Good damn try Kevin. Your problem solving ability is second to none. Cant wait to see the solution to the water heater. Don looked fabulous, the new beginnings suit him
Always nice seeing you Dawn glad you’re doing well. Thanks for taking that 20 Hour Dr. to come in hang out with Kevin. Always enjoyed seeing you both work together.. love your channel. Look forward to it every Saturday. I hope you never stop doing this. Take care.
Okay, I see how it goes. You sometimes act like this simple, everyday guy who builds stuff, when you're actually a genius engineer/designer/artist who can re-imagine pretty much anything. Very clever 😊
To get the air out, you can either get an air release (however - this only works if the fluid is moving). What I did was let the fluid empty into a bucket and then used a sump pump to pull from the bottom back into the hoses. This could easily take 30 minutes to pull all the air out of stuck points. I also put in a clear drain out (amazon) so that I could actually see the fluid and or bubbles. It had been running perfectly for 6 years after being tuned up. I also use an instant water heater and a INKBIRD thermometer switch so that i can control it from home. The hot water doesn’t turn unless the pump is on and pump doesn’t turn on until I change the temperature. I can keep the place at 3C all week and heat up the day before.
Hello and good morning Kevin great job on the radiant heat system in your boiler setup. when you do off-grid DYI it's a little trial and error. but it looks like it's going to work out real good for you guys.
Taco's headquarters and main manufacturing plant happen to be one city over from me. Whenever we talk about "the Taco factory," it makes me wonder how many people would think it was something else entirely if they didn't hear it pronounced "tay-co." 😂
0:20 kevin's guide How to throw out your back and How to convert a water tank into a wood burning water heating system "The idea is to get this onto the table without getting squashed by a tank. They're not that heavy. Let's see, the back's already kinda dented, we'll use the back. Then we're gonna lift using our or just using our back in a twisting motion, let see...?" Then, as demonstrated lift with your back and not your legs! * for those of you just joining me, do not try this at home **Dangermen Working
Kevin love your videos. So glad Don made the long trip. It's wonderful to see Don again. Kevin please put an awning over your hot floor heater to protect it from future snow. ❤❤❤
We have a loop that goes into our wood stove and added an old water heater tank between the stove and water heater to take down the pressure in the system so wood heats water all winter
I had radiant heat in my big farm house, basement, and the livestock water trough, the neighbors big ranch style house, basement apartment, and her garage. It did a great job. I had taco pumps and later wersbo pumps. Best heat, no dust or expensive duct work. Wish I still had that heating system and all thar property.
those pumps don’t make pressure. they circulate pressurized water loops. make sure you have 10 to 15 psi in the pipe and it should move the coolant easily as far as you want
Great to see you Don Kevin you might be able to make it work with using a much bigger feed line from tank heater to cabin like 1-1 1/2” return can stay the same as you have it no guarantees when working outside the norm. You’ll find a way to make it work and make it look easy with all the yelling and cussing off camera.
I thought the thermal siphon was a bit ambitious. I've got a Grundfos pump running mine because I needed to put it on the hot side, but putting a cheaper one on the cold side it should last longer. I've got 3 300' parallel loops running off almost the same oil fired heater and it has no problem heating a 25x25' 12' ceiling garage, I burn about 400L of oil a winter keeping it at 6C when I'm not in there and 10C when I am (air temperatures, floor is much warmer).
Perhaps do a test by moving the fire, uphill, to the side, not down hill. The pump may work easier. I realize you wanted it away from the cabin. Build a Pallet wall so you can't see it. LOL
If you have 600 line, you could always move the boiler closer and have it so that there are two separate lines going into the boiler for the two different sides But having handles on each side, so you can control either you want heat for one side of the house or heat for the other side But still using the same boiler It would also help in the sense of because you used the poem. It will retain it longer, so you wouldn’t need to use the boiler for one side nearly as much as the other.
for the fridge hole, you should make something tube likethat can "pop" up and pop back down so you dont have to climb down and would allow for max storage
This is something I've been meaning to do as well. I looked at my pellet stove and wondered why can't I just make that a little bigger and feed it wood chips?
May I suggest a closed system with an expansion tank?May I also suggest the circ pump installed in the middle of the run instead of at the end/start. Push/pull effectively making a 600ft run 2 300 ft runs. In theory.
So the cold water from the house goes into the bottom of the boiler. The water is heated and rises. You are pumping the cold water through the tank which is vented to atmosphere, so you can't build any pressure to push water through the system. You are trying to pull the water through from the hot side. Should the pump be on the outlet side? My head hurts!
Get yourself or make yourself 2 small pex manifolds . Find ur half way point on the run cut it and splice the system there and make it into 2 runs to the boiler. Should be kinda easy to do without a foot on top yet.
its typically okay to thread male Plastic pipe thread into female metal fittings, but NEVER male metal threads into plastic female fittings. I don't know why but that's what an 60 year plumber told me once and I have never had an issue as long as I stuck to that advice.
I've never had to deal with such cold temperatures so could someone explain why Kevin was pumping anti-freeze through the pipes? Wouldn't it contaminate the water?
Why use some cooper pipes behind or around the chimney stack of the fireplace and pump the hot water into that to heat up the water for showers or anything since you already have the fireplace as the heat source
Sharkbite fittings leak never use them. I use the bands and the expander tool. Sooo much better. Won't leak even if your pipes freeze and thaw out. Sharkbites leak all the time and if your pipes freeze they will pop out and then you have a flood and lose all your gylchol
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what about cutting down some of the distance by moving the water heater closer to the cabin and with insulated pipes see if that helps the flow
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It looks like it's time for you to build a boiler room next to the cabin.
HI DON ❤ So good to see you ! Glad to see you are doing well. You guys are so good hanging out together. Love it! Love this so much.
Love this channel ❤
Soo nice to see Don.
I love that about your channel, you don't cut out all the bumps in the road and you think outside the box all the time! I just love that.
Good video very informative and it's always nice to see Don back in.
Quite frankly I don't think the videos look right without Don in them
So great to see Don again.
Good damn try Kevin. Your problem solving ability is second to none. Cant wait to see the solution to the water heater.
Don looked fabulous, the new beginnings suit him
even if it didn't work out as intended, it is still a win, always fun watching you tinkering with your projects, thank you
Always nice seeing you Dawn glad you’re doing well. Thanks for taking that 20 Hour Dr. to come in hang out with Kevin. Always enjoyed seeing you both work together.. love your channel. Look forward to it every Saturday. I hope you never stop doing this. Take care.
So great to see Don, send him my love.
As Australia goes into sweltering heat waves, we are blessed with Kev out doing shenanigans in the snow. Man i wish i had that life 🙏🏻
And I wish I could go nude sun bathing in December or August. Can't always win. Life is a compromise! 😂
I once had a dream I fought a kangaroo......so I'm pretty much an Australian
Thanks for the video Kevin. Happy weekend everyone!
Okay, I see how it goes. You sometimes act like this simple, everyday guy who builds stuff, when you're actually a genius engineer/designer/artist who can re-imagine pretty much anything. Very clever 😊
Just keep tinkering with it kevin you'll get it working the way you want loved the video
You had my attention at 'MacGyvered'....
Welcome back Don! Great to see you. Glad you are enjoying PEI!
Love tool time with Kevin!
It's looking great. You will be warm and cozy soon.
Nice to ser Don! Great vid as usual
great to see you Don
Hi Kevin ,Don and Chris, The addition looks really good ,Don you are missed .
Another great episode Kevin I'm always amazed at your ingenuity.
I love your videos. Keep up your hard work and imagination. Thank you.
You guys are awesome and love how family oriented you are.
To get the air out, you can either get an air release (however - this only works if the fluid is moving). What I did was let the fluid empty into a bucket and then used a sump pump to pull from the bottom back into the hoses. This could easily take 30 minutes to pull all the air out of stuck points. I also put in a clear drain out (amazon) so that I could actually see the fluid and or bubbles. It had been running perfectly for 6 years after being tuned up. I also use an instant water heater and a INKBIRD thermometer switch so that i can control it from home. The hot water doesn’t turn unless the pump is on and pump doesn’t turn on until I change the temperature. I can keep the place at 3C all week and heat up the day before.
PS love your videos as I can totally relate to them!
This is a great idea. Thanks.
Merry Christmas to you, Don, and your brother!!!😊🎉❤ The cabin is going well too!!!😊😅😂
Amazing work..
Sweet brick fit. Cool to relocate your channel.
Always entertaining, thanks!
Thanks for the video!
Hello and good morning Kevin great job on the radiant heat system in your boiler setup. when you do off-grid DYI it's a little trial and error. but it looks like it's going to work out real good for you guys.
Wonderful
Should call yourself “The Real Red Green Show”😀
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Taco's headquarters and main manufacturing plant happen to be one city over from me. Whenever we talk about "the Taco factory," it makes me wonder how many people would think it was something else entirely if they didn't hear it pronounced "tay-co." 😂
0:20 kevin's guide How to throw out your back and How to convert a water tank into a wood burning water heating system
"The idea is to get this onto the table without getting squashed by a tank. They're not that heavy. Let's see, the back's already kinda dented, we'll use the back. Then we're gonna lift using our or just using our back in a twisting motion, let see...?"
Then, as demonstrated lift with your back and not your legs!
* for those of you just joining me, do not try this at home
**Dangermen Working
20:35 example of safety first for dangerous tasks that may shoot objects into your eye.
* wear safety protective gear
Thanks Kev 😂
Kevin love your videos. So glad Don made the long trip. It's wonderful to see Don again. Kevin please put an awning over your hot floor heater to protect it from future snow. ❤❤❤
Ya Dons back
I ‘m not worried you always seem to come out on top.. nice to see Don…
We have a loop that goes into our wood stove and added an old water heater tank between the stove and water heater to take down the pressure in the system so wood heats water all winter
I had radiant heat in my big farm house, basement, and the livestock water trough, the neighbors big ranch style house, basement apartment, and her garage. It did a great job. I had taco pumps and later wersbo pumps. Best heat, no dust or expensive duct work. Wish I still had that heating system and all thar property.
I like it
If Don ever creates a TH-cam channel it should be called “Don’s Knots.”
Lets goo
Nice dry cut chop saw, I saw those at Princess Auto, they are not cheap but good German quality non the less. Good investment!
those pumps don’t make pressure. they circulate pressurized water loops. make sure you have 10 to 15 psi in the pipe and it should move the coolant easily as far as you want
Hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy new year . I live in Northern CA in Sutter Creek
Great to see you Don Kevin you might be able to make it work with using a much bigger feed line from tank heater to cabin like 1-1 1/2” return can stay the same as you have it no guarantees when working outside the norm. You’ll find a way to make it work and make it look easy with all the yelling and cussing off camera.
Love the weekly cabin build updates but I have a question, did Chris let you get the $250 gloves ???? 😆
I ended up buying them myself.. :-)
Nice Video. Lets see a Road Trip to Dom's Place on a updated on his place. Merry Christmas & Happy New Years 2025.
#STAYSAFE
#PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸
Far out I thought don just loved up the road lol
Don!
I thought the thermal siphon was a bit ambitious. I've got a Grundfos pump running mine because I needed to put it on the hot side, but putting a cheaper one on the cold side it should last longer. I've got 3 300' parallel loops running off almost the same oil fired heater and it has no problem heating a 25x25' 12' ceiling garage, I burn about 400L of oil a winter keeping it at 6C when I'm not in there and 10C when I am (air temperatures, floor is much warmer).
I’m Canadian and I didn’t even know where PEI is located in Canada 😂 i’ve never been anywhere in Canada that was outside of Ontario.
Perhaps do a test by moving the fire, uphill, to the side, not down hill. The pump may work easier. I realize you wanted it away from the cabin. Build a Pallet wall so you can't see it. LOL
1,800 km=1,118 miles
If ya want a little more information look at some of Diesel Creek videos where Matt is building his garage and house.
If you have 600 line, you could always move the boiler closer and have it so that there are two separate lines going into the boiler for the two different sides
But having handles on each side, so you can control either you want heat for one side of the house or heat for the other side
But still using the same boiler
It would also help in the sense of because you used the poem. It will retain it longer, so you wouldn’t need to use the boiler for one side nearly as much as the other.
for the fridge hole, you should make something tube likethat can "pop" up and pop back down so you dont have to climb down and would allow for max storage
PEI its like the bahamas of an ice tundra
Make a rocket stove boiler, burning wood chips, & fed by an auger.
That sounds like a great idea! I'm going to look into that.
This is something I've been meaning to do as well. I looked at my pellet stove and wondered why can't I just make that a little bigger and feed it wood chips?
For the fridge I would suggest the Beer be on a rope so that when drinking, no one needs to climb into the hole.
Don!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She's a beaut clark
May I suggest a closed system with an expansion tank?May I also suggest the circ pump installed in the middle of the run instead of at the end/start. Push/pull effectively making a 600ft run 2 300 ft runs. In theory.
Sounds like the possibility of disaster... Pressurized water tank with a fire under it..
So the cold water from the house goes into the bottom of the boiler. The water is heated and rises. You are pumping the cold water through the tank which is vented to atmosphere, so you can't build any pressure to push water through the system. You are trying to pull the water through from the hot side. Should the pump be on the outlet side? My head hurts!
I don't want the pump to starve for water ever so it's at the lowest point.
Get yourself or make yourself 2 small pex manifolds . Find ur half way point on the run cut it and splice the system there and make it into 2 runs to the boiler. Should be kinda easy to do without a foot on top yet.
its typically okay to thread male Plastic pipe thread into female metal fittings, but NEVER male metal threads into plastic female fittings. I don't know why but that's what an 60 year plumber told me once and I have never had an issue as long as I stuck to that advice.
Makes sense, i'd imagine you'd break the plastic female end.
might be a bit late, but you should look into pellet wood burning, it lasts longer and hotter
what do you think the burn time to empty if you fill the box up?
Looks like you are trying to pump uphill. Try move the rig above the floor level of the cabin maybe.
watching a guy who made one of these 20 years agoe still running and did a video the other day he runs 2 pumps in line to get the flow he needs
I wonder if you would need a bigger firebox. That way, you don't have to feed the fire every 15-20 minutes for sustained heat.
I've never had to deal with such cold temperatures so could someone explain why Kevin was pumping anti-freeze through the pipes?
Wouldn't it contaminate the water?
This system only heats the floor. No cross contamination is possible.
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Why use some cooper pipes behind or around the chimney stack of the fireplace and pump the hot water into that to heat up the water for showers or anything since you already have the fireplace as the heat source
The installation is NOT pretty. I missed the explanation for why the water tank is sitting out in the woods and so far from the structure.
It's on fire.
Isn’t that kind a mess up?
Sharkbite fittings leak never use them. I use the bands and the expander tool. Sooo much better. Won't leak even if your pipes freeze and thaw out. Sharkbites leak all the time and if your pipes freeze they will pop out and then you have a flood and lose all your gylchol
Check into an expansion tank k
It's open to the atmosphere, I don't think a standard expansion tank would work with a open loop system.
Fred McGyver ?
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you will never be able to get the fire to stay constant enough to heat a house. your idea ( wood fired water heater is good for a bathroom ).
Challange accepted.
No one knows what macgyver is. What you meant to say is "non-binary transmasculined" hot water tank.
Another channel gone to paid promotion… unsubscribe and moving on.
Who's getting paid to promote? I want in.
@ video said paid promotion which means your getting paid to talk about the product.
Even if he's getting paid, what's wrong with that lol
Don!