Diy wood fired pool heater

First I must credit the diversion valve idea to this gent. Here is the link to his vid. Check it out. He put a lot of work into it. • Ultimate DIY Pool Heat... . I also must credit Larry Harpel. A mine ventilation and cooling engineer I work with for helping me devise this. One more thing. It is a lot harder to heat a large mass of water than most videos make it look. I had the fire going red hot inferno for most of the day which consumed "A LOT" of wood. About a pound of red fir per minute for 8hrs!!! For anybody looking to attempt this I would say it is going to be a waste of your time unless you have to money to create something with high efficiency and even then I still think your going to burn a lot of wood. Just put your pool away for the year or buy a hot tub.

[@randallross6286]

"You can tell it's cold because you can feel it" made my day :)

[@slapateers9181]

add a lid to the top reservoir and to the top of the pool to help keep the heat in. you could insulate the PVC. This is brilliant! Well done!

[@jimhughes2621]

"you can tell it's cold by the way it feels." 🤣🤣

[@patrickdimig3435]

I build pools, and can afford a pool heater but this has been fun to piddle with on the weekends!

[@ParallaxVisuals]

you can achieve waaay better results if you insulate the bottom and the sides of the pool.

[@flaquitoyork]

Best video on the internet showing actual success on this scale . You should have millions of views. Awsome vid.

[@armandniosi7657]

Very cool!! I just built a pool with a gas heater and an auto cover but i am a tinkerer, this looks fun.

[@nateoneill9348]

I like the way it lights up at night! Really nice

[@jeffreychang4123]

Dude, you're my hero!!!

[@deweymonstersoutdooradventures]

Great Video!

[@Ricks2Cents]

Looks Legit!

[@DS-ps6il]

I LOVE this! You are a genius!!!

[@MrWouzke]

You can run the coile inside of the drum, you only have to make sure there is always water flowing through.

[@michellewilliams4009]

Pretty awesome...if you need an 8000 gallon hot tub.

[@markwegner6100]

Rock on! Subbed.

[@jeffflanagan2814]

I love it! Add some insulation!

[@alittlebitintellectual7361]

Impressive Craftsmanship,

[@randal3122]

dang 98 degrees is basically hot tub temps. i had a new inground hot tub, and the hottest it went was like 104 i think. but i would bring it down to about 100 most of the time

[@bitsofeverything8385]

A coil in the fire along with two tubes that connect into the main tank should do the trick faster i think and no pumps.

[@newtybot]

I'm probably too late but have you considered using some form of thick tarp to put over the top of it while it's heating? Something to insulate it from the outside, then you pull it off to hop in