6 DIY wood fired pool heater mistakes to avoid

This video is a complement to my how to build a wood fired pool heater video and to all the other videos out there on the subject.
I have made plenty of mistakes that you don't have to with a little bit of knowledge. Stay safe and efficient with your GHG reduction projects!

[jasonarcher]

Thanks for the video. Building my first one this weekend, and will now look for a larger pump.

[NikkiU-iy]

I haven’t tried this yet but I’m so glad I watched your video 1:30 in and I already learned so much

[SynthOSphere]

Amazing video! Great info, enough details but not too much. Thanks for sharing!

[LuciansGamingCorner]

Thanks for the tips! The cover doesn't really apply in my case, since the pool is in a greenhouse, and I'm merely using the water as thermal mass to try and regulate the surrounding air temperature during winter nights. I really do want the heat to escape. If I can get it warm enough to be swimmable, so much the better!

[mahakarsha]

Hi, this is really cool. I already got a wood pool heater and want to get a dedicated pump for it. What should be the gph rating i should look for?

[tuckerroveto]

DO you want to cut wood or swim? Love it XD

[paulflogeras]

Great video very informative. Can you help me understand #2 Circulation Volume a bit better. Up until recently I thought it was better to let the water travel slowly thru the system so it could heat up but now I am reading that it is better to have as much water flow thru the system as possible. Is this what you mean. Any more advise on this tip would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[GreatBigBoat]

First thing to do is make sure you DO NOT connect to the main pump. You need a separate pump to run the heater. You need to be able to turn the main pump off and of course if it fails on you there is no way to circulate the water so the piping will blow steam.

[flecha]

Great video thank you
im going yo build a similar system with a 1000 litres tank... im in argentina with low bugdet.... we have a metal tube used for gas, called epoxi tube.... a friend of mine has used it with great results, straight in the fire.... do you think for 1000 litres could be succesfully used without a pump?

[amusementtrader]

I was thinking of getting 4 house metal radiators and welding them in a square and make the fire in the middle do you think that would work

[a.b.k]

I’ve been reading that copper is a no go as well. Stainless is the only real choice.

[lIII]

Just wondering, what do you think of aluminum for the heat exchanger? You could use recycled auto heat exchangers if it fits in your system.

[richardmarazzi]

I live in a warm environment on a big piece of land and I want to build a decent size pool. I am thinking to build a concrete furnace with door, Have pipes around the perimeter and fire in the middle. a trap door that I can drop a log in from time to time. Does the material need to be copper, I am thinking straight stainless pipes with L brackets.

[analogieswithg]

What type of copper tubing do you use? L OR K?

[googant.v]

Better build is a large masonry build filled with sand. Get it hot, holds heat for 5-6 days

[dukethebeagle]

Been there done that.
Not a great solution

[jarrettfullerton]

Too* small. Double "o" on that one :)

[AJBesh]

Feel sorry for the neighbours smelling the smoke all summer days because of your genius wood burning heater idea