Warm water for the winter = ]

deadlock32

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Not everybody may have the ability to get warm water from the house easilly, or detailing a clients car and not want to burden them with taking you 'dirty' bucket into their house if for some warm water.



Searching around I found a bunch of pet and animal related products. Interestingly enough I found this guy:



Bucket Heater





PBS animal health says: Designed to heat water to the boiling point, not to de-ice water. Heats 1 gallon water from 60-130 º in about 10 minutes. Waterproof wiring box is designed to be leak-free. Automatically shuts itself off if water drops below 5-1/2" level. Unit will then "cycle" on and off until water level is increased or heater is unplugged. Safe for use in non-metallic and metallic containers. 1000 Watts.





The 1000 watts power usage + the high temps kinda seem goofy to me, but at around 35 dollars, it would seems like a nice investment. Just pull the unit out of one bucket once the water feels warm, and put it in another. (water at 40*F to get it to 60*f should take like 5 min)





Anybody have any other ideas, or use another way to get warm water for those cold winter details?
 
Sounds like a good idea. Buy it and let us know how it works. One question, why the hell would you give your pet water at 130 degrees ?!
 
that actually sounds kinda nice. here in houston it doesnt get to 0 degrees or anything but it still gets cold for us. putting one of those in my tank for mobile sounds like it would be worth it.
 
I've toy'd with this idea for over a year but haven't taken the time to try it out. I was going to put a small copper tubing coil in front of my generator exhaust. While I vacuum have the water in bucket pump through the coil and warm up some. Not expecting miracles but anything is a help in the winter mornings. Another consideration would be a small propane grill or stove thing, put a pot on there to boil. I carry a steamer too and wonder how much injecting the steam into the water would help. Probably not much :(
 
I noticed those bucket heaters on petsmart website. Cheaper other places but might see if the local store has one.
 
I've come to accept the idea that it's just too cold to detail around here in the winter without a heated shop. Being in Naperville, it's milder than here, but still too cold IMO. If detailing is your main source of income it's one thing. For me it's not, so I just politely tell people that it's too cold and detailing becomes too much of a hassle. During the warmer months, it's enjoyable. During the winter, it becomes "work".
 
White95Max said:
During the winter, it becomes "work".



Not as much work as Retail... = ]



Im justa college kid, any income is good income = ]





ya know what i just noticed... the maker is 30 miles from my house... maybe i'll give them a call and see if I can get a hold of one to review.
 
I know a guy who runs a line array (a speaker configuration consisting of many drivers per speaker, sometimes upwards of 30 a side), and for his amplifiers, he runs a coolant system through a coil from a generator and into a bucket filled with water. That **** gets so hot that when he's fully cranking his music, the water will actually become very warm. It's the same basic idea as that link.
 
I would want something that can keep the water around 65 degrees and hold at least 5 gallons. But im guessing that would be pretty expensive!
 
01bluecls said:
I would want something that can keep the water around 65 degrees and hold at least 5 gallons. But im guessing that would be pretty expensive!



Uhh?? Did you see my post? Buy a 5 gallon bucket, then buy that heater.. :hm
 
BlueLibby04 said:
Uhh?? Did you see my post? Buy a 5 gallon bucket, then buy that heater.. :hm



oh haha....never clicked on the link. Looks like an interesting tool. That with a propane heater in the garage = detailing during the winter.
 
BlueLibby04 said:
Uhh?? Did you see my post? Buy a 5 gallon bucket, then buy that heater.. :hm



Both heaters are the same concept... I glanced over the one you looked at before, but it seems it heats water a bit slower. The heater stand isnt pictured in my original posting, but it does come with one = ]
 
How many amps does do the water heaters pull? Im worrying about tripping my circuit breakers when I have 1000 watt lights, 1000 watt electric heater, garage lights, radio and buffer going on at the same time. I have already tripped the breakers several times. I will be getting a propane heater soon but Im still worried about the lights and water heater drawing too much current.
 
I ordered a 742g and it's on it's way. Probably won't arrive until Friday. I'll try to test it out this weekend and post about it.
 
01bluecls said:
How many amps does do the water heaters pull? Im worrying about tripping my circuit breakers when I have 1000 watt lights, 1000 watt electric heater, garage lights, radio and buffer going on at the same time. I have already tripped the breakers several times. I will be getting a propane heater soon but Im still worried about the lights and water heater drawing too much current.



Well, by the time you get to polishing, do you really think you'd need to keep the water heater plugged in?
 
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