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DIY Wood Stove Water Heater Attachment Graphic: motherearthnews This is not a project I would recommend for a beginner do it yourselfer. It is also one I wouldn't scrimp on parts for either as the results of poor-quality metals etc... could lead to a real dangerous scenario or a real mess in your home. However, ...

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Connect a hot water reservoir with a coil wrapped around the flue. The water runs through the coil and heats up as it is in contact with the hot flue. And voila..."free" hot water! You can also build a cob encasement around the wood stove & flue so the cob will heat up during a fire and stay warm after the fire is out. This is totally how I'm going to heat my water in my (truly) off-grid home.

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I built my first stove using a propane tank about 36" tall, 15" in diameter. Also, I'm burning scrap lumber, mostly pine flooring and 2x4's that I've split into smaller pieces.

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Choosing an off grid water heater takes more than visiting the neighborhood hardware store. Traditional water heaters just won't cut it. In my guide, I go over alternative water heaters that you can use for an off grid home.

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Convert a Hot Water Heater Into a Wood Stove: About 6 years ago, with the cost of heating my house rising, I began looking at designs for wood stoves. In The Mother Earth News (Issue # 49- January/February 1978) I found a promising article about using discarded hot water heaters. Using that art…

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How to Build a Wood Burning Rocket Stove Mass Water Heater for Heating Water in an Off Grid Cabin or Home By wrapping copper tubing about a rocket mass heaters wooden stove, you can produce hot water at the same time as producing heat for the rest of the cabin or home. See more pictures at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OffGridHomes/photos/ #OffGridLiving #LivingOffGrid #Rocket #Stove #Mass #Heater #WoodBurning #HotWater #CopperTubing

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