The blower is 12V DC this means it takes very little power to opperate the blower. In the case of a power outage the blower will work for days on a car battery! With a small solar panel to charge the car battery the blower could run for an extended time period weeks or months. I will have the finished product avilable for sale early this Fall. Thanks for watching.
Nice work brother. I was just surfing through all the different exchangers. I've built a vertical one and then hacked it with the kids jumphouse blower... loud and hot!!
I would have used a plate steel box under the fire with square tube inlet & outlet piping then added a fan with around 200 cfm flow capability. More flow would be less likely to burn someone and add heating capacity to a larger area. A old welder like me, can make anything, LOL.
Cool Man! Keep thinking of ways to use less energy and save money on utility bills! Thats how I stick it to the man!!! Wood stove and Fireplace work is all I do and I love it! I also love to help the Do It Yourself guy. DIY LOL!!!
These have to be made to fit your fireplace dimensions. It's not all that hard to do and you could get a local fabrication shop to make one for you. 1 1/4" steel tubing. Cost was about $90. Have them assemble the pipes then you make a blower box. I used two muffins fans. I made it for my daughter. She tells me it works great. Cost about $100
Hi, I have been looking at so many of these and this one by far is simple and the best. Do you make them for sale and if so how much and how long to make?
1 1/2" steel tubing, 4 ea 10 Ft , pieces, 8 ea, 1 1/2" ells. That's what I used for the this fireplace. 2 ea. Muffin fans. Needs to be built to fit your fireplace measurements
Can it work without the blower in cause electricity goes out? If so, what temp does it get air up to and how long does it take? (I too would be interested in buying one of these. How long until you start selling them? Do you have a website?)
Hi MrEnergy. Do you know if it's better to have the pipes above or below the fire? Also, is it better to maximise the number of pipes going through the fire? Or will just one large gauge pipe be enough?
+Ayy gee Uprising Why not but an adjustable glass glass fire front and fit same to your opening then that would increase the heat output into your room and also reduce the running costs of your hearth by a reduction in fuel used and all the while when not being used it would seal off the chimney drafting problem seems that could be the way to go....
What kind of plumbing is that? .....I built a single pipe version and used black steel (non-galvanized steel pipe) it was a pain in the rear though, I had to use acetone to scrub all the oil treatment off of it, and I still am not sure how it will hold up. I used 2" pipe so it is pretty beefy, and a super quiet 105cfm fan, though the fan does not have the sustainability that yours does since it runs on 120v. I built it more to help the fire produce heat rather than jacking up the thremostat.
I'd just eliminate that big ugly box and tubes laying there and make some kind of unit that fits up over the firebox inside the fireplace with the tubes just under the upper lip of the fireplace opening to blow the heat into the room.
The blower is 12V DC this means it takes very little power to opperate the blower. In the case of a power outage the blower will work for days on a car battery! With a small solar panel to charge the car battery the blower could run for an extended time period weeks or months. I will have the finished product avilable for sale early this Fall. Thanks for watching.
Nice work brother. I was just surfing through all the different exchangers. I've built a vertical one and then hacked it with the kids jumphouse blower... loud and hot!!
I would have used a plate steel box under the fire with square tube inlet & outlet piping then added a fan with around 200 cfm flow capability. More flow would be less likely to burn someone and add heating capacity to a larger area. A old welder like me, can make anything, LOL.
Cool Man! Keep thinking of ways to use less energy and save money on utility bills! Thats how I stick it to the man!!! Wood stove and Fireplace work is all I do and I love it! I also love to help the Do It Yourself guy. DIY LOL!!!
Still making this unit?
love the chain thing that pulls over the front of the fire,, ive never seen that befor
I like the simplicity of it but I imagine that after a while ash buildup will insulte the pipes from the heat
Do you have the specs on how to build this. Very interested in making my own. Thanks.
Made one and it works GREAT!
can I ask what kind of pipe you used ?We are interested in making our own.
daniel, would you be willing to sell me one?
These have to be made to fit your fireplace dimensions. It's not all that hard to do and you could get a local fabrication shop to make one for you. 1 1/4" steel tubing. Cost was about $90. Have them assemble the pipes then you make a blower box. I used two muffins fans. I made it for my daughter. She tells me it works great. Cost about $100
Does the piping sit directly on the floor of the fireplace? And how loud are the fans?
I want one
@kenfo0 the fans stay cool because the box is insulated. I burned over a cord of wood last winter!!! no problems
Do you make these to sell...would be interested in something like this
Hi, I have been looking at so many of these and this one by far is simple and the best. Do you make them for sale and if so how much and how long to make?
1 1/2" steel tubing, 4 ea 10 Ft , pieces, 8 ea, 1 1/2" ells. That's what I used for the this fireplace.
2 ea. Muffin fans.
Needs to be built to fit your fireplace measurements
i like this over the insert
Great job!!! would like to know if you sale this unit. Very interested
Can it work without the blower in cause electricity goes out? If so, what temp does it get air up to and how long does it take? (I too would be interested in buying one of these. How long until you start selling them? Do you have a website?)
what kind of pipe are you using?
Hi MrEnergy. Do you know if it's better to have the pipes above or below the fire? Also, is it better to maximise the number of pipes going through the fire? Or will just one large gauge pipe be enough?
More smaller pipes = more surface area
@@electric_photon4660 Agree. Built mine in 2017 with 19 concertinaed pipes. Been working great. Going to "fire" it up in the next few weeks.
Are you still making these? Please let me know i am very interested.
Ok Mr Energy, what's the plan for when the ice storm knocks out the electricity for a week?
Hi we're can you buy the blower from I checked on eBay an can't find it???
+Ayy gee Uprising Why not but an adjustable glass glass fire front and fit same to your opening then that would increase the heat output into your room and also reduce the running costs of your hearth by a reduction in fuel used and all the while when not being used it would seal off the chimney drafting problem seems that could be the way to go....
How is it going in terms of making these for sale?
Are you still making these? If so how much?
I want to buy one of these. where can I buy one?
I'm all sold out and I have no time to make any more!
Do you feel like making one more?
@@tintdr you do realize he said that 8 years ago right?
What kind of plumbing is that? .....I built a single pipe version and used black steel (non-galvanized steel pipe) it was a pain in the rear though, I had to use acetone to scrub all the oil treatment off of it, and I still am not sure how it will hold up. I used 2" pipe so it is pretty beefy, and a super quiet 105cfm fan, though the fan does not have the sustainability that yours does since it runs on 120v. I built it more to help the fire produce heat rather than jacking up the thremostat.
I'm thinking to use the same black steel pipes. How that worked out for you?
I am planing on making one of these out of Black Pipe Schedule 40 plumbing pipe. Is that what you used ? How is yours holding up? Thanks!
Apparently it's a secret
@@tintdr he explained it clearly in the video.
Great until a small child touches the pipe or somebody sits on the pipe ouch
I'd just eliminate that big ugly box and tubes laying there and make some kind of unit that fits up over the firebox inside the fireplace with the tubes just under the upper lip of the fireplace opening to blow the heat into the room.
Awesome! I'd love to see it when you finish!
I'd like a quote to purchase one.
It needs to be made to the size of the fireplace.