How To Start With Residential Wind Power

By David Sullivan

Looking to reduce your power bill or start living without buying power from the power company? A great way to do it is to invest in residential wind power.

Why not just go out and buy one? Well, for starters if you are thinking of creating your own power then you are also thinking of saving money. The last thing you will do if you purchase one is save money as prices for these start at about $4000 dollars for a commercial one.

You can build your own if you have the right plans for a fraction of the cost of buying one. You can have your own source of residential wind power for $150-$300!

What will you need to make your own wind generator?

First you will need a good set of plans, an area to work in such as a garage, common tools, and about four days to complete the job.

The components you'll build:

There are four main parts - the blades and hub, the body and DC motor, the tail and the tower. It takes the longest to build the blades and the hub of the system, though it is still fairly simple.

The motor converts the rotation of the blades to electricity. It is the most expensive part. Your manual will tell you how to install it best and what size you'll need and all the other technical details about this part.

For the wind generator body we suggest double wall stainless steel chimney pipe such as what you would get for a wood stove or furnace. This is easy to get and is designed to use outdoors. This can be new or recycled.

The tail is simple and can be made from wood or plastic. You'll need it so that the turbine is always pointing in the direction of the wind.

You can buy the tower or build your own out of piping. The best thing to use is old TV towers, which many people don't use anymore and may actually pay you to take them down.

So now you know the basics of building your own wind turbine, and it doesn't get much more complicated from here. Seriously, a monkey could do it. You just need the right manual now to start saving your money and the environment.

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