rumrum Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 So as per the title ive been building a hillbilly hot tub out of a 1000l ibc tank and pallet wood Im pretty stoked on how it has turned out as i am no carpenter, bare with me as i figure out posting pics etc Gefe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beaver Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 How will you heat it? We made one out of a chest freezer at uni. Had a radiator from a mini sitting on a gas burner with a boat bilge pump puming the water from the frezzer through the radiator and back in. Also rigged up a thermette type thing which worked good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Ok so plan is to heat it using a copper coil put into wood/gas fire, creating a thermosiphon much like this but a lot less sexy (i look good in a bikini but not that good!!) I Am looking for a metal tub type bucket thing to use as a fire box, thinking of just disassembling a washing machine and using the innards.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8Pete Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 How will you heat it?With naked men. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Beaver got any piccys?? Edit not of naked men.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Will try drag some out, it was pretty redimentary. Thermette thingy was same principle as yours, was a stainless tank with a fire below it, and intlet at bottom, outlet at top. As water heated it went out the top etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 $50 wet back fire will heat this sweet. Did a perfect job on a full sized spa pool setup I made last year. Thermosyphoned fine with about 100mm of fall but could of done with a bit more to help it heat faster. Go to a pool store and ask nicely for some solar bubble pool cover off cuts, a couple of layers of this floating on the water help it to heat up a lot quicker/keep the heat in when 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoKer Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 how strong is that square pool at the top? the non-trained engineer in me doesn't seem to think it will hold with the presure hope I'm wrong cos it looks choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Still has steel cage so will proabbaly be all good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Engineering pfft.. dont worry about structural thingys just hoon some jim beam and she'll be right. Nah its got a steel cage around the tank so the boxing is just to make it look less shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Highlux great idea! Ned to find a wetback naow, then i can cook a feed while boiling myself Going to ask a pool shop now for cover, going to make a ply & foam snug fitying lid too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Man that is SUCH A GOOD IDEA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Needs a engine to heat it really a 4k or similar could use exhaust for sweet carbon monoxide bubbles. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxxy Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 can also recommend the wetback idea, bag of coal to get it to 40deg, and another to keep it there for 2 days. Also look for cheap warehouse pool pumps on the tard, got a new one for $50 Insulated the pipes with a towel as it was Twizel, and about -2 outside 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Fahh , i thought of this when we started going through IBC's of Adblue coming through.They are pretty strong with those cages in place. getting out when your pissed might be interesting , the sides are really smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yeah I was thinking exactly the same thing as we got heaps of ex adblue ones I just wasn't sure about contamination. Was told inside plastic of container soaks up residue of adblue, but that could be bullshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I call b/s sound like someone covering thier ass , and TBH adblue isnt exactly toxic sooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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