My first attempt at building a cheap pool heater. Check out my new and improved design here: • Ultimate DIY Pool Heat...
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@andrewdutton38313 жыл бұрын
This is a superbly done video! Really informative, and the editing, background music, explanation is all first rate. I’m looking to do something similar with a outdoor bathtub… Sort of a poor man’s Jacuzzi. I think this gives me all the information I need.
@standonze13164 жыл бұрын
Very informative,thanks !
@BunnyFooFooOG Жыл бұрын
Holy cow Batman, this gives me an amazing idea for an outdoor tub... 🥰
@francescampbell47314 жыл бұрын
I've been searching for ways to heat my pool using solar methods but I think your method by far outweighs them all! Thanks for sharing, will have to buy or build a fire pit since I tossed mine out the end of last summer, it was no longer safe to use.
@41levergun2 жыл бұрын
I did that with copper tubing worked great. Didn't hold up to chlorine very well. But turns a pool into a hot tube fast! I put the coils over the bonfire stainless steel fire ring for smoke free fire right next to pool
@johnl636 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you.
@marciamariabressanelli78533 жыл бұрын
Very good, we will try with our pool. Thanks
@milehigh34943 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info about to do this to mine cuz i have a big ass firepit about 5 feet away from my pool and we use it everyday in summer so makes sense to do this good job on the video
@Yoursoul1014 жыл бұрын
Smart idea!
@VincentVonDudler4 жыл бұрын
Would be awesome if there was a parts list in the description.
@rayjay19013 ай бұрын
he shows everything, so why not make your own list?
@VincentVonDudler3 ай бұрын
@@rayjay1901 I know nothing about PVC pipe or the valves used. If a parts list were in the description I could go to Home Depot and know what to get.
@robertPalawan Жыл бұрын
Good job
@gamerdad98702 жыл бұрын
thats awesome cool hot tub
@mylesmacaulay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Flow rate quickly at a low temperature vs slow at a high temperature shouldn't really change things. Energy is energy. 1 to 1. I think a lot of loss would be from the exit of your energy source fighting ambient along the line back to the pool. Keep that short! Thanks for sharing! Look forward to an update.
@seanrafferty47834 жыл бұрын
Cool video! Can you add a link for the coupling? Having trouble finding that size on line? Thanks
@perentee773 жыл бұрын
I do the same with my spa except I use a solar pump.
@fnub2 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful. But why the cold water return? Did I miss something?
@bogdankovalov30184 жыл бұрын
Hey nice Vid, wonder if thickness is matters ? i found 316L SS Tubing Coil - 1/2’’dia x .035wall x 100’ for like 50$ but its only, 0.35 wall thickness, 20 GA. they ranged temp up to 1500F. i wonder is that gonna be good enough ? thanks!
@idog191110 ай бұрын
This product was very easy to set upCame with everything in descriptionShipped very quickly an all around perfect pool heater purchase A+++ definitely someone to buy from
@retparatrooper4 жыл бұрын
Cool
@danieljudson847 Жыл бұрын
Do you think adding a small 12v pump to the heating system would hest the pool/tub any quicker or would the flow be too fast to heat the water enough?
@bigjeep_littlejeep37778 күн бұрын
Wouldn’t the diverter be better on the hot side so you can control the temp?
@craigt87933 жыл бұрын
Could a stainless steel hose work instead of a stainless steel coil?
@michalchamila1317 Жыл бұрын
What is the thickness of the stainless steel pipe wall?
@lynnbrown13194 жыл бұрын
Great idea. When you say 4 bonfires...How long are we talking in time?
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
Like 4 hours each. It raises the pool temp about 1 degree per hour. Will do more if you get a longer coil or have a smaller pool. I've since updated from 50ft. to a 100ft. long coil.
@rupe534 жыл бұрын
Certainly cheap and easy to build but requires a lot of manual babysitting to operate... and there are no safety devices in case the power goes out (pump failure) or a hose breaks.
@DrewFace5079434 жыл бұрын
How do you avoiding rust within the metal coil? It seems like it would rust away with in a couple years. Not only that as the metal corrode it would add possibly texit elements to the pool water.
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
It is stainless steel so it should be somewhat resistant to rust. I've only been using it for 2 years and so far no issues. Can't say how it will hold up long term.
@mikefitzpatrick49195 жыл бұрын
how well does the diverter work vs a y configuration?
@ashow135 жыл бұрын
You could use a T or a Y shaped diverter. The Y shaped one would probably have less pressure drop, but I like if it flows slower because it will cook longer. If it flows too fast it doesn't absorb enough heat.
@dennismatic58163 жыл бұрын
@@ashow13 I might go with continuous flow at T 90 and then use valve to regulate pressure to coil
@alldreams13 Жыл бұрын
If you’re only hearing during fire why wouldn’t you divert all the water through coil by fire?
@danfrattinger16734 жыл бұрын
Question for you, I am doing basically the same thing you did but I used copper instead of steel and I will be setting my copper coil in a fire pit. My question is this, will the tubing get so hot that it will melt or ruin your rubber tubing? Also, I ended up buying refrigeration copper coil by mistake, it just seems to be a little thinner than what I wanted but do you think it will be OK and withstand the heat? It is type L copper
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
Yes I believe copper will work just fine. I've seen people in other video use it. I just wouldn't recommend putting the coil in the fire unless water is running through it to absorb some of the heat.
@jakecornett50834 жыл бұрын
Ive seen other videos where people comment that chlorine pool water mixed with hot copper creates a toxicity in the pool and will quickly eat the copper. Is any of it true?
@ebooklibrary272 жыл бұрын
@@jakecornett5083 Hot copper pipes have chlorine running through them for years on end within your home, and we still use copper in the walls of homes... Copper will end up with pin sized holes in it over time if a lot of chlorine runs through it but that takes a long time and you'll notice because of the weird coloring that will form on it.
@ap90124 жыл бұрын
what did you mean when said from 63 to 80 in "4 bonfires". is that 4 hours or 4 days of firing?
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
4 separate bonfires on 4 separate days (roughly 17 hours total). The pool heats up about 1 degree per hour with the setup in this video. Smaller pools will heat faster. I've since upgraded my setup.
@jeffb72554 жыл бұрын
So give us a video on upgraded specs and performance please. Thanks
@schylerj85845 жыл бұрын
How do you stop the flow of water going through your heating system the way you put your valve in ?
@ashow135 жыл бұрын
You would need an additional ball valve on the other end on the Tee just before the garden hose fitting to block flow from going through the coil. The ball valve in this configuration is only used to block water from leaking out of the pool while everything is being setup. I was just trying to throw something quick and cheap together last summer. This spring I spent $250 on a new setup including an all new diverter to limit pressure drop and have more flow control. I also bought a 100ft. long 3/4in. diameter coil instead of a 50ft. long 1/2in. in order to heat my pool faster. I've only tested out the new setup once so far this year and was able to heat it almost 2X faster. 2 or 3 cold nights seems to ruin all the progress that the heater makes so it is best to have an all day long bonfire the day before you want to swim and you could raise the temperature by about 15-20 degrees depending on the size of the pool.
@richherbert77914 жыл бұрын
@@ashow13 Just curious where you found the 3/4" coil. I didn't find that size on the nybrewsupply site. BTW, great video! I'm looking forward to trying this out and reducing the gas bill on the pool heater!
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
@@richherbert7791 I could only find 3/4" in copper at a reasonable price. Try home depot or lowes.
@DigzGuy3 жыл бұрын
@@ashow13 did you so follow up video explaining this?
@jaredbrown91524 жыл бұрын
What was your reasoning for using stainless over copper? Longevity? Durability?
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
No reason other than it was easy to source online at the time. Copper will work just as well.
@michaelau13783 жыл бұрын
@@ashow13 copper has a much higher thermal conductivity
@thelazycat_2 жыл бұрын
Copper and chlorine isn't a good idea. Stainless steel 316 is resistant to corrosion
@ruthromer7774 жыл бұрын
Can you use a copper coil or does it have to be a stainless steel?
@patriotjedimaster14504 жыл бұрын
Chlorine corrodes copper. Look it up. If you want to run pool water through metal, go with stainless steel.
@ebooklibrary272 жыл бұрын
@@patriotjedimaster1450 just connect a chlorine filter to the pump and you definitely can and should use copper. Stainless steel heating properties don't compare to copper
@jakartalee77014 жыл бұрын
Hi I was just wondering why you wouldn't divert 100 percent of the water thought the bonfire?
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
Forcing all of the flow from a 1-1/2" pool hose down to a 5/8" garden hose puts strain on the pump. Plus, the water would flow too fast through the coil and not absorb enough heat to be effective.
@kenstorie50004 ай бұрын
So your saying copper would eventually leak
@OntheFarmAus4 жыл бұрын
why do you need two returns to the pool, 1 cold and 1 hot, can you just do 1 hot?
@ashow134 жыл бұрын
Trying to push all the water from a 1-1/2" hose through a 5/8" garden hose would create a lot of pressure which isn't good for the pool pump. Having the additional return line relieves that pressure. Also, if the flow were moving at too fast a rate it wouldn't have adequate time to absorb heat from the fire unless you had a longer coil. Something you could also do is if you are filling your pool you could just run the hose right into the heater and fill the pool with hot water.
@griffin80623 жыл бұрын
@Smokey Bear You probably could.
@macbutty14 жыл бұрын
Just buy a lpg tankless boiler
@ohno-drivingfailsroadrage10892 жыл бұрын
I think I am the KZbin channel with the most interesting videos! 😊
@joejefferson2 жыл бұрын
copper-chloride kills...
@schylerj85845 жыл бұрын
Just so know you listed a male garden hose adapter and you actually need a female
@ashow135 жыл бұрын
My garden hose has 1 male and 1 female end. At 3:55 I list the male fitting for the diverter which the female end of my hose threads onto. At 6:01 I list the female swivel fitting that the male end of my garden hose threads into.