Water Wheel
Converts kinetic energy harvested from flowing water into electricity.
Crafting calculator
One craft produces ×1
- Will produce
- Crafts
- 1
- Workbench
- 1
- Crafting time
- 30 sec
 Gears | ×2 |
 Sheet Metal | ×1 |
 Wood | ×500 |
Crafting steps & requirements1
These are the direct recipes for your selected items. Turn on “Craft components” to include intermediate steps and calculate their raw materials.
- Crafts
- 1
- Will produce
- ×1Per craft: ×1
- Workbench
- Level 1
- Base crafting time
- 30 secPer craft: 30 sec
Blueprint needed
Ingredients for this step
Open an ingredient’s item page to see where to get it. Time is the sum of base recipe times before workbench bonuses.
Research
- Blueprint
- Researchable
- Workbench for crafting
- 1
- Item consumed
- Yes
 Scrap | ×60 |
Through the tech tree
Engineering Workbench75 scrap
Research order2
| Blueprint | Scrap | Running total |
|---|---|---|
1 Switch | 15 | 15 |
| 2Water Wheel | 60 | 75 |
Repair
Repair bench
Blueprint required.
- Condition after
- 100
- Maximum condition lost
- 0
| Wood | ×100 |
 Metal Fragments | ×50 |
Recycling
Full durability- Input quantity
- ×1
- Efficiency
- 50%
| Resource | Quantity, items |
|---|---|
| Wood | ≈ 250 |
| Gears | ≈ 1 |
| Sheet Metal | ≈ 0.5 |
Recycling conditions
Recipe-based estimate for full durability, before game rounding. Damaged items and server rules can change the yield.
Properties
- Durability
- 100
- Stack size
- ×1
- Workbench
- Level 1
- Crafting time
- 30 sec
- Craft output
- ×1
- Blueprint
- Unlock required
- Repair
- Available
Power & connections
Power
- Base consumption
- 1 rW
- Maximum from water
- 30 rW
- Maximum from manual use
- 60 rW
rW is the game's electrical power unit. Base consumption is a device characteristic; active battery drain depends on the connected circuit and device state.
Water generation depends on flow conditions; manual operation has a separate power limit.
Outputs
- Power OutElectricity
Ports retain their in-game names. Electricity carries power and control signals; industrial ports carry items, fluid ports carry liquid. Connect matching types. Unconfirmed characteristics are omitted.
Technical details
- Rarity
- Rare
- Repair
- Yes
- Stack size
- ×1
- Maximum durability
- 100
- Crafting
- Yes
- Skins
- No
- Shortname
- generator.water
- Item ID
- -379403794
