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Beest · 03-09-2017, 11:02 AM

In the UK you used to pay a fixed water 'rate' instead of it being metered, we manged to dodge having a meter installed until we left 2001.
I read once that these home dynamos were very popular in the early days of electricity, much to the consternation of the water companies, and caused the move to metering.

glatt · 03-09-2017, 11:07 AM

My grandfather's brother told me that his first washing machine was powered by such a device, built into the washing machine. It didn't generate electricity, but directly powered the washing agitator. It used a lot of water.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-09-2017, 11:57 AM

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In the UK you used to pay a fixed water 'rate' instead of it being metered, we manged to dodge having a meter installed until we left 2001.

You mean Banana Lady has been flying back and forth for 16 years?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-11-2017, 06:46 PM

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Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	In the UK you used to pay a fixed water 'rate' instead of it being metered, we manged to dodge having a meter installed until we left 2001. I read once that these home dynamos were very popular in the early days of electricity, much to the consternation of the water companies, and caused the move to metering.

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My grandfather's brother told me that his first washing machine was powered by such a device, built into the washing machine. It didn't generate electricity, but directly powered the washing agitator. It used a lot of water.

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