$60 Solar Electric Hot Water heater and Tank

solar hot water heater

[@edsmith4414]

A whole video on how to drill a hole in a plastic tub and put the element in. Nothing on the really important part of how to connect the solar, how much solar to connect, how to control it with a thermostat......basically a bit fat NOTHING as far as solar water heating. Title should be: How to put a hole in a plastic tub.

[@epicdeuce]

I would opt to use a large igloo cooler instead, the insulation of it will help dramitically retain the heat

[@JDAfrica]

I agree - the standing losses of exposure to air and wind and ambient temp will almost be equal to the power heating the via the element

[@kevinalmaida2427]

hi I really like the video would you please send me the links to the Amazon items?

[@fvrrljr]

i've used 5 gallon bucket, 120v element, extension cord: Voila' Thumbs Up, nice video. i Like, OLE!

[@diycampervanman1633]

Is there a follow up video showing the water being heated? If not how long did it take to bring the 18Ltr container to a useable temperature say body heat temp 37 degrees? Also can you wire the solar panel direct to the element using only a switch to cut off the power. Or do you have to run off a battery via an mppt charger?

[@JDAfrica]

I’m looking at doing same - so was hoping ti see a result video. You can get panels that’s output 36v - and find an element that is 36v … as I read, most elements are almost identical as they use a resistive element. More voltage will heat quicker, less voltage will heat slower. Effectively you can run the element direct from the panels.

[@vannerdherd]

I've seen ppl use diesel glow plugs for 12v systems, maybe do a vlog about that

[@psocretes8183]

Yeah I'm looking into that myself. I am building a solar powered electric bike trailer. It occurred to me I may as well try and find some uses for it when It's not powering my bike. This is what I have so far: sites.google.com/view/crack-in-norwich/dorma-bike-kayak

[@livingladolcevita7318]

saw someone using glow plugs used in diesel engines as a heating element

[@josepeixoto3384]

Yeap....i am about to do that; i did that on my boat , a few years ago, but on a stainless tank!! ; two glow plugs in series off the 12 Volt batteries,had no solar,just the alternator,as usual,to charge the batteries

[@mnight207]

Copied Missouri Wind and Solars design basically. Cool

[@Crane_pond_Chronicles]

I saw a lady boil water in a plastic store bag over a open fire the other day in a KZbin short i dont believe you will ever get to the danger temp with that element

[@opera5714]

Everyone, please stop buying these DC heater elements. You don't have to spend that kind of money. I use standard120V 2000W, last ones I bought were $14 for two shipped on amazon. If you can install multiple heaters, this is the way to go. They work out to be about 7.5 ohms each and I use them on a 36V array which is about 50V at power point. I get all my hot water at the camp this way, 10 & 20 gallon tanks in series. Just direct connect to the heating element gets you an efficiency of 40% at best. Most of the day the heater resistance is not matched to the panel. I built a cheap little MPPT circuit that increases the efficiency to 97%

[@NewandOldSurvival]

I'd be interested in purchasing such an item.

[@truthseeker5541]

I would love to see pics, if you don't mind.

[@fvrrljr]

that's what I say. I even go as far as connecting regular 120v element to water heater and use a 10 awg extension cord as an emergency. for that matter hard wire a 240 v element to fusebox by qualified electrician if you're not a DIY. would it be up to code ? not in CA but you can get away with it if you live in the boonies. heck I'm building a rocket stove to feed hot water into my water heater. yes I live in the desert. i go to get away from rat race in the city. i've done many do-it-yourself projects experiments. relaxes the mind... for example I do have a mig welder, but at times I go old school 3rd world style LOL learned from my father 2 car batteries jumper cables and WAHAHAHAHA MAD EVIL SCIENTISTS read the fine print: "do at your own risk..." maybe that's why I'm impotent. "you say important, i say impotent, tomatoh, tomato, potato, potatoh, oysters, ersters, lets call the whole thing off" OLE!

[@kennethschultz6465]

Hey i did that to my 140l 230v 16A heater 8 x 250watt 9.8A 37open 32 cloased 256v@9.8A direckt on the element Truh a 15A protektion And aDC SWITCH govorned by the dumb AC THERMOSTAT DON'T PUT DC ON THE THERMOSTAT IT WILL BURN.!!!! USE THERMOSTAT WITH DC SWITCH .. EASY FIX 3Hours 140l 90degree water

[@fanech14]

Right,just buy about 4,000-6,000 watt inverter and use high watt elements so it will heat up your water in minutes.done !!!

[@rmauersr]

Maximum energy transfer occurs when the source impedance equals the load impedance. To calculate the source impedance connect a load of variable resistance. Change the load until the open circuit voltage is reduced by half. Disconnect the load and measure the value of resistance. Use a combination of parallel and series connections of heating elements that approach the resistance value just measured.

[@kenputer56]

Your problem would be 245 watts -45 volt x 3 = 135 volts into 12 volt battery you better have an MPPT controller that will take 150 volt input.

[@rongray4118]

Thank you for the information! Spot on!

[@ronwest7930]

I wonder if hooking up a wind power diversion load works very well with a heating element to make hot water.

[@AdrianClement]

I have this element, somehow i don't understand how to wire it to my battery because of the four terminals. Can you help me? It cane with no instructions.

[@iiinsaiii]

How will this work in winter?

[@JDAfrica]

Did you ever get this working - be great to see a demo, perhaps stats on how quickly/slowly water heated, power used etc…

[@koreycunningham9431]

Hey thanks for sharing the video, neat idea for camp water heater! In regards to your posts. What you need to do is dig a cone shape for your concrete fills. When moisture freezes in the ground it pushes the concrete up during thaw time. So each spring you’ll notice your concrete posts come up more and more. If the bottom part of your pour is wider than top, it stays down much better.

[@robertsteich7362]

I am thinking about making myself something similar to put in my trunk. Mainly to wash my hands and face as I am in the construction business. For the summer time I wouldn't use a heater. But for the winter time, I would just to keep the water from freezing. Any thoughts?

[@keithbennett5725]

www.ebay.com/itm/DC-12V-24V-Solar-Hot-Water-Circulation-Pump-Brushless-Motor-Water-Pump-700L-H-/142112188346?hash=item21168be7ba:g:kykAAOSwknJX0ncw www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007F54PUY/ref=s9_dcacsd_bhz_bw_c_x_1 www.ebay.com/itm/12-volt-dc-100-watt-Solar-panel-polycrystaline-photovoltaic-PV-Off-Grid-/371071648259?hash=item5665980203:g:hlYAAOSwHnFV2yUw I would use a home depot bucket with a lid for your reservoir. Use a 100 watt 12 volt dc panel to power the circulator pump. Literally just hook up the panel directly to the pump and it will run when the sun is shining. Always have water in the bucket or you may do damage to the pump. Have a loop of water that feeds out of your home depot bucket thru the pump, thru the hot water solar panel and back to bucket. This is just a mini version of my solar hot water shower. You could just add a spigot onto the bottom of the bucket for washing hands and dispensing hot water. If you wanted a shower kind of thing you could get a shureflow pump and a shower head. You may find the problem is that the water gets too hot, too fast. Good luck. Let me know if I can help. Thanks for watching my video. Please let me know how your project works out. The electric hot water heater burned out. I haven't figured out what happened. yet. I think the above is a more solid plan.

[@richhagenchicago]

I would be a bit concerned about melting the plastic without a reliable thermostatic control. I would probably also want a float switch in the mix though that would likely have to control a relay so that the unit would not heat without sufficient water. That all might not be necessary if you are going to watch it heat and it is out in the open such as camping as you suggested, but I know that I get easily distracted and could see me getting alerted to a problem by plastic smelling smoke. In theory the HDPE would not melt until it was higher than the boiling point of the water, but If you ever boiled it down unintentionally it would not be good. I would look up Hurd Solar as that guy designed a reliable controller that can be used for diversion that is dirt cheap if you can solder and put it together. That way you could have your solar charge up your batteries and switch the power to the heater element when they were full. You could also configure it as a switch to turn the heating element on only when the batteries were near full and cycle it on and off as conditions changed.

[@jamiemeyer2483]

a HOT water Heating Element ..., why do you need to Heat HOT water ?

[@PrimalMiltos]

You never heard of the ATM machine or the VIN number?

[@fanech14]

For camping or anything,your stupid

[@jamiemeyer2483]

@@fanech14 IF YOU ARE ALREADY GETTING HOT WATER ... You DO NOT NEED, A '' water heater '' YOU STUPID

[@geomundi8333]

looking at this for potential use in cattle tank. maybe a lower voltage for slow heat? same concept though

[@a_raw_bee]

Cool! Did you say that you rewired the heating device to 300w instead of 700? Could you expand on how you did this, and which you ended up using? Thank you

[@kennethschultz6465]

Series or paralell see skrews No the element

[@pachumiyashaikh735]

Good one bro

[@12vLife]

how fast do you think 500watt element would warm 7 gallons of ground water in Florida to comfortable for showering?

[@fanech14]

About one hour my friend cos I have 100 watt element for 30 minutes 5 gallons

[@josepeixoto3384]

No thermostat in that thing?! avoid

[@MAgaSUXX]

I'm thinking of a large marine cooler a person could actually fit into like a bathtub, keep the lid closed until used...and then drain it.........

[@Blowyourmind2020]

Plastic container for water heater ?

[@t-rex4211]

How did it go?

[@dubsnit]

what size solar panel configuration did you have set up? how many watts? how big are the batteries you were using?

[@keithbennett5725]

my pv panels are 245 Watts max. power. I have three panels in series. This configuration proved too much for this element. I doubt my panels actually put out 700 watts but the element is now not working. I have two golf cart batteries made by duracell. part # sligc110 setup in a 12 volt configuration.

[@youtubecommentpolice2043]

keith bennett this will be a stupid question. But.....when making this...... this means I'd need 2 separate water "tanks" ????? One for my cold. One for the hot? I Kno it doesn't stay on.... but ....... I Kno I Kno. Dum question

[@badaddidude]

Why would anyone want to heat water that is already hot?

[@hgboone3]

WE need talk about solar panel size ,,, plug element right to solar panel..

[@keithbennett5725]

my pv panels are 245 Watts max. power. I have three panels in series. This configuration proved too much for this element. I doubt my panels actually put out 700 watts but the element is now not working. I have two golf cart batteries made by duracell. part # sligc110 setup in a 12 volt configuration.

[@hgboone3]

You need to single one out and plug it in to a new 300 element .. in the making of a room heater.. or heat helper .. but they make a HD solar panel for this.. so know the risk .. but this idea need to be known about and dun on you tube. 700 watt ac or dc ?? one need a DC heating element ..

[@cathybaby4607]

keith bennett ,l bought some new Duracell golf batteries at sams club excellent batteries they r not by Johnson controls I don't like those. these r make by deka actually

[@mr.makeit4037]

Purchase a 48v dc element and wire three panels in parallel.

[@lostintime8651]

When are you going to wire it up?

[@avinashvempati5520]

Did you got the answer for your question

[@patricknicolas1138]

Is the 300w resistor composed with 2 resistors 150w ? 150w X 2 = 300w ?

[@mihaipana6074]

Cl soberChsoderacheta

[@fuzzyorange3941]

cool

[@lumen5699]

what is the ampier of a golf cart bettery? please say sir

[@fvrrljr]

ever heard of DUE DILIGENCE do your own research GOOGLE IT! the most powerful tool at the tips of your fingers and you ask a moronic question. it depends of what type of battery he is using 12, 24, 36, 48 volts it's spelled AMPERE.... "NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!" gonna give myself a heart attack smh Open's Beer, Burps! 48 volt battery 13 amps. 48 volt 21 amps. can Pass me the Grey Poupon ?

[@fvrrljr]

Doh! correction "This is UNACCEPTABLE!!!!" yes I like Lemon Grab

[@electricalworkswithimran9626]

good