Lockdown Project - Hill Billy Hot tub
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2020
- At the Start of lock down ,we decided to make a Hill Billy Hot tub from as much reclaimed stuff as we could ,we managed to make this for a grand total of £120 and it works a treat .
I have put together a short slide show showing you the process from start to finish .
I haven't showed the construction of the Burner there are plenty of videos on you tube showing this ,but please remember to take care when cutting the cylinder and you do so at your own risk .
The hot tub takes approx 4 hours to warm 700 litres of water to an ideal temp of 32 degrees ,due to the thickness of the insulation and the pallets it will stay warm for a good couple of days and uses next to no wood at all to heat the water .
I'm lucky I can get plenty of broken pallets to run it ,next project is to make a permanent shelter for it so it can be used over winter so watch this space !!
Sweet build and we'll edited together. I'm about to build one without the heater for a bit of summertime relief on the farm. Thanks for the inspiration
Thanks for watching 👍 it was well worth the build works a treat !
Looks amazing. Great job.
Thanks You.
This video feels so wholesome! Very nice job, I might steal some ideas!
😁 still enjoying using , it works a treat !
@@walkinglosthistory Do you recommend a heating system like this? If you could change anything, what would you change?
In answer to you question yes I would use the same heating system ,maybe a slightly bigger cylinder to allow me to fit a 22 mm coil of copper pipe inside ,the 10mm works fine but I'm thinking 22mm would flow a little quicker and maybe heat up a little quicker .
Good idea on the cladding
It was the cheapest way to do it with the pallet wood, free from work 👍
Very nice I'll be making one of these soon because I'm not paying several thousands for a hot tub 🤣🤣
Best thing we made during lockdown !
@@walkinglosthistory you did a great job
I would check Craigslist first they're practically giving the fiberglass hot tubs away in some places, I bought a complete 6 person for $300 with the only condition of removing it.
Good build! Wish we had seen your video last week as we made one and while it's a success, I feel it needs something to filter the water. Did you add a filter? Thanks :)
We didn't put a water filter in, we keep checking the PH and we do half a water change every month. We put chlorine tablets in as well, but I suppose it depends on how much you use it, we have never had any issues though. Best thing we made in lockdown 👌
You could use a 43mm tank connector to then fit a intex or layz-spa filter housing in side the tub, these guys didn't appear to use a pump, for filtering your going to need one inline on the intake to the heater, second hand filter housings off of old inflatible hot tubs can be found on fleabay and fakebook market place for about $20.
Great Job but How does the water circulate ??
Hi thanks for the comment ,in answer to your question as the water warms in the stove it creates a thermo Syphon and the water starts to flow around the tank so warm water leaves the stove at the top and is replaced by cooler water in the bottom ,it takes approx 4 hrs to heat a full tank of water .
Heat rises and when it does cold drops, the hot water the heater creates naturally float up in the tub forcing the cold water down and back to the heater, I would rather install an inline external pump, even a 12v solar pump would ramp up the heating time and efficiency.
Buenas tardes.
Cómo hace para que el agua circule y caliente el agua sin ningún motor?
Muchas gracias y excelente proyecto
Hi as the water warms up at the bottom of the copper pipe the heat rises and allows the water to rise up the pipe and creates a Syphon, hope this makes sense 😁 ,thanks for watching
David & Shell
What makes the water circulate? I don't get it ... I understand that the water gets heated from the copper piping, but what' makes it move around?
The process automatically causes the heated water from inside the copper coils to rise and flow into the tank via the upper inlet drawing the the colder water in from the bottom causing a thermal convection so there is no need for any pump.
How long to warm up the 800l water ?
Hi from a cold tank takes about 4 hours to warm up