Labour Saving and General Guntering

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Want to make a cheap water heater here.
Have a new one with parlour so don't want to buy a new one.

If I put an electric emersion in a steel lid and sat it in a 200l plastic barrel and wired to a timer would it work?

Should work the finest, immersion should come with a stat, put the whole lot into an old fridge, drill hole for cable, should keep it nice and warm, & pick up a fridge for free from local recycling depot or bog hole


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Jfc do a decent size one

what about buying your own element and sticking it into a churn?
that's all the Connaught one is.......

aside, surely there is an opportunity here somewhere to create a by product for hot water in a dairy.... after all the milk has to be cooled.
would solar be an option?

Corkfarmer wrote: »

http://www.brennancateringsupplies.ie/catering-appliances/beverage-machines/water-boilers/buffalo-water-boilers/
We bought one of the water boilers like above for calves. They're not too dear and you can set them on a timer so it's ready when you want it and much safer too!

How does that work, can you connect the water directly to it or have you to fill it yourself? Looks to be a safe option alright.

quote="Greengrass1;94707823"]I'm not going to be taking lid off I can see how it would be dangerous if I was.
I'll have a tap on barrel to take water out.
Have a 12l burco but its a PIA[/quote]

What about an inline water heater...
https://www.aquahot.co.uk/redring-rp1-powerstream-instantaneous-water-heater-9-5kw

If you had an old electric shower at your disposal either!

_Brian wrote: »

Passage scraper

Clever lads. Be awhile cleaning the sheds here

Reggie. wrote: »

There will be a shed here in the coming weeks

In case you don't know already , put in ten or more ducts under the slab when its easy and cheap .

Reggie. wrote: »

Ducts?

Maybe its not spelled that way,
Its empty pipes 2inch or bigger that you can use next year or maybe in 20 years time to supply extra services oil, water, gas, phone or ESB.
What ever it is you don't think you need it now but things change and if ever the saying "your better off looking at it than for it" is true its when you need to break through walls and concrete to add something simple to a shed.

O.A.P wrote: »

Maybe its not spelled that way,
Its empty pipes 2inch or bigger that you can use next year or maybe in 20 years time to supply extra services oil, water, gas, phone or ESB.
What ever it is you don't think you need it now but things change and if ever the saying "your better off looking at it than for it" is true its when you need to break through walls and concrete to add something simple to a shed.

Good thinking

Another step closer

blue5000 wrote: »

I think we have to re-name this thread 'Reggies inventions' or has anyone got more suggestions:pac:

I think he's lining up his 10,000th post to be a pic of the 398 sitting parked under a shiny tin roof in this new shed :D

Not really farming but the fine weather spurred me on the finish up the BBQ area for the summer. Doing it at the same time as the shed

blue5000 wrote: »

I see you left 'ducts' along the wall. Are you going to put in a urinal for the heavy tinnie (beer drinking) sessions in the future?:pac::pac:

Nope. Poles will slot into them for the gazebos roof