12V Car Immersion Heater for Tea, Coffee or Soup

[@EcoChick]

So grateful people take the time to make videos like this. I'm headed out on a roadtrip and don't want to ask random stores for free hot water - I don't think they care much, but I feel bad and then like I should buy something, and I'm on a budget! So now I can just make my own hot water on my car trips and not bug anyone. THANKS!

[@kiarareed5702]

Is it sold in stores or only online?

[@Hackvlog]

That underrated wire works as a hand warmer on a cold day, while one is waiting for the water to heat up. I'm sure that is a planned feature, not an design error :D

[@GadgetAddict]

Silly me! I completely missed the purpose of that undocumented feature!

[@pavel9652]

Or a neck warmer when you wrap it around your neck ;) I wouldn't believe it could boil a cup of water with this kind of wattage, but it seems to be working. It is probably better to use with thermal flask or thermal cup.

[@jwf3148]

Thank you for an informative and useful video and for the pleasant and intelligent presentation. Well done.

[@PossumMedic]

I wish it just cost $5 and the cord was the proper gauge! :S Thanks for the review I'm going to try one out! :)

[@JohnStephenDwyer]

He sounds like a cartoon hedgehog and I like it.

[@idoitforyou6473]

some basic heat calculations would suggest at 108 watt for a cup of water 250ml would take over 14min to get from 10c to 100c

[@christinesowell7681]

due to your concern about the underrated cord -- I will search for a better quality ($$) heater -- thank you for the video

[@davidwhite7789]

Picked up one similar at Amazon. It's a 300w coil (well insulated) and boils 8oz water in 6 minutes flat. I use with 500wh Hackery and it only uses 9 percent of the battery.

[@GadgetAddict]

Nice. Where are you using it? Camping?

[@AntonHu]

Sounds like you just need to solder in some thicker wire and you've got a winner.

[@YesYesYoureRight]

1:55 No ! It is necessary that water to make tea with (in the English fashion) is boiling. 100 C degrees. Otherwise the tea tastes like North American tea - undrinkable.

[@iangallager4091]

Listen2Liv. I mean that once the element is withdrawn from the soup and naturally cools it has upon it thick coating of soup which is a struggle clean off.

[@serenakoleno9338]

Maybe put it in another container of water to heat for washing up after meal. Cleans off soup at same time.

[@iangallager4091]

@@serenakoleno9338 Thanks Serena. I should have put the soup element back into heated water but was in a hotel at the time and was drinking from the only cup I had at the time. But you are right I should have reheated water around the element afterwards.

[@theGADGETSplaylist]

This thing has potential in a DIY automotive diagnostic smoke tester. Most projects use a few wraps of resistance wire. I'm thinking this gadget could replace that.

[@Bushcraft-xz6xd]

I would like to do something similar on a bit larger scale to heat the water in my tank using solar. I’m uk based so solar is a bit rubbish but I’m interested to see if a couple of hundred Watt panels could power a low Wattage DC element enough to make any difference to the utility bills? Even if the tiny element could only bring the 100 litre tank up in temperature a degree or two over a days sunshine would this make a dent in the water heating bills? I would consider this a fit and forget system at these low wattages as without the scaling up it would never overheat and be unsafe....a bit like having a low watt panel direct to a car battery as a trickle charge?

[@creativepeasant]

I really enjoy your video reviews, it would be nice if you could put up your affiliate links on products that you review, not particularly interested on this one, but on the future it might be useful,. keep the videos coming, cheers!

[@ChristopherLane]

Blueberry and Apple tea, awesome :)

[@GadgetAddict]

Yeah I got a box of weird and wonderful teas like that. They're all caffeine free which means I can have them in the evening without worrying about being up all night :P

[@jvlook1]

Thank you for making this video! Very useful.

[@dawnburton8387]

Where do you cool your immersion heater when you remove it and how long does it take to cool down?

[@serenakoleno9338]

Have another cup of water handy.

[@faabberg]

do you know how many cups of thea i can make on a 12v battery 4.5 ah before the battery is empty?

[@mariomotoadvvideos696]

hi! nice video. Can you tell me if you think i can use it on my 12v motorcycle plug without a problem? i have a 12v lighter socket and i use it to charge phone and tire air pump. tks. cheers

[@marionsutcliffe1119]

Check the fuse - as long as permits 10a you're good.

[@jjhernandezn]

I needed the amp consumption. Thanks.

[@The1980toyota]

How long did it take??

[@theMekanik]

The one I revived was 300 watts. It blew a 20 amp fuse.

[@GadgetAddict]

There's quite a lot being sold now with different current ratings. Most people would wan a 10A or less, since that's the standard for your car port.

[@brianbassett4379]

This would work from any 12V dc source, say a 300W solar panel to an adjustable dc/dc converter set to 12V?

[@Spacekriek]

Interesting video ! I am considering using something like this to melt PET plastic in a steel pipe (recycling it to make 3D printing filament). Would a heater like this one reach 250 degrees C and maintain that sort of heat ? Thanks !

[@raczyk]

I assume you can't use metal mugs with the metal heater?

[@enciontioar]

whats your favourite type of tea? i prefer loose leaf, usually something like pai mu tan or china jasmine. great vid, thanks for the tips, now i can have a cuppa on the go B]

[@PossumMedic]

mmm Jasmine is my second fave (the Chinese restaurant we used to live above used the over steeped tea in their jello and it was amazing!) but now my fave is oolong milk tea! :)

[@gringo01141983]

You man " THE IT CROWD "

[@3ccdmike]

I have seen 120W, 150 and 300Wats.

[@07ow]

Prices have gone up. It was $6 for one or $8 for two.

[@Ben_Dover15]

Hey, do you know what temperature the filament gets up to?

[@suzannedundon4275]

Thanks. My instructions were in Chinese

[@cameranmanner4701]

Is that you Sheldon Cooper? :) Maybe you can do a follow up and replace the wiring with thicker guage.

[@GadgetAddict]

+Cameran Manner lol yes it's me. I might just do that :)

[@easy-stuffs]

does it boil the water or just warming it?

[@djalitanaful]

hi, can i heat the water with this in a plastic container? like empty plastic milk bottles?

[@davesvideoblog]

Sarva Khitana the manufacturers warn against using anything other than glass or ceramic; which sucks because most on the go drink vessels are either metal or plastic

[@jacobwhite9006]

Thanks mate ... just wish they’d sell them for 20$ or more and at least have a good cable. This cutting corner stuff is annoyingly silly and just landfill.

[@adamedwards2435]

How long did it take to boil water?

[@karzygijose]

Lotta wattage shoot 50watts is good enough lol orrrrrrr a laserrrrrrrr! Warm wire hah that's a plus

[@jasrobsny]

So how is anyone supposed to buy one of these if they want it?

[@nikhilwaddar17]

My coil got burnt with milk with a light use of 4 mins not severe but how to get rid of burnt milk on coil..........😥

[@criticalkeen8464]

Can I drink water boiled through dis rod please tell me I'm at hostel

[@Jsvalberg]

im gona buy one just to test

[@judyjudy1614]

He didn't say how long it took to heat the water

[@josephdupont]

How many watts

[@sefmags4506]

can this be fully submerged?

[@silverstake88]

Just the stainless steel coil needs submerged.

[@ElvinSumalpongB]

What's with the tea? Looks like you fell asleep after a sip. :D

[@flashylights]

That's that snowwhite tea 😂🤣

[@tanhockjun]

I got this... I had tried before,it can only heat up water but it can't boil water

[@GadgetAddict]

+tan hock jun thanks for sharing that. After 3 minutes I felt like it probably wasn't going to get to boiling point any time soon. At least it gets hot enough for coffee and tea or to heat up soup :)

[@cameranmanner4701]

+Gadget Addict Maybe placing a lid over the cup will help induce boiling?

[@criticalkeen8464]

@@GadgetAddict is water boiled through this rod drinkable I mean health wise

[@criticalkeen8464]

water boiled through this rod drinkable I mean health wise

[@A-ZEE.]

I have a same question !

[@miladkhalil305]

Low voice. And faster

[@frede.5867]

Is he Sheldon little brother