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Forums » General Discussion » The Water Cooler » Forget water cooler, this here's a water warmer...
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#380161 - 07/16/12 11:53 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 08/25/04 Posts: 6237 Loc: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada |
So I'd been eyeing wood-heated hot tubs for a while, and finally Snorkel had a combination of tub and shipping sales that was just a bit too good to resist. I'm now the proud owner of the world's most expensive pile of 2x6 lumber -- hopefully I'll clear a spot for it and assemble it before the humidity makes the wood expand too much to seal properly.
The idea is pretty cool... powder-coated aluminum wood stove immersed in the tub behind a wooden fence; light a fire and the water gets warm; repeat at least once a week in winter so the water doesn't freeze. Given that I live on 50 acres of forest I figure the firewood cost is going to be manageable... First step is to move the "monkey hut" (garage-y thing made from plastic conduit and a tarp) forward about 10 feet to make room for the tub, then some gravelling and levelling, then about 10 hours of tappity-tap with a rubber mallet putting all the pieces together. What could go wrong ? Aiming for something like this, but without the trailer and with a 4' deep tub instead of the 3' shown here : ![]() Edited by bridgman (07/16/12 11:56 PM)
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