Wood Windmill Installation Manual
Outdoor Water Solutions Accessories OWS Wooden Windmill Anchor Kit Use this to anchor your wooden windmill. Kit includes 4 ground anchors and all hardware needed to attach each anchor to the four legs. Will not work in gravel or rock. Weighted Air Line Weighted Air Line can be used in the pond to keep your air line on the bottom. This allows easier fishing, boating, swimming, etc., and also keeps your air line from freezing on the surface in climates where ice is a possibility.
The Outdoor Water Solutions 3/5 Year Limited Warranty This warranty covers all Outdoor Water Solutions, Inc. Windmill products for 3 years from purchase date against defects in workmanship and 5 years from purchase date against defects in the compressor. 1. Outdoor Water Solutions, Inc. (OWS) will replace or repair any part deemed to be defective by Outdoor Water Solutions, Inc., due to defects in quality and/or workmanship within a 3-year period from the initial date of purchase.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Steps Page(s) The Outdoor Water Solutions 3/5-Year Limited Warranty — 2 Tips & Suggestions – Installing Outdoor Water Solutions Aeration Windmill — 3 Contents of the Aeration Windmill Boxes — 4–6 Outdoor Water Solutions Windmill Tower Assembly 1 – 11 7 – 10 Blade Assembly 12 - 13 12 Tail & Pivot Tube Installation 14 – 15 13 – 14 13 15 – 16 Final Set Up Tips and Suggestions for Installing an Outdoor Water Solutions Aeration Windmill • WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT
Contents of Outdoor Water Solutions Aeration Windmill Boxes Note: Make sure all components and accessories are accounted for before beginning assembly.
Contents of Outdoor Water Solutions Aeration Windmill Boxes Note: Make sure all components and accessories are accounted for before beginning assembly.
Tower Components ITEM No. Lumber Size Length Quantity 1 4x4 96” 8 2 2x4 10.75” 4 3 1x4 65.5” 4 4 1x4 42.75” 4 5 1x4 28” 4 6 2x4 15.25” 4 7 1x4 82” 8 8 1x4 53” 8 9 1x4 38.5” 4 10 2x4 48” 4 11 2x4 12.5” 2 12 2x4 48” 2 13 Wood Screw 2.5” 250 21 Wood Screw 3.5” 6 14 2 1⁄2” Angle Iron 16” 4 15 2 x 6 with lower bushing 18” 1 16 Square Plate with top bushing 1 ⁄16” bolts, washers, nuts 10 18 19 20 www.outdoorwatersolutions.
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Wood Tower Assembly Instructions Step 1: Attach two of Item 1 (4”x4” legs) together using one of Item 14 (angle iron) and (6) 3/8” lag screws. Repeat this step to produce four 16 foot legs. See Figure 1 (left). Figure 1 Step 2: Position the legs with the angle iron braces (Item 14) toward the inside and touching the ground. Measuring from the bottom of the legs, mark the outer edge of both legs at the following measurements: 28”, 94”, 138”, 152”, and 175”.
Step 5: Set both leg braces beside each other (Figure 4) and attach an Item 2 even with the top and flush with the sides of the legs. Attach an Item 3 above the 28” mark, an Item 4 above the 94” mark, and an Item 5 above the 138”. NOTE: Make sure the top is level before securing the top 2 x 4” (Item 2) or the windmill head will tilt when finished. See Figure 5. Figure 5 Figure 4 Step 6: Attach an Item 6 above the 175” mark Center and attach an Item 12 (2”x4”) above the 152” mark (see Figure 6).
Head Attachment Step 9: Attach two of Item 11 (2”x4”’s) on top of the 4x4 legs and flush with Items 2, leaving a hole for the pipe that supports the head. See Figure 9. Step 10: Using the (4) 4.5” x 3⁄8” lag screws, center and attach Item 16 (Black square plate with bushing) on top of the four 4x4’s and the Item 11’s (2”x4”). Drill a pilot hole directly through the Item 11 (2 x 4’s) and in the center of each 4 x 4 using a ¼” drill bit using the square plate as a template before attachment.
HEAD ASSEMBLY: STEP 12 — BLADE INSTALLATION: Note: Do not tighten any of the blades on the hub until the blade braces have been installed. Note: Hub must face down when blades and blade braces are being installed (‘face down’ means the smaller bolt hole in the front must be facing down. The exposed 1” hole for the shaft should face up). This allows the proper blade pitch—slightly forward—when complete. 1. Install all twelve blades (BLA), as shown in Illustration 3.
STEP 14 — TAIL PRE-ASSEMBLY: Illustration 5 TFN – Overlap each other ¼” x ½” BOLTS & NUTS (BTBP) 1. Pre-assemble tail fins (TFN) for Step 10. Overlap each tail fin by lining up the bolt holes in the channel of both. Insert ¼” x ½” bolts & nuts (BTBP) in the back six bolt holes and tighten (see Illustration 5). 2. Attach tail arms to tail fin in the front two bolt holes using ¼” x ¾” bolts and ¼” nuts (as shown in Illustration 6 on the next page). Tighten when tail arm and tail fin are straight.
Illustration 7 COMP PIVOT TUBE U BOLT TAM 5/ 16” x ½” BOLTS & NUTS SIDE COVER PLATE STEP 16 — SETUP OF WINDMILL COMPONENTS: Setup of Windmill Components 1. Install the blade assembly onto the compressor crankshaft and tighten the Allen screws in locking collar with supplied 5⁄32” Allen wrench (package A) on the flat sections of the crankshaft (photo 1). Note: A little lubricant on the crankshaft can help make this step easier.
OWS Windmill Head Pivot Bearing Our new Windmill Head Pivot Bearing allows the windmill head to turn much easier. This is ideal for areas of low wind or areas where you might be closer to tree’s or building’s than recommended. This item now comes standard on all wooden windmills. Pivot tube washer – DO NOT grease the washer! Head Pivot Bearing. This sits on top of the windmill cone. Make sure the rotating collar is on top! 2. Slide the Pivot Tube Washer onto the pivot tube (Do Not Grease).
6. After the previous procedures are done, stand up the completed unit on the site. Be sure to have enough people to hold the base of the tower and to help lift up the tower. Anchoring the Windmill: Outdoor Water Solutions will not determine soil and wind conditions for any windmill erection. Therefore, these conditions must be determined by the customer. Anchoring of the windmill tower is very important. It is the customer’s responsibility to adequately anchor the tower.
To keep your pond clean without using chemicals, we recommend using our line of All Natural pond products. Using supplemental aerobic bacteria and all natural pond dyes can help keep your pond clean, especially when combined with bottom diffused aeration. OWS Pond Pack A complete kit of all-natural products that will jump-start your pond and help keep it clean for the whole season. Each kit is designed to treat ¼ acre of water and includes 10 lbs. of a water clarifier; 12 lbs.
