Search...
Home Subscribe
Pie
Home Subscribe
Recent topics Flagged topics Hot topics Best topics
Search...
Search within pep-rocket Search permies
Advance search Google search
Register / Login
Gardening playing cards kickstarter online permaculture design course Sepp Holzer 3 in 1 Documentaries Farming terracing aquaculture Free heat movie organic pools package deal: video, manual, and World Domination Gardening
  • Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
Gardening playing cards kickstarter Free heat movie permaculture bootcamp sketch with tools Sepp Holzer Desert or Paradise Documentary PDC ATC vids
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • Nancy Reading
  • John F Dean
  • paul wheaton
  • r ranson
  • Timothy Norton
  • Jay Angler
stewards:
  • Andrés Bernal
  • Pearl Sutton
  • Anne Miller
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • M Ljin
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • thomas rubino

Start Rocket Water Heater and Heat to 140 - PEP BB rocket.sand.hotwater

BB rocket - sand badge
 
Leah Beninato
pollinator
Posts: 56
Location: Boston, United States
44
3
I like...
monies forest garden foraging hunting tiny house books fiber arts medical herbs writing rocket stoves homestead
posted 4 years ago
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
Rocket hot water to 140 bb submission
600D7218-C61A-454C-AAE1-B19300E8A763.jpeg
Thermostat 1st reading
Thermostat 1st reading
2F56B4AB-E28C-4C13-8944-92F146A166D5.jpeg
Fire materials
Fire materials
5712C093-6B61-4E8C-9150-D21837BCFDAF.jpeg
Starting fire
Starting fire
C72AEBFB-7614-4CD7-8E54-66A26F5433B1.jpeg
Only needed a little more to get to temp
Only needed a little more to get to temp
B9702EB8-1060-49EF-8161-E5264DDD7D40.jpeg
Thermostat at 140
Thermostat at 140
DFE2D689-6D0C-4AFB-8555-8118466F240B.jpeg
Used bucket throughout to catch and reuse cold water until fully heated water came through
Used bucket throughout to catch and reuse cold water until fully heated water came through

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy

Staff note (gir bot) :

Opalyn Rose approved this submission.
Note: I hereby certify this badge bit complete.

 
Penny McLoughlin
pollinator
Posts: 229
184
10
posted 3 years ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
Heating up the water for a shower.
20220717_141641.jpg
Materials
Materials
20220717_141809.jpg
Materials in stove
Materials in stove
20220717_141852.jpg
Fire lit
Fire lit
20220717_142026.jpg
Adding wood
Adding wood
20220717_143035.jpg
More wood
More wood
20220717_143642.jpg
Final temperature
Final temperature
Staff note (gir bot) :

Paul Fookes approved this submission.
Note: I certify this BB complete. Well done Penny.

 
Alexandra Malecki
gardener
Posts: 626
Location: 6a; BSk; Suburbia; 0.35 acres
325
6
I like...
kids forest garden foraging bike medical herbs rocket stoves
posted 3 years ago
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
While at Wheaton labs for the Rocket Mass Heater Workshop, I started the rocket water heater for the pre-wash water to be warm. I collected the following pictures:
 - starting materials before fire
  - fire started
  - additional wood added
  - water sample being extracted
  - water sample temperature being measured at 140 degrees F or more
materials-collected-prior-to-starting-fire.jpg
tinder, kindling and firewood gathered so that a rocket water heater can be started
fire-started.jpg
a fire burning in the j-tube of a rocket water heater
adding-more-wood.jpg
bigger chunks of wood added to the j-tube feed of a rocket water heater in the grass
steam-is-condensing-in-overflow-pipe.jpg
steam coming out of the overflow pipe of an unpressurized rocket water heater
extracting-water-sample-to-measure.jpg
Water flowing through a butterfly valve into a glass cup so that the temperature of rocket heater water can be measured
sample-water-temp-above-140degF.jpg
A red digital thermometer shows that a sample of water in a glass mug is 160.5 degrees fahrenheit. The water was heated by a rocket heater. A block of wood is on the ground. A human hand holds the thermometer in the cup

I'm pursuing SKIP to inherit property, check it out for yourself: SKIP book or maybe you're my Otis/Otessa match?
I created a thread dedicated to my countdown to PEP2, please visit!
I highly recommend using this BB tracking spreadsheet

Staff note (gir bot) :

Jeff Bosch approved this submission.

 
Kim Alek
Posts: 36
Location: Alberta, Canada (Zone 3)
34
6
posted 2 years ago
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
I fired up the shower water heater at the Wheaton Labs 2023 PTJ.

The water has to be running for the temperature gauge to work, so the water was run into a bucket under the shower head.
IMG_8871.jpg
Starting materials
Starting materials
IMG_8873.jpg
Fire started
Fire started
IMG_8876.jpg
Wood added
Wood added
IMG_8877.jpg
Water extracted
Water extracted
IMG_8878.jpg
Water temperature
Water temperature
IMG_8884.jpg
Bonus - sweet potato cooked in coals of the fire
Bonus - sweet potato cooked in coals of the fire
Staff note (gir bot) :

Opalyn Rose approved this submission.
Note: I certify this badge bit complete.

 
R Parian
gardener
Posts: 325
Location: NW Washington - Zone 8b (15 to 20 °F / -9.4 to -6.7 °C)
270
2
I like...
cattle goat foraging trees earthworks cooking building solar sheep wood heat
posted 2 years ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
My first night at Wheaton Labs badecamp included firing up the j-tube and taking a hot shower.
20230813_204633.jpg
Cold empty j-tube.
Cold empty j-tube.
20230813_204638.jpg
Starting materials
Starting materials
20230813_205015.jpg
Starting water temperature
Starting water temperature
20230813_204836.jpg
Starting the fire
Starting the fire
20230813_214858.jpg
Temperature over 140 F
Temperature over 140 F
20230813_214919.jpg
Fire still going with additional wood
Fire still going with additional wood
20230813_215056.jpg
Extracting hot water
Extracting hot water
20230813_215309.jpg
Running the shower
Running the shower

Now you can track your PEP BB and Badge progress in Google Sheets! Download today: PEP BB Calculator for Google Sheets

Staff note (gir bot) :

Someone approved this submission.
Note: Well done!

 
Kyle Knight
pollinator
Posts: 262
Location: Pacific Northwest
115
8
I like...
forest garden fungi wofati cooking solar homestead
posted 1 year ago
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
I'm a stinky boy, I need a shower
20240707_201713.jpg
huh huh...wood
huh huh...wood
20240707_203658.jpg
FIRE! FIRE!
FIRE! FIRE!
20240707_204607.jpg
second round let's go
second round let's go
20240707_215020.jpg
that's water,I extracted it
that's water,I extracted it
20240707_215007.jpg
money shot, 140 degrees
money shot, 140 degrees

Buy plans for the first WOFATI Greenhouse here!

Staff note (gir bot) :

r ranson approved this submission.

 
Clay McGowen
gardener
Posts: 373
Location: Boise, ID
296
6
I like...
hugelkultur trees chicken wofati food preservation cooking building medical herbs rocket stoves homestead
posted 1 year ago
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
I fired up the Rocket Water Heater for the Shower Shack at Base Camp on the last night of the PTJ between bites of brisket, a lovely experience all around!
IMG_9373.jpeg
Starting temp
Starting temp
IMG_9374.jpeg
Fire starting goodies
Fire starting goodies
IMG_9377.jpeg
It’s lit!
It’s lit!
IMG_9378.jpeg
Wood
Wood
IMG_9384.jpeg
Moar wood
Moar wood
IMG_9387.jpeg
Extracting water (so the gauge reads properly)
Extracting water (so the gauge reads properly)
IMG_9389.jpeg
After temperature
After temperature
90AA59F8-AF7A-47AD-B028-278D8C861793.gif
The whole thing in action
The whole thing in action
IMG_9406.jpeg
Bonus pic of temperature 5 hours later, this thing works great!!
Bonus pic of temperature 5 hours later, this thing works great!!
Staff note (gir bot) :

Someone approved this submission.

 
Ally Richardson
Posts: 25
Location: Colorado Springs
4
posted 1 year ago
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
While at Wheaton Labs for the 2024 SKIP program, I found myself in need of a warm shower. Thanks to Stephen for the wonderful lesson beforehand. This time, I did it all by myself! Really amazing to see the RMHs in action here, and how fast the RMH reaches 140 degrees. I used the RMH at the shower shack, and used the outdoor sink that is connected to sample the temperature.  

RMH-Water-Heater-Starting-MAterials.jpg
a human hand holding a propane torch above a welding sparker, tinder, kindling and small wood chunks to fuel a rocket water heater
RMH-Water-Heater-Started.jpg
Fire in the j tube of a rocket water heater with a firebrick sitting on top of the feed tube to throttle the air coming in.
RMH-Water-Heater-Temp-Before.jpg
a combined temperature and pressure guage on an outdoor rocket heate with grass behind it
Adding-more-materials.jpg
I realize afterwards and with a few more times, smaller wood will work faster and more efficiently.
I realize afterwards and with a few more times, smaller wood will work faster and more efficiently.
Sampling-the-water-at-140-degrees.jpg
hot water flows into a woman's hand through the faucet of an outdoor sink. A box of fels-naptha sits on the sink. Lovely warm water is in it
RMH-Water-Heater-Temp-After-Reaching-140-Degrees.jpg
a temperature guage attached to a black pipe shows 142 degrees fahrenheit. Grass grows in the background
Staff note (gir bot) :

Jeremy VanGelder approved this submission.

 
Rebekah Harmon
Apprentice Rocket Scientist
Posts: 1220
Location: 4a, high mountain dessert
570
4
I like...
kids foraging rabbit fiber arts medical herbs bee
posted 1 year ago
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
I had a hot shower today
20240724_065804.jpg
a combined pressure and temperature guage attached to a red pex pipe shows that the water from a rocket water heater is cold
Cold water
20240724_065029.jpg
Starting materials
Starting materials
20240724_065927.jpg
Fire started
Fire started
20240724_070613.jpg
Adding wood
Adding wood
20240724_070723.jpg
Moving water out of the tank
Moving water out of the tank
20240724_081939.jpg
140 degrees
140 degrees

Being weird is easy. Making it mainstream is hard. Be brave! https://www.youtube.com/@healthygreenbrave

Staff note (gir bot) :

r ranson approved this submission.

 
Matthew Woods
Posts: 29
Location: Miami Valley, Ohio
5
posted 1 year ago
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
    Send
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Approved submission
I heated water for dishes using the water heater behind the shop at Wheaton Labs. Yes, my thermometer is really measuring the temperature of the pan because the reflectivity of the water is too low to get an accurate reading, but since the pan is being heated by the water the water must be equal or higher temperature. It took a lot more wood than expected.

Required pictures:
  - starting materials before fire
  - fire started
  - additional wood added
  - water sample being extracted
  - water sample temperature being measured at 140 degrees F or more
IMG_7554.jpeg
Starting materials
Starting materials
IMG_7555.jpeg
Fire just getting going
Fire just getting going
IMG_7556.jpeg
Loading additional fuel
Loading additional fuel
IMG_7563.jpeg
Collecting the sample
Collecting the sample
IMG_7558.jpeg
Temperature over 140*F
Temperature over 140*F
Staff note (gir bot) :

Someone approved this submission.

 
Take me to the scene of the crime. And bring that tiny ad:
The new permaculture playing cards kickstarter is now live!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/garden-cards
reply
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
Boost this thread!
Similar Threads
More...