Endless Hot Water without Electricity!

[@bryceslazyporchgarden2521]

Tip for free hot water in freezing winter when the sun shines,,, ,,, dig about a 3 foot deep hole by about 3 to 4 ft wide and put your wrapped holes in there 2 to 300 ft and then cover it with plexiglass or plastic and then that will provide hot water in the winter if the Sun is out and it will keep the pipes from freezing because they are underground

[@bryceslazyporchgarden2521]

play around with the depth and the width for your own area the depth will keep the water warmer longer and at the same time cool it down enough to where it won't be as hot and burn you

[@bryceslazyporchgarden2521]

if it's extremely cold you may want to go down in excessive of 4 ft

[@mark_osborne]

I like your idea -- makes total sense !~

[@straubdavid9]

I've used those sun bags while camping for years ...... for dishes and showers. You could even bring them into your tent at night to help keep you warm! I'm sure other folks have more uses for them. If I wasn't so lazy I would be using them for showers here at home as well. Heck ... hang one over a line outside to give your dog a shower etc etc etc!

[@rayclair2642]

Wished it would work in the winter...

[@ericvanzeyl4483]

Exactly. I still am looking for something that I can use, that is not FIRE, PROPANE or something else. If you can use it in winter, and it would not freeze, then it would be good.

[@MrPaulSpawn]

@@ericvanzeyl4483 consider doing a compost water heater. Check it out here on KZbin. Plenty of hot water, If you have enough compost available.

[@MrSparkums]

Bury a few hundred feed of that under a giant compost pile, and you can make water through the winter too..

[@dpower02]

Starry another way to do the similar thing is to put a black barrel up on the sunny roof and coil some hose around the barrel and roof and run the black hose down to where you need the hot water and use a tee off your water supply to feed the black barrel. We used this method for a summer shower and your cold and hot water could be separate lines. Good video!

[@ladycat661]

Growing up we would full a galvanized tub put in sun and that's what we used And it would get hot loved the video and yes let the sun do the work for you God Bless

[@DNGJustSnakes]

Note: Use high quality garden hoses if using to heat water...I have found that cheap hoses grow algae as the sun can penetrate through and sometimes will rupture as the water expands...

[@sgwoodward3017]

The water from those hoses gets HOT! I've tried to spray until the water ran cold and thought, I could have showered with this amount of water! Great tip and video.

[@karengradzki3808]

In the winter, if you have a large south facing window, you could hang the solar bags in the window. There should be enough solar gain to heat the solar bags

[@thecampercook]

That's what I was wondering (in regards to heat in the winter). How well do those solar bags work?

[@whisperingsage]

Yeah, that's what we have had for years. Our problem is pressure, we have 350 gallon gravity feed tank, and the farther the hose runs, the more we lose pressure. So we have to look at getting our paid for for 4 years 3000 gallon water tank up, higher than the 5 feet the 350 gallon tank. And make a ram pump. There are videos here on it. I will be doing it and I'm no engineer. But also, what do you do Star, in the winter? I'm planning on putting 3" ABS pipe on the roof and covering it with sort of a cold frame, greenhouse idea. Yes me, not the engineer. But I get great ideas from KZbinrs.

[@mollysmith6055]

It is embarrassing to say that this should be a no-brainer that we should all make use of but honestly, I never really thought to take advantage of the solar-heated water in our garden hoses. We are absolutely on-grid and are wasting so much money every summer by not taking advantage of this resource. Thank you for sharing this tip Starry, it really gave me an 'aha' moment.

[@1stAmbientGrl]

Another commenter suggested putting the hose on the roof for indoor hot water. I think that's a good idea if you don't mind how it looks.

[@ZeoCyberG]

Yeah, it was even mentioned on an episode of This Old House when they visited Hawaii, one of the few states where solar is actually starting to become common, and it was stated that there's no reason why every house in the country shouldn't have at least two solar thermal panels, regardless of how anyone thinks about solar power... Works even better if you have a hot water tank, then you can add a heat exchanger, make some home made solar thermal panels and channel all that heat to lowering your heating bills...

[@ZeoCyberG]

1stAmbientGrl... If you have a metal roof then the hose can be under the roof as you get heat transference from the metal... There's even a commercial company that combines solar thermal with metal roof and solar power panels... It's basically just layering systems and taking advantage of more ambient energy than we would normally be able to with just one system...

[@enjoyyourproblems614]

OMG I love you!!! The first practical video I’ve watched for hot water!! Going off grid and this was so helpful! Thank you sister xxx

[@RiverBirchFarm]

LOL, I use the black hose for my storage shed, converted to a tiny get away from it all home, it works great!! Here in SC that water really gets hot, I have to add cold water to it to wash my dishes in there! OMG, I also leave my garden hoses on and in the sun. I love the Starry way!!!

[@brendamarine1694]

When we started our farm we lived in our motorhome. Six gallons of hot water doesn't go far with a family of five. I purchased the hose spliter with four connections to hoses 150 feet long and left in the sun. We showered in a shower booth outside and would have to put the water in a bucket first, a lot of times the water was too hot, but, cooled to rinse off. The best shower's ever. Also, I like the tip from Bryce's Lazy Porch Garden. Very helpful. thank you for sharing with us.

[@b133d1ngac3]

Our hot water heater went out so we gathered our 2- 100 ft Garden hoses and laid them on our roof hooked it up to our pump and temp plumbed it into our house going in to our water heater, we just happened to have an extra valve so I would turn that valve on for a little bit hot water would come into the water heater which is insulated. And we had enough for 5 people to take a bath in the evening, not at night. It worked good. One hose was orange and one was green. It didn't have to be black

[@barbarastephenson6222]

Just love you Starry! Fairly new subscriber and I have power watched a lot of your videos today while cleanng my kitchen cabinets. Thank you so much for being you and sharing yours and Mr. Hilders life with us. I have learned a lot!

[@rapunzeleh546]

i bought 1000 feet from an irrigation place for about 1/4 of the cost of buying 100ft rolls at home depot... the water in even a regular garden hose is hot enough to burn you. actually bought one of those solar bags when i was planning on doing saturdays at the market (market safe requires hot water, soap etc)... they cost next to nothing and they're portable! it's not just easy or lazy, it's just SMART... you look at every alternative and use the right tool at the right time... maybe not the best way in the winter, but for sure in the summer...

[@rhondalandry5146]

I'm buying solar bags today!! I have always hated wasting that hot water in the hose. Super ideas! Thank you

[@putheflamesou]

colored 5 gal pail with cover, sun, $10 ebay 12volt diesel/water pump, old car battery, 1/2in clear air tube at hardware store 35c a ft--8ft, and that water gad you have- the lil shower head or a sink sprayer. Winter add ebay 110volt 1100 or 1500watt heater element...or if you have a toyostove oil burner take off cover set metal 5 gal pail in front of burner. Could put thermosyphon heat ex on burner or exhaust. When you premix temp only need 3 gal per shower but have 5 just in case. Another lil warmer upper get a lil 110v boiler tea pot might need a couple loads. The elec elements didnt change my bill anymore than a coffee drinker/pot would. I do add a coleman camp stove and back to metal pail for those non sunny summer /fall days. Working on design/build for greenhouse/bathroom/washer/shower/cooking outhouse.

[@interestedparty.643]

I love your energy and the fact that you dont need to spend much money to survive.

[@davidgunter7162]

Put the black pipe on the roof of your house in a back and forth method if you have enough water pressure you can indoor hot water

[@Danny_Boel]

Cool method, I thought you had that tube coiled in a compost heap, that might work when it gets a bit colder

[@Dashbshots]

Our Coleman shower bag failed where the water comes out. So we got the Walmart Ozark brand and it seemed to be made cheaper. But probably cost the same. So I took the hose and rope off the Coleman and put it on the Ozark. There's a big difference in temperature between water out of the ground and water that has been sitting in a jug. We have a couple solar Luci lights that seem to work well. The few dollar solar landscaping lights work well as night lights. We also have a couple solar spot lights from Lowes that work very well. Pretty bright.

[@tpfarm3535]

I do this every summer - I wash clothes & dishes and take a shower outside with sun heated hose water. I've placed my shower, washer and sink by different trees so they are getting the grey water over wasting it in the septic tank. My water heater is turned way down since everything requiring hot water is outside.

[@NykkeyB]

When I was a kid our house had solar hot water panels on the roof.

[@moviestarmemories630]

Used those bags on out boat, and in Belize all the time.Still have 1.

[@majesticbutterfly]

Its always sunny in florida not so in washington State , big difference

[@essemsween818]

It's very interesting for sure. But do you use Propane in the Winter?

[@fredanderson5544]

how about storing the hot water for later use?

[@riverside321]

Not in Minnesota in January

[@christinehaslam9480]

Would those bads heat up, if hung in a south facing window...?

[@yvonnealford-blackshire8234]

Starry, thanks for the video. Question, how do you get endless hot water in the winter??

[@hurdman7899]

When I turn on my hose to water the garden, the water is scalding hot for quite awhile.

[@ratulolohea2206]

What a great idea Starry!! Considering the seasons is my next move.Right time to find some solar bags and PVC tubing.

[@denisegirmer4550]

Wonder if the sun in North East during Winter would heat that solar bag?

[@offgridsweden]

So simple and works so well. Do you got any good tips for free hot water in the winter? I was thinking of putting water in a black tube inside a black box with glass in front and put it in a south facing window. Or do you got any other good tip?

[@jadestar1580]

I like your practical tips! Thank you for the videos, please keep them coming!!!

[@Mom2NNK]

Can you do a post like this for getting hot water in the winter? In the summer it is easy, but how do you get hot water when everything around you is frozen? Please! I am not looking forward to hauling water to barn during our Wisconsin winter! lol

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

For winter, we ran black pipe (not plastic) down the outside of our wood stove pipe and attached a reservoir onto the back of the stove, we just had to mix it with cold for use.

[@TheMrRockysmith]

What about during winter? How do you manage Free Hot Water in that Season with the Snow?

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

For winter, we ran black pipe (not plastic) down the outside of our wood stove pipe and attached a reservoir onto the back of the stove, we just had to mix it with cold for use.

[@jennybirch1079]

I’d love to see the set up

[@Chemist1076]

How about using the excess electricity from solar panels, after the battery is fully charge to heat water in a regular hot water tank?

[@saddleridge4364]

Starry , does that blue spigot go down to a dug well? Do you have to pump the handle to get water, or do you have an in ground well pump? Thanks for the video.

[@StarryHilder]

No well we have a spring it goes to the gravity feed underground cement holding tank 1600 gallon

[@saddleridge4364]

Thanks Starry, that's a really neat set up.

[@Magpiesandshooflies]

Very cool! this is other than your propane heater for your shower very nice. We purchased the same one you have for our out door shower. I will be using somthing like this for my out door kitchen we have painted plastic barrel for stored water outside. Cool video.

[@redman0901]

the only drawback to your method is that pvc left out in the sun becomes brittle quickly, 775's manner will last decades. Sometimes you have to go with the longevity vs. using and disposing of plastics.

[@scruffydude1]

Starry have you thought of putting a manifold on your spigot then lay out more hose. instead of one you could have four or more water heater hoses. laid out. Just a thought, peace

[@inknineteen3226]

What about the cold weather months??

[@marysunshine8371]

watching this whilst looking at a sink full of dishes & knowing the hot water tank finally kicked the bucket

[@ReikiAlternativeHealing]

Did you figure out what to do in the winter to have hot water? Anything? Still scratching my head lol.

[@Sara-zs2hx]

Starry what kind of wood chips do you use in your back to eden garden? Love you and your videos!

[@idahopete9211]

The black hose is actually Polypropylene.... not PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Often just called "poly". Just FYI... :))

[@StarryHilder]

thank you

[@idahopete9211]

Big fan BTW!

[@MTNurse]

Is there any concern of chemicals leaching from the black PVC or shower bags?? Or do you just not use it for cooking? Thx

[@mariawalterjonescupil1622]

Hello, love your video. What, besidesbthe color of the pvc piping and the placing of the pvc in the sun, helps heat your water?

[@dogarualexandru-stefan]

Maria Cupil i

[@mnshp7548]

you could make a waste oil heater, waste oil is free and more easy to run, ive made one for my garrage and it works great will heat up 40 ltres of water to about 45c in 40 min

[@maehay4065]

I do like Engine 775!and all their Hi-Technique ideas Starry but yes ideas are endless and free once you have purchased those hoses! Its awesome you got the black hose/PVC I'm not sure which it is but I'm sure it works great for you! A little imagination goes along way!!! God bless you and Mr Hilder 👍☝️👏🏡😍

[@janeslifestyle9908]

Our place have alots of trees I cannot see sunshines on my pipes☺️

[@estefania101]

Where do you live? The sun doesn’t heat all the year in a lot of places. And what about when it’s cloudy?

[@StarryHilder]

What about when it's cloudy? That's why you have many sources not just one to put all your eggs in one basket doesn't make any sense.

[@WHQ556]

Necessity is the mother of invention. If there's more than one way to skin a cat, it doesn't hurt to have several options. The solar bags and black piping sound like a superb option. Where I live, it's not uncommon to see temperatures of -15° to -20°F during winter months due to wind chill. In those cases, a little "know-how" can go a long way. I'd rather be a Jack of all trades than a master of one. Thanks starry for a season-appropriate video. Can't wait to see what you share for winter when it rolls around. 😊

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

For winter, we ran black pipe (not plastic) down the outside of our wood stove pipe and attached a reservoir onto the back of the stove, we just had to mix it with cold for use. (we were in WY, so it was COLD in the long winters)

[@neilbevan5584]

Even in winter with 4foot of snow?! Wow your a genius!

[@traceyeley65]

Another great video! Thank you Starry.

[@gerrymarmee3054]

Here in AZ that hot hose water can scald!!

[@StarryHilder]

yep gotta be careful at all times!

[@djack915]

Heyyyyy Starry , have you had a chance to do some GOLD panning in the Idaho panhandle ? Lots of places in ID have gold and gems in the land , especially garnets - pretty sunstones too !

[@dirtisbetterthandiamonds]

Regulating the temp so you don't get burnt is the tricky part...

[@nllleonard]

P.S. Your mouth looks great! Almost forgot it happened...but saw a video on the sidebar that reminded me. So happy it did heal so well! You are beautiful no matter what....but I sure do look forward to that wonderful smile!

[@1stAmbientGrl]

What about in the wintertime?

[@suzanneg9672]

Ditto

[@dpower02]

wood stove, no gardens outside in winter and laundry is done indoors

[@johngerson7335]

Nothing as heavenly as a warm shower out of one of those Ozark camp-shower bags after a couple of days of car camping! Your "first-time-camping" girlfriend will forgive you the day's hike and the bugs and a whole host of other camping foibles if you surprise her with 5 gallons of hot water showerability at the end of the day. True story, related from experience. Love ya Starry, you're a hoot! = )

[@johngerson7335]

+Tesslynn Amburgey True that! I had a bag for me too, which I enjoyed mightily lol. Thanks for your reply!

[@eliasgarcia1904]

What about during winter?

[@robertfeight1205]

Exactly what I was searching for. Have been backpacking across Southeast Asia with a portable 23watt solar panel and lightweight camping gear but couldn't figure out a way to heat water without flame or electricity. This method is absolutely perfect for this area. Do you think this water when at its hottest, could be used to cook leafy veggies if the cooking container is perfectly sealed and insulated to keep the heat trapped? Thanks, Starry

[@Apollo1011]

Ok what about winter when it is 20 degrees outside

[@johnparker2049]

How about winter time?

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

For winter, we ran black pipe (not plastic) down the outside of our wood stove pipe and attached a reservoir onto the back of the stove, we just had to mix it with cold for use.

[@vlvtopcat]

Starry thats engineer 775 lol.Love u folks have a blessed day.

[@valleycraftblades]

Wouldn't the plastics get in the water from being heated in a plastic pipe?

[@StarryHilder]

No hoses are made specifically for hot and cold water no matter how hard it gets this can be no plastic that's going to get in the water that's kind of an impossibility

[@valleycraftblades]

@@StarryHilder heated plastic under the sun will inevitably leech plastic chemicals into your water supply...

[@motcornerbyalisonhasselquist]

We had unusually cool weather this summer with rain and storms and the like. I am not sure this would have worked out so well. Greatt idea though, and I want a garden someday like I am seeing around here on KZbin

[@stefm8251]

Love it ! The Starry engineering I so cool and simple ,why everyone didn't think about it before ,maybe because people like complicated stuff, thinking it should work better.God bless you .

[@jasssullivan2624]

It is summer here in Ireland, and I'm wearing two sweaters. The sun is rare here, so I was really disappointed when I realised that your great ideas wouldn't work for me.

[@whisperingsage]

Look up the KZbinrs that make generators out of car alternators, that seems like the simplest idea , I'm going to give it a try. We are mountain folks and have a 90 day growing season, losing iyr sunlight now, have out lights on in chicken house, Greenhouse, etc now.

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

For winter, we ran black pipe (not plastic) down the outside of our wood stove pipe and attached a reservoir onto the back of the stove, we just had to mix it with cold for use.

[@nllleonard]

Great ideas! THanks, Starry!

[@gjop-xm2xe]

I live in the desert but have m s can't lift the bags

[@StarryHilder]

Dont fill them full...or use a pully system to lift

[@luckychicav7981]

Thank you for the tips Starry!

[@MaineGalVal]

Any tips for the winter???

[@ZeoCyberG]

Ideally, a closed loop systems with some form of anti-freeze agent like oil as the heat transfer liquid since it is resistant against freezing and use some form of heat exchanger to transfer the heat to a insulated hot water tank. Adding a pump helps as water that is constantly moving won't freeze... You can also combine with geo-thermal to prevent the hose from being fully exposed to freezing temperatures or set up panels you only put out when the sun is out and providing sufficient heat... Similar system can also be used to heat air entering the house in the winter... Ideally, it can be configured into what is known as a solar chimney... In the summer it can vent out and cooler air can be drawn into the house but in winter it can vent in sending the warmed air into the house to help heat it and just close it off at night... Add a air tube can be buried in the ground and take advantage of the same effect that allows root cellars to work to bring the air temperature close to what it is in the ground and then draw that into the house, which is good for helping to cool the house in the summer, and can be combined with the solar chimney to get continuous air flow during the day... Another possibility is to have a pump system that runs the water through a sun oven and loops it back to an insulated water tank... Just remember to drain the hose when the sun's not out... Use of a heat exchanger also lets you use multiple heat sources and you can hook in things like a wood stove as well... So multiple ways you can take advantage of both the earth and sun for the home...

[@AngelaPickles1929]

New subscriber. I love your channel. Lots of useful information here. Thank you.

[@maricopaoutdooradventures6437]

I’m here after watching the Engineer! 🤣

[@Hotbottumz]

Lol same! They both have good ideas in different ways

[@shamanmasterguru0004]

To what is she referring when she says engineer 775 at the very beginning

[@StarryHilder]

He has a KZbin channel that's very popular not sure if it's that popular anymore though

[@BONGGYBONGGY]

How does this work on cloudy days?

[@A_Cover]

What's it like in -30°F

[@moviestarmemories630]

Works for me.

[@tombob671]

how many feet of hose to make 1 gallon ,

[@stefm8251]

It depend on inner diameter of the hose .take 1foot of it,fill it up ,see how much water is needed and do the math to reach 1gallon. The bigger one fill more water but take more time to heat up because they're thicker

[@tombob671]

+Stef M 1 gallon equals .134 cubic feet , hose inside diameter/2= radius . .. volume = pi (radius squared ) x length , take volume/.134= gallons

[@ricfly52]

Nice Tom, but you messed my 65 year old mind up. I did not pass those math classes. LOL

[@tammiemacneill792]

Whats your water source?

[@sgtmaj2705]

What about the winter?

[@sjr7822]

I use 3 coiled garden hoses on the S/w side of house, takes no time to heat up water for the outdoor shower. I can also wash clothes with the second heating on long days of sunshine. In the winter, it is the woodstove that heats the well water

[@sharecard2338]

Lookin good starry

[@dianacoley7821]

Good ideas.

[@pamjones6465]

Love the Starry way. Thank you for all that you share. It is much appreciated. God bless. :)

[@Chemist1076]

PE polyethylene piping... Not PVC

[@gerald4027]

It still belongs to the recycling center.

[@dzmalekvali1110]

Nice one

[@Jamiejamjar]

Awh, I wish we had more sun here in the UK!

[@cyndicomeaux2986]

Thanks, I needed that.

[@misst1586]

just found you.like your channel. I have 2 of those bags.

[@homesteadinthewoods4841]

Great idea !!

[@gjop-xm2xe]

How much water do u get out of a hose

[@StarryHilder]

Even to take a shower or two

[@countrycottagelife4184]

Yeah that enginereer 477...

[@mindivanhouten310]

I had no idea there was such a thing!

[@paulpritchard6581]

GREAT IDEA. Blessings Paul & Susan North Georgia