ģ) In the winter it's likely that the boiler will freeze overnight when the fire goes out. Also the lines must allow for easy/high flow as the thermosiphon effect isn't very strong. Lines must be carefully sloped - If air is trapped in the lines/boiler it won't work. The boiler needs to transfer a LOT of heat.Ģ) I don't have power for a pump! Water needs to self-circulate through the boiler using the properties of thermosiphon effect. That stump is going to have to go.īuilding the boiler is going to be a challenge for 4 reasons.ġ) I want to heat a lot of very cold water in a rather short amount of time. I'll likely take out a section of the railing there so you can access the tub directly from the deck. Plan is to put the tub to the immediate left of the deck. If I fill it in the morning, I want to be able to use it that evening. Hot tub will need to be filled with lakewater pumped up via a gas powered water pump.ġ) Big enough to fit my family of 4 (2 small kids) if we don't mind being cozy.Ģ) Big enough so I don't feel weird sharing the tub with another dude.ģ) Able to heat the water in a day. ![]() Bathing and dish water currently comes from the lake. The cabin does have a basic 12V solar power system for running lights and charging electronics, but nothing robust enough to run a pump.ģ) No treated water at the cabin. This is a time consuming exercise and makes it impossible to transport a traditional hot tub short of hiring a helicopter or something.Ģ) No power at the cabin. You must drive up a fairly rough forest service road until you reach the lake, then take a fishing boat across to the cabin. There is a project I must complete (Install new gas water pump, water line, water reservoir, and plumb the cabin) before the tub can be installed.ġ)The cabin is difficult to access. My goal is to have this tub up in running by Fall of 2017. I'm sorry but this thread is going to drag on for a few months. The cabin is used only about 1 weekend a month in the summer and tub will be drained and filled each trip. Being that it's a mountain lake in Canada it's often quite cold up there! I want to build a hot tub for use while we've visiting the cabin. My family owns a rustic cabin up at a mountain lake in the woods. Hello everyone and welcome to my off-grid HotTub build thread! Not sure if this thread belongs here or in the projects forum - Mods feel free to move. Small Cabin Forum / Member's Projects and Photos / Off Grid Hot Tub ![]() Forums - Register/Sign Up - Reply - Search - Statistics.
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