Successful repairs to small hydro-mechanical dams

Recently M. Alfred Zondo and mechanic Blaise completed needed repairs to several small hydro-mechanical dams.

old, worn out bearings

old, worn out bearings

new bearings installed

new bearings installed

 

 

 

 

 

These dams and turbines harness water power and use it to power a flour mill which in turn saves village women LOTS of time because they don’t have to spend hours pounding their corn and manioc into flour.

As you can see from the images, some of the repairs were simply replacing old bearings and belts with new ones and the mill worked fine once again.

wrestling to remove old bearing

wrestling to remove old bearing

new bearing in place

new bearing in place

repair complete

repair complete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to World Hope Canada, their representative Sheldon Gilmer and the CEUM staff for taking on this project.

floor of new flue too turbine

floor of new flue to turbine

 

side view showing base of new flue in place, turbine and powerhouse

side view showing base of new flue in place, large overshot waterwheel and powerhouse

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