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is it easy to set up your own wind turbine to power a pond pump
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Pond pumps don't use huge amounts of power (25W?).
Unless you live in a very windy site and mount the turbine up on the house, it isn't going to generate much power, plus what happens when the wind stops? - answer, you need a rechargeable battery as part of the overall system. Yet more complication to deal with.
Those fish aren't going to too impressed on calm days othereise.
Pond pumps don't use huge amounts of power (25W?).
Unless you live in a very windy site and mount the turbine up on the house, it isn't going to generate much power, plus what happens when the wind stops? - answer, you need a rechargeable battery as part of the overall system. Yet more complication to deal with.
Those fish aren't going to too impressed on calm days othereise.