engineer775 Practical Preppers

You indicate that U can buy these brushless dc fans from you, but I don't see anywhere on your web site where this is possible. Jess

Hey Scott, five days with no word from SP1. Any chance you could fill us in on how he's doing? Thanks. :)

I want to buy the solar well pump I seen on youtube. How do I go about purchasing, and how much is it?

Hi, I was wondering if you would take a look at converting some dead batteries to alum and make a alum battery bank. Alum batteries cant die, they cant sulfate and you can completely drain them of charge and they will come right back, once you charge them up. They only problem is they work at a lower voltage, so you have to use a different type of converter, that is made to work with lower voltage batteries. Alum batteries also charge very quickly, and they run longer and give out more watts per charge. Thanks.

I know one thing for certain, I will call on you Scott to help me analyse and set up my property for water and electric amongst other things. You have shown in your vids that you have the knowledge and wisdom to set things up for long term use. Plus you have a great attitude and outlook on life.

If you have to supply a water to a 150 meters building high (50 storeys) , what pump to be use? explanation?? equation?

in the prep for an EMP, should solar panels be kept in a faraday cage? Will an EMP fry solar panels? is a lined metal garbage can with tight fitting lid actually function as a faraday cage??

great channel, keep on posting..

Was wondering if there is a way to pump water uphill without electricity.

Hi just saw you in the Greenville news paper. WOW someone close to my town. I am very interested in what you are doing. Can I contact you by email?

hey engineer775 is there any plans or models for your gasifier? thanks

Input please, if anyone sees a problem.  Working on a small solar/wind backup that is trailer mounted. (normally not used, 720W solar and a 1000w wind generator) Is there a drawback to running the dump load to an inverter, that is plugged into an oil filled radiant heater.(cheap Wal-Mart style with 600w and 900w switches)  So, when the dump kicks in, the heater runs.  Free additional heat in the winter, using wasted electricity...   ???

Question Is there a difference in efficiency of a ram pump with waste valve before or after the pressure vessel

I really enjoy the full range of your videos, from large projects to simple tips; although, I must say I miss all the simple engineering and homestead ideas you use to post regularly. I especially enjoy the brilliant/easy water systems you introduced. Still one of my favorite channels.Thanks.

how realistic would a pumped-storage hydro-power plant on a small 20 acre farm with good elevation change and room for multiple reservoirs? Use of solar and wind to power water transfer pumps, or large ram pumps. If enough water storage and small but consistently sized turbine was used. Idk?

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Scott, I have some friends that live on the Chattahoochee river in rural NE GA. We were talking the other day about how it would be nice to harness some of the water that flows past their property into some kind of hydroelectric setup. Do you have any experience on this subject? If so, I'll let them know to reach out to you. Thanks.

I found your videos on ram pumps very informative. However, you didn't seem to cover much concerning the pressure tank/vessel. I'm wondering how large or long should the pressure tank/vessel be according to how high and or far the distance you're wanting to move the water uphill. Or if it even makes a difference. I have a 2" supply line running about 80' downhill to a T with a 3" standpipe 10' tall, then reduced to a 1" drive line that's another 80' to the ram pump. All together with a fall of approximately 15'. I built a 1" ram with a 36" tall pressure tank/vessel (3" PVC pipe with a 16" bladder, or Noodle!) I have easily at least 30 to 32 psi to the 1/2" poly roll of delivery pipe. And I'm pumping water uphill about 250' in distance with about 150' in elevation. I would assume this would provide a substantial volume of water to my tanks, Yet I'm only getting a trickle of water. About 2 gal. per hour. Any thoughts of what I may be doing wrong? Any answers or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Again, enjoy all your info, and look forward to any and all your future videos.

I am having a problem finding the flip check valve in a 11/4" at my local Home Depot or Lowes. Can I build the ramp pump out of PVC? I can find the check valve at Lowes in PVC 1 1/4" and all the other fittings will be a lot cheaper.

Sir you talk about wrapping a generator with foil for emp protection.  Why will it not work for chainsaws? I saw you have an extra coil for your saw in the can.  John