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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Being round, there's very very little contact between the coils

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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.

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Just a word of caution as one who has worked with coiled hx. Sep 15, 11, Nova Scotia. I had the pool up to 32C sunday, lost 4deg overnight evening are getting cool , and re-gained one deg yesterday with the sun and solar blanket This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Just curious; why would I want to change my coil? This water was much hotter, so you will need to be careful if people are in the pool. Built a damper to force the hot gases over the top of the coil before exiting. I also raised the grate for the fire to bring it closer to the pipes. A House for Noah by garywojnar in Backyard. So nothing on the smudge pot idea?

One very common way pool owners can extender their pool season is adding a heater. Going the traditional route involves permits, gas lines, electric lines, excavation, and re-plumb pool lines. It can quickly become a large expense.

Now, when I burn wood in my fire pit, I also heat my pool. Have lots of steel barrels and scrap laying around too. What do you think of this idea? LOL First off, it's my understanding that the copper will not react with the chlorine as long as the PH of the water is kept in range. Had scrap steel laying around for the door, latch, draft, etc. A heat exchanger like this has to rely on high, constant flow. As I said, I made a baffle so that the hot gasses not only pass up through the center of the copper coil, they're then directed over top of them. Reactions: hobbyheater. The discharge hose is zip tied to the ladder and would become very obvious, very quick if something went wrong. I posted the youtube video just as a point of reference. Years ago, Dick Hill melted a heat exchanger like this in moments without flow. After all the pools we did with solar over the years, I would love to have one right about today! Even if it were to flash to steam boil would it not just recondense down the line? But I would almost be further ahead in jimmying something like this up, especially when also considering a firepit or outdoor fireplace has also been talked about around here.