last i played the windmill was part of a recipe to make a well with a windmill pump that provides fresh water without power

Ah, gotcha. Makes sense, I'll get that going then - thanks! Really would kill for a decent wiki on this mod, the sheer quantity of content is ludicrous.

http://undeniable.info/pz/wiki/itemlist.php?wherein=0&pn=1&cat=0&type=0&SEARCH=0
this website can be very helpful for looking into what things are used for as in what recipes they are related to. so you can look up an object and kinda figure out why it exists. they used to keep this wiki up to date with hydrocraft info been awhile since i actively played so no idea if that is still the case.