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This is the best helpful videos I have ever watched an he made it easy enough for a lil ole gal from Texas to understand AN BY GOD I MADE ONE AN IT WORKED THANK YOU MWS .
Thanks Elsie
Glad to hear it worked for you.
Jeff
Awesome jeff! You are the man! I can only imagine a 10 gallon bucket or container that was insulated in some way. Hot water for days off grid. My kinda life. God bless sir
To protect the element from burning up if the water-level somehow got too low you could mount a simple bulb type level switch just above the element inside the bucket which would cut off the power supply. This would eliminate having to worry about the amount of water left above the element if using as an in-place shower.
The distance he put the spout up from the bottem of the bucket should never allow it to go empty.
@@tonykaczmarek278Ete pula ce pula mea e cascadă? Până și aia mai seacă 😂
Jeff , projects like these are great. They're affordable, easy to do and fun for family (kids) and friends. Please consider one of these on a monthly basis if you can. Much appreciated!
+TREYSONZ Thanks. Getting back to doing these types of videos and will be doing many more.
Put a small bright color ball in the clear tubing to more easily see the height of the water.
Well done sir. I like that you took your time and took us through it step by step. Thanks for taking the time to teach us.
Thank you Jeff.. I've watched your videos for years and I am humbled by your sincerity and genuine desire to educate others...On a different note..I think you are a ringer for Bruce Dern lol...really and I see you have George's fan
Blades from the U.K.
man that is great. I had been heating water at our deer cabin on the wood stove since it was built. I have some really large food grade buckets that I used to make beer in. they are 7 gallons. I see one of these in my future at the deer cabin.
+derekthegreatgonzo It would work great for that use.
need more dc appliances in the world. Wonder if this set up would work circulating the water from bucket around baseboard heat or floor heat? Maybe double everything?
This is perfect PROVIDING you use a food grade plastic container. Science is recognizing the dangers of molecular plastics to humans,animals and plants. Thx for the video.
Just found your site yesterday. This is great, I will have to make one of these. I really appreciate the way you explain what you are doing, very helpful. Thanks!
Brilliant work. I think I found the best channel on you tube.Thanks Jeff.
Thanks, glad i can help.
I love the 300 watt element, for that purpose. Keep up the good work jeff.
Really enjoy your videos jeff. Always very clear step by step tutorials, always fully explained. My go to source on all things wind & solar. Thanks for all the great info!
Ordered the 12 volt water heater and Bulkhead from you guys today to make this! Seems perfect for my off the grid needs.
Good morning Jeff..Thanks for the great Solar Hot Water Heater idea. Just wanted to know the size and specs of the Solar Panel...what is the Wattage Rating you used in the video. And what would be the minimum wattage that can be used so the element works normally or efficiently? Thanks Gilbert
I setup a rig a lot similar to yours we had it on top of the horse trailer and made a Cowboy shower. We used a 30 or 35 gal. tank
Jeff you are a saint !! This video was easy enough for a dummy like me to understand and replicate.
Thanks and your welcome
Jeff one more question....can this element be connected to household current or an inverter or would i need a different element ? I thought i heard you mention DC current
DC current only.
Thank you sir, for your lessons and your deep well of wisdom...thank you.
+Billy Bang Bang Your welcome Billy
Great videos , Building a green house and I need to build a hotwater heater with a water pump to help heat the greenhouse and to warm the soil for the cold winter
Great stuff Jeff , very nice and informative ,take care .
Thank you!
Jeff, you're a nut, aka my favorite kind of guy. Nothing fancy, just make it work with what's easy to put your hands on. Kudos buddy!
Thanks Mark
thats real nice I might have to send a link of this to my neighbor he's always asking me about heating water with your solar panel
+carson l urban wind and solar Thanks Carson. There all all kinds of variations of this little bucket project.
carson l urban wind and solar better use solar directly to heat
Couple with rain harvesting. 55 gal. buckets, 1 hot, 1 cold, man Im getting excited.
I have been using a standard water heating element for over a year. It cost eight dollars and works like a charm. You do not need a DC element
been there done that, OLE!
the only question i have is would some folks prefer a food grade bucket? I'm just wandering if construction buckets bleed chemicals out.. I'm really enjoying the efforts of the owner of this channel. good videos thanks.
Jeff see if you can help here, just purchase the 48 volt element and connected to a solar panel that puts out 70 volts -5+ buts only warm the water to the point you barely notice im newbie, dont know much, but i like all your videos..regard from Puerto Rico
Awesome video, I’m in the process of building a camper van and now I have an idea on how to get hot water. Just 1 question. How big of a solar panel will I need to power the heating element.
Hello my good friend. I hope you and Molly are well. This is an awesome video. Been thinking about how to heat water for my flat off grid. Dumbo here didn't think of this idea. I was thinking sun but not PV. Thank you very much my good friend. Have an amazing day. Oh. Yes I will be building one and videoing it.
+Raymond Earle Thanks Raymond.There are several variations of this water heater you can build. This one was just quick and cheap to build with off the shelf parts. Love to see your video when you do it.
You will see it in the coming weeks my good friend.
GREAT idea Jeff for a back up for a log cabin or even to wash your hands in a work shop. Thank you for the video.
+Richard Maunder Thanks Richard. All kinds of uses for it and cheap to build.
That is outstanding. what size of solar panel and watts? I have a 30 watt panel. proability to small to heat.
A very original idea! I will do one. Thanks!
That's awesome I've been using a 16 gallon Water tank painted black. Heats up great on a nice hot summer day on a cool or cold day I use a propane turkey cooker to heat the water and small submersible water pump the water up to the tank I like your water heater a lot better
that's a nice little rig, thanks Jeff
+snaprollinpitts Your welcome
Great build project.
+7 TRUMPETS PREPPER Thanks Lucas. You can use a larger tank of course.
Endless possibilities for this design. Cattle ranchers, and homesteaders will love this idea. Is there a way you can show how to control the temperature?
+wildfireatm3 Sure, here's a link to thermostats that you can use.
store.mwands.com/dc-water-heater-elements/
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That was fast. Standard service from MWS,Thanks again Jeff.
That is pretty cool Jeff! Almost could rig it as a "slow cooker". Throw in some meat, potatoes, whatever, and you could feed two families. Not sure if a plastic 5-gal would be best though...but, with that DC heater element and maybe a used stainless pressure cooker deal...might work. Still cool to have hot water like you did tho.
+Chris DIYer Thanks Chris.
Awesome. Thank you. I was thinking if it had one more small hole in top, you could refill without lifting lid? Thanks, I need one of these!
Very Cool...Will build one soon...Thanks!
+Ron La Manna Glad you liked it Ron.
+DrBill I will be doing those Bill. Lots of uses for solar panels like heating.
Denso glow plugs work good too and you don't have to keep them wet..
I just came across your Channel today. I live in my grandmother and grandfather's old house what don't have no Plumbing due to a half job what kept leaking so I was using the microwave and coffee machine to warm up water and thinking there was a better way to heat up water and come to find out you had the solution to it all and letting me know all the parts that I want me for it I have two 5 gallon barrels that I wanted to put to use with this if I can find all the parts that I need for it I wanted to say thank you for the information how to build it and thank you for the lesson today!👍🔥 p.s. where can i get a DC Element and are they hard to find?
I use ( 3 ) 10 feet long 6 inch pvc pipes painted black and also 3" inch 10 feet long black pipe painted black. No element is needed on real sunny days-110 degrees is common.But one is installed for very cloudy days. Your adjustable solar heating element is a perfect choice . My pipes are a pre heating water source -they gravity feed into-the cold water side of a 40 gallon water tank someone thru out in the trash. My solar system is 50 -100 watt solar panels. The best element out there for sale is your adjustable heater element-
Cool project! My only concern is the use of a standard power cord with the plug end still attached. An unknowing person might think it can be plugged into any 110 VAC outlet, which might make for a dangerous situation.
+MrConradF Use any plug you like.
I thought the same thing.
Hey Jef very nice video. Like always easy and simple to understand. Thank you.
+Rocky Rocky Your welcome Rocky
just plain awesome
Cool source for buckets and lids is Firehouse Subs. They donate the proceeds from the sale of their Pickle buckets with lids to local firehouses. I've found them to be as good as any other bucket. $2.00 each with lid as available. I don't work for them just an addicted consumer of their Subs and a few buckets.
+Ronny Julian Thanks for the info Ronny.
+Wyatt Harmon Neer had the issue when I washed them out with Hot water and Dawn soap
Will work like a champ, regardless of outside temps.Be careful wiring up junk...Not only a terrible waste of money and electricity, accidents DO happen and you can die from them!Good luck.
Bulkhed fitting is also found on cheap rubber pools going to filter.
Nice job Jeff.
+Off Grid Nation Thanks.
Good job , great for a country house
Very nice. If you insulated the bucket it would be even better and you should look into aviation grade tools and wiring to make it unable to be improved.
Good idea, thanks
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you!
Seems a great idea- very creative. You give no specifics? Panel watts? How hot? & How long to heat?... does it actually work?
Great work my friend! What size solar panel are you using?
GRANDE!!!!!
Thank you Jeff
always a pleasure....
+Sergio Amata Thanks for taking the time to watch it Sergio.
Awesome video Jeff!
what size solar panel was that?
48v element. May I ask what voltage the solar pannel was. Gr8 video bud
Okay I know nothing about anything solar or off grid. I'm a mom who wants to buy a house and has been saving money on utilities using your methods and teaching my kids at the same time since we homeschool. I just bought our first set of solar panels and got rid of all the lights in our house and replaced them with solar lights. I feel like a rockstar lol. I got rid of our dryer and am using a line now. I want to get rid of our fridge and water heater usage as well. How could I harness this beautiful hot water to shower my kids? Everything else we could just use cold water but showers have to be hot or my husband will crash down on my plans.
You can use DC water elements to heat your water.
+MissouriWindandSolar yes but how do I turn it into a shower? I'm gonna make this exact water heater you made but then how can I use it for showers? Maybe there is a shower head that can attach
Great 💡👍 idea!
Glad you like it!
Thanks for sharing. Would love to see more tips.
+Brabham26 I will be doing more of these types of videos.
Great video m8.
With the 48 v element... could you tell us what voltage and wattage size solar pannel did you use to get these results.Thanks in advance
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing this.
+MyHomesteadingProject Your welcome and thanks for taking the time to watch.
Jeff
Awesome, hi Jeff:-)
Very good job and sharing...Thanks.
great video presentation.. you explain it very well thanks..
+Faith Fajardo Well thank you.
If you are basically using it in one area put a 1 1/2 hole in the center of the top that way to add more capacity you can put a 5 gallon water jug on top if 50 pounds is to heavy use a 3 gallon jug this way when the jug is empty you'll still have 4 gallon of water in the water heater also a high temp shut off would be nice watch for someone getting rid of a holy electric water heater and salvage the controller off it or find someone upgrading to a bigger tank and convert it to dc that way you can have pressure water
The water would have gotten a lot hotter had i left it out a little longer but i was loosing the sun anyway.
*losing
how long did it sit out before you had the water all heated up
What wattage solar panel?
@@jamesemoorejr looks like a 300w
Why would I want to heat hot water?
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I made a solar hot water unit out of a black abs pipe a couple of hose fittings and end caps. no electricity required.
thagrit how long to heat the water filled from hose tap, hours... How many gallons do you heat at a time? Good if in full sun, summer months.
Very cool. I wouldn't use 120 vac plugs and sockets though. Many of us off the grid folks have 120 vac sockets around the house from our inverters. Someone might plug this into 120 vac by accident and that wouldn't be good... Maybe regular solar panel mc4 connectors?
This guy is like MacGyver.
Just imagine if he had a swiss army knife!...LOL
thanks good idea
This is like the ultimate 'dad'
love it. What about heating up sand? I bought my first set up from you 15 years ago :)
I have a video here on my channel of the little turnbines i made.
If u got 3 wires. Is it better to use 2 for + and 1 for - . Like solar panel to charger or battery. Less voltage drop
Thank you for the video..
If you put a funnel in the top of the level indicator and put your hot water outlet at the top of the bucket then you wont need a tap. All you do is poor cold water into the funnel which enters the bottom of the bucket and hot water will flow out of the top outlet. That way you dont run the risk of running the bucket dry
wish there was a insulated enclosure that I could use his water heating elements on a motorhome overland build.
This is fantastic. Thank you for this video!
Your welcome Paola
So how much was the solar panel, did you get that from home depot too? For us that don't have all the equipment looks like we need to spend a few hundred to save a few pence.
Should also paint the bucket flat black to assist in the heating
thanks for the very good video step by step is great.
Your welcome
Awesome Jeff!
Thanks for sharing.
Glad i found you.
Tedzilla
carve a little ball from styrofoam, paint it red and then put it in the clear tube on the side of your bucket.
the ball will float on top of the water and it will make it easier to read the level from a distance.
@6:17 That what he said before the bed broke. ;)
+legalizeshemp420 lol
yes great project but i my personal opinion those crimping connector for splicing i never use them i solder the wires together last much longer
+benoit gamache Soldering is the best way to do it.
Thanks Jeff for the bucket and cooler and other parts to make this when I put it together do I go through the bucket and cooler? again Thank you
+bobinmissouri Your welcome Bob. Hmm, don't know, i will leave that up to you.
I think I will use one of your adjustable water heaters for direct connect to my solar panels to heat my aquaponics water during winter,, I notice you use a 48 volt water heater with a 24 volt solar panel, is this a better way to do it for a direct connection to solar panels? You said something about less resistance ,, does than mean more heat produced from less sunlight maybe ? Using the setup you show in this video?
I am going to call you about this heh ,, because I want to grow fish I can eat and veggies all year long ,, and I would like to use my solar and wind power to do it ,, Aquaponics ,, I think it is the future of a small scale, healthy organic family farm ,, it can grow more healthy food all year long if setup properly, than anything I have seen before, In a 20'X20' greenhouse I think i can grow more than enough food for my family,, fish and veggies :) It might get boring ,, but it is healthy
Neat when its empty,just hook up water hose to faucet&fill back up.
This is awesome, thank you for doing this video
+sparkolino26 Your welcome.
Thanks Jeff
Great project. Thanks
+RelaxingHomestead Your welcome.
You wouldn't want someone to accidentally plug that bucket into 120VAC! lol
What you can do in such situations when you need to use mains type connectors on lower voltages is to just use the earth & neutral wires/pins for your low voltage connexions. That way if someone plugs it into the wall providing the (outlet is wired correctly) no current will flow.
Or if you want to take advantage of all three cores in the cable: Tie the hot & neutral wires together at each end, making your circuit between these and the earth wire. This isn't quite as safe as the above method but if it is accidentally plugged into the mains it will just trip the circuit breaker rather than sending the mains voltage through your element or other low voltage load.
Note that paralleling up the two cores will NOT double the current carrying capacity of the cable because one leg is still a single core. But it WILL lower the overall voltage drop on the cable, which could be useful if the run is fairly long.
+xanataph Well if you built it and are stupid enough to plug it into a wall socket then that person deserves to get some juice.
+MissouriWindandSolar Agree. It's not so much if you're stupid, more about if someone *else* gets their hands on it (who doesn't know a hell of a lot about electricity). "Oh look a bucket with a plug on it..." lol
A heater element is a pure resistance so AC or DC does not matter, the voltage does matter if you want to use PV panels.
Excellent 👍
Jeff I'm now a full time RVer. I'm thinking a 4 ft high 10 gallon water tower routed to the hot side of the RV that would be pressurized off the same input feeding my cold fresh tank. (Y fitting before the sidewall input) Are your DC elements full duty cycle or should I put in a lower voltage one to "maintain" the heat and use the higher 48v one a bit before we need the hot water? I'll be a customer soon for many items. Thanks!
👍👍👍👍👍👍 Excellent job. 😊
Thank you!
If the bucket was black, and put in a sunny spot above shower area you would use much less power during the day.