This is easy to do by building a rectangular frame out of 2圆's, pouring in concrete (use Quik-Crete! It's very fast, very easy, dries and cures quickly). If you are using a regular bathtub with feet, I recommend pouring a concrete foundation on top of the gravel and sand. If you are using a metal stock tank, pour in enough gravel to fill this hole, and then pour sand (concrete sand will work fine) to fill in any gaps until it is level with the ground. Dig a rectangular hole about 8 inches down into the ground.
ROCKET STOVE FULL
Additionally, the metal can get quite hot! I used a soaking tub, nice and deep with a slant for leaning back in full relaxation, but it has 4 'feet', so I had to make sure my foundation was very level.įind a good open spot with plenty of room for the tub and the rocket stove.
The metal tank is easier for certain reasons such as having a flat bottom and vertical sides, but you won't be leaning back when 'tubbing'. The tub: You can use a bathtub or a metal stock tank. That being said, have a floating thermometer or laser thermometer handy to check the temperature for your own safety. You can stop the fire in the rocket stove, and also add a bucket or two (or three) of cold water to bring the temperature down if needed. I have read instances of people's concerns with the water getting too hot. The cycle goes on until the water gets to your desired temperature. It then creates a 'suction' of cold water out of the tub and into the rocket stove where it continually gets heated. It works off the principle of a thermo-siphon, where as the water gets heated, it rises up through the copper coil in the rocket stove and into the tub. I decided to try and pair the two together and that is ultimately how this Instructable for a wood-fired rocket stove hot tub was born. I went down the rabbit hole of researching hot tubs online which led me to the concept of rocket stoves. Plus, the idea of sitting in a tub over a fire seemed like I’d be cooking myself in a very large pot over the world’s largest stove burner.
ROCKET STOVE HOW TO
I did read Becky Bee’s book entitled “THE BEST HOT TUB EVER!” which describes how to make a hot tub using cob and running the fire underneath the tub to heat up the water but the tub I obtained was made of fiberglass and so I had to figure out how to configure it differently.
ROCKET STOVE FREE
I saw that someone was giving away a free soaking tub so I put two and two together and the idea started to take shape.
You can see the process of the mini-build here. I still had 3 or 4 5-gallon size buckets of clay left over from having built a full-size earth oven out of cob (clay, sand, water, and straw) and then a miniature version with and for my kids. Wood-fired! Rocket stove! No electricity needed! No pumps! No noise! Want to make tea, coffee, or hot chocolate? Want to cook while the tub heats up? You can do it on the rocket stove! My wife and I have always enjoyed the IDEA of a hot tub for our backyard, but did not like the idea of it being hooked up to electricity, the noise of the pumps, dealing with chlorine, not to mention the cost of a hot tub. HOT TUB! 🛀 Need I say more? Ok, a few more words.
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