Redneck pool heater

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Convert a fire pit or old grill into a wood burning pool heater water heater. I bought a 16' x 4' pool, but found that a gas or electric heater would cost more than the price of the pool itself. I also had a lot of limbs and split wood from a fallen tree in my yard. This made for a very easy and effective combination. Now, when I burn wood in my fire pit, I also heat my pool. By the time the water makes it out of the pipe, the fire has heated the water. This is similar to how a standard hot water heater works.

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Very, very cool, or should I say hot. The heated water exits the pipe back into the pool. Reactions: Johnkutsch and flyingcow.

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BTU input to the water of , to , per hour. Measures 35" high x 23" wide x 33" long and weighs lbs. Inside of fire box measures 28" deep 18" wide and 20" tall. Can heat a 12, gallon pool by 1. Painted with heavy duty exterior Hi-Temp Satin glossy black paint. Capable of increasing the water temp from 65 to 85 degrees in 2 days on a 15, gallon pool, while covered with a solar blanket. Measures 44" high x 23" wide x 33" long and weighs lbs. Can heat a 20, gallon pool by 1. Capable of increasing the water temp from 65 to 85 degrees in 2 days on a 25, gallon pool while covered with a solar blanket.

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I checked the temperature of the water with a temperature sensor that came with my multimeter. Hope you like it! A House for Noah by garywojnar in Backyard. Ohhh I wish I had the space and time to do cool stuff like this. Pre-heating with kerosene introduced some waste oil It did pick up more then this. Would be cool to set it up as a thermosiphon to avoid the localized boiling if the pump shuts off. This water was much hotter, so you will need to be careful if people are in the pool. Redneck Pool heater. Someday I'll get all of my projects posted up. When I pulled the pipe up, I noticed a little steam and got my meter. Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen. NS Gearhead New Member. Replace with the plastic fitting and a plastic zip tie. I built a wood fire on the top rack and lit and Enviro-log on the bottom. The heated water exits the pipe back into the pool.

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Apr 22, Glenside, PA. Running a long single run of copper in a boiler like this offers a bit more potential for localized boiling. Thought you guys might like to see what I came up with to heat my pool. Built a damper to force the hot gases over the top of the coil before exiting. The parts you will need are all common parts that can be found at most local hardware stores. You will need to first place your coil on the inside of the lid to check for size. Got the insulation contractors at work to make me a blanket. I also moved the grate up inches to allow a smaller fire to heat the pipes more efficiently. Place the pump into the pool. I placed a box fan in from of the open door and this almost produced a smokeless fire.