Take your hot water with you, vehicle heating idea. - Page 2

Daox · 12-16-10, 09:31 AM

The coolant in the radiator isn't necessarily going to be real warm though, especially in winter.

Ryland · 12-16-10, 07:49 PM

You would want to tap in to something like the heater core lines as those bypass the thermostat, otherwise when you go to preheat the engine you would only heat the radiator and you want to heat the engine, not the radiator, same with pulling heat from the engine.

Phantom · 12-28-10, 03:50 PM

If doing this one should be able to tap a line just before and after the water pump. By doing this you could circulate the heat in the block the way it does when the car is running. The lines would be connected to a heat storage tank when sitting for a night and slowly circulate the coolant to attempt to hold it close to a preselected temp. The tank I figure would be set up like the home built storage tank here http://ecorenovator.org/forum/conser...cumulator.html with a small pump between.

If the run for the lines is a little long then find a tube larger than the line that you are running and use it as a sleeve to reduce the direct transfers of heat sealing the ends with foam.

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Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	You would want to tap in to something like the heater core lines as those bypass the thermostat, otherwise when you go to preheat the engine you would only heat the radiator and you want to heat the engine, not the radiator, same with pulling heat from the engine.

12-28-10, 03:50 PM	#13
Phantom Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 101 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	If doing this one should be able to tap a line just before and after the water pump. By doing this you could circulate the heat in the block the way it does when the car is running. The lines would be connected to a heat storage tank when sitting for a night and slowly circulate the coolant to attempt to hold it close to a preselected temp. The tank I figure would be set up like the home built storage tank here http://ecorenovator.org/forum/conser...cumulator.html with a small pump between. If the run for the lines is a little long then find a tube larger than the line that you are running and use it as a sleeve to reduce the direct transfers of heat sealing the ends with foam.