DIY HOT TUB built in 1-Hour

I made a DIY hot tub in less than 1 hour using a 390 gallon stock tank and an on demand propane hot water heater. Stock tanks are a great way to make DIY Hot Tubs.
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390 Gallon Stock Tank

Ryobi Transfer Pump

Hot Tap water Heater by Joolca

Cement BackerBoard

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[humblehombre]

I would not recommend a cloth, absorbent material underneath, as this will soak up water and rot your deck. Also massive mold will grow under hot water. You should use a closed cell foam which is used for underlay for flooring, built up to desired thickness.

[chujwdupejutube]

DIY Hot Tub, step 1 buy tub, step 2 buy heater, DONE.

[AmarRM]

The sponsored ad was longer than the video...

[anonymousindividual]

Hopefully you reinforced for deck and foundation to support the weight of the tub, and you want the underlayment to breathe, not hold moisture/water, which is only going to rot the decking below the tub very quickly. Also, try having the hot end (positive flow) feed directly into the tub to prevent heat loss. Insulating the walls would also help drastically hold the heat. Great build!

[adam.g]

Cool idea, but with the shower head so high up, you will be losing a lot of heat as it heats the air and evaporates. Have the hose feed directly into the tub.

[smokeyray]

I built one using a metal tank like yours. Painted the inside blue and used a summer-fun pool filer cut in the side. it lasted about 5 yrs, but the chlorine finally ate up the tank. It looked great and worked well. I also used an external pump from Harbor Freight to heat by running hosepipe through a solar greenhouse type deal . It worked OK, but never got really hot.I should of developed it some more
I'm going to try again using a black 300 gallon Rubbermaid tub from tractor supply.Oh yeah I had a waterfall on my first one by using a small pond from Lowe's

[MrAndi]

this video is an example for all the youtubers that get famous! The more famous they get, the more they are looking for shortcuts to "just make a video" for ad the sake of ad revenue...getting more and more detached from the projects and possible also the values / reasons that got them started in the first place!

[siennastone]

I have a fabulous LP heater made Chofu. Been using it for about 10 yrs. Same idea w/ stock tank except I drilled 2 holes in the tank. The heater thermo syphons (circulates) the water. You just need a paddle to stir it up. Water is filtered through 2 sediment filters. Set it on a round hot tub cover for ground insulation then got 1” rigid insulation and scored it so it could be fitted around the tank. Got some dark green marine upolstery and covered it. Found a used round rigid hot tub lid. Has a timer. Runs about 7 gallons a month in winter (northern Ca). I don’t know if they make it anymore.

[superlazyorg]

I enjoyed your clever use of propane and propane accessories. I would like to try this, as this is one of the nine uses of propane I have not experienced firsthand.

[pheotonia]

Wow you just saved me a whole lot of infrastructure installation.

[SuperLooneyrooney]

I use a similar set up as yours on some off grid property in SW Missouri . I have the Joolca set up as well and use that for my shower and dish washing - it is a great set up. I made a berm around and underneath the tub using rocks (we have tons of them around here) and a simple mortar mix. This gives it some insulation and on sunny days the rocks heat up

[erindetka]

Ben you're right on time! My husband and I are redoing our backyard and I have DREAMS of a hot tub. I have begun researching our DIY options vs. traditional options. I am excited to see the series as I continue to explore what others have done and the best path moving forward. My husband and I live near Monterey, CA and my biggest hurdle is insulation. I don't want to use a bunch of energy and time to heat the water and maintain temperature. Thanks for sharing your explorations!

[vectorsfinal]

You should consider a surplus M67 military immersion heater. Military field kitchens use them in standard galvanized steal garbage cans to heat water for cleaning.

[clarkington_]

Looks epic!. just a suggestion - if you have the hot water go directly into the tub rather than using the shower head the water will be hotter, as you are losing heat from the water when using the shower head as it hits the air and cools a little before hitting the rest of the water in the tub 😊

[E.S.Franck]

Starting with a knife cut moving blanket to “even out the load” is the first indication to not trust anything after that moment.

[NathanSMS]

Nearly 1/3 of this video was the sponsor... im out

[kbc]

I own the whole Joolca system and run it off a Goal Zero Yeti as my main shower and hot water sink in an off grid scenario, using a 150 gal stock tank as a bath tub for occasional soaks. I would not buy it just for use in this type of temporary hot tub set up because of cost. As you say, this is not a long term hot tub solution as letting the unfiltered, untreated water sit in the stock tank would get gross. But if you’ll get use out of the Joolca system while camping, at festivals, for everyday use like my situation, then this is a nice additional way to use it.

[peadar-o]

Hot damn! That tub is bigger than some bedrooms I’ve had in the past 🤣🤣🤣

[SkyNick]

In Mexico the on demand water heater are becoming really popular in homes, that is enough to hear the water of the house

[JustinVManes]

Love all your work. Do you recall heating temps and times on the recirculation?