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Projects & Parts => Projects => Topic started by: BigFrank on October 09, 2014, 10:23:32 PM

Title: wood stove water heater
Post by: BigFrank on October 09, 2014, 10:23:32 PM
[url=http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/Big_Frank_2010/2014-10-09170926_zps2750851d.jpg](http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/Big_Frank_2010/2014-10-09170926_zps2750851d.jpg) (http://s889.photobucket.com/user/Big_Frank_2010/media/2014-10-09170926_zps2750851d.jpg.html)[/URL] ive been working on this all week just about done  gotta make the hinges for the door and a latch   holds around 280 gallons of water  should keep the house and more importantly the barn warm this winter
Title: Re: wood stove water heater
Post by: Crazymays77 on October 09, 2014, 11:04:23 PM
Cool make me one too lol
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Post by: jimmy101 on October 10, 2014, 03:36:40 PM
nice. Is this going to be a diy outdoor wood burner? I like the re-use of the tank. :)
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Post by: BigFrank on October 10, 2014, 06:37:51 PM
Quote from: jimmy101 on October 10, 2014, 03:36:40 PM
nice. Is this going to be a diy outdoor wood burner? I like the re-use of the tank. :)
theres one tank inside  the other  all recycled  material  minus  torch gasses and welding wire/rod
Title: Re: wood stove water heater
Post by: jimmy101 on October 10, 2014, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: BigFrank on October 10, 2014, 06:37:51 PM
Quote from: jimmy101 on October 10, 2014, 03:36:40 PM
nice. Is this going to be a diy outdoor wood burner? I like the re-use of the tank. :)
theres one tank inside  the other  all recycled  material  minus  torch gasses and welding wire/rod
I like it. ==cl
Title: Re: wood stove water heater
Post by: BigFrank on December 17, 2014, 01:05:52 PM
made a shed/housing around  it  with some metal studs and steel siding  12 inches of r 19 insulation   and 6 inch foam roofing   insulation in the walls and roof  works awesome  got  it all going yesterday  putting whole unsplit pieces of wood in  and  got about 11 hours of burn time   the best part is  I haven't heard the gas water heater turn on  applaudd
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Post by: marshall on December 17, 2014, 02:12:14 PM
I don't understand how it works, have any more pictures?
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Post by: MidMichiganMudRun on December 17, 2014, 02:36:34 PM
we love ours
Title: Re: wood stove water heater
Post by: BigFrank on December 17, 2014, 08:44:45 PM
Quote from: marshall on December 17, 2014, 02:12:14 PM
I don't understand how it works, have any more pictures?
(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/Big_Frank_2010/001_zpsd0281d73.jpg) (http://s889.photobucket.com/user/Big_Frank_2010/media/001_zpsd0281d73.jpg.html)(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/Big_Frank_2010/002_zps3aed40e1.jpg) (http://s889.photobucket.com/user/Big_Frank_2010/media/002_zps3aed40e1.jpg.html)     its basically a water heater  firebox is surrounded  by water that is pumped into the house threw a heat exchanger that is plumbed into the house water heater then the heated liquid is circulated through 1/2 inch pex tubing in my floor  I gotta change something tho its 89 degrees in the house
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Post by: marshall on December 17, 2014, 10:20:26 PM
That's quit a setup
Title: Re: wood stove water heater
Post by: BigFrank on December 17, 2014, 11:39:19 PM
Quote from: marshall on December 17, 2014, 10:20:26 PM
That's quit a setup
it works
Quote from: marshall on December 17, 2014, 10:20:26 PM
That's quit a setup
works good so far  theres a couple things  I want to change on it but its  making heat