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Convert a fire pit or old grill into a wood burning pool heater water heater. I bought a 16' x 4' pool, but found that a gas or electric heater would cost more than the price of the pool itself. I also had a lot of limbs and split wood from a fallen tree in my yard. This made for a very easy and effective combination. Now, when I burn wood in my fire pit, I also heat my pool. By the time the water makes it out of the pipe, the fire has heated the water. This is similar to how a standard hot water heater works.

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Now, when I burn wood in my fire pit, I also heat my pool. This is similar to how a standard hot water heater works. After letting the fire die out and cool, redneck pool heater, I added the brick and stone to insulate and direct the heat.

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Redneck pool heater

One very common way pool owners can extender their pool season is adding a heater. Going the traditional route involves permits, gas lines, electric lines, excavation, and re-plumb pool lines. It can quickly become a large expense. A simpler and more affordable way to heat your pool is buy making a DIY pool heater. Here is a step-by-step guide to how to make a simple solar-powered DIY pool heater. A DIY pool heater uses the heat from the sun to warm water in a hose that then goes into your pool. The success of your solar pool heater depends on the amount of solar exposure in your area. The warmth and efficiency of your DIY pool heater is affected by sun exposure, so placement is extremely important. Always be sure to wear and use proper safety materials such as goggles , gloves, long sleeves and long pants while working with any hand or power tools. There are many ways to create the area where the sun will hit and heat up the water in the hose.

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By the time the water makes it out of the pipe, the fire has heated the water. A heat exchanger like this has to rely on high, constant flow. I think anyway. Introduction: Wood Burning Pool Heater. So, it would either flash to steam bursting the soft copper I bought and filled my pool in May. Thought you guys might like to see what I came up with to heat my pool. Reactions: Johnkutsch and flyingcow. These logs last for about 3 hours and are a very efficient way to fuel the heater. Also might suggest a shorter coil with a larger diameter or cutting the coil in two and paralleling it. Recent Activity. Apr 22, Glenside, PA.

BTU input to the water of , to , per hour. Measures 35" high x 23" wide x 33" long and weighs lbs. Inside of fire box measures 28" deep 18" wide and 20" tall.

Mar 4, NE Wisconsin. Steam explosions become worse with pressure and volume of water. At this temperature it took approximately 1 hour to heat the gallons 1 degree Fahrenheit. Made a significant difference. Hope you like it! A little costly, but it is much more efficient and easy to install than using a series of elbows and straight pipe, as in my original design. The pool water was 68F and the heated output was now F!!! The bottom of the coil is either in direct contact with the flames, or absorbing radiant heat. Prob half way between this pic and the kerosene Drip tube. Temp alternate At this point I had cut 8 slots along the 6" pipe with my grinder cutting disk. Pre-heating with kerosene introduced some waste oil It did pick up more then this. My friend told me he puts small copper tube slices in his skimmer box to help reduce the need for chlorine because it has algaecide properties to it. LOL If it does break down over time I do treat my pool for metals weekly, so any copper that makes its way to the pool will be removed.