Reply With QuoteI love it, just put a tap on it as well and you have instant hot water urn
RoverLord
So today saw me in the garage, I was ment to be fixing a chainsaw..but you know how it is in the garage, early on a sunday morning, the good looking girls are walking the dogs Im doing the smile and wave thing not really in the mood for the chainsaw it was being finniky so while on the perv I was bored and thirsty.
Bored and thinking about the upcoming camping trip, the last one I did, and the hot water routine for getting washing up water and showering water... hmmm thirsty... so off I toddle to the kitchen to grab a cordial.
stubbed my toe on one of edddo's rotors, Ok so I was in the japanese safety boots, my fault, then i thought heater.... what else have I got laying around...
heres what I scrounged up...
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Edddos rotors, some 13mm copper tube, some steel bar, a SWB brake drum and a broken chip fryer skimmer.
The blue water drum was the result of a trip to the markets. The intent is to mod it for the storage tank.
heres what I made
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I should have checked the drum before I bought it. It didnt have the hole drilled out for a tap, no harm no foul, I used my water jerry instead.
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one chunk of wood about 20 cms across and about 20 cms long was split up into kindling and firewood..
the first bit burnt a bit funny and lasted about 15 minutes but left me with a good bed of coals around the drum,
the second lot burnt very well with little smoke and began to raise the temp of the water in the jerry
the third lot burnt just as well, made a really nice jaffle and blew off the hose on the pipe.. The heat had caused the garden hose I was using to collapse where it was bent over the lip of the jerry and the water boiled in the pipe softening the hose enough for it to slip off.
no loss it works... and should be better once I get the feeds for the drum sorted.
I wonder what tomorrow holds.
Dave
"In a Landrover the other vehicle is your crumple zone."
For spelling call Rogets, for mechanicing call me.
Fozzy, 2.25D SIII Ex DCA Ute
TdiautoManual d1 (gave it to the Mupion)
Archaeoptersix 1990 6x6 dual cab(This things staying)
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OldBushie
I love it, just put a tap on it as well and you have instant hot water urn
RoverLord
the plan is to have it as a changeover system...
the tank will have 4 holes in it.
starting at the top
the top one will actually be plumbed to the bottom of the tank, you pour your water in here.
the next one will be where the water comes out hot water rises so as your cold water goes into the bottom the hot comes out
the next hole down is the hot water return from the heater coil
the bottom hole is the supply to the heater coil,
The whole thing works on convection and as there is no way of getting water out without putting water in providing you dont get greedy, you never run out of hot water.
As a side thought It should also work well for boiling off drinking water as you will get sedimentary action in the tank and continuous heating... I could add a second set of coils into a bigger tank of water (non potable perhaps) to cool it down again... hrmmmm................
Dave
"In a Landrover the other vehicle is your crumple zone."
For spelling call Rogets, for mechanicing call me.
Fozzy, 2.25D SIII Ex DCA Ute
TdiautoManual d1 (gave it to the Mupion)
Archaeoptersix 1990 6x6 dual cab(This things staying)
If you've benefited from one or more of my posts please remember, your taxes paid for my skill sets, I'm just trying to make sure you get your monies worth.
If you think you're in front on the deal, pay it forwards.
YarnMaster
hmmmmm has given me an idea ,just need to convert it to a gas ring (no fires allowed on fraser)and bob s your uncle
ForumSage
Nice thinking there.
Swaggie
Subscriberlooks good
but i'll stick to my little tin bucket on the fire
normally takes 10min to warm up
130's rule
OldBushie
and when it's not in use you could make a still out of it
RoverLord
beat ya to it ferno, the brake drum on the bottom comes out and theres a little wire platform there for the gas ring to sit on, takes the medium sized one that is just marginally rounder than the large protrusion of the rotor the coils mount on.
The Idea of it was for 2 birds with one stone... I get to cook jaffles and heat water all at once... If I need hot water instantly I could always fire it up and then put the kettle on top of it.
Dave
"In a Landrover the other vehicle is your crumple zone."
For spelling call Rogets, for mechanicing call me.
Fozzy, 2.25D SIII Ex DCA Ute
TdiautoManual d1 (gave it to the Mupion)
Archaeoptersix 1990 6x6 dual cab(This things staying)
If you've benefited from one or more of my posts please remember, your taxes paid for my skill sets, I'm just trying to make sure you get your monies worth.
If you think you're in front on the deal, pay it forwards.
RoverLord
when I get it all worked out I still have one rotor and drum left over....
the cost of the other bits so far is under $20
Dave
"In a Landrover the other vehicle is your crumple zone."
For spelling call Rogets, for mechanicing call me.
Fozzy, 2.25D SIII Ex DCA Ute
TdiautoManual d1 (gave it to the Mupion)
Archaeoptersix 1990 6x6 dual cab(This things staying)
If you've benefited from one or more of my posts please remember, your taxes paid for my skill sets, I'm just trying to make sure you get your monies worth.
If you think you're in front on the deal, pay it forwards.
Moderator
Now how do you make heat the chip fat as well?
Waste vegetable oil preheater too!
Cheers
Simon.
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