All the Hot water you need at camp.

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Bob Anderson

Күн бұрын

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@ivanpainter357 Ай бұрын

mr bob the scientist keeps the mind working hello from ivan from illinois.

@badbadbob1 Ай бұрын

Yes If I find something like this I have to share. Thanks for stopping by Ivan.

@Traderjoe 3 ай бұрын

What a cool water heater.

@badbadbob1 3 ай бұрын

I looked on Amazon for something close to this, But nothing even close came up. Thanks for stopping by.

@jumboegg5845 2 ай бұрын

I like it. Control the flow rate of the syphon by changing the height of the bucket, you can make it as fast or slow as you want.

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

Wash water only needs to be 120deg F. I thank you have a good idea with the higher the inlet tank, the faster it will flow. Thanks for the comment.

@jimbayler4277 3 ай бұрын

I got one too ! Mine is Black and needs a little TLC. I haven't looked at it in a while, but I want to say it's Colman. I got mine at a garage sale or somebody cleaned out their shed, can't remember. I appreciate you figuring out how to operate it and posting this video. Makes me a lot more willing to tackle getting mine up and running !

@badbadbob1 3 ай бұрын

So it is from the 1980's or 90's do you think? You see I did get it to siphon to fill the pot with very hot water.

@jimbayler4277 2 ай бұрын

@@badbadbob1 Don't know. I haven't yet looked into mine. But the styling makes me want to say Mid-'70's. I like the siphon idea. Any dangers if it runs dry while the heat's on ?! Just went out and checked mine. Your unit being pristine, probably has the same labeling, "The Little Sizzzler (yes, three "Z's") Instant Hot Water Inc. Sizzzler Sales Inc, Salt lake City, Utah. Did a quick search Microsoft Bing, and U-tube.... Virtually no info. out there. The only thing I can find is several listings on eBay and a couple of auction houses ($60-$180 depending on condition). A couple of the listings stated that these were of 1970's vintage. Their name was probably too similar to the Restaurant's name, and they got a "Cease and Desist" letter from the Restaurant's Lawyers. These came in several colors Red (which mine turned out to be), Green like yours, and a brown Mustard yellow. There might have been a fourth color. Can't remember. If you come across any additional information, and you can find my posting again, let me know. Good luck !

@321spacemonkey 2 ай бұрын

A cool upgrade would be to use a larger water tank and have the discharge pipe hooked a small 12v pump, recirculating the hot water in the larger supply tank.

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

That would work if the pump moved slow enough to let the water heat. Did you see how I let it siphon from the cold water tank to the hot? No battery's or power needed that way.

@321spacemonkey 2 ай бұрын

⁠ I did see the siphon you set up, very cool idea. This’s a neat mini boiler, I had never seen one like it until your video. Thanks for making a video of it and sharing it with all of us.

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

@@321spacemonkey The common thought is, Colman Co. made the water heater.

@justmike57 2 ай бұрын

I see you changed the type of gas your using to heat the water. May be need a longer lighter. I like the setup there.

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

That yellow Gas cylinder was empty. But you are right. It needs lit as soon as I turn the valve. But what fun is that. lol

@eltomas3634 3 ай бұрын

I like it, compact and seems simple enough. I could see it very handy in something like a tailgate party or such an event where open fires are prohibited or not practical like high wind situation. But, you need two vessels and if you had metal vessels, a simple propane burner would get the job done. Would be nice in the morning when you just wanted some hot coffee and didn't want to invest too much effort. With a simple gravity coffee filter rig it could make coffee quick. I have a propane coffee maker and it is so nice in the morning at camp, well worth the cost and dragging it along with other gear. Take care, nice video demo.

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I agree the water hearer is tail gate friendly in so many ways. I am getting my off grid cabin stuff ready just in case.

@allkindsofoutdooractivities 2 ай бұрын

Really cool!!

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and stopping by.

@allkindsofoutdooractivities 2 ай бұрын

@@badbadbob1 you are very welcome!

@daverupes7022 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Good old USA made items! So hard to find quality like this anymore

@badbadbob1 2 ай бұрын

You are so right. I keep my eyes open for them treasures that will make an off grid cabin comfortable. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

@richthecardude94 3 ай бұрын

Seems like a military or something coleman would have made for camping definitely a neat find something a little safer would be my pick hate when the propane stove in the kitchen doesn’t light the first time and kicks a bit when it finally dose light this dose it on the first try definitely have to be careful and stand back move your hand fast but it seems to work great when you have the water above sitting there hand pumping a pot of hot water wasn’t the best invention but it was probably only meant for camping or emergency hot water for a quick shower never seen one would be great to see what the actual use or the original advertisement was and when it was made another great video and something new to share that most people probably have never seen before

@badbadbob1 3 ай бұрын

You are so right. I was surprised to find this water heater. I did find a good hack to make it work without hand pumping. Still slow but it gets the job done.