They make this spring-looking thingy-ma-gadget for bending pipe like this. It puts even pressure all the way around as you bend so it doesn't fold up on you and crease.... Make sure you ask for the spring-looking thingy-ma-gadget at the plumbing supply store.... :-D no, just ask for a pipe bending spring.
Very cool, way to be creative and make it happen. I wanted to show you this new model portable fire burning hot tub that just came out in the US, they call it the FireHotTub and its completely portable. Thought you would find it interesting.
Water circulates via thermsiphon. It works very well, even though I only have a small distance between hot (top) pipe and cold (bottom) pipe. Water level must be above the HW return to tub. One thing I would modify is the angle of the CW into the fire should be slightly up. The HW return is also angled up. Reason being when I empty the tub, a small amount of water sits inside the tube and does not fully drain out. Takes about an hour to heat up.
I tried to build this same thing, when I tried to bend the copper pipe it would flatten and or break in half. Please let me know how you did it and what kind of copper pipe did you use. I dont remember what I tried it was a 10' chunk from the hardware store. Please Help!!!
Dear curlyh53, I bought the pipe already coiled flat from the hardware shop, I just spread it out a bit and then bent the two ends outward to fit through the washing machine drum. That was mildly hard to do. The pipe is 3/4". The length was about the same as you have.
@curlyh53 Bending copper tubing by hand is real pain, but if you have something to bend it AROUND, it works quite well. For something this size, probably something like a five gallon bucket would probably be about the right size, but use whatever you can get your hands on that would be small enough to fit in your fire box but big enough to build a fire in. In the case of the bucket, clamp the short end of the tub at the mouth of the bucket and form it around it. Should keep it from kinking.
How does the water circulate? Does it work using thermosiphon? I'm curios how well that works? Im planning on making a small wood fired hot tub soon, but am not sure whether to pump the water round the stove or what, i dont really like the idea of having an electric pump anywhere near the thing
They make this spring-looking thingy-ma-gadget for bending pipe like this. It puts even pressure all the way around as you bend so it doesn't fold up on you and crease.... Make sure you ask for the spring-looking thingy-ma-gadget at the plumbing supply store.... :-D no, just ask for a pipe bending spring.
Landotter1 6 months ago
Very cool, way to be creative and make it happen. I wanted to show you this new model portable fire burning hot tub that just came out in the US, they call it the FireHotTub and its completely portable. Thought you would find it interesting.
bluebathcom 7 months ago
Outg of all the videos I have watched you explained how the water flows. Thank you for the vid. Glad to see there are rednecks outside of Kansas ;-)
woodlandcammo27 11 months ago
you can't bend stick copper (10 ft)
sooogentle 1 year ago
cool glenn well done. love pete & sue
reefpix 1 year ago
to bad u cant regulate the heat
Jlentz14 1 year ago
More wood, makes more heat, less wood makes less heat.
crackerfat1 1 year ago
@crackerfat1 not nessariliy cause coals can crank out lots of heat, some times more than fire
pyroman675 1 year ago
@Jlentz14 and if it gets too hot just stick the hose in her for a minute
dustoin1386 1 year ago
curlyh53, Try filling the Pipe with fine powder or sand, then attempt to bend. This will help the pipe from collapsing.
soupysips 1 year ago
thankyou
bubbaeffect 2 years ago
Water circulates via thermsiphon. It works very well, even though I only have a small distance between hot (top) pipe and cold (bottom) pipe. Water level must be above the HW return to tub. One thing I would modify is the angle of the CW into the fire should be slightly up. The HW return is also angled up. Reason being when I empty the tub, a small amount of water sits inside the tube and does not fully drain out. Takes about an hour to heat up.
crackerfat1 2 years ago
@crackerfat1
I tried to build this same thing, when I tried to bend the copper pipe it would flatten and or break in half. Please let me know how you did it and what kind of copper pipe did you use. I dont remember what I tried it was a 10' chunk from the hardware store. Please Help!!!
curlyh53 2 years ago
Dear curlyh53, I bought the pipe already coiled flat from the hardware shop, I just spread it out a bit and then bent the two ends outward to fit through the washing machine drum. That was mildly hard to do. The pipe is 3/4". The length was about the same as you have.
crackerfat1 2 years ago
@crackerfat1 if you fill the pipe with really well ground salt or sang then it doesn't buckle
ovven 1 year ago
@curlyh53 fill up your copper with sand it will keep the pipe from kinking when you bend it then blow it out when you are happy with your bends .
smoooothkitty 2 years ago
@curlyh53
You can to put sand in the tube before bending it ...otherwise buy the specific tool:-)
claustrox 1 year ago
@curlyh53 Bending copper tubing by hand is real pain, but if you have something to bend it AROUND, it works quite well. For something this size, probably something like a five gallon bucket would probably be about the right size, but use whatever you can get your hands on that would be small enough to fit in your fire box but big enough to build a fire in. In the case of the bucket, clamp the short end of the tub at the mouth of the bucket and form it around it. Should keep it from kinking.
bootsnthejeep 11 months ago
@curlyh53 you need annealed copper pipe by the sounds you had the straight stuff its way to hard
HomeDistiller 10 months ago
How does the water circulate? Does it work using thermosiphon? I'm curios how well that works? Im planning on making a small wood fired hot tub soon, but am not sure whether to pump the water round the stove or what, i dont really like the idea of having an electric pump anywhere near the thing
TheGraniteFlaneur 2 years ago