Simple Wood Fired Water Heater in Off Grid Cabin

[@Kevin.L_]

I vote for a part 2.

[@pjseiber2774]

I'd prefer to see part 3 first😂

[@andysmith8544]

Growing up we had a water pre-heater that ran a water line through a wood stove, and into a pre-heated water tank that fed the electric water heater. It had a pressure release valve for safety and would occasionally dump hot water out on the cellar floor next to a water drain. All homemade, prompted by the early 70's energy crisis and the sudden spike in the cost of electricity.

[@WilsonForestLands]

It’s good they put a pressure release in it. I have heard stories of people trying to make water heaters and they don’t realize they are making a bomb.

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

In Ireland we used the living room fireplace which had a ' back boiler '. Basically a metal jacket/fire chamber type thingy that heated the water and the radiators. We also used turf and broken up scraps of kitchen cabinets we purchased regularly from a furniture manufacturer. Not forgetting sawdust too from the logs we cut up. That usually went in the back burner section. Coal or logs in the front depending on budget.

[@edwinlikeshistractor8521]

Shiny boots. Truely a different look. A look at alternative ways of getting a hot water shower is always welcome.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Those boots are no longer shiny. There are reasons why I can’t have nice things. 😁

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

For an off grid cabin or in case power goes out, this would be neat.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Yep it works well in this cabin. No one lives here but it’s good for when someone is here once in a while.

[@topher174]

Of course youtube will not allow posted links. Acorn Metal Products in Australia sells them.

[@Neilson-ve9si]

Thanks for the time and great content, Micheal

[@tims6232]

From home inspectors like me across the nation.....Thank you for defining the proper terminology of that tank thingy that make hot water for us all! 😊

[@WilsonForestLands]

Tank thingy that makes hot water. I like that one. 😁

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

We all have these "hot water tank thingy's"@@WilsonForestLands

[@tims6232]

@@WilsonForestLands real curious what is your take on Oregon CAFO and the groundwater being legislated as public domain? Also I for one would love to see videos of your gardening setup/practices in general or specific. Love your videos Michael, keep up the good work brother 👍

[@benjamincresswell3713]

Ah your mother wears army boots. Are saying you can't have a cold water heater? A heater that makes water hot is a hot water heater. If you tried to make a compound word out of it like hotwater heater it wouldn't make sense. But to have a heater that produces hot water can certainly be called hot water heater as well as a heater that produces warm water can be called a warm water heater.

[@calebdoner]

Off grid cabin tour please!!!!! I would love to see how you have your different systems set up.

[@hobbyfarmer62]

First of you are correct it is a water heater. That is one of the coolest off grid units I have ever seen, yes with the boom in off grid living surprised someone doesn't make one. If I was a few years younger would give real thought to making some.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Yeah I would think with some good marketing something like this would sell well in the off grid community.

[@VIVA4EVER2001]

When I was a lad we had an old cast iron bath outside which we filled with water (cold) then we lit a bonfire underneath it, it was great, you should try it at your place. The good thing is you can use big logs.

[@WilsonForestLands]

If you look at my previous video, right next to the grill is just what you describe. A cast iron bath we build a fire under. 😁

[@zactillett9820]

This is becoming one of the vest channels on youtube. Also lehman makes one i believe still.

[@danielking2944]

Sort of like prepared in advance. I keep large stainless steel pots on the wood heater for thermal mass and find it very satisfying when I can put the water to direct use. It seems you could easily install a larger fire box to avoid the repetitive fuel insertion or even use pellet feeder. After several experimental water heaters,I have found that the solar power has become so cheap that I’ve gone back to conventional electric heaters. It’s possible to use the dc power directly but the ac thermostat will not last. In order to run the water heater on my inverter without the 4500 watt load, I put the two elements in series so it only uses 2250 watts.Takes twice as long to do the job but at 71 years old,I only need half the baths.

[@andymauthe5508]

Maybe you already answered this, but what kind of water system do you have feeding your cabin? Since it’s off grid, I’m assuming it’s not an electric pump. Are you sourcing the water from a spring or creek? Does it run by gravity to the cabin? I have a rural cabin here in Pennsylvania with a drilled water well and electric pump. But I also have a year round spring that I’m going to develop so that I have another source of water. At any rate, nice place and I like your channel and content! Keep it coming.

[@Pamela.B]

Thanks for sharing! ❤ Was very informative, humorous & entertaining (as I watched it at 2X speed :)

[@AppalachianFarmstead]

Cool water heater, we use to have a line running through the coal furnace into a dummy tank that the electric heater would draw from. Basically free hot water during the winter. Cool idea but the fire box is so small it would need constant attention. Have a good one

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

A little bit different context with your video, I like it. BTW all my life and I'm 82 I have always called it a hot water heater and yes I am fully aware of your explanation but what difference does it make, Hot water or water?. anyway i do like your videos, and don't pay any attention to this old man's comments. Keep it up Mike.......uhhh Michael.

[@WilsonForestLands]

The fact that it doesn’t make any difference is what makes it fun to make an unnecessarily long drawn out argument about the whole subject. 😂

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

Yes and you are absolutely right, but you will always have your you know what i can't think of the name. @@WilsonForestLands...Trolls is the word I was trying to say.

[@benjamincresswell3713]

Hi Mike, I agree. First of all everyone knows exactly what you're talking about and second, what if do like I do and not let the water get hot? I only run mine until the water gets warm. So I believe I can call it a warm eater heater. If you took a shower at my house you'd crank the scald guard water valve all the way over to hot but will only come out warm. If the heater is actually running it may become a little too hot unless you like it hot. I don't and don't call it a warm water heater eventhough that's exactly what it produces. I still call it a hot water heater, but mostly because it's not a hot air heater. O F'n K?

[@cherrylynn7173]

I love your energy!! Great video

[@VicsYard]

We have a wood boiler manufacturer near me in upstate NY. “Thermo-Control” I have experience with them. Kinda like an outdoor wood boiler but for inside.

[@Martin-ze1]

I have one similar in my house , it's a shower !😮

[@nathanclaytor4083]

Well said and good stuff. First time here. 👍⚡️

[@chrisbuerkle-r4i]

This is great,nothing beats boiling water on the stove. LoL

[@richardabernathy6242]

I looked at some. I was curious. They're pricey, but it looks like they have something similar

[@williamemerson1799]

Lehmans has one. A complaint was that it's a massive creosote generator.

[@geezerindawoods]

can not find it...gotta link??

[@williamemerson1799]

@@geezerindawoods Tried to post it but for whatever reason it wouldn't post. If you do a search for wood fired water heaters, you'll find a Leahmans Ad. You may have to scroll down a bit.

[@geezerindawoods]

@@williamemerson1799 Thanks!!

[@WilsonForestLands]

I disabled links comments to prevent comment spam. Which is unfortunate because now people can’t put useful links in.

[@williamemerson1799]

@@WilsonForestLands Got it.

[@billyrayvalentine9360]

"just throw em over the bank" you just recreated one of the ending scenes of The Big Lebowski

[@Jesus4444me]

The best movie!

[@WilsonForestLands]

What is funny is I ended up watching that movie a couple days after I shot the video. I forgot all about that part in my video until I edited it the day after I saw the movie. I had one of those laughing moments.

[@kingdavidapple]

Ash pan overflowed, I believe. Ravens might have flown over...

[@birddogfarms6981]

Good video, Wilson

[@CraigArndt]

Cool video!!!

[@indianacornbread6407]

That's funny. My wife always says she has to "un-thaw" the meat....lol

[@danielking2944]

Charlie Berens says that’s a midwestern thing.

[@snbwalter357]

OK lots of questions here. Are there air openings to get a good draft ? What kind of pumping system do you use to get the water into the tank and then into the cabin ? What kind of chimney and how do you clean it? Looks like something to consider for my cabin. Thanks

[@WilsonForestLands]

Air comes in through the bottom around where the ashtray is. If there is an adjustment I haven’t noticed it and it doesn’t seem to need one. It’s a gravity feed water system through a pipe from the creek up the hill. The chimney is a straight 4 inch pipe through the roof. With proper insulation apparatus of course. I have never cleaned the chimney, not sure if any other family has. Something I will have to find out.

[@snbwalter357]

Thank you !@@WilsonForestLands

[@edwardenglish6919]

I have a portable water heater that sits on top of my wood burning stove. It only hold about 2 quarts of water but just enough for a couple of cups of tea.

[@___PK__]

It doesn't look like it will die any time soon. Could probably weld one from a normal water heater & square tubing. Can part 2 show flushing it out and refilling/ getting air out? Might have gross water at the bottom!

[@WilsonForestLands]

I probably won’t be back there until this summer. I’m not sure if any of the family has flushed it out. It might be a good idea. Never had to deal with getting air out.

[@La-darnoire]

Well, we have a wood-fired boiler stove. It supplies sufficient hot water for all our needs (yes, all right, it's linked to a home-made solar thermal system as well, but if it's been cloudy all day we just need to light the fire...)

[@tinadevi1390]

Without electricity how does water get into the tank?

[@oNeGiAnTLiE]

I like the “ water heater” Kinda like a hole that can not be “ pre- drilled”

[@318ishonk]

I know for a fact there was a water heater conference end of the nineties where the elders of the boilers decreed no longer to discriminate between hot and cold water and heat all of them, even heavy water (should it be present). since then it's called water heater.

[@bigDbigDbigD]

I love this channel. 😁

[@southernadirondackoutdoors]

I'm thinking that would create creosote at a pretty good rate, how often does the flue have to be cleaned?

[@WilsonForestLands]

I am not sure if anyone has ever cleaned it.

[@digger413]

Wood water heater cool

[@skookumbuilds3282]

super cool

[@jaybakshodeh118]

i like you . funny man . God bless you

[@gorrister2977]

Im Austria we call them Boiler, which is also silly, because you don't want boiling water come out there.

[@toolman0083]

“Water Heater”👍🏻

[@joshnabours9102]

According to the Redundant Department of Redundancy, the term "Hot Water Heater" has been the Officially recognized official title since 1824. The more you know!

[@blacksmokejoe5827]

@WilsonForestlands I have intrest in the water heater is this a single flue ? I like to find more about it..

[@WilsonForestLands]

The flu is just a 4 inch pipe going through the roof. With proper insulating apparatus where it goes through the roof of course.

[@blacksmokejoe5827]

Would it be to much to ask to get some measurements of the od, Id,height fire box size and doors size ash pan. Thankyou

[@WilsonForestLands]

I am back at my place now and won’t be back there until probably Summer. I could do it then if I remember. If you are still watching the channel and I start doing ranch videos, feel free to give me a reminder.

[@johnbruno1936]

Ive actually seen guys recycle broken gas/electric water heateŕs into those kinds of water heaters.

[@BonitaGreen-z3h]

Like you said, cold water in, hot water out. I'm thinking it's actually a cold water heater.

[@WilsonForestLands]

Yep cold water heater makes more sense.

[@danielking2944]

Since et cetera means “and things like that “, what does etc.,etc.mean? I guess you have an undersized fire pit.

[@Ekkletos]

If it is abandoned who is filling the Hot Water Heater😊 ashtray with ash?

[@jdblc1]

Not only a woodsman but a grammarian.

[@brianjonker510]

This is a dandy hot water heater.

[@pleinairbarnettoutdoors]

Same as so many other products, "...don't make them like they used to"

[@saltrock9642]

Fun show. How about this one….hosepipe.

[@Kolfonik]

Cold water heater.

[@wayneweis653]

I might be a Wilson.

[@hendrickswart4122]

It could be that they last so long that the producers ran out of buisnesses? 😂

[@WilsonForestLands]

Could be, I hadn’t thought of that. 😂

[@makmak151515]

When I was a kid my grandmother had her woo

[@Wheelloader__]

Hot water heater 😁

[@jimputnam2044]

Heater of hot water ?

[@joeyrector1015]

Yeah. Mom making you clean up the yard. You must have done something to get into trouble

[@WilsonForestLands]

She actually doesn’t have anything to do with that place but you are right I’m probably in trouble anyway.

[@joeyrector1015]

@@WilsonForestLands right. That's the way it is with me too lol

[@benjamincresswell3713]

A hot water heater is a water heater that heats water up hot. It could be a warm water heater if it heats water to warm, but it doesn't have to start with warm water. A cold water heater can't heat water to cold, but it can certainly heat cold water up until it's hot. At my house ever since I was a kid I've had hot running water that comes from a hot water heater. It's not a cold water heater.

[@Alsintheshop]

A company named Harvia makes an 80 Liter “WATER HEATER”😉

[@MrDmmeeks]

Most people interchange the term water heater and hot water tank. As a result the names have blended to hot water heater. Drives me nuts. Akin to someone saying de thaw. To de thaw is to freeze. Most will say I took x out of the freezer to dethaw. You take something out to defrost.

[@cabininthewoods7326]

Looking at both those water heaters I'm getting sick right now. I bought a brand new house in 2018 and about 3 weeks ago my water heater went It, it looked the same as when I moved into this house when it was Brand new. Im one person in this home, oh God that was a shitty brand!!!

[@L46C3]

Built-in obsolesiense.

[@WilsonForestLands]

I know someone who is having problems with their water heater and it’s even newer than yours.

[@rochrich1223]

What would be worse than saying "hot water heater" would be saying "a wood water heater". After all, couldn't you chop up a wood hot water heater and burn it in a wood fired water heater?

[@jimprice1959]

I guess you could call it a "cold water heater." Back east it would be called a "boiler."

[@Bushman9]

Cripes, half way through I thought it was homemade. Hmmm… that’s got me thinking…

[@ronniewolfe1634]

I told an ex I had more wood then I knew what to do with or her ... she took it totally wrong tho...

[@questioner1596]

"Hot water tank" and "water heater"... I think someone started to say the first, got lost mid-sentence, and ended saying the second.