(2024) Super Cheap heating tips💲+ Underfloor heating mod🫠

[@joshuadelisle]

Before anyone comments their thoughts on the things I've said, PLEASE please make sure you first have listened to everything I've had to say on the subject especially the last 10 minutes of the video where I make my position clear and also double check all the facts I've mentioned before assuming I'm wrong. Otherwise I would be very interested in your perspective, Thank you. I would also like to bring peoples attention to another matter on the other side of the argument related to fuel which is the case of Donziger: chuffed.org/campaign/free-donziger/bb I hope this video was helpful and insightful to you and if so please would you share, like and comment to help me further. Here are some helpful links: ***WIN*** for just £5 enter the raffle competitions here: raffall.com/joshuadelisle *Recommended Diesel heater full kit* UK: amzn.to/4hfz0sa USA: amzn.to/48kllMo *AFERIY P210 2400W Solar Generator Kit* Discount: £210 off Code: Joshua2400WKit UK: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2420256&u=3821090&m=147101&urllink=uk%2Eaferiy%2Ecom%2FJoshua2400WKit&afftrack= EU: www.shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=1088027&m=147201&u=3821090 USA: www.aferiy.com/?ref=Joshuap210 The Dimming Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJeaaaV7dq-pnrssi=ZlV06F5cu-yBS74x Their main website: www.geoengineeringwatch.org There is also a lot lot more in the description. Cheers J

[@davidbutler3661]

What you say makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks for putting the effort into explaining it so well.

[@__WJK__]

You couldn't be more spot on, the facts speak the truth. Those who deny the facts, are doing so out of woeful ignorance, and/or are wilfully supporting and pushing a devious/evil agenda.

[@tigs9573]

Thank you for sharing

[@tomasviane3844]

It's always good to listen to different arguments about a subject. I have to check out 'The Dimming'...

[@joshuadelisle]

@@tigs9573 thank you for watching. Cheers J

[@jamesvictor2182]

Josh I've watched a bunch of your vids, but this one really packed a punch. They way you matter of fact harpoon the madness of the current epoch is brilliant and while I was always a kindred spirit following your maker stuff, I now feel we have even more affinity based on everything you espoused here. Bravo!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much, I could rant all day on a great many things that would get me in real trouble to talk about. it cant all be talk though and sometime just living by example is enough when all else has gone mad. cheers J

[@PrincePawn]

For whatever it is worth I want to say thank you. We moved house recently and I started all sorts of DIY tasks, none compared to your level but your video's have inspired me to not depend on someone else to do something as simple as changing a sink tap, fixing a leaking toilet, replacing carpets, painting, etc. Thank you, thank you, thank you

[@joshuadelisle]

@@PrincePawn thank you for your support. I find much satisfaction when I do it myself. Even if I fail I actually learn something and make improvements. It can be more costly making mistakes but long-term that knowledge goes a long way. Cheers J

[@acharlesc1]

Well done for sharing your truth to help awaken the masses🎉

[@joshuadelisle]

I hope at least that it encourages some to do their own digging and not to rely on the media for information on important topics. Cheers J

[@412Pittsburgh]

I dig the red pill drops here and there, love the channel.

[@joshuadelisle]

@412Pittsburgh thank you. Cheers J

[@paulscott6463]

Josh I absolutely could not argue with any of your final points, the voice of reason

[@joshuadelisle]

@@paulscott6463 thank you so much. There is a lot more I could rant about especially the other side and the corrupt nature of big oil too. Wood stoves that run off sustainable locally managed trees are probably best. That's why I love coppicing. Cheers J

[@Leo99929]

@@joshuadelisle Apart form the PM2.5 that affects respiratory health, coppicing is carbon neutral and generally an awesome personal heating solution. Love it!

[@tommym936]

Hole saw in a hole saw, mind blown

[@joshuadelisle]

@@tommym936 it's a useful one when needed. Cheers J

[@stevvieb]

I'm 55 and never seen that great tip

[@alexandergreenfield91]

It's a top tip

[@stuartsaunders7670]

Yes top tip, I usually cut a hole in a waste piece then secure that where new hole required to centre cutter but this is easier.

[@SystemsPlanet]

28:50 You should NOT fully discharge a lithium phosphate (LiFePO4) battery to avoid potential damage. It's recommended to stop discharging at 2.5V per cell to prevent overdischarge, which can harm the battery's internal structure and capacity. While some sources suggest LiFePO4 batteries can handle complete discharges without immediate damage, doing so frequently may reduce their lifespan. For optimal longevity, maintain a discharge range between 20% and 80% of capacity

[@manicminer8813]

Thank you Josh for these updates. Love your closing dialogue, epic

[@joshuadelisle]

@@manicminer8813 thank you so much. Cheers J

[@madmax0814]

Been working with underfloor heating for 16 years. Running pipes through insulation tends to insulate against heat. We put aluminium diffusion plates in the grooves which spread the head out like a heat sync. You’re right about spiral patterns being more efficient than meander patterns 👍

[@joshuadelisle]

@@madmax0814 interesting, thank you for the tip. Cheers J

[@chriswharrier3571]

​@joshuadelisle I'm no heating expert, but many of the installs I've seen run in screeded floors and seem to work similar to storage radiators.

[@cpcnw]

@@chriswharrier3571 Yep. The screed becomes the regulating thermal mass.

[@johnbarleycorn7845]

Screed=slow release thermal battery 👍🏻 surrounding pipework in insulation stops the heat being released. Excellent video J

[@ChrisWijtmans]

you put the insulation on the bottom, the thermal mass in the middle and diffusing material on the top.

[@amateurwizard]

I randomly clicked on this video, then I expected poorly quantified statements but you're pretty on point. The overall topic of global warming is not the main point of this. Love to see someone making use of what a lot of people call 'waste'. It's good use of what you've already got, that being said heat pumps for most people that have a normal house a heat pump won't go amiss.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. cheers J

[@garthland]

I'm a welder/fabricator at a farm in western upstate NY,1200 acre/small farm.I get all the free wood I can cut off hundreds of acres of forest. I heat my shop with wood from the stove I made myself-it's not efficient by any measure,but it works! Love your content BTW

[@joshuadelisle]

@@garthland wood stoves are the best, I actually have an open fire hearth in our house and I love it. Cheers J

[@jeffb-jbq]

For inexpensive and efficient wood heat, Rocket Mass Heaters are one of the best options.

[@TheCptZamboni]

Fully agree with you! Excellent job at conveying your side of the argument.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@Chris-tz9ct]

Kero also burns cleaner than diesel but not quiet as hot . My heater is outside just blowing hot air into the kitchen and its coming into its 5th year now hail , rain and snow .I have mine connected to an IBC and its on 24/7 throughout the winter and just keeps going haven't even had to change the glo plug . Best £ 55 i have ever spent .

[@joshuadelisle]

@@Chris-tz9ct well done. I do love a bargain especially when it keeps me warm. Cheers J

[@dj0men666]

Agree 100% on your take on the world. Taking us for mugs. For the floor id take the pipes out of the insulation and put the metal back on. Then out it in a 50mm proud wood frame and put either sand or screed init and the metal floor over the top. That should create a storage heater and spread the heat nicely. Ideally if u are gonna redo the floor in the garage do as you would with ufh - dig it out, membrane, insulation in then pipes and screed.

[@joshuadelisle]

Yes that's the best way I think. Cheers J

[@its_marc]

I absolutely love your videos, the way you back up your knowledge at every point is second to none. I’ll be having a punt on rafall again too. Looks a handy bit of kit. Thanks Josh, keep them coming.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@its_marc thank you so much. I don't always get my knowledge right which I sometimes have to point out but listening to others who find the flaws in what I say is very helpful. Essentially you are all making me smarter with any criticism. Cheers J

[@its_marc]

@@joshuadelisleI’ve learned soooo much from you 👍

[@its_marc]

Tickets bought 👍

[@MarkDowns-tg7sn]

Your content is exactly what i have been hunting for on KZbin. Thank you so,so much it is very much appreciated.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@bust2boom596]

Rubber hose between the copper and Aluminian pipes. Agreed on All else. 🔥

[@joshuadelisle]

@@bust2boom596 you're right. Cheers J

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Silicone rubber hose (sold for cars) is excellent stuff. A straight 18mm bore will comfortably stretch/squeeze to these pipes. Use an inhibitor in the water. Or even car antifreeze.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

A long corrugated exhaust run inside a 50mm (2”) aluminium tube with a fan blowing air through will extract the heat. 3 metres of pipe should be enough.

[@allotmentbushman5462]

Well said sir, as an engineer and welder by trade, I am educated enough to listen to all arguments, do my own research, and make up my own mind without being brainwashed into believing what I am being told, I agree 100% with everything you have said. Keep up the good work.

[@Leo99929]

If you've done your own research, do you have a source you can direct me towards for the 3% of CO2 is from humanity claim? I'm struggling to find a primary source. Everything I can find says 33%.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@joshuadelisle]

The claim that only about 3-5% of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is due to human activities is a point that often comes up in climate discussions, sometimes as an argument against the impact of human-caused (anthropogenic) CO₂ on climate change. Here’s a breakdown of this concept: Natural Sources vs. Anthropogenic Contributions: Naturally occurring processes such as respiration, ocean-atmosphere exchange, and volcanic activity do produce much more CO₂ compared to human emissions in absolute terms. However, these natural processes have long been balanced by natural "sinks" like forests and oceans, which absorb CO₂ from the atmosphere. Human Contribution as a Disruptor of Balance: Although human activities contribute a smaller proportion of the total CO₂ in the atmosphere (around 3-5%), this additional CO₂ disrupts the natural balance. The anthropogenic contribution is not offset by natural sinks, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO₂ levels, which has been a key driver of global warming. For a detailed scientific perspective, you might refer to sources like: 1. NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), which provide insights into how anthropogenic CO₂ contributes to climate change. 2. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, especially the Sixth Assessment Report, which explains how even small proportions of CO₂ emissions can disrupt the natural carbon cycle. 3. Scholarly sources, such as peer-reviewed articles in journals like Nature or Science, address the anthropogenic impact on CO₂ levels more specifically.

[@Leo99929]

​@@joshuadelisle I can't find any reference by NASA, NOAA, or IPCC, saying that anthropogenic CO₂ is 3%-5%. Can you give me a specific source? From reading that it seems like we agree that the earth is in a natural balance, and human activity has destabilised that balance. However I guess we disagree on the mechanism for that change? I feel like it's a pretty open and shut case when you realise that the total CO2 emitted by humanity burning fossil fuels is greater than all plant life on earth. Feel free to Google the mass of CO2 in the atmosphere, amount increased from the industrial revolution, and the mass of all plants on earth to confirm this for yourself. In the last 200 years plants mass would have had to more than double in order to balance that out which would be a drastic change to the balance of the ecosystem. Another way to calculate it is to look at the historic CO2 emissions and add them up. It's about 35 Billion tonnes a year. The total global biomass of plants carbon is 450 billion tonnes. Since CO2 is roughly 33% carbon by weight, that means we emit enough carbon in 38 years to replace all the carbon in all the plants on earth at current rates. We can't double plant biomass every 38 years given forests cover 31% of Earths land area now. We'd run out of space in about 120 years. Then (I'm not 100% sure on this but it seems to make sense, none the less it is just conjecture) it logically follows that once the CO2 emission is reduced because we've run out of fossil fuels or otherwise stopped burning them there isn't enough CO2 to support that plant mass. So it dies back, which releases the captured CO2 in the matter above ground. We might end up in an oscillation that takes a while to dampen out that are faster than species can adapt to, resulting in mess extinctions.

[@matthewkaye722]

It's like a breath of fresh air to finally find someone on youtube with some actual sense. Hats off to you mate, your a legend!

[@joshuadelisle]

@@matthewkaye722 thank you so much. You're very kind. Cheers J

[@bigpistol2]

Amazing outro to the video. Love the tech aspects during the video but what you said at the end is 100% true! If only more people woke up and could see the obvious corruption happening. Mate, thank you for helping 👍

[@joshuadelisle]

@@bigpistol2 thank you. Cheers J

[@drewhodge3820]

To increase the underfloor heating people wrap the pex pipe with thin aluminium plates that extend outwards parallel with the board on the top (your checker plate) to increase the surface area of the pipes.

[@joshuadelisle]

Yes you're right. I'll try something like that. Cheers J

[@garryclelland4481]

Thanks Josh , the last 10 mins is such an important section , i view the whole climate crisis panic as nothing more than a self flagellating grift and it utterly hides the deforestation and pollution issues we used to care about , thank you .

[@joshuadelisle]

@@garryclelland4481 thank you. All the very best. Cheers J

[@tigxxl]

I completely agree with you. And I will only add that electric cars are not salvation at all if batteries continue to be produced in this way and we do not have a more developed system for obtaining clean, cheap electricity, after all, they also use energy produced from something (coal, oil, gas, nuclear), and everyone seems to think that they are powered by wishful thinking.

[@johnnodge4327]

EVs are much more efficient than anything with an internal combustion engine, that's a proven fact. As long as the battery or any other of an EVs components are made using renewable energy, then the initial carbon emissions are also low. Obtaining oil and gas is a massively destructive and polluting process, this is before the refining and transportation of it are considered. Electricity on the other hand can be produced with little or no CO2 emissions, and the delivery system is already in place, as it's via the existing electric grid. It dumb to say the EVs alone will solve global warming, but the introduction of efficient mass transportation is a start. There are plenty of other ways to help reduce CO2, like planting millions of trees, but those are often ignored. Looking at the bigger picture is the way to clarity of mind, and not fixate on something you might personally not like, like EVs.

[@joshuadelisle]

I agree that there is a lot of destructive processes that affect the environment in battery manufacturing. Big oil on the other hand is still doing atrocious things to the environment. Both I think can be improved to be low impact and clean. It's the ease of recycle ability that makes me lean towards a combustion engine as it's mainly metal whilst a battery isn't so simple to turn back into a new battery and also the sustainable energy system isn't as sustainable as it appears if you've seen Michael Moore's documentary 'the human planet'. Cheers J

[@tigxxl]

@@johnnodge4327 It's not true that I don't like EVs. I really like their acceleration and larger cargo space, the possibility of using them as an emergency power supply at home or a mobile silent generator for welding machines or other tools. I do up to 100 km on a daily basis and an electric car would be a great solution for me if I had solar panels at home, otherwise it doesn't make financial and ecological sense. Not to mention that I won't earn enough money for such a car for 3 years, saving every penny from my paycheck. But what if the temperature drops to -20 C (and the batteries need to be heated) and I have to drive 200 km somewhere pulling a small, only 700 kg trailer? Of course, another transport option is out of the question because that's why I have my own car available at any time of day or night. And the most important question is how can I fix it myself at home when even manufacturers do not want to fix damaged batteries and this creates a problem of thousands of electric cars in scrap yards because they had a minor accident (Germany/Sweden/Finland/Denmark)? Even in Poland no one wants to touch them, and in Gniezno there are specialists who do miracles with cars after accidents. I can do a major engine overhaul myself, of course by sending the elements for regeneration, but I do not have to take a car with a combustion engine to a special workshop. I do not know how it is in other countries, but access to public chargers does not exist, not to mention that it is 3 times more expensive there than charging at home. My sister lives in Warsaw (the capital of Poland) and has 20 minutes to the nearest charger by tram!!!! The power grid leaves a lot to be desired, only 5 years ago the power line to my house was modernized (3x240v standard in Poland), after more than 10 years of me asking for some repairs and calling the power emergency service because the voltage dropped below 200v. And now imagine what about charging trucks and, for example, electric tractors for farmers? I'm not an engineer, but I have electrical qualifications and I know what expensive solutions and strong power lines are needed for this. And I will mention that Poland is the largest copper miner in the world. I won't mention the power plants themselves because in Poland we still don't have nuclear power, we produce from coal and gas. Supposedly, panels and windmills give something there, but it will get very interesting because many houses are switching to heat pumps and the demand for electricity will increase when it's dark and cold and probably windless. Not to mention that everyone will plug in an electric car in the evening to charge. Read a bit about how electricity production looks like for the entire country, it is impossible to change the amount of electricity produced in a split second (even in an hour). When you look at an individual house, the values ​​are tiny, 6 kW per day. Unless I go to weld something or turn on some other tools. Where I work, 60 kW is used per minute of production of one plastic bumper for a passenger car. And what about industry, construction, emergency services and agriculture or the military? Recently we had a huge flood in Poland in the Silesian region and I wonder how people would charge their cars now since the network is not fully operational yet and that was over a month ago. Why doesn't the military use electric tanks or fighter jets or electric-powered missiles (ion engines are not a myth)? How long would it take a farmer to charge a tractor that was in the field for 16 hours and had to plow 200 hectares per day? Do you know how much energy it takes to literally drag an anchor (plow) driven into the ground? Why aren't the huge ships that transport these wonderful electric cars between continents powered by electricity? Is it because the energy density in lithium batteries is too low?????? And as for CO2, I understand that you don't mean carbon dioxide but other toxic compounds such as nitrates, sulphates, ring benzoates, soot and other dusts? Because everyone keeps trumpeting about CO2 emissions that nature can handle perfectly well (all you had to do was pay attention to photosynthesis in primary school) but no one mentions plastic production, no one is trying to introduce the trend of using a smartphone for 10 years, or a car for 25 because many things can be repaired but why replace them? Passenger planes have to fly for at least 25 years and that's possible because no airline would buy a plane for 3-5 years.

[@Leo99929]

​@@johnnodge4327 the CO2 we have already released into the atmosphere weighs several times more than all of the plants currently on earth combined. 450 Gt of plants vs 1500 Gt of Human released CO2 only since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Also when trees due they rot and release the CO2. Same if they're burned. The only solution with them is to preserve the wood by doing something like burying it or building something out of it.

[@zerozeroone4030]

Blimey, the ol' hole saw within a hole saw trick. I never would have thought. I salute you. My woodpecker's newly corrected birdhouse will thank you.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@zerozeroone4030 thank you. I learned it from colinfurze If I remember correctly. Cheers J

[@henrikstenlund5385]

Good work, Joshua. The difference between the thermocouple and IR thermometers sensing the glossy metals is due to the emissivity coefficient compared to the default 0.95 like in paper. To make them show the same reading, put some paint over that spot you test or maybe a piece of matte plastic tape. I have built a few of these systems and noted that the best system consists of the burner being outside and circulating building air through it. That is the safest option.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@henrikstenlund5385 I agree. Good tip. Cheers J

[@paul4777]

Brilliant Josh, your closing thoughts should be compulsory viewing for all who have any influence over others' energy consumption. It is ironic that You Tube puts it's UN propaganda notice under your video. Keep up the great work.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. I may not be right on all my points but I'm open to hearing other perspectives and to be convinced otherwise. Cheers J

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Having a heated pad in my workshop would be amazing during the colder months. Nice vid and a nice teaser for us gasifier folk waiting for the next vid :)

[@joshuadelisle]

@@BalticHomesteaders thank you. Yes lots more to come on the gasifier version 2 updates. Cheers J

[@rocktech7144]

A damn nice presentation. Your innate skill as a tech shows through. Concisely pointing out the minute details that actually make the system work safely is awesome sauce.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much, Thats very kind feedback and I appreciate it. cheers J

[@johngibson8900]

This is probably an off the wall suggestion but have you thought of running the exhaust through a thermal store cylinder instead, they are meant to be filled with hot water not exhaust gases but you can take different feeds off for heating or hot water but they arent cheap Excellent last 10 minutes, agreed with it all!

[@joshuadelisle]

@@johngibson8900 yes I'm thinking of using a large barrel of water as a thermal mass storage for the next upgrade. Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@__WJK__]

@@joshuadelisle - Water sounds logical enough, but how about simply setting the exhaust in a metal container filled with an appropriate amount of sand, while running the exhaust ports into and out of the metal cantainer filled with sand(?) The metal container of sand, of course, would/should act as an ultra-cheap and hassle-free passive heat sink. However, I could see using water over sand "if" the application is better suited for taking advantage of the steller heat absorbing qualities/efficiencies of water(!?)

[@joshuadelisle]

@@__WJK__ I already tried that. The sand is a poor conductor but works well above 600°c which the exhaust does not produce. Cheers J

[@Gifftube2020]

I bought a diesel heater as a backup after watching your previous videos 😀 I have been looking at air source heat pumps and follow Heatgeeks own home system his SCOP is 4.64 which is good but obviously his install is top notch. The one thing I would say is that if you had to install a whole new heating system and had the cash you could buy a home battery system from a company like Fogstar, then go to Tomato energy and from 12-6am they sell electric at 5p perkwh. You could store the next days energy and if your heatpump has a SCOP of 4 or more you are looking at 1.25p per kwh (of heat) plus standing charge and the cost of battery, inverter, ASHP so it's not cheap but kind of future proof. Also If you can have 2 meters then you could also install solar and sell it to Octopus at 15p a unit, maybe even rig it to sell tomato 5p energy back to Octopus and beat the B*stds at their own game 🤣I doubt they will allow it but I can dare to dream. Good work sir keep it up 👍

[@Leo99929]

One thing people don't factor in is the amortised cost of the battery and solar panels. Battery is between 7.5p and 20p/kWh delivered over it's life. Solar PV about 9p/kWh. So going off grid would be 9p/kWh if you use it when it's generated, or 16.5p/kWh to 30p/kWh to use it later.

[@Gifftube2020]

@@Leo99929 Yeah good point, it depends on how much it costs all together and if you can do diy. Fogstar have MB31 cells with 8,000 cycles which should last well over 20 years. Solar panels are cheap and if you don't mind doing diy battery and ground mount etc.. you can possibly bring the cost down to around 4-5p. Something will probably break over 20 years so 7p is probably not far off. The ASHP is the game changer if you can get a good scop but that partly depends on the property etc...

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. That's good to know. Cheers J

[@iandonkin6762]

Not only a fascinating video as always, but well reasoned arguments at the end on what is a very complex subject. Your take on politicians however, is spot on. Now how about some videos on solar… It’s free, abundant (if not so much in the UK), and with storage you can buy off-peak and use from the storage throughout the day. The technology to harvest it however remains expensive. I bet JDL could find an innovative solution…

[@joshuadelisle]

I recommend watching Michael Moore's documentary on solar panels: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJyUYql_YpyWsKcsi=CnvdvnAqx78Totxq Im doing a review next on a solar panel and battery for going off grid. I'm not sure how much sun I'll have though... Cheers J

[@iandonkin6762]

@@joshuadelisleexcellent timing! I’m not sure that fully off-grid works without the security of a backup generator (but I am open to being convinced), and of course the now rip-off standing charge in the UK dilutes the advantage of self sufficiency in summer months. I believe (based on a friend’s experience as opposed to my own), that the savings are still significant.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@iandonkin6762 definitely. I've actually acquired a 6kva diesel Generator that I'll experiment heat recovery with too. A generator is only 30% efficient meaning we can scavenge 70% as heat energy whilst generating power. Cheers J

[@Smudgerandhisdaftdog]

Absolutely spot on mate. The climate changes irrespective of what we do, Its called weather. Many climate scientists would disagree but I’d ask who’s funding them before I listened to them.

[@joshuadelisle]

Very true. Cheers J

[@makingcookingfixing]

watched all 49 minutes and 54 seconds! And I agree with all what you said at the end.! Now im going to check Rafall if I won the laser 🙂

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. A chap from London won it. It's in the post. More lasers to come in the future including the xTool P2 and Comarker B4. Cheers J

[@_Null_Hypothesis_]

A very big thumbs up for the comments on freedom of speech. I do not always agree with all of your thoughts but to know that you not only encourage the hearing of opposing ideas but are also willing to change your mind on new evidence is quite refreshing. I have seen a number of KZbinrs overtly state that any critical / adverse comments will just be deleted, regardless of merit. I can't help but think that the open and free discussion of ideas, even if they are in opposition to held belief is one of few ways of progession.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much, comunication and dialog is definately the key to progress. I would be arrogant to think I know it all and not admit there are gaps in my knowledge and understanding. It is good have core beliefs tested and be humbled to a point where you can discover what is realy true. cheers J

[@FedericoLucchi]

Jin is a unit used in China, it's exactly half a kilo (500g)

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@Gdadog123]

Great video, the last time i watched you was the gasifier in the garden. your video presentation skills are simply the best, i could watch you for hours. i bought some diesel heaters after watching you on previous videos but i havnt used them since last year.After watching this i went to my shed and got them out of storage and i am now servicing them for use again. Many thanks for your content and i am looking forward to your new gasifier vid should you do one as i plan to build one myself this winter.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@Gdadog123 thank you so much. Yes I'm already developing the gasifier in the background but I've also got a lot of other things I need to do first, so it will be a little while. All the very best. Cheers J

[@marcindawid8485]

If You need new flooring then that experyment says it all. Thermal insulation under, then pipes on top of that (not into it) then cover with sand or concrete. Edges of the floor need to be insulated, the heat exchanger bit bigger. You can add a water heat buffer (100l /200l) because 40C is max for underfloor central heating. Your heater generates too much heat in a short time (to run efficiently). It's like a wood burner using a gasification process, very efficient, eco friendly, but needs buffer for extra water and a big heat exchanger. Best plant for o2 production is hemp. There are loads of types without psychoactive substances. As a side effect, (other than o2 production) it grows extremely fast and is better for paper production. Clothes can be made out of it..... Ford made a car out of it, and it ran on hemp seeds oil 1941. Yet someone is blocking that idea. All the best.

[@mkeyx82]

Likely you'll want the pipes running in the middle (height wise) of sand/cement.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@marcindawid8485 interesting, thank you for the tip. Cheers J

[@marcindawid8485]

@@mkeyx82 Technically, You should use aluminium foil and tape on top of insulation, Minimum 5cm of mass heat storage (sand cement) up to 10cm, but that depends again on heat saurs, time to heat up, time to cool down ect. In an experimental small scale lab putting pipes on top of insulation will do, and will be much more effective than digging them into insulation. I have downstairs with floor heating at my house, and regret not being able to do upstairs. It is a big energy saving step for a house.

[@mkeyx82]

@@marcindawid8485 not sure if we got the wires crossed, I did not claim pipes should be dug into the insulation, just that I expect a more uniform heat transfer to the heat mass (sand, cement) if the pipe is neither on the bottom of the mass nor it is on the top. This should be easily achievable if the pipes are laid on some sort of spacers, at half the height of the heat mass.

[@mkeyx82]

BTW, I am thinking about how a properly insulated floor should look like. Your comment about need to put a tape between the insulation and the mass makes sense. I would expect a moisture membrane should go below the insulation, as well. How to avoid the cold bridge between the wall and the wall?

[@lark3po]

Your videos always give me hope. In a world ran by state media, it's nice to see people who can both still think for themselves and prove the system wrong. Regarding your exhaust temp loss, extend the exhaust pipe in doors, like you used to have it, through a water tank similar to the new design. Multiple pipes or a turbulent water flow should help capture the extra heat. Plumb that into your pex and you should see a gain in heat and less wast. Regarding your thermal floor panels. the ideal is to "sink" the heat from the source. Maybe some thermal compound between the source (pex) and the floor panels? Best wishes to you and yours!

[@Leo99929]

Do your own research. Most of Joshua's numbers were correct (apart form the 3% of CO2 from humans claim, it's actually 33%), but the logic used isn't science. The 0.0012% number is wrong as a consequence of it being 33% rather than 3%, and even if it weren't the small percentage in itself isn't a cogent argument as it depends on the sensitivity of the system to that variable. Example: Changing your body composition by 0.0001% could do nothing if it's CO2 levels, oxygen, or water. But if it's botulinum toxin it would be fatal. The percentage is irrelevant without knowing the sensitivity of the system to that substance. And the evidence for the sensitivity of earth to CO2 levels is overwhelming. Do your own research. Google the graph of atmospheric CO2 levels over time. If you question their validity then check multiple independent sources. Over the life time of people currently alive they have measured a significant increase. Look up the graph of human population vs time. It correlates strongly. Look up the graph of burning fossil fuels vs time. Look up the graph of global average temperature vs time. It's all pretty much the same graph. Correlation isn't causation, but feel free to read up on how we've emitted more CO2 than the weight of all plants on earth. Or how fossil fuels were generated over millennia and burned in decades releasing energy and CO2 at an increasing rate that Earths ecosystem is struggling to keep up with. Evolution takes millennia, not decades.

[@joshuadelisle]

This were I got the 3% from: (chatgbt)The claim that only about 3-5% of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is due to human activities is a point that often comes up in climate discussions, sometimes as an argument against the impact of human-caused (anthropogenic) CO₂ on climate change. Here’s a breakdown of this concept: Natural Sources vs. Anthropogenic Contributions: Naturally occurring processes such as respiration, ocean-atmosphere exchange, and volcanic activity do produce much more CO₂ compared to human emissions in absolute terms. However, these natural processes have long been balanced by natural "sinks" like forests and oceans, which absorb CO₂ from the atmosphere. Human Contribution as a Disruptor of Balance: Although human activities contribute a smaller proportion of the total CO₂ in the atmosphere (around 3-5%), this additional CO₂ disrupts the natural balance. The anthropogenic contribution is not offset by natural sinks, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO₂ levels, which has been a key driver of global warming. For a detailed scientific perspective, you might refer to sources like: 1. NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), which provide insights into how anthropogenic CO₂ contributes to climate change. 2. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, especially the Sixth Assessment Report, which explains how even small proportions of CO₂ emissions can disrupt the natural carbon cycle. 3. Scholarly sources, such as peer-reviewed articles in journals like Nature or Science, address the anthropogenic impact on CO₂ levels more specifically.

[@joshuadelisle]

You're still not accounting for the Deforestation when talking about CO2 sequestration and whether measures to reduce CO2 have a far worse economic impact on humanity than what is actually achievable to stop climate change. My stand on adaptation and using what's available compared to high levels of restrictions and pointless taxation still holds regardless. Cheers J

[@Leo99929]

​@@joshuadelisle ChatGPT isn't a reliable source as it "hallucinates" you have to double check it's facts and ask for sources. However when trying to replicate your results it's lead me to find out that human emissions are currently about 35B tonnes CO2 per year, and the earth emits 350B CO2 per year naturally (MIT, Rothman.) which puts humans at 10% of global emissions? And this is outside of the natural balance and so it is accumulating, hence the 33% increase from 1850 due to human activity. That seems to vaguely add up. If you used the carbon component from human emissions as about 33% of the CO2 emissions, but used the global natural CO2 emissions, then that could get you roughly a 3% figure? Maybe someone did that. Carbon vs carbon dioxide by weight? That's the closest I've got to a source for "3%".

[@jaspa1111]

I like this channel and you Josh more and more, a very refreshing and interesting video.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@jaspa1111 thank you so much, I appreciate your support. Cheers J

[@Kanuka-Forest]

Your information is bang on regarding "global warming." Carbon is not the enemy, it's essential. When I studied biology we learned about the carbon cycle, fundamental process in biology.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@Kanuka-Forest thank you. The PHD's disagree with me and so I'm hearing them out but otherwise if it doesn't make sense then I get suspicious. Cheers J

[@Kanuka-Forest]

The PHD's receive a lot of funding through climate initiatives, there are thousands of PHD's that concur with exactly the points you made and actually provide research data to prove it. Anyone telling you CO² is bad and way toi high, that we are to blame for everything and paying trillions in taxes to stop it is totally lying or completely deluded. There are many who are concerned at the lack of CO² and the possibility of us losing our atmosphere, what is thought to have happened on Mars. Keep up the good work.

[@ChrisWijtmans]

@@joshuadelisle PhDs paid off by UN, EU , US etc. research grants. Humans can be easily corrupted, that includes "the experts".

[@thepagan5432]

I will run the post again as there was a lot of information contained in it. You are spot on when you indicate that the 'government' takes more and more from people, while restricting what we do. I was fascinated by the underfloor heating, it definitely is worth progressing with. I enjoy the gifts that Mother Nature blessed us with, living in a forest halfway up a mountain in West Wales.We have 4 oak trees in the garden plus numerous apple and pear trees. We don't use pesticides or other chemical treatments. Hopefully this cleaner air will extend life with my pulmonary fibrosis. Great post, as it really is a guide to saving us all money and reducing what big businesses take a bigger share than needed. 👍

[@joshuadelisle]

@@thepagan5432 thank you so much. It sounds like you're living the dream. I personally would like to live in the Amazon rainforest but my family are not so keen. Nature is truly wonderful and I could spend all my days sitting and watching it. Cheers J

[@ralphfell2119]

Hi, another really good video that has raised several interesting points. I have installed one of these diesel heaters in my 10 By 16 foot shed which is built of timber ( wood purchased before prices went daft!) its fully insulated with rockwool. The heater has the exhaust passing through a steel radiator and is piped using 22mm copper, thus extracting as much heat as possible from the exhaust. ( well not all of it by any means! ) There is a fine line as to how much heat one can recover before causing problems with the operation of the heater as you will be fully aware of yourself. The silencer you have used is next to useless as it is basically just an expansion vessel with no baffles at all, several videos on KZbin show that it is difficult to reduce the noise substantially, also is can be dangerouse to reduce the exhaust temperature too far and causing other problems. Keep up the great content and the many subjects that you cover.

[@joshuadelisle]

I agree. I think cooling the long exhaust caused the burn to produce that carbon build up by restricting the gas flow. I'll be doing something different in my next experiment. Cheers J

[@MaxIngramRedmayne]

A point on the heat pump Heat Geek installs are averaging 430% efficiency and my install is sitting at 610% so far this heating season. With the OVO 15p tariff that works out to 3.5 of 2.5p per Kwh.

[@joshuadelisle]

Is that in winter because I don't even turn on the heating until November. Cheers J

[@oshiforb7445]

The latter part of your video, I loved it, I agree with you totally. My wife said you sound just like me. I am 69 years old. While I was working down London some years ago, I had adeep discussions with an environmentalist professor. He worked for the same company as myself, I was at the time a civil engineer. The discussions at times went on nearly all night & he admitted many times that what I was saying was correct, but he still didn't change his mind. Thanks for the video, I'll be looking forward to your coming posts. Many thanks again.👍👍👍👍

[@joshuadelisle]

@@oshiforb7445 thank you so much. Great minds think alike 😉. Cheers J

[@CliveHateley]

He won't change his mind as he is probably very well paid to support the narrative!

[@harmonic5107]

The issue isn't the rising temperature. I think that's where the communicators have failed. It's the speed with which it is rising. The earth goes through natural cycles, however the speed with which the heat is rising is not natural. The earth is extremely good at coping with changes over time, but not so great at changes over a short period. Life in general will be fine. Humans on the other hand? We will survive. But not well. Making changes now can help the mass dieoffs that humans will face with inaction. From famine (due to the extremely water hungry crops we currently rely on) and from the increasing severity of natural disasters. And this isn't limited to just one thing. Deforestation, relying on limited resources, and being less than efficient about it in the process. Those are the problems we need to fix. You are absolutely correct, the politicians are corrupt and not going about fixing it in the correct way. But that's not an insurmountable problem. All politics start local. Campaign for change in your local area, and eventually that change will reach the wider world. Giving up is not an option. Failure is not an option. And far too often, people's response to the issue is to gather resources to hunker down and await the storm. To what benefit? Is survival really the goal? Or should it be something more than that? Humans are the *only* species capable of true ecological devistation for personal gain. But similarly, we are the only species capable of fixing ecological devistation for the good of everyone. We both can, and *must* do something about it. Thats why I enjoy your videos. You frequently talk about using resources efficently. But that's why I'd also recommend not using resources like GPT. It's hugely power inefficient. And because its a chatbot, not a search engine, it's frequently incorrect. If you need a resource to do the math for you, I'd recommend wolfram Alpha. It's built specifically for math, and they've been training it for over a decade. So it's a lot more efficient. Sorry for rambling. Cheers~

[@joshuadelisle]

@@harmonic5107 those are excellent points, thank you for taking the time to share them. Re planting on an industrial scale will certainly help and introduce systems like food Forrest and permaculture principles would be ideal. Algae will become both a savior and a problem as the temperature increases so will the abundance of algae in places you don't want it to grow. The rate of change is bad as you say but also the data that I've found says that trees can match the change provided they're not constantly being deforested. What I don't agree with is closing the coal mines and stopping the use of oil altogether because it doesn't make any difference and just harms society. Oil and coal should definitely be used more appropriately and not devastate ecosystems which has happened even very recently. I think you're right not to give up but there should be greater focus on the matters that make the most difference. All the very best and have a great weekend. Cheers J

[@harmonic5107]

@@joshuadelisle thank you for your response! I agree, oil and coal can not, and should not be stopped wholesale. People, especially those in undeserved areas with unreliable electricity and heating. Need it to survive. I'm more referring to the use of it on the industrial scale. Expecially it's use in the plastics industry. From the higest peak to the deepest point in the ocean (challenger deep) plastic and other petrochemical pollution is ruining the ecosystem.

[@mkeyx82]

These rising temperatures, how is that calculated?

[@harmonic5107]

@@mkeyx82 Are you asking about the historical temperature data or the modern data? Modern data is easy, there are over 100 thousand weather stations around the world submitting data to the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) Historical data is a bit harder. But outside of historical records (starting in the mid 1600s) the older temperature data is actually fascinating in how they gather it. There are a variety of sources (done intentionally to get a more accurate reading.) More recent readings come from the growth rings of old forests, those can only go back about 2000 years though. Going back a bit further, coral growth rings, then ice cores can be used to gage temperatures up until 800,000 years ago. Any further than that, they use Benthic cores. Quite a cool bit of science that. I'd suggest looking into it. Always fun to learn new things.

[@mkeyx82]

@@harmonic5107Lets lock in on the "modern" data. How far back does modern data go? These weather stations, are they well spread across the world? Are there any standards for what constitutes a "weather station"? Is there any data "adjustment" being carried against the information collected? My answers to questions above go in direction of manipulation and subversion, abuse of definitions and misrepresentation of reality through control and skewing of the data. Many of these fibs have been extensively covered by the likes of Tony Heller and James Corbett. Of course, Mark Steyn played a role recently where we could clearly see how the system is ready to treat those who refuse to fall in line. Facts be damned! While science is interesting, I'm personally extremely vary of statistical manipulations. Cooking the data sets is something many of these so called scientists are quite skilled in. This type of chicanery is extremely pervasive in "science" today, I am both sad and tired to conclude. As someone said, can't remember from the top of my head, he who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present, controls the past.

[@cwthemachinist]

Great video. Ivery much like watching your experiments! I'm looking forward to the next wood gasifier video. I really appreciated your logic at the end. It's nice to see that there are others out there who have common sense.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Lots to come. Cheers J

[@ncot_tech]

The other thing I find supremely annoying is that due to the "energy crisis" fuel prices went up for whatever reason. And our response was to dramatically reduce the amount of energy we use. We turned things off, deliberately bought things to produce cheap heat, stuck solar panels our our homes and batteries in our lofts to use cheaper off-peak energy, worked from home to cut down fuel costs, etc. So what energy companies did was increase the one part of our fuel bills we have no control of - the standing charge. And all we did was shrug and pay it. There is literally no reason for our fuel prices to ever decrease ever again. We've proven we can pay this, and are willing to spend less money on other things to compensate. I wouldn't put it past them to introduce the threat of power interruptions as a way to make us do something beneficial to them. Since either there's plenty of power/resources and no problems at all, this is just being done out of greed. Or the system is severely broken, has been broken for decades, and all the quick fixes and patches we've not noticed are starting to fail. It's hard to tell if you're part of the band playing on the Titanic or not until the water's around your neck, but then it's too late.

[@joshuadelisle]

Very well said. Cheers J

[@cpcnw]

EROEI - The costs of getting resources are rising as they become more scarce. Take oil for example. Now we are drilling in 3km of sea water. it's dangerous / risky and less investors and insurance companies are willing to take the risk. For those that do the pay offs are massive. But when it goes wrong, who pays??? Take Deepwater Horizon for example. Wind and Solar are coming down in price but are not as energy dense as oil. And the one thing you cannot do is reduce the shareholder dividends and CEO bonus. UK: The richest 350 individuals and families together hold a combined wealth of £795bn - a sum larger than the annual GDP of Poland. Furthermore, the net worth of the twenty richest people in the country has more than doubled in the past decade. If all household wealth had increased at the same rate, it would equate to over an extra £250,000, on average, for every household in Britain.

[@DieselsHOGVlog]

Outstanding video! Im in the middle of heating my garage with a second source like this diesel heater. Im already natural gas heated, but in spite of being in the natural gas hub of Canada, we have been taxed to death by the liberals which has made it very expensive...therefore I too shal make cheaper heat. I'm a Power Engineer and have a few thoughts of my own on how to improve on your economizer and waste heat scavenging, but your basics are spot on! Thank you for this video AND the raffle, I grabbed a couple tickets!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. All the very best. Cheers J

[@jackiechan8840]

You make excellent points regarding climate change. The contrail documentary seems a bit crazy ngl.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Geoengineering is very real, Bill Gates has even been funding it. They're even saying that they want to use it to control climate change, that was on a channel 4 news reel that's a few years old now. Cloud seeding has been used for over 60 years. China used it to stop it raining in the Olympics by making it rain in another region. It is crazy stuff I must admit. Cheers J

[@jackiechan8840]

@@joshuadelisle I remember an old documentary saying after 9/11 in New York there was higher temps due to lack of contrails in sky.

[@h205h205]

Dude! Best video in a while, loved your ending... Made me chuckle, thinking about all the complaints you will be getting haha

[@joshuadelisle]

Lol. Thank you. cheers J

[@petersvideofile]

Thanks for the fantastic video! Also thanks for having thecourage to give that little explanation at the end. There were some good studies i saw 5 years ago that showed water vapourin cloyds had a huge impact on warming. It also showed historically this had a high correlation with high energy cosmic particles from space. I think thismight complement your perspective on how loss of top soil is also reducing the buffering of rain runoff.. Keep up the great work.

[@joshuadelisle]

Interesting I'll look into that. Cheers J

[@petersvideofile]

Also HHO is reported to be good at decarbonizing motors. I think you need a pretty high flow rate though so it probably isn't worth building such a unit for expressly that purpose. Not to mention they can be Be hella dangerous. They are useful for quite afew other things though, some they'de like you to think weren't physically possible....

[@Bruceanddenise]

As always, so MUCH goodness in this video! Going to have to watch again and think about how to heat the garage this winter and the shed to keep warm weather plants alive and well.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@matakaw4287]

Awesome video. I agree with everything you said.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@simoncollier9855]

I understand very little of what you talk about but you make me feel as though i could do it anyway. Thank you.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@simoncollier9855 thank you. I learn the majority by doing and I find it hard to read and listen. Sometimes when I understand the relevance the information then stays in my head. Cheers J

[@ramsaysg]

Facts! more people need to understand these

[@joshuadelisle]

@@ramsaysg thank you. Cheers J

[@jooch_exe]

I really like how this project developed and you putting in the effort to try all the suggestions.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@jooch_exe thank you. Cheers J

[@TB-cq9et]

I hundred percent agree with your roundup at the end

[@joshuadelisle]

@@TB-cq9et thank you so much. I was afraid I was going to get a lot of back lash but turns out a lot of people agree with me. Cheers J

[@uk_prepper6775]

I didn't notice on your video if you did it or not, but it's better with the pex pipe to install an insert in the end before you insert it into a push fit fitting. It helps to stop failure. I didn't know about those little water heaters, I just ordered one to add underfloor heating to a cold frame. Apparently our wonderful electricity suppliers/the bbc are turning off the signal that switches the old style electricity meter to the cheaper tariff overnight (economy 7) , that would make my current electric underfloor heated cold frame to costly to run. Thanks for the videos, I enjoy your content.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you, on a low pressure system the inserts are not needed from my experience. cheers J

[@hortichan2781]

Yes brother, the Vril rises.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@hortichan2781 thank you so much. Cheers J

[@alexandergreenfield91]

Very intelligent chap. And I couldn't agree more buddy. I doubt very much you'll find anyone in the comments disagreeing with you....

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. I had a few ask me to be quiet but they haven't got an argument, they just say I'm talking nonsense and want to just watch my normal content. You can't win them all unfortunately. Cheers J

[@nitt3rz]

A few things: firstly; yes human made CO2 is very small, but methane pollution caused by natural drilling etc creates more heating than all the CO2 put together; add that to human created deforestation, pollution creates more heating. On a different subject if you were to charge the storage with PV panels &/or wind turbine the running cost would be even smaller.

[@joshuadelisle]

True but methane only lasts 10 years before it degrades. Cheers J

[@Leo99929]

Human made CO2 is 33% of current CO2 levels. It's not small.

[@lcltech]

Napkin sanity check: Amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is ~2300Gt at 300ppm and ~3100Gt at 400ppm. Difference is ~800Gt. Lets say this took 100 years -> average of 8Gt pr. year. Currently we are emitting ~30-40Gt per year. Looks like human contribution is pretty significant.

[@joshuadelisle]

The main point still stands on deforestation. Trees can absorb more CO2 as the levels increase but we've destroyed 10% of forests in 34 years when we should have been planting even more... Cheers J

[@kraut-performance]

Your thoughts are damn right! 👍🏻

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@S.ASmith]

I love these videos of yours, been waiting a while for winter to come round for more heater content! Also on climate change stuff, you're absolutely right, the only issue is when you try to discuss this with people they try to make it a political football or say "you're a climate denier" or attempt to ostracise you as they have no counter to....data. The data doesn't lie. I tell people we're coming out of an ice age so it's natural to see temperature increases, some of which will be quite fast and driven by the Sun. It won't lead to all life dying, it will just be warmer on average, with higher wind speeds between regions with large temperature differences which is hypothesised to drive storms (which we have fairly frequent violent ones of anyway). The obsession with us somehow becoming Venus overnight (ie: 100-200 years) is insanity. The whole thing is just a racketeering operation to screw both average joe and governments out of money.

[@StingrayOfficial]

It's wild to me how much weather patterns have changed since when I was a kid. You are right, I don't need a community note or you to see it. It's very obvious we are messing up this planet. Have you been to China or L.A. and tried breathing the air? It would insane and irresponsible to to assume nature is doing this and even more insane to not change our behavior.

[@joshuadelisle]

Condensing people into cities has never been healthy, it's only been economic. Cheers J

[@Thesobercarper]

Really love how you explain everything as you are going, thank you for your videos, all the best to you and your family

[@joshuadelisle]

@@Thesobercarper thank you so much. I'm really glad this style of content is appealing. Cheers J

[@DatBoiOrly]

That carbon buildup can be massively reduced if you increase the air into it making it more lean making it burn more efficiently.

[@joshuadelisle]

I think the long exhaust was a factor as it was set on maximum rpm. Having a short exhaust I think has increased the efficiency of the burn but not the recovery. Cheers J

[@DatBoiOrly]

​​@@joshuadelisleI just finished watching the video I think the main issue is heat loss through the exhaust so it would make sense to build a massive water to air heat exchanger that is the shortest run possible to not effect the efficiency of the burn, as you stated in the video an EGR cooler would be best but personally i think you can DIY something better with a two part heat exchanger. Water is funnily enough not a great heat conductor at room temperatures but once it heats up past a certain point it's properties change into a conductor of heat so it'll transfer the heat of the water more efficiently, I would say get rid of the entire hot air portion of the heater & exchange that for a water heating setup then have that plumbed into your DIY EGR heat exchanger for the exhaust which would be a bunch of small pipes that equal if not are greater than the exhaust then have that run outside.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

You can make your own lithium power station using used lithium cells. They work fine with a “normal” car battery charger but you will need a lithium charge controller. A small motor scooter battery is more than enough to feed the glow plug. A 4 amp battery charger is ample for continuous power of the heater.

[@joshuadelisle]

Good tip, cheers J

[@desmondjamesmcmahon8293]

You speak my language , you a poet for the enlightened man .

[@joshuadelisle]

You're very kind. Cheers J

[@paulcobham27]

Grumpy Git in a shed Nailed it Sir carry on with your comments and stirring up discussion, ex Brit living off grid in Canada :-)

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@akosv96]

Your channel is amazing. Thanks for these tangents/rants it is quite interesting

[@joshuadelisle]

@@akosv96 thank you so much. I think I see things differently to most people but I do believe that's what makes life interesting. Cheers J

[@jambojamboman]

I love your videos, your knowledge, enthusiasm and detail is a fascinating combination! I also appreciate your analysis on the climate crisis, I’d be interested to know where you got your stats from, to help present these myself?

[@joshuadelisle]

@@jambojamboman a lot I've heard from others over the years but I used Chatgbt to find me the sources and references. Other people have shared in the comments even more facts that relate to the climate insanity too. Cheers J

[@jambojamboman]

@@joshuadelisle thanks a lot much appreciated and thanks again for your videos, I could you about 8 months ago and can’t rate you highly enough.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@jambojamboman You're very kind, Thank you. cheers J

[@bloom2272]

MAO MAO🤠👌

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@oscaranderson1822]

The whole song inside of a hole saw. A terrific idea thank you for 55 years old never saw it

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@xani666]

dinosaurs grew that big cos there was more oxygen in air, not CO2.

[@joshuadelisle]

Because the trees grew so much bigger there was more oxygen. Thats correct. C...O2.. cheers J

[@droneuseruk]

Hi josh , I must admit i share the same views on climate co2 and tax! I have 240-12 converter and i must get a battery i really didn't think about the mother board frying!. brilliant video well worth the wait , many thanks for your help over the past couple of weeks.👍

[@joshuadelisle]

@@droneuseruk thank you so much. I'm glad it helps. Cheers J

[@CliveHateley]

Josh your last ten minutes were so refreshing and I see that peoples views on the governments climate con are changing in line with ours. I know that your view and mine are shared by far more people now as folk tend to do their own research which at the moment they can find is readily available. You explain things so clearly and don't spend half an hour telling the audience about their dog or something else of total irrelevance that most people don't wish to know! You have my respect for your skill to explain what you do and please keep it up.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much, I try my best to deliver what I would have wanted to watch. That is concise valuable information shared at a good pace with a bit of intregue and light humor and I hope I can continue to improve it. cheers J

[@WeeSecure-uk]

Great segway and points about diet, immunity and cancer (as I tell my teens - everyone has small amounts all the time, immunity keeps it in check). Immunology is a fascinating subject. There is a lot of variation in genetics, but you can improve via diet. Also, similar applies with viruses, we have all the time. When my teen asked me whether they would get a cold from being wet & cold (temp) in our cool summer, I suggested that individually yes, viruses can overwhelm our immune systems when we are exposed to prolonged cool temps (viruses replicate faster below body temp, immune system works best slightly above), but of course exposure to source/seed viruses from others is lower in summer, when the population as a whole is warmer, i.e. there are a lot less incubators.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. My wife was diagnosed with prenatal diabetes after they took a wrong measurement of our baby.her blood sugar was high because it was around Christmas time which was always an unhealthy time. They immediately prescribed her with medication that had serious side effects and didn't once question her diet. She controlled her blood sugar with a healthy diet and didn't touch the medicine. She was absolutely fine and our son came out the right measurement too. But I remember how insistent they were about it without any thought on re-measuring our baby to check and no advice on diet. That's just one story. Cheers J

[@WeeSecure-uk]

@@joshuadelisle Great to hear you had a good outcome and yes 'do your research' is the most important thing we can impart to our children. I'm former NHS and frankly its a lottery ATM. They screwed up my wife's cancer diagnosis, left her bedded in pain for 6 months before finally diagnosing cancer - slow but terminal - huge melon sized metastatic carcinoid. Inoperable. I have had to intervene many times to correct their treatment errors and to extend her time - research is our friend. Trust the NHS, but don't blindly trust them - do your research. Keep up the great work. ;)

[@sourscream2587]

Whilst I agree with your points around the environment and policy. The fact about humanity only contributing 3% of the co2 emissions is false. Also although sunspots activity has increased, the total solar irradiance recieved by earth has only changed from about 1360w/msq to 1361w/msq average

[@joshuadelisle]

What's your source for it not being 3%. I'll check it out. Cheers J

[@Leo99929]

@@joshuadelisle Do you have one saying it is? I can't find it. Not a credible one anyway. Just social media posts. Evidence it isn't 3% is in your video: The hockey stick CO2 levels where it goes exponential at the beginning of the industrial revolution. We're on track to double CO2 levels and are currently at about a 33% increase. My best guess at where the 3% claim came from is that someone mistyped/misremembered 33% as 3%. Humans have released about 3 times more weight of CO2 from burning fossil fuels than the weight of all plants currently on earth. You can't just plant some trees to get rid of that.

[@ChrisWijtmans]

are you sure about that solar irradiance? earths magnetosphere catches the energetic particles and gets excited, magnetosphere bands literally pop in and out of place, warming the earth. Stop listening to the junk science.

[@andrewtitcombe8378]

When you design your diesel water heater. Install a water flow meter. and measure air on and air off temperature. Using a flow meter you can calculate how much energy you are using to heat 1kg of water by 1 degree. By this then you can calculate efficiency of the system.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. I will. Cheers J

[@cpcnw]

You Asked: If CO2 Is Only 0.04% of the Atmosphere, How Does it Drive Global Warming? A: Earth absorbs energy from sunlight, but as the surface warms, it also emits energy in the form of infrared radiation (which we know of as heat) out into space. Water vapor and CO2, however, act like a cap, making it more difficult for Earth to get rid of this energy. Without gases like these to absorb the energy, our planet’s average surface temperature would have been near zero degrees Fahrenheit. About 99 percent of the atmosphere is made of oxygen and nitrogen, which cannot absorb the infrared radiation the Earth emits. Of the remaining 1 percent, the main molecules that can absorb infrared radiation are CO2 and water vapor, because their atoms are able to vibrate in just the right way to absorb the energy that the Earth gives off. After these gases absorb the energy, they emit half of it back to Earth and half of it into space, trapping some of the heat within the atmosphere. This trapping of heat is what we call the greenhouse effect. Because of the greenhouse effect created by these trace gases, the average temperature of the Earth is around 15°C, or 59°F, which allows for life to exist. CO2 makes up only about 0.04% of the atmosphere, and water vapor can vary from 0 to 4%. But while water vapor is the dominant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, it has *windows* that allow some of the infrared energy to escape without being absorbed. In addition, water vapor is concentrated lower in the atmosphere, whereas CO2 mixes well all the way to about 50 kilometers up. The higher the greenhouse gas, the more effective it is at trapping heat from the Earth’s surface. The burning of fossil fuels affects the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. Before the industrial revolution, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere was about 288 ppm. We have now reached about 414 ppm, so we are on the way to doubling the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by the end of this century. Scientists say that if CO2 doubles, it could raise the average global temperature of the Earth between two and five degrees Celsius. We are already increasing the amount of energy that bounces back to the Earth. Because of the greenhouse effect, this is causing global warming with its many destructive impacts. Both water vapor and CO2 are responsible for global warming, and once we increase the CO2 in the atmosphere, the oceans warm up, which inevitably triggers an increase in water vapor. But while we have no way to control water vapor, we can control CO2. And because we are increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by continuing to burn fossil fuels, even in relatively small amounts compared to the entire mass of the atmosphere, we are disturbing the entire heat balance of the planet. For more information on how carbon dioxide traps heat, why water vapor isn’t the culprit, and answers to several other interesting questions, check out this post: How Exactly Does Carbon Dioxide Cause Global Warming? Yochanan Kushnir is a research professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in the Division of Oceans and Climate Physics

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you but I didn't ask that. it is the % that humans have made compared to natural CO2 that is telling. The crabon isn't the issue its the other factors of heat absorption and lack of water absorption from destruction of ecosystems that are a much bigger issue. cheers J

[@Leo99929]

I'm guessing that you're referencing the claim about 0.0012% of the atmosphere is human produced CO2 which you get from 0.04% CO2 current levels and "3% of that from humanity"? I can't find a primary source for that 3% figure, do you have one? The closest I've got is an Australian news broadcaster and subsequent social media posts referencing that broadcast. It seems this is a typo/decimal place shift of the number you referenced which is a 33% increase in atmospheric CO2 levels since 1850? So it's actually 33% (of current atmospheric CO2 420ppm, or 0.04%. which is 138ppm or 0.014%) from humanity. Not 0.0012%. Also, saying it's a small number doesn't say anything about how much of the effect it has contributed. The dose makes the poison. A 0.00001% change in botulinum content in a person would take them from healthy to death. The sensitivity of a system to an input isn't necessarily linear, meaning that small changes can cause big responses. An example being a hard ball balanced on another hard ball, where a miniscule disturbance might result in it falling much farther. You can't just say "it's a small amount so it's not that". The question we need to answer is "what is the sensitivity of the system to CO2 levels?" and as @cpcnw eluded, the current evidence suggests it's pretty sensitive! Albedo of roads is 0.1 vs forest at 0.15 and 0.4 for concrete. Making a ~5% increase in heat absorption between replacing a forest with a road. and roads account for 0.15% of land area. 0.04% of total area. Not factoring in cloud cover. 0.04%*5% is 0.002% difference in how much heat is absorbed. And that's ignoring the decrease in heat absorbed from concrete vs forest. There are heat domes around urban areas due to this effect and it does contribute to global warming, but not massively. Forests also suck up huge amount of water releasing it through the leaf pores and increase local humidity levels, which decrease local temperatures, but if the local temperature is over a comfortable level then since RH is ~100% people feel uncomfortably hot because they can't loose heat by sweating. They still sweat, it just stays liquid on them as the air capacity for water vapour is already saturated. This humidity condenses in the atmosphere forming clouds that both reflect heat back out of the atmosphere, and act like a blanket reflecting the earths heat back at it. It's a double edged sword. Whether it heats or cools depends on if it's day or night and what the earths local surface is covered with.

[@davewallace5008]

@@Leo99929 In the end it does not matter because when Net zero is finalised, we'll all be dead anyway, it's a scam and has been from day one. Regardless of co2 in the atmosphere, what good will it do when food production stops, electricity is switched off along with gas and the fuel pumps are left to run dry. It's all nice and fuzzy debating it, but in the end we will suffer because of a few, which by the way, has been implemented over thousands of years. IF you care for your kids (if indeed you have any) you will stop with the debating and get onboard with the rest of us in trying to stop this net zero madness ;)

[@Avlec1000]

Thanks for the video Joshua very interesting. I live on a house boat and I use a diesel heater to warm the boat.

[@joshuadelisle]

Nice. Cheers J

[@brookerobertson2951]

Looks like you know what you're doing apart from the part where you make a cup of tea. Do you not take tea with your milk. 😂

[@joshuadelisle]

Lol. Cheers J

[@davidt5776]

Your a legend Josh. A man after my own heart. Love your content and lean heaps. Keep up the good work. In regards to climate change all you need to do is follow the money. Question EVERYTHING. We should know that now as to what happened to us in the last 3 years.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@davidt5776 thank you so much. You're absolutely right on the money . Cheers J

[@bluethunderbug]

You nailed it on CO2 and climatechange, great video! I would recommend Climate, the movie.....

[@joshuadelisle]

@@bluethunderbug thank you so much. I'll check it out. Cheers J

[@landonashby2029]

I have 2 thoughts. 1, lengthen the exhaust pipe inside, so more heat is captured before being exhausted. How long would require testing. 2, add thermal mass to the radiant floor heating. It may take longer to bring temp up but the thermal mass should retain the heat for longer. Possibly reducing the amount of heat required to maintain a temp once it's reached. I'm sure there's data on this somewhere as radiant floor heating has been around for a bit. There also may be data on which materials perform most efficiently to be used as the thermal mass. I really like these videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiments.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. I think your points are spot on. Cheers J

[@kingjustjefgames723]

wouldn't it be easier to put a coil of copper tubing inside a barrel filled with water then have the exhausted go trough the copper pipe? seems easy to make and gives you a barrel full of hot water allowing you to store some for later use!

[@joshuadelisle]

@@kingjustjefgames723 I'm thinking exactly that. A big tank like an oil drum with an exhaust coil inside it to heat the water. Cheers J

[@johnnodge4327]

​​​@@joshuadelisle You could see if you can find a second hand single or better still a twin coil hot water cylinder. This will already have nice efficient coils inside, as that's how a boiler would heat the water. The heated water could then be stored in the cylinder, ready to pump around a radiator system.

[@TheColorsInGreyLife]

Truthfully, there is a lot more energy we could take from our atmosphere than we do. For instance a piezoelectric diaphragm that has a vacuum on one side then a vacuum on the other but it is held back by a one way check valve. Just make sure it's shaped to bend back as air rushes past and rebends back into place the diaphragm for Bernoulli's principle to reduce pressure to have it bow out less and setup multiple diaphragms in a row to capture 90% off energy of the air rushing past. Oh, also have it self seal so it maintains vacuum and direction towards a lower pressure for maximal total capture of movement but also making it constantly pump so long as the seals remain for the vacuum and diaphragm. But this introduces vibrations, which can be turned into an acoustic cooler/heater. Neat, huh? But yeah you can make it hollow and have refrigerant get pushed around by diaphragms connected to pump it in a resonance harmonic frequency for Thermo pump (the whistle when heated, when done properly with the right check valve reed valves a pump is created using vibrations) but you did. The diaphragms before but now with extra tube over that. Just on the vacuum side the vacuum will transfer volume as a sonic wave in the metal. Anyways, that gives you vibrational heating while making electricity for the gravitational potential energy converted from air pressure but also absorbs the heat from it needing to rush through and get compressed because of vibrations heading backwards thanks to spring tension of diaphragm relative to the vacuum tension on the other side with the air rushing through. Just need the right clearances, for all of it to do it over the maximal surface area to smallest inner diameter nozzle point to largest surface area. Basically it's an type of hour glass shaped, they call them deval nozzles. Just split them repeatedly into smaller and smaller ones that shape into that, which just means infill is a couple of plates with hole and tube patterns and sequences that makes a fractal 3d repeating inward bound deval nozzle set, which now is easy. Why because offset recessed holes on both sides of the plate with the correct angles done and drilled, sizing too, then you get the deval nozzle fractal repeating set, that's 3d. Then it gets bigger from a ultra small chamber area of check valve piezoelectrics diaphragms. To split it and race it towards the larger area. It's a good generator from just electricity generation, but cools itself with refrigerant, never burns any fuel to do it, easy to make and repair, and be hooked up to another one to transfer energy to the other side which warms everything it gathers on the other side using the same air pump, thermal transfer, the other one is but in reverse. For moving heat somewhere it makes more energy than it takes to run. Because of vacuum energy being the only required true stored energy. It just had to be balanced, which is why spring tension is so nice because it makes it so very much easier to do. So vacuum peristaltic pump that makes heat get moved because of the vacuums inside it what make sure keep wanting to pump it acoustic resonantively and work energy refrigerant, with resistive or no resistive heating added from the generated electricity (because, yup, it does that) or you can use that to just generate electricity for you. Oh right. It scales better and better the bigger you make it, but because multiple smaller ones can be built and made to do it together into a larger center point area for total volume efficiency to then have it exit multiple smaller ones outside, it becomes really really small and non-noticeable. We've had this for decades, truly 1000s of years, the parts at least, not the knowledge put together though lol. Why are we not doing the completely no pollution generator heater/cooler pump like this? 😏

[@joshuadelisle]

Piezoelectric generators are great but generally very low output. They're commonly used to power flashing lights in children's novelty shoes that light up when walking. I like the idea of harvesting energy from vibration and resonance though which will dampen the sound. It's worth an experiment for sure. Cheers J

[@smokeybarr]

You've got to laugh at KZbin's 'information panel' 🤦

[@joshuadelisle]

It's laughable for sure. Cheers J

[@raymondpenn1066]

Thought you should know that thanks to all your work with your CDH's, I have installed one in my converted minibus-no-camper-van. Still have a few little changes to make so that it can handle bumps and pot holes, however it works very, very well. Thank you Josh.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@raymondpenn1066 well done. Thank you and All the very best. Cheers J

[@DMonZ1988]

good thing someones teaching the dumb internet whats 'more deadlier'.

[@joshuadelisle]

Alright I get it I don't read good...

[@DMonZ1988]

@joshuadelisle I'm just being a smartass, can't fault all the good stuff I do learn from you :-)

[@livingladolcevita7318]

Great video much thought provoking. From what I've seen about underfloor heating it seems to work with low temperatures but constantly switched on. Not good for instant heat so any covering like a screed would absorb the heat over time and release gradually. But you probably already know this. Pumping co2 into a green house is of course already done on a commercial basis by sugar beat processors in East Anglia I believe, pumping into tomato producing ventures close by. I think I may be getting one of those heaters soon.

[@joshuadelisle]

Good points. Cheers J

[@chir0pter]

37:50 not sure if you get to this but wouldn’t it make more sense to run the in floor heating through something that isn’t such a great insulator? Like you want something that will absorb the heat and conduct it away. Instead you’ve just run the hot water through an insulated loop! Probably running it directly through concrete or some sort of radiator ( that I’m sure you could cook up ) would work better

[@chir0pter]

Maybe a big water bladder or a flat tank. Something that has both a big heat capacity and conducts heat efficiently. The foam insulation has neither and the aluminum top will probably not work fast enough to pull the heat from the water passing through

[@joshuadelisle]

@@chir0pter you're right but it definitely needs insulation underneath otherwise you lose up to 50% of the energy into the ground and it doesn't come back. However running the pipes through a concrete floor covering as a mass heater is definitely a good idea. Cheers J

[@mkeyx82]

@@chir0pter the problem with water is that it's water. Sand would likely do a lot better. Or maybe stone with some cob holding it together. Or simply concrete.

[@FlixmyswitchLASER]

For the floor you need to make a metal spreader plate where the pipe is push in to a channel with say 80% of the pipe circumstance is touch the metal. No so easy for you to fabricate. Search metal underfloor heat spreader plate and you will see what is commercial available. These would sit onto of your floor to make sure the heat goes up and not down. Then you need a suitable top covering, may be screed. For you push in pipe you should be using pipe inserts to give the connector strength. Make sure to buy the insets to match the make of the fittings you have used. Keep you the good work.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@FlixmyswitchLASER thank you so much that's great advice. Cheers J

[@ridley68]

You're right you're not a scientist.

[@joshuadelisle]

Regardless am I still right?

[@bongy100]

So called man made Climate change is a very lucrative business.... for some. Why would they want it to stop?

[@ridley68]

@@joshuadelisle it's not what the evidence and science suggest so on balance, no, I don't think you're right.

[@InquisitiveBaldMan]

Collect the acid in a jar and if you grow potatoes, use it to correct the soil. You will get less scab and things like that. You might get a lot more acid if you get below the acid dew point.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@InquisitiveBaldMan interesting, maybe the wood vinegar I made previously would work for that. Cheers J

[@charlieoscar09]

Fantastic video and totally agree with your comments

[@joshuadelisle]

@@charlieoscar09 thank you so much, I appreciate your support. KZbin has put an advertisement restriction on this video. Ah well... Cheers J

[@Xanthro2]

Thank you always for everything you do, and thank you even more for having a level head and reasonable response to such polarizing topics that are soon becoming wrong think.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. I like to discuss important things and have my beliefs challenged. Cheers J

[@fidoe89]

As a British man. Im horrified by the colour of that tea at 31:34. Other than that Great Video

[@joshuadelisle]

@@fidoe89 lol, I knew someone eventually would say something of that nature about my tea. Cheers J

[@avataros111]

Respect man! Good luck!

[@joshuadelisle]

@@avataros111 thank you. Cheers J

[@Hasdac]

No one talks about all the ships coming from china chugging out black smoke,

[@joshuadelisle]

@@Hasdac you could be right. the restrictions should go top down and effect the leaders and corporation first before effecting the vulnerable. Cheers J

[@RebeccaHollyGreen]

So called leaders , to proclaim ones self as an authority . 1 set by example 2. Be honest 3. Be trusted . And many more , so not really authority or leaders . I can think of other names but they are dying out regardless of the pathetic attempts to remain afloat. So why bother

[@0Logan05]

Because it’s all a Lie

[@Leo99929]

There's more emissions getting your package from the warehouse in the UK to your front door, than from China to the UK. 🤯 There used to be a statistic about the top three container ships on the planet emit more pollution than all cars combined, or something to that effect? But also that they are the most efficient form of transport per kg per km. How?: They're ENORMOUS. Huge emissions per ship, but because each ship hauls so much stuff it turns out it's actually one of the better forms of transport. Better than many planes, for example... And implicitly delivery vans. Also, they used to burn bunker oil which is basically the dirt that's left over when you've extracted all the valuable stuff from crude oil. Since it's international water they can do what they want. However, now they've made that illegal if you're docking in certain ports. But the pollution used to seed clouds which reflected radiation meaning that the measured temp increase was suppressed compared to what it actually was and so it shot up when we switched to cleaner fuel. This problem is incredible complicated. But the oversimplification is that all we need to do is stop burning fossil fuels. Nothing wrong with Coppice (other than the PM2.5 or if it's unsustainably implemented). And realistically the issues are primarily systemic and we are along for the ride. As individuals we can't really move the needle. The pushing of the guilt for it onto the individual consumer is propaganda from the oil industry. I forget which one off the top of my head.