Jean Pain Compost Powered Water Heater Follow Up and Evaluation

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posted 9 months ago

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Hey All,
I put together a Jean Pain compost powered hot water heater in early November to produce domestic hot water for my off grid homestead. You can check out the build here

Six weeks after the build I put together this follow up and review

Summary, my build was too small and stalled out within six weeks. If I did this again I would make sure it was no less than a 40 yard pile reaching 9/10ft tall.

Rachel Lindsay

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posted 8 months ago

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I read in the first edition of The Resilient Homestead that Ben Falk had done this some years ago at his home. What a fantastic idea. It is great that you tried it, thanks for making videos!

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