Ko te pūkaha hiko wai Turgo he mea hanga mai i te tāpine waipēhi iti me te pūkaha e mau ana i roto i te pou kotahi. Ko te nuinga o te mea he paipa ārahi tomo, he impeller hurihuri, he pou matua, he turanga, he takirere whakatikatika, he peera, he taupoki, he hiri me ētahi atu. I te wa e arahina ana te wai pēhanga teitei ki roto i te paipa tomo, ka whakawhitia te kaha pēhanga teitei ki te kaha hihiri tere teitei i roto i te rohe o te pūwero ārahi. Ko te wai tere teitei e wehe atu ana i te pūwero ka pā ki te impeller tāpine ka akiaki i te rotor kia hurihuri.