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Homemade Windmills (1899) by Erwin Hinckley Barbour
Added: June 25, 2007 Rated 4.75 by 4 readers ( Vote now 1 2 3 4 5 )

The complete text and illustrations from the 1899 book The Homemade Windmills of Nebraska.

"The wind should be looked upon as a natural resource just as worthy of development as other natural resources. If we can derive our energy from the wind, why is it not as good as to get it from coal?" In the 1890's a good windmill could supply running water in the rural home and much-needed water for irrigation and livestock. Regardless of any vulnerabilities in our electrical grid, the wind will always be with us, and the information in this booklet is as valuable today as it was more than a hundred years ago. As the author, Mr. Barbour put it, "...it is the windmill which makes it possible for the resident of the town, or the farm and ranch to enjoy one of the luxuries and conveniences of the city home. Such water service is cheap and satisfactory."

For that reason we feel it is important that this information be preserved and passed along, and we are glad to reproduce the entire text and all illustrations of this important booklet here.

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Drill Your Own Water Well by Fred Dungan
Added: June 24, 2007 Rated 2.33 by 9 readers ( Vote now 1 2 3 4 5 )

"Drilling companies charge thousands of dollars to tap ground water sources that you can often reach yourself with a few common tools and about two weekends of work."

This is possibly the most complete and authoritative site on the web for anyone who wants to drill their own water well. Mr. Dungan even shows you how to build all the equipment you will need to do the job. Included are articles on well drilling and making your own foot valves and emergency hand-operated water pumps. His deep well inertia pump is an ingenious hand-operated pump that you can build in a few minutes to get water from your well during an extended power failure.

The web site also includes sections on dug wells, augured wells, and a method called the sand-sucker well. It even covers well testing, as well as sprinkler systems for irrigation. Further down the page you will find a reader Q&A section with answers to questions submitted by readers. There are even some nice pictures submitted by folks who have successfully drilled their own water wells using the techniques on this site, and a link to a nice document that details how to build your own sand-sucker drilling rig.

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