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Brilliant!!!!!

If you shorten the hose run your heat loss will decrease. Great idea!! Specially for portable hot tub trough

Your neighbor must be thinking someone running a diesel truck all night all that black smoke.

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

I bought them a smudge pot too. They thought it was cool! But smoke goes out in a minute.

@ethansmith9065

Жыл бұрын

Once you get it choochin good, the soot all but disappears. Heat comes up and draw starts and draw adds lots of oxygen. More oxygen gives cleaner burn. Most times if you see the flame there is no smoke.

I like this killer hot water heater

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

So fun!

Brilliant, we have the exact same pool. I'm gonna hook up an old air source heat pump and we also have a copper coils inside an old tank. Not sure whether to use wood or make an oil burner to put inside it.

@JohnVHLife

14 күн бұрын

One thing I changed last year, was to T into the pools pump system, and use it instead of the second pump setup. I finally had issues with the secondary one due to picking up too much junk in the pool.

This is such a great idea!!

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Im pretty stoked with how well it worked!

It's definitely pool weather. Nice job John. Diesel fuel for the win. 👍👍😎✌👊

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy. If only it was as cheap as waste oil. Haha

Thanks. I’m building a similar set up next year. This video helps.

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! If you post a video let me know, love to see it!

You need a cover and insulation on the side walls

@JohnVHLife

7 ай бұрын

That would help for sure! We put a tarp over the top thats black now, but nothing on the sides, how would I insulate that? Either way, I can get the pool pretty hot if I run the pot 24/7

This would be way quicker if you put the coil inside the top of the smudge pot directly in the flame. Pretty cool idea though.

@brianmcshane8730

5 күн бұрын

Condensation will form off the cold coil and drip into the hot oil , bad idea, trust me I tried this

I was looking if someone has done this !!!🤣

Hi, I have a similar pool, where did you get the heat cover?

If you were to do this again would you use a smaller copper line like you were saying to reduce flow and get the water hotter? Plan on making one for my pool as well.

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

I dont think so, Id wrap the outside or make a shield to keep heat in

I used foam insulation under my pool with helps

@JohnVHLife

Жыл бұрын

Good idea!

Add some Bubbles and you got a Jacuzzi

Everyone loves green, copper contaminated pool water

@JohnVHLife

Жыл бұрын

haha, nope!

Great video! We have a burn barrel setup and hate cold water too lol. Was wondering if you could tell me how much fuel you use in a 24 hour period. The kind of fuel or oil you use and the ratio. Also, did you build your smudge pot and do you recommend a resource to watch for the build thanks for your time!

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

I mainly run used motor oil only. 5 gallons lasts 8hrs or so, depends on your carb setting on the smudge pot. These are antique orchard heaters, you can buy them for about $120.. Search your local craigslist for smudge pot orchard heater

@jimthedarkhorse6766

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnVHLife awesome! thanks so much for the quick reply!

Do Not put the COIL inside the chimney pipe, cold coil and the heat create condensation on the coil that drips into the hot oil , which can create a explosion situation, use on the outside only. Remember hot oil and water explode , use extreme caution

What kind of wick do you put inside the orchard heater

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

I use gas!

So why is the copper coil outside the stack? Seems it would have been fine coiled a little tighter and slipped inside or was it a problem cutting a hole or slit in the stack? Is there some reason the heat is set up so far away from the pool? Smell or are the pool chemicals flammable in which case light the pool on fire and add water until it goes out (kidding of course.) Ohhhh, hey fire place boat float! Metal bottom fireplace on floats.

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

I dont want to cut up the stack, or limit the exhaust flow. I just wanted the sound and fire a little ways away, no real other reason.

Did you say “oil and gas” no bueno! Don’t use gas. Great idea tho! I’m going to try this!

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

Tiny bit of gas. Starts it off faster.

What a brilliant idea!!! Any reason other than ease that you added the coils on the outside of the pot and not running them down the inside of the chimmy?

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

So I could cap off the chimney, and just for ease of everything. Ill be wrapping the coils to try to keep some heat in this season. Thank you

I suspect that smudge pot will melt the copper if it goes dry.

What size of pipe did you use?

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

The copper pipe? Its right at the beginning of the video.

Doesn't the chlorine eat the copper? I know it will turn water green

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

I havent really had it long enough to know, when not in use I flush it with a garden hose, its been so hot and dry out I havent ran it in a month now, once we get towards the end of summer Ill probably fire it up again, I need to get more oil!

@tastytechaddictsmtb

2 жыл бұрын

It’s likely limescale buildup inside the pipe would protect the pipe before that happens.

The water pump capacity please? Ty

@JohnVHLife

Жыл бұрын

Link in description

a couple of suggestions: as the warm water in the coiled copper would naturally want to rise - make sure you are introducing the cool pool water at the bottom of the coil also wrap some fiberglass insulation around the outside of the coil & stack - you're loosing heat without it

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@guntamgil1

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnVHLife and shorten the distance to the pool

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

@@guntamgil1 I dont really want it any closer to the pool, I did however use alot of pool noodles for the return line, Ill make some changes this spring and make an updated video!

@guntamgil1

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnVHLife with kids arround i understand it . paint those noodles black for more sunheat absorbtion .

what oil?

@JohnVHLife

2 жыл бұрын

Used motor oil mainly. Or diesel

@someguy9778

2 жыл бұрын

Used oil is free...

You are loosing 80% of the heat, the pipe should be less than 1/2 inch and in the flame, plus you need at least 150 kW of energy to get to 90f

@JohnVHLife

6 ай бұрын

Maybe so. But I’ve gotten it so hot the neighbor said it was too hot.

76 to 73 ??????

@JohnVHLife

Ай бұрын

Huh?

I would like to report that I wasted $180 copper coil trying to do this. 😅😂😅 Fail miserably.

@JohnVHLife

3 ай бұрын

Oh no! Kink it? It must be filled with something to coil properly

@delta3garcia

3 ай бұрын

@@JohnVHLife yep made the first wrap and immediately kinked. I filled it with water and capped both ends. So frustrating. You made it seem so easy haha.

bad pollution

@JohnVHLife

5 ай бұрын

It burns pretty clean