Stumbled into your channel and was amazed at how genius your unboxing method shocked my mind. I've found a fount of curiosity as I will go wandering into your video mindfield. Thanks for posting!!! PS also thanks for the peso/dollar clarification, changed my viewpoint immensely! I thought you had more money than sense. Glad I was wrong. Great video delivery.
I vote Maxxair only cause I think it's the most applicable to a lot of people. Could be a big hit for the channel. I love all the ideas though! Can't wait to see them in due time.
A friend just introduced me to your channel ... I love it. Best unboxing ever! A small suggestion for a belt and suspenders approach to protect against thermal runaway, or to simply control the water temperature via analog (for those who don't wish to go with digital control). Repurpose the existing tank-mounted thermostat, wiring it in series with the 12V heating pad (after removing the 120V connections). If folks want to keep the 12/120V option, you could also replace the single-pole (120V) thermostat with the 2-pole (240V) version, using one set of contacts for the heating pad and the other set for the 120V heating element.
All of those projects sound awesome. I am definitely in for any and all technical project videos. Your content has been an inspiration for my own build.
The video was incredible as usual. It sparked the inner geek in me and the inner industrious man. Love that you are using Python for scripting. Your knowledge of electronics, plumbing, physics, mechanical engineering, information technology, etc. is on par with professionals and you still have the ability to innovate where needed. And you know the theory behind all of them. I salute you, sir.
Your intelligence never ceases to amaze me. I always love watching you create things. I’d love to see the 3D printer and the dc to dc converter projects!
The Terminator hand got me that's what earned your like, subscribe, notify, all. I think everyone should be required to use a Terminator hand for pointing to stuff in the video
Brilliant!!!! I’m a fan…. I’m preparing to cross the Atlantic and work towards the Mediterranean and into the Black Sea (God willing), in the Summer of 2022. Thank you Friend.
This was one of my favorite videos of yours so far. Excellent content. I'm extremely interested in the DC-DC conversion, as well as more code demos like this one.
This video was truly great, I"m a little burnt out on the many '10 Things Not to Do' and our '10 best van tips' vides out there. I've recently been watching the Swiss guy with the Hat who performed some LoRa radio experiments, gotta love that link budget. You would seem like the perfect individual to experiment with extracting H2O out of the air especially as you are effectively stuck in a high humidity location, you've got the tools and the requisite skills and the space in the vehicle to install such a beast. Again, thanks for the homebrew technical stuff, it really is a breath of fresh van air!
DC to DC Efficiency - new sub as of 3 minutes ago. I converted a dozen computer servers used in our business from standard AC computer power supplies to 12 VDC Automobile supplies and added 22 ah ACM batteries and powered them with combo power-supply/chargers and this also allowed us to get rid of the UPS units for them as well. It reduced our monthly electric bills by $150 to $200 since it also reduced our A/C requirements by a decent amount. We also converted all of the hard drives to SSDs in the servers at the same time which was required for some servers due to the smaller max size power supplies available for DC (250 vs 350 watt). Payback was 18 to 24 months. If you included the UPS conversions, we were going from AC to DC then to AC then back to DC by the time it reached the computer guts! Now we are AC for the Charger/PS units and all DC from there! Plus the backup batteries would run the servers for 4 hours on average instead of 20 minutes on the UPS units. In Florida (Hurricaneville) this was an AWESOME benefit! Best Dog Gone project I've done in a long time. This is why I vote for DC to DC efficiency. Cheers, Richard
I always find them entertaining and thought provoking. Some may not always apply to me, but they become a jump off point. I have a cabin that I will be converting to solar and would like to to apply some of these projects. Great work
It is not often I can watch a UA-cam tutorial/video from start to finish - but I always find these videos gripping...interesting...informative... awesome - thanks for all the information - it is inspirational.
My father-in-law bought and installed a solar water preheater back in the 1980's. A fluid, I don't remember what, circulated through a solar collector then through a jacket in the water heater. It pre-warmed the water before any energy was used to heat.
I've always wondered about the DC to AC back to DC conversions being inefficient, just never tested it out, so that's my vote. Going from 14v to 19v will have it's drawbacks, and be proprietary to that one device, an inverter gives you the standard AC outlet. Thanks for the content.
Yes, Agreed, but we will still have our Inverter as the "Universal Adaptor". But I'm on the laptop for 6-10 hours a day and the 3D printer is on for long stretches at a time, so I'm hoping that these see the biggest gains in efficiency.
I'm voting for DC to DC. I'm sure I could go full monkey and rig everything to work myself, but I'd love to see it done with high quality parts and made to look nice and neat and etc. :)
P.S. the more I watch about your build the more I see how great it is. The keg idea for water is just paying back in dividends; I was looking at a tank solution for my build just out of pure capacity but it's hard to argue with your setup with compressed air and the multiple uses, as well as the ability to easily refill water without needing a real RV fill point.
As always thank you for the content. An additional praise is required for your sped up unboxing segment. Oh how I dislike unboxing videos. Cheers from OZ
Hi Mike from over the pond, just starting out in off-grid camping, This is a bit advanced, but it's doable. Gonna go simple stupid, power out from the charge controller and thermostat to shut it down when up to temp. We have a tie-in system that dumps to a second oversized hot water cylinder in the home, gonna do the motorhome now.
Great video - Keep all the ideas coming. LORA definitely. I fitted a similar tank that's used in boats heated by the engine which has worked very well for many years. Its got a housing for an element which I can use for surplus solar / mains heating. When I get the surplus solar fitted.. Interesting to find out about the bearing problem on the fans.
I'm running 1200 watts of solar to lithium batteries with 3000 wats of inverter. Not that it matters but I have magnum solar controller & inverter. I have heard the conversion to 120vac is inefficient. I would be interested in dc to dc conversion to charge laptop, cell phone,etc. Thank you for all your help. Gary.
Nice to watch a gentleman on UA-cam that is tech minded, and knows his electrical/electronics. Thank you for the very informed information. I know electronics very well but definitely would like to know more about raspberry pie.
All of those are excellent ideas. Your attention to detail is always an inspiration. Side note: my Prusa just got delivered yesterday so I’d lean toward 3D printing if I had to choose. :)
This video of the dumpload waterheater is my favorite video you did so far. Id really like to do something like this once i get a little time off work. Got my minisplit installed this weekend. 38 seer inovair brand at 220 volts. Its freaking amazing and uses the smallest amount of energy ever. Its so silent only way you know its on is you are comfortable and cool.
I've installed several of those little water heaters as.i li e spot water heaters in houses that have very long wait times to get hot water or a distant location. This water heater is cheap to run and provides hot water instantly while the main hot water is making it's way to the location. There was a truck camper guy I knew years ago, had a custom dual 12vdc 120vac stainless heating element to use his excess solar production and it worked great. The last line of code I wrote was visual basic back about 2001 . Take care...
Nice setup! One thing you could consider is to put a thermostatic valve on the output so you always get the same output temperature and your reservoir contents lasts longer. You then can even heat your reservoir to let's say 80° and still have a safe output temperature of let's say 40°. Are you also going to use it for the shower?
Shower? I would put a shutoff valve on the shower head. 6 gallons of hot water won't cut it for long but one good thing it don't take long to reheat the water. I once went to my neighbors fishing trailer to do some work and the kitchen had a 10 gallon water heater and the cold water came out hot because of the back feed of the water heater. I would like to see a 12 volt heating element and put it on a ten gallon water heater. But on a house it would be better just to install a solar water heater. I would save the power for running an AC unit. 73
Rheem hotwater tanks are made in Australia everyone had one growing up from the 1950s now are mainly solar. I will ring the factory to see if I can get the size you have. I'll put one in my van pronto. Thanks mate
And after I get the rest of my plumbing parts here, I can connect the cold water to the faucet again and then I'll likely jack it up to 80°c and then blend it back at the tap.
yes to 60 C = Growth This tank needs to be cleaned probably monthly just to ensure nothing nasty has overgrown inside it However, what's more, important is overnight it is dropping to ~40C which is even more dangerous than keeping it at 60C I reckon this water tank should be kept at a toasty constant 100 C ;)
Love it! Wish this kind of thing was available plug and play for the regular people out here. It will be one day, so maybe you should be the one to do it! Thanks again.
Hi and thanks! But I’m sorry, I didn’t mean the DC water heater only. I really meant the whole monitoring systems of it. The program that runs when to turn heater on and off etc.
FWIW, I'm interested in everything. I hope eventually you cover all these projects in the future. I'll be here to watch every minute regardless of the order they are presented. I have learned about all kinds of things I never imagined from just watching your channel. Thank YOU! 👍👍😎👍👍
Just a heads up, I love all of those projects and looking forward to any of them!!!! The multi step conversion (DC -> AC -> DC) is an issue for so many and even marginal improvements would be worth it as it cost $ to establish specific thresholds of solar systems. Every bit counts! AC -> DC just requires a full bridge rectifier and losses aren't too bad as I understand it but DC -> AC losses are horrible!!!
Wasn't sure why UA-cam recommend this video to me but I'm sure glad that it did. I'm not into van life although I don't mind the idea of it. But what got me was this ingenious idea of heating water with solar! This would work just as good for home, man who would have thought that I would be pulling together ideas from a motorhome? But there you go! You guys have pulled so far in front and that's amazing! I love the automation! The way that you interfaced the boiler within the network is something that I wanted without knowing what it was! Thanks for the great video, I really enjoyed it. Now I have to stalk your other videos that have anything remotely to do with electronics and control!
You are my favorite RV UA-camr! I started to learn how to code on microboard and electrical wiring so that I can build my own Campervan just like yours!
Definitely the best unboxing video ever. I really enjoyed how you saved all of the materials the tape and the packing materials, just brilliant. Oh and the incisive reflection on the contents, just the best!!
You could link 3 heater Matt’s on the outside as easy as you put one on there, I do love your presentation almost as much as making comments. Great job and your work bench language
as always a great video. I would vote for the dc to dc vid as I'm about to setup a 24V system and am going to run stepdowns to all the bits and bobs. I look forward to whatever you decide to put out. cheers.
DC to DC is interesting! I am running 24V and was thinking to do a switch mode power supply to 19V for my laptop and “big” screen monitor. And good job on the heater, using battery level sounds like to way to go.
First time seeing this channel. I will be subscribed as soon as I am done writing here. Great video. I too wondered about the conversion loses so when you get to it I'll be there. But in reality it looks like most of your videos will be of interest. Thanks Ray
You are the greatest!!!! I have just started a complete start from scratch Caravan renovation here in Australia.........and watching a bunch of videos to get wised up with water systems and electrical.....this is next level brilliant! You are my hero! Cant wait to get stuck into the other videos......
If you're looking at different DC/DC power supplies, HDPLEX makes some pretty neat high quality variants aimed at the small form factor desktop market. I've considered them a bit for running my desktop gaming PC directly off of my lifepo4 bank.
Thanks for this video and others like it, I love the detail of explanation and ingenuity. You are the reason I got into building and making things. Thanks fellow Canuck
The issue about the voltages is the maximum power transfer theorem you could just run you dump current into a capacitor an oscillator and a step down transformer in reverse.
Wow.... a real life Mcguyver!!!! Amazing! You could make this a side hobby..... for ladies like myself who couldn’t but would love to have hot water in their van! (my hubby is not that mechanically inclined).
Love your channel!! You are a man after my own heart... I'm Running my scratch built Arduino based voltage regulator in my onan military diesel generator -- as I type this(No problems since I installed it over six years ago). Stuck in a Weatherford,TX truckstop during snow/ice storm. I'm an over the road trucker, electronics hobbiest, and Ham radio operator. Glad to see someone else putting some handy tech to good use. I have a 1997 REVCON Trailblazer that I am refitting for overlanding. Including a 12 valve Cummins swap -- which need I to rebuild. LoL
Great job! Thought provoking. The internal 110v element is a potential point of failure/leakage. If you never use the 110v, you might be able to replace the element with a gal. plug.
I know I am late commenting on your video but I am very interested in the DC to DC adapters. We have an RV van we bought in February of 2020 that is completely stock. It has given us a whole new world to explore. Or a new way to explore this world. I am constantly upgrading and modifying the RV. I learn so much from videos like this, thank you.
Super timely for me. I have 2 on-demand water heaters and too much solar, but my inverter already prioritizes battery charge over load demand. And On-demand doesn’t run until needed, but the topic is so relevant. What I’m thinking about now is segregating a portion of my fresh water as pre-heated water. Especially in winter when preventing freeze might be helpful. My other thought is to cool the solar panels with either fresh water cycling through or a coolant running to a radiator/exchanger to pre-heat a water tank or the outermost layer below the trailer. Lots to think about but your video sparked my rabbit hole exploration! Thanks!
Lora is my 1st choice and I believe once people see how it works the desire for more will grow. When it started it was expensive but prices are lower now. The network idea is a good one. The 2nd choice actually farther than 2nd is DC to DC stuff and most people do not understand this much either. It would be good for those who want 24VDC solar battery bank and need to operate some 12VDC items. I did find the hot water heater at Home Depot here in the states, not inexpensive $189US but you definitely gave me some good ideas. Thanks for the HW info nice stuff.
Did the same thing with one that I bought at homedepot in Toronto for my boat, I also installed the 12 volt heating element. In this case I have dual heating on a open solar panel.
Hey Everlanders. I love these videos so much. They are just the right mix of technical nerdiness and humour. Would love to see the dc to dc experiments but they all sound great. We miss seeing you guys in person.
@@Everlanders Awesome video as usual. 80C water and a mixing valve would go a long way. Watt whatage is the silicon heater mat? Do you think replacing the fiber insulation with expanding foam would make much of an efficiency difference? @electrodacus I have an SBMS0 with diversion dssr20's that I hope to use in a similar 12V (internal) water heater config. Way less solar than Jason, but hopefully with a well insulated tank and immersion element its workable.
nice! I was planning on doing this with my DSI RV water heater. basically wrapping 3x 220W 12v heating pads, and controlling them based on SOC and demand, basically 80-85% SOC = one heater, 85-90%SOC is 2 heaters, 90+ is all heaters on. then put a thermostatic mixing valve on the output so we can run the heat up a bit more than normal for a larger thermal bank. and then as a last resort the LP heat can come on if it drops below the setpoint.
Funny I'm just going down this rabbit hole myself up here in BC. Looking at point of use heaters used in commercial bathrooms, 3000w 120v. Personally I have been thing about the DC to DC problem for awhile as well..
Wow, this is first video. Great efficiency video on use of solar and never thought I would ever see use of computer training I got in early 80's (pascal language ) using the if then sequences. Great information but still don't understand tech of it. I think I got a friend that will enjoy the tech side of this. Will refer him to channel
Personally I'd like to see more amazing unboxing action. Best unboxing ever!😂😂😂
You got it Randy!!!
@@Everlanders That was fantastic! I had to explain my laugh to my wife. Blessings!
Stumbled into your channel and was amazed at how genius your unboxing method shocked my mind.
I've found a fount of curiosity as I will go wandering into your video mindfield.
Thanks for posting!!!
PS also thanks for the peso/dollar clarification, changed my viewpoint immensely! I thought you had more money than sense. Glad I was wrong. Great video delivery.
@@PatrickKQ4HBD I just laughed outloud watching this 😃luckily I am home on my own...I'm going to rewind and watch it again it was so good 😂🤪
Best unboxing EVER!
Oh I vote for DC-DC conversion, nothing annoys more than taking DC, converting it to AC just so I can then convert it back to DC.
Glad it's more than just me...
Agree, work for solar company, DC is the source voltage, just buck off/boost excess of the MPPT
This is why my off grid tiny house is being installed with as many 12 volt appliances as possible
Well, it's your lucky day, the DC-DC conversion video just dropped: ua-cam.com/video/UAZGX379dmc/v-deo.html
@@Everlanders Ha, awesome, I've been using one of those converters to charge my laptop, works great. Need to convert the Dyson now.
I used a voltage sensitive relay to trigger a heating element in my rvs water heater a few years ago. Worked great. Nice job on your system
Hey Will, sorry we missed you on our way South, needed to get out of the USA quickly or we would have come to say hello...
@@Everlanders oh no worries! Really cool video you made 😁 nice job
I agree
Instablaster...
Can you post a link to that video please, I can't find it
I love reviews where the reviewers have the balls to actually take the product apart. Earned your keep.
Balls have brain cells?
Looking most forward to the DC-DC efficiency and the 3d printer mods!!!
Yeaaah me too intresting the dc-dc
"If you've Ever Suffered from Pre Mature Relief this will solve it for you"
Quote of the year 4:35
Thank you for this
I thought he said "premature release".
Followed by "Might need a bigger hammer, or more lube" at 11:54.
@@brikshoe6259 same difference lol
4:05 is pure genius! Best unboxing EVER! 😂
It took me 3 days of searching the internet but I found a 24v ballast for UV lamps! Then paid 60 dollars for shipping. Totally worth it.
I vote Maxxair only cause I think it's the most applicable to a lot of people. Could be a big hit for the channel. I love all the ideas though! Can't wait to see them in due time.
A friend just introduced me to your channel ... I love it. Best unboxing ever!
A small suggestion for a belt and suspenders approach to protect against thermal runaway, or to simply control the water temperature via analog (for those who don't wish to go with digital control). Repurpose the existing tank-mounted thermostat, wiring it in series with the 12V heating pad (after removing the 120V connections). If folks want to keep the 12/120V option, you could also replace the single-pole (120V) thermostat with the 2-pole (240V) version, using one set of contacts for the heating pad and the other set for the 120V heating element.
All of those projects sound awesome. I am definitely in for any and all technical project videos. Your content has been an inspiration for my own build.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
This video is great
The video was incredible as usual. It sparked the inner geek in me and the inner industrious man. Love that you are using Python for scripting. Your knowledge of electronics, plumbing, physics, mechanical engineering, information technology, etc. is on par with professionals and you still have the ability to innovate where needed. And you know the theory behind all of them. I salute you, sir.
This is the kind of comment I need right now... 🥰
@@Everlanders
You are above the professionals.
Lora sounds interesting!
Being People are being DE platformed... LORA EFP-32 Mesh Network is a winner for me. Great Project, Cheers
Your intelligence never ceases to amaze me. I always love watching you create things. I’d love to see the 3D printer and the dc to dc converter projects!
The Terminator hand got me that's what earned your like, subscribe, notify, all. I think everyone should be required to use a Terminator hand for pointing to stuff in the video
I love your practical uses for the raspberry Pi and other electronics.
You need an expansion tank. Plugging the relief vale hole is asking to create that bomb you referred to in the video.
We have an expansion tank...
... I'm in in all of these planned projects ... Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience ...
Brilliant!!!! I’m a fan…. I’m preparing to cross the Atlantic and work towards the Mediterranean and into the Black Sea (God willing), in the Summer of 2022. Thank you Friend.
This was one of my favorite videos of yours so far. Excellent content. I'm extremely interested in the DC-DC conversion, as well as more code demos like this one.
This video was truly great, I"m a little burnt out on the many '10 Things Not to Do' and our '10 best van tips' vides out there. I've recently been watching the Swiss guy with the Hat who performed some LoRa radio experiments, gotta love that link budget. You would seem like the perfect individual to experiment with extracting H2O out of the air especially as you are effectively stuck in a high humidity location, you've got the tools and the requisite skills and the space in the vehicle to install such a beast. Again, thanks for the homebrew technical stuff, it really is a breath of fresh van air!
I very much liked this water heater project.
Thanks.
Cheers.
DC to DC Efficiency - new sub as of 3 minutes ago. I converted a dozen computer servers used in our business from standard AC computer power supplies to 12 VDC Automobile supplies and added 22 ah ACM batteries and powered them with combo power-supply/chargers and this also allowed us to get rid of the UPS units for them as well. It reduced our monthly electric bills by $150 to $200 since it also reduced our A/C requirements by a decent amount. We also converted all of the hard drives to SSDs in the servers at the same time which was required for some servers due to the smaller max size power supplies available for DC (250 vs 350 watt). Payback was 18 to 24 months. If you included the UPS conversions, we were going from AC to DC then to AC then back to DC by the time it reached the computer guts! Now we are AC for the Charger/PS units and all DC from there! Plus the backup batteries would run the servers for 4 hours on average instead of 20 minutes on the UPS units. In Florida (Hurricaneville) this was an AWESOME benefit! Best Dog Gone project I've done in a long time. This is why I vote for DC to DC efficiency.
Cheers, Richard
Great example! Nice work!
I always find them entertaining and thought provoking. Some may not always apply to me, but they become a jump off point. I have a cabin that I will be converting to solar and would like to to apply some of these projects. Great work
It is not often I can watch a UA-cam tutorial/video from start to finish - but I always find these videos gripping...interesting...informative... awesome - thanks for all the information - it is inspirational.
Nice project! I've voting the DC-DC conversion. I hope you have a ready supply of transistors
My father-in-law bought and installed a solar water preheater back in the 1980's. A fluid, I don't remember what, circulated through a solar collector then through a jacket in the water heater. It pre-warmed the water before any energy was used to heat.
I've always wondered about the DC to AC back to DC conversions being inefficient, just never tested it out, so that's my vote. Going from 14v to 19v will have it's drawbacks, and be proprietary to that one device, an inverter gives you the standard AC outlet. Thanks for the content.
Yes, Agreed, but we will still have our Inverter as the "Universal Adaptor". But I'm on the laptop for 6-10 hours a day and the 3D printer is on for long stretches at a time, so I'm hoping that these see the biggest gains in efficiency.
Finally I see someone who does what I plan to do: build an app to integrate into your vehicle and control everything.
I'm voting for DC to DC. I'm sure I could go full monkey and rig everything to work myself, but I'd love to see it done with high quality parts and made to look nice and neat and etc. :)
With the 12volt powered water heater in play, it looks like there's still surplus SOC for the next project :) NICE!
Yup, 3D printer is the new Dump Load, and we're still charging!
P.S. the more I watch about your build the more I see how great it is. The keg idea for water is just paying back in dividends; I was looking at a tank solution for my build just out of pure capacity but it's hard to argue with your setup with compressed air and the multiple uses, as well as the ability to easily refill water without needing a real RV fill point.
Yes for sure! There are no options for hose refill south of the US border...
As always thank you for the content. An additional praise is required for your sped up unboxing segment. Oh how I dislike unboxing videos. Cheers from OZ
I bought a few LoRa’s a year or two ago and never got it off the ground. That’s my vote.
Hi Mike from over the pond, just starting out in off-grid camping, This is a bit advanced, but it's doable.
Gonna go simple stupid, power out from the charge controller and thermostat to shut it down when up to temp.
We have a tie-in system that dumps to a second oversized hot water cylinder in the home, gonna do the motorhome now.
Great video - Keep all the ideas coming. LORA definitely. I fitted a similar tank that's used in boats heated by the engine which has worked very well for many years. Its got a housing for an element which I can use for surplus solar / mains heating. When I get the surplus solar fitted.. Interesting to find out about the bearing problem on the fans.
I'm running 1200 watts of solar to lithium batteries with 3000 wats of inverter. Not that it matters but I have magnum solar controller & inverter. I have heard the conversion to 120vac is inefficient. I would be interested in dc to dc conversion to charge laptop, cell phone,etc.
Thank you for all your help.
Gary.
Nice to watch a gentleman on UA-cam that is tech minded, and knows his electrical/electronics. Thank you for the very informed information. I know electronics very well but definitely would like to know more about raspberry pie.
Nice to be referred to as a Gentleman! 😜
All of those are excellent ideas. Your attention to detail is always an inspiration. Side note: my Prusa just got delivered yesterday so I’d lean toward 3D printing if I had to choose. :)
This video of the dumpload waterheater is my favorite video you did so far. Id really like to do something like this once i get a little time off work. Got my minisplit installed this weekend. 38 seer inovair brand at 220 volts. Its freaking amazing and uses the smallest amount of energy ever. Its so silent only way you know its on is you are comfortable and cool.
Great video, very interesting, thanks! :) I'm interested in seeing the DC-DC efficiency gains.
Coming soon!
I've installed several of those little water heaters as.i li e spot water heaters in houses that have very long wait times to get hot water or a distant location. This water heater is cheap to run and provides hot water instantly while the main hot water is making it's way to the location. There was a truck camper guy I knew years ago, had a custom dual 12vdc 120vac stainless heating element to use his excess solar production and it worked great. The last line of code I wrote was visual basic back about 2001 . Take care...
Nice setup! One thing you could consider is to put a thermostatic valve on the output so you always get the same output temperature and your reservoir contents lasts longer. You then can even heat your reservoir to let's say 80° and still have a safe output temperature of let's say 40°. Are you also going to use it for the shower?
Shower? I would put a shutoff valve on the shower head. 6 gallons of hot water won't cut it for long but one good thing it don't take long to reheat the water. I once went to my neighbors fishing trailer to do some work and the kitchen had a 10 gallon water heater and the cold water came out hot because of the back feed of the water heater. I would like to see a 12 volt heating element and put it on a ten gallon water heater. But on a house it would be better just to install a solar water heater. I would save the power for running an AC unit. 73
Rheem hotwater tanks are made in Australia everyone had one growing up from the 1950s now are mainly solar. I will ring the factory to see if I can get the size you have. I'll put one in my van pronto. Thanks mate
Just so others know, the price, $2999 is in MXN currency, which is about $150 USD.
Not for long, lol. Soon to be dollar for dollar : )
Stopped the video and did the conversion, 😆
I said exactly the same thing as you at the exact same time "It looks like some sort of WWII bomb!" How faaarny was that!
Shouldnt that temperature be over 65'C to avoid legionella bacteria growth?
Yes indeed! I'm running it at 70° for the last while.
And after I get the rest of my plumbing parts here, I can connect the cold water to the faucet again and then I'll likely jack it up to 80°c and then blend it back at the tap.
yes to 60 C = Growth
This tank needs to be cleaned probably monthly just to ensure nothing nasty has overgrown inside it
However, what's more, important is overnight it is dropping to ~40C which is even more dangerous than keeping it at 60C
I reckon this water tank should be kept at a toasty constant 100 C ;)
Are you feeding water from the purifier? Would that keep the bad stuff out?
Your humor = my humor. Love the work!
If you like that, you'll love this...ua-cam.com/video/5MXkD7Z_ndc/v-deo.html
Going public next week.
I’d love to know about dc-ac-dc
I loved the unboxing. I wish more folk started their videos like that.
always more lube!
I am noticing, you are improving with the Funny!
he is and was always funny just now he is braver to show it
Thanks for the Noticing! (I'm trying)
@@BHrobry Yes, always funny and still Improving! no one is a master at everything right away, unless you are the Hynman
Dry Canadian humour
It’s commercial....
Canada Dry.
Love it! Wish this kind of thing was available plug and play for the regular people out here. It will be one day, so maybe you should be the one to do it! Thanks again.
It took 15 minutes...
Hi and thanks! But I’m sorry, I didn’t mean the DC water heater only. I really meant the whole monitoring systems of it. The program that runs when to turn heater on and off etc.
Ahhh, I misunderstood... Maybe one day, but we're heading south now...
Cool, welcome back to the south. I am already here and have kept it fairly stable temps, warm for you guys 😄
All of the projects please, definitely not niche !
FWIW, I'm interested in everything. I hope eventually you cover all these projects in the future. I'll be here to watch every minute regardless of the order they are presented. I have learned about all kinds of things I never imagined from just watching your channel. Thank YOU! 👍👍😎👍👍
Such a heartwarming comment, thanks so much Joel!
@4:10 damn. Good thing I wasn’t drinking milk at the time.
Just a heads up, I love all of those projects and looking forward to any of them!!!! The multi step conversion (DC -> AC -> DC) is an issue for so many and even marginal improvements would be worth it as it cost $ to establish specific thresholds of solar systems. Every bit counts! AC -> DC just requires a full bridge rectifier and losses aren't too bad as I understand it but DC -> AC losses are horrible!!!
“Metric English” 😂
Wasn't sure why UA-cam recommend this video to me but I'm sure glad that it did. I'm not into van life although I don't mind the idea of it.
But what got me was this ingenious idea of heating water with solar! This would work just as good for home, man who would have thought that I would be pulling together ideas from a motorhome? But there you go! You guys have pulled so far in front and that's amazing! I love the automation! The way that you interfaced the boiler within the network is something that I wanted without knowing what it was!
Thanks for the great video, I really enjoyed it. Now I have to stalk your other videos that have anything remotely to do with electronics and control!
Thank you sir! You are a gentleman, a scholar and my favorite subscriber of the day! 🏆
DC/AC 2 DC & DC
You are my favorite RV UA-camr! I started to learn how to code on microboard and electrical wiring so that I can build my own Campervan just like yours!
That is awesome! Thanks!
Now that right there is good and proper voiding of a warranty. I am proud of you.
🤣 Thanks! I wish I still had that shirt...
Definitely the best unboxing video ever. I really enjoyed how you saved all of the materials the tape and the packing materials, just brilliant. Oh and the incisive reflection on the contents, just the best!!
Thanks! I'm probably best known for my incisiveness... 🤔
So fascinating. I use my 12L cornelius keg for airconditioning and you use it as a water heater. :)
Any video that starts with tearing down a perfectly good item to modify it...I'm in. Thanks dude. Good show. I'll be back!
You could link 3 heater Matt’s on the outside as easy as you put one on there, I do love your presentation almost as much as making comments. Great job and your work bench language
Yup, you could...
as always a great video. I would vote for the dc to dc vid as I'm about to setup a 24V system and am going to run stepdowns to all the bits and bobs. I look forward to whatever you decide to put out. cheers.
DC to DC is interesting! I am running 24V and was thinking to do a switch mode power supply to 19V for my laptop and “big” screen monitor. And good job on the heater, using battery level sounds like to way to go.
brilliant system. I love the use of electrodacus and arduinos... great work.
@@opera5714 I’m interested in alternatives?
First time seeing this channel. I will be subscribed as soon as I am done writing here. Great video. I too wondered about the conversion loses so when you get to it I'll be there. But in reality it looks like most of your videos will be of interest. Thanks Ray
You are the greatest!!!! I have just started a complete start from scratch Caravan renovation here in Australia.........and watching a bunch of videos to get wised up with water systems and electrical.....this is next level brilliant! You are my hero! Cant wait to get stuck into the other videos......
If you're looking at different DC/DC power supplies, HDPLEX makes some pretty neat high quality variants aimed at the small form factor desktop market. I've considered them a bit for running my desktop gaming PC directly off of my lifepo4 bank.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video This is my first watch of your offerings.
Thank you so very much
Being an Arduino fan, I can appreciate what you've done here. Well done.
Thanks for this video and others like it, I love the detail of explanation and ingenuity. You are the reason I got into building and making things. Thanks fellow Canuck
All those future projects sound interesting. I hope you end up making videos for all of them.
The issue about the voltages is the maximum power transfer theorem you could just run you dump current into a capacitor an oscillator and a step down transformer in reverse.
Spit my coffee out during that unboxing! Love the channel, I always learn something new from watching you.
Mission Accomplished then...
Wow.... a real life Mcguyver!!!! Amazing! You could make this a side hobby..... for ladies like myself who couldn’t but would love to have hot water in their van! (my hubby is not that mechanically inclined).
Whether you think you couldn't, or you think you could, you're right.
Love your channel!! You are a man after my own heart... I'm Running my scratch built Arduino based voltage regulator in my onan military diesel generator -- as I type this(No problems since I installed it over six years ago). Stuck in a Weatherford,TX truckstop during snow/ice storm. I'm an over the road trucker, electronics hobbiest, and Ham radio operator. Glad to see someone else putting some handy tech to good use.
I have a 1997 REVCON Trailblazer that I am refitting for overlanding. Including a 12 valve Cummins swap -- which need I to rebuild. LoL
I'm glad that you took it apart so I won't have to. Thanks for all the great information. !:- )
I am a network engineer and I really like these type of videos!
I really like these type of comments! 🤣
@@Everlanders excellent! :)
THAT was the BEST unboxing vid I've seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!
What a great way to run a dual heater! One off your van exchange getting there! One off solar for your morning shower while you sleep in!! :)
Great job! Thought provoking. The internal 110v element is a potential point of failure/leakage. If you never use the 110v, you might be able to replace the element with a gal. plug.
This is what I did: ua-cam.com/video/TGMZ7bM-Kow/v-deo.html
I know I am late commenting on your video but I am very interested in the DC to DC adapters. We have an RV van we bought in February of 2020 that is completely stock. It has given us a whole new world to explore. Or a new way to explore this world. I am constantly upgrading and modifying the RV. I learn so much from videos like this, thank you.
Great, Yes interesting... I am not a programmer. Dyslexic. But your stuff looks interesting to me.
That mech hand spooked me. 😱😄
Super timely for me. I have 2 on-demand water heaters and too much solar, but my inverter already prioritizes battery charge over load demand. And On-demand doesn’t run until needed, but the topic is so relevant. What I’m thinking about now is segregating a portion of my fresh water as pre-heated water. Especially in winter when preventing freeze might be helpful.
My other thought is to cool the solar panels with either fresh water cycling through or a coolant running to a radiator/exchanger to pre-heat a water tank or the outermost layer below the trailer.
Lots to think about but your video sparked my rabbit hole exploration!
Thanks!
I should mention that this video is quite old and this system has been superseded by a newer setup already.
ua-cam.com/video/TGMZ7bM-Kow/v-deo.html
Man I like how you work! Nice job at making things easy to understand
BRILLIANT! Terrific use of excess energy. I would vote for the DC to DC or the 3D printer.
Lora is my 1st choice and I believe once people see how it works the desire for more will grow. When it started it was expensive but prices are lower now. The network idea is a good one. The 2nd choice actually farther than 2nd is DC to DC stuff and most people do not understand this much either. It would be good for those who want 24VDC solar battery bank and need to operate some 12VDC items. I did find the hot water heater at Home Depot here in the states, not inexpensive $189US but you definitely gave me some good ideas. Thanks for the HW info nice stuff.
Sir, you have a mad skill set. My congrats!
Did the same thing with one that I bought at homedepot in Toronto for my boat, I also installed the 12 volt heating element. In this case I have dual heating on a open solar panel.
Hey Everlanders. I love these videos so much. They are just the right mix of technical nerdiness and humour. Would love to see the dc to dc experiments but they all sound great.
We miss seeing you guys in person.
Heya Ben! Nice to hear from you, glad you're seeing the humor in it, sometimes it feels there's not much left in me...
9l x 30C delta x 1.16 = 313Wh thermal storage capacity (of course excluding the losses trough that excellent thermal insulation :) )
Good to have those numbers! I can push that to 0.5kW if I go to 80°c!!
@@Everlanders Awesome video as usual. 80C water and a mixing valve would go a long way. Watt whatage is the silicon heater mat? Do you think replacing the fiber insulation with expanding foam would make much of an efficiency difference? @electrodacus I have an SBMS0 with diversion dssr20's that I hope to use in a similar 12V (internal) water heater config. Way less solar than Jason, but hopefully with a well insulated tank and immersion element its workable.
Real men use faucets as mixing valves! 🤪
(As long as you don't have kids in the house)
Well done. great addition.. to the setup ! Thanks for the share.. Plan to do one myself.. shortly, gave me some ideas.. Thanks Compadres'
nice! I was planning on doing this with my DSI RV water heater. basically wrapping 3x 220W 12v heating pads, and controlling them based on SOC and demand, basically 80-85% SOC = one heater, 85-90%SOC is 2 heaters, 90+ is all heaters on. then put a thermostatic mixing valve on the output so we can run the heat up a bit more than normal for a larger thermal bank. and then as a last resort the LP heat can come on if it drops below the setpoint.
Sounds great!
Loooool ya got me at ~4:10 with the unbox
I did it special for you!
Funny I'm just going down this rabbit hole myself up here in BC. Looking at point of use heaters used in commercial bathrooms, 3000w 120v. Personally I have been thing about the DC to DC problem for awhile as well..
Wow, this is first video. Great efficiency video on use of solar and never thought I would ever see use of computer training I got in early 80's (pascal language ) using the if then sequences. Great information but still don't understand tech of it. I think I got a friend that will enjoy the tech side of this. Will refer him to channel