Diy Copper Coil Heat Exchanger

A quick introduction video of building the heat exchanger that costs less than the all copper heat exc.

Diy copper coil heat exchanger.

The efficiency of the copper coil heat exchanger has been getting much worse over time. I think the last time i fired up the tub i was only seeing a 5 degree difference between the inlet and outlet water so it may be time for a re design. The gypsum based material helps distribute heat evenly to the coils. Copper coil tube type heat exchanger also called copper helical coil heat exchanger is a serpentine heat exchanger typically consists by a copper tube which is bent as needed into a desired shape such as circular spiral and the long serpentine.

You can see the next video by this link. People currently working the industry on this forum have experiences going back as far as 46 years in the case of dia. Wood burning pool heater. Convert a fire pit or old grill into a wood burning pool heater water heater.

Sometimes double copper tubes are bent in parallel in order to get better performance at the. Perhaps there were once copper coil air air heat exchangers but that if it ever was would have been in history on account of the prohibitive cost perhaps during the 1930s. Diy site instructables details how to turn some copper. How to make a heat exchanger using plastic and copper.

Our water heating attachment consists simply of about 50 feet of 1 4 copper tubing coiled into a plaster of paris filled panel. A much more serious problem that i ve noticed is creosote buildup. I also had a lot of limbs and split wood from a fa.