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DIY hot tub!

  • 03-04-2017 7:24pm
    #1
    biffo.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Evening lads, looking for a bit of advice on plumbing with regard to a home made hot tub. Ive got an unused milk tank (stainless) about 5ft in diameter and was going to turn it into a tub for the craic.

    Looking at the possibility of hooking it up to the domestic oil boiler for heating the water, or is that madness?? Also the possibility of putting a wood burning stove in the tub.

    Would the oil route work and would it get the water hot enough and how would one go aboot tackling it?

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers!!


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  • #2
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    April 1st was a couple of days ago... :)


  • #3
    Tom44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Tom44


    Stove in the tub would look nice, but the timber might get damp.:(


  • #4
    gifted
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    Kettle and a tin of beans...


  • #5
    my3cents
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    Plenty of weirder things can be found online.

    I think the OP need to do the maths for the volume of water, and how much heat is needed to get it to the required temperature before going any further.

    Might work with a wood stove but may take all day or more to heat to a decent temperature given the heat losses outside.

    You could always prop the tub up on bricks and light the fire directly underneath then invite any missionaries you know around for a meal.


  • #6
    Tom44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Tom44


    Heating off oil boiler is the easy part. You just need a heat exchanger.
    www.cedartubs.com/Hot-Tub-Heat-Exchanger.html

    Insulation must be a priority.
    Getting water airated ??

    Pump's & filteration.
    Chlorine
    Avoiding legionnaires.


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  • #7
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    gifted wrote: »
    Kettle and a tin of beans...

    A million housewives everyday, pick up a tin of Beans and say, "... Beanz Meanz Bubblez" :)


  • #8
    biffo.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭biffo.


    Cheers for the advice lads and the piss taking!

    Looking into the heat exchanger, thanks tom! going to do a bit more research and get cracking, any more advice welcome! Will keep ye updated!


  • #9
    GY A1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭GY A1


    There was a good diy build on here few years ago.

    Here
    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056788484/1/#post81386891

    biffo. wrote: »
    Cheers for the advice lads and the piss taking!

    Looking into the heat exchanger, thanks tom! going to do a bit more research and get cracking, any more advice welcome! Will keep ye updated!


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