the bearings are the part that is going to break down first. I would suggest using another bearing at the other end of the rotor rod that is seen around the 2:05 mark. It might take off some of the efficiency of the setup but it will greatly boost longevity.
edit: by the way love how you generate that pressure. pretty simple solution. Couldn't that have been improved by using a funnel at the start.
This was a really good video. It's actually power generation that works. No phoo phoo magic or anything
Now thats a cool video, thank you for sharing
This is an excellent video. You might add that about 100 feet of head height is required to get 45 psi.
Well done sir!
Unless you live in an area with huge mountains, this is not even feasible.
@@gordtvradio3465 35m is not a "huge mountain".
I'm gonna try building one of these. I got a creek that runs really good in springtime and rainy weather, but kinda drys up in middle of summer. I also have a wooded hillside that goes down for about a quarter mile, and it has a lil spring that oozes all year and runs down. I've thought about damming it up and creating a lil resevoir that would make water pressure.
Keep up the great work. Different strokes for different folks.
thank you for posting this video , i need this idea
Great work ram .I appreciate Ur effort from core of my heart.u r inspiration for me
Wish I had a steam near by. Your video was very instructive and instructional. Please make more of such in the near future. Regards from Goa India
Fisher and paykel has always been my favorite washing machine...
Mine too
I'm going to be looking for those kinds of washing machines. Thanks for the video!
Good luck if your looking for them in the USA!!!
@@rondill8429 I'm an appliance repairmen and Rotator Stator motor laundry machines aren't all that uncommon. Fisher and Paykel is uncommon though.
Hi mate,that's brilliant.i too want to go off grid up in the far north island.i've looked at other alternatives but to costly to make a start.until now.i appreciate what you've shown in this clip...willing to help others,my hats off to you mate...Cheers bro.
+lani apiata Thanks man, appreciate it
Amazing. I actually have a F&P washer that has an electronic issue and won't complete a wash cycle (but the motor runs fine) and I was going to let the appliance place take it for recycling. Now you've given me a mission, thank you! We have an automatic hose reel that uses only the city water pressure to coil up the hose, and that got me thinking long ago how water pressure can produce the horsepower/torque to crank in a 100 foot hose across the lawn. Can't wait to rip apart my machine now. BTW has anyone tried hooking the raw 3 phase to a small 3P motor?
That is spectacular. Thanks for sharing. If I had a constant water flow in my property I would do that for sure! Have you thought about putting an electric solenoid valve on the water line so that it can stop the turbine when batteries are full?
i now have 4 of these working thx
You could use a small temperature sensor on the bearing and once it reaches a certain temp you know its time to change the bearings. You may be able to run it for more than 2 years and also you can test different types of bearings this way just for fun.
I am watching just thinking using it to power a water well to pump water. awesome video
Quite brilliant. Something to consider is making and selling these units.
Congratulations Angry, contributions like yours increase the creativity of many, I`m one of them, I love attending this type of videos.
Felicitaciones Angry, aportes como el tuyo aumenta la capacidad creativa de muchos, yo soy uno de ellos, me encanta asistir este tipo de videos.
Carlos Alberto
+Carlos Alberto Tavara Lescano Thanks Carlos
I wish I was an electrician! The mechanical stuff I get, but wires and electronic stuff? Does my head in.
You don't need to be an electrician to figure out electronics there's enough info about the subject on the internet for anyone to freely explore
lol im not an electrician, i bought a multi meter today, i dont know how to use it, i pick up a washing machine saturday, im just gonna have a crack anyway, trial and error, just have a go at it and learn as you go, just keep coming back to youtube,
im currently studying too become an electrician, its exciting
+phoenixrisingharley that adds to the shock value
Funny. I'm the total opposite. Doing drive trains, crank shafts blows my mind and has held me back from many projects, but I could design a basic CPU with transistor logic.
And the metal cage from the inside of the washing machine makes a great fire pit.
I about tripped when you said free power but now I see what you mean lol. That's pretty awesome man. I've been looking into making similar things as well.
This is so cool. If I had a creek I would make one.
Extra super blessed to have a 45 psi water source like that. I've heard that New Zealand is like heaven. Wish I could live there:( Great video!
And this could be done with 5 feet of head. It would just take a much larger wheel. Love the can do spirit here but the comments section is unfortunately par for the course.
+fla playa dude, you could live there! and once you do you'll see "heaven" is actually hell and wish you had never moved to a place you get "free" electricity and no job and no social life and no conveniences and where it rains all the time and everything sucks shit
David Beecroft Turn that frown upside down mate. Why is there no work there man? I live in the US and am trapped in the boondocks with no car, no life, no consistent job. I saw a docu several years ago that NZ's govt. was all about citizen happiness and it looked like there was a lot to do; Surfing, skiing, outdoor paradise. Does it suck there? Is difficult to make it?
+David Beecroft you talk Shit more like it
David Beecroft Your reply got muted as spam and am interested in your opinion. I think the link is toxic so tell me in your words what the problem is. Serious bro. Feel your strife.
ur the best electrician ive ever seen
Greetings from Brazil !!! Congratulations for the video. This is very well illustrated, very educational and very good !!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and may God bless you for it !!! //// Saudações brasileiras !!! Parabens pelo seu video. Isso é muito bem ilustrado, muito educacional e muitissimo bom!!! Obrigado por compartilhar seu conhecimento e que Deus o abençoe por isso!!!
Might be good to do the AC to DC rectification near the inverter since you may need to run the AC voltage over long distances of wire and having the option to step it up with a transformer would be a good option.
Well done. I don't have running water on my block so will have to make another plan. Good video!
It absolutely amazes me that people are this smart.
Awesome video. Thank you for the education, super out of the box.
If you added a second nozzle opposed to the first the bearing would have far less side loading and longer life. Very cool video.
Steady power. . Hope no more burnt out hubs. Looks good for easy power. Cheers
I'm already a subscriber, just goes to show I knew a good thing when I saw it, must have been another one of your video's, carry on brother, keep up the good work, lots to learn from, that actually amounts to something of true value, thanks again.
Its amazing that little tiny stream is enough to power his entire setup
The size of the stream is only part of it, without elevation to produce an amount of pressure even a large river is useless for power generation. Pressure is what creates the force, volume (size) is what transfers it.