| About five months back, I downloaded a wind | | | | of years. This is why building DIY wind generators |
| generator building plan from the Internet and built a | | | | are popular with families who belong to the middle to |
| small wind power system from home using recycled | | | | low income demographics and want to save on their |
| materials. Today, I'm enjoying on average 30% | | | | electricity bills. |
| savings from my monthly electrical bill. And if you | | | | Another reason why more and more people are |
| want to build a wind generator for your home too, | | | | building their own wind generators is the principle of |
| you'd be glad to know that it is not as difficult to | | | | saving the environment. What better way to |
| build one yourself. | | | | demonstrate this than to make use of recycled items |
| Wind generators have been around for a long time, | | | | to build the parts. Take for example the turbine |
| but those available in the market were factory | | | | blades - I made use of old PVC pipes to create them. |
| produced and cost thousands of dollars for an entry | | | | Not only are they cheap and easy to get, they are |
| level unit. I am sure this price factor was a major | | | | also durable enough to withstand tough weather. |
| deterrent for most home owners, as the popularity | | | | The only concern I had when installing my homemade |
| of using wind generators at home only picked up | | | | wind generator was about connecting the output |
| once DIY building plans like the one I downloaded | | | | power to my home grid supply. As I am not electrical |
| became available to the public. | | | | trained and did not want to mess anything up, I |
| To build a wind generator from home is much more | | | | engaged a local electrician to do the part. |
| cost effective than spending thousands of dollars on | | | | Now, I am enjoying both saving my money each and |
| a commercially marketed system. Sure you get the | | | | every month as well as that good feeling knowing I |
| convenience of having everything done for you and | | | | am doing my part to help the environment. And to |
| the assurance a product warranty, but a ready-made | | | | me, that is something I would definitely pass on to |
| wind generator will only start to pay you back in | | | | my children. |
| terms of electricity savings in no less than a couple | | | | |