This wouldn't even work? You need the tap turned on for water to flow out of the kettle, and for that it needs to be full, so the cold water running from the tap would almost instantly run out the kettle and not even heat up?
If the in hose was at the bottom of the kettle it might make more sense but still
A kettle on 220V power can draw about 3000W. A typical bathroom sink runs at let's say seven liters per minute. Assume the tap water is somewhere around 15C when it comes out.
Absolute best case scenario, pumping 3000W of heat into water at 7 L/min, starting at 15C, the water will come out at around 21C. Which is...cool to the touch. Wouldn't even call it lukewarm. And that's under ideal circumstances.
This is why water heaters exist. It takes a long time to heat water because water can hold a ton of energy, so it makes more sense to heat it up beforehand and store it in an insulated tank.
Yes, there are tankless water heaters, but most of them aren't completely tankless (they hold maybe 5-10L of preheated water, which is enough of a buffer for small loads like washing your hands), and they need a ridiculous amount of power to keep up. Electric tankless heaters for a single sink might draw 13,000-15,000 watts, and for a whole house can draw more like 35,000 watts.
Electric tankless heaters for a single sink might draw 13,000-15,000 watts, and for a whole house can draw more like 35,000 watts.
I'm not sure I've actually seen an electric tankless heater in the real world. I know they exist. I can order one.
Probably because, as you suggest, you'd literally need to build the home's electrical system around it. You'd need 150A @ 240v to run a 36kW tankless heater. And that 36kW unit will still produce less hot water than a nice natural gas tankless water heater.
They exist in the commercial / industrial world. I’ve got a customer that has a 4000KW electric boiler. They only run it when they have a ton of excess power to keep a load on their power plant.
Yeah it’s dumb. They were basically given the thing by the manufacturer so they use it when it makes since.. Which is very seldom. It’s one of the few times where running natural gas is actually cheaper. They’re going to rip it out and put in a similar size heat pump chiller in the next year or two though.
My home has an electric tankless and it works great, we just had to have it installed by an electrician. And right now I'm staying in a place with a traditional gas water heater, I miss my tankless
Don't overanalyse it. Most of these videos do just enough so it would look like it just about works. But in reality, it's just bullshit content for views and likes.
My best guest is that you're not trying to get hot water but warmer water. Like you've got a barn or some shit and you're done washing your hands with cold af water in the middle of winter.
The execution is jank but the idea isn't that bad if that's the problem you're trying to solve and have a spare shitty kettle lying around.
Such appliances are already sold and they are miles better: actually have a thermostat to maintain water temperature and have a plastic water container to not shock you every time you get water. They are dirt cheap.
It still wouldn’t work. The water in the kettle would be anywhere from boiling to cold depending on a variety of factors. If you leave it plugged in when not using it, it will be boiling, but if you only plug it in when you use it, it’s gonna be just as cold as normal. You’d basically need to time every use and plug it in before hand and use it before it reaches boiling
This one is really funny. Took a perfectly functional water heater and deconstructed it to build a water heater. (Which probably wouldn't work anyway, those things take a while to heat up, the water's not contacting anything like what it would need to heat as it passed through.)
They also have small electric water heaters the size of a book that does the same thing but turns on and off automatically and has all the connections. You can get different power ones too bc they have some that are like 3k+ watts so you don't always have that much power available. You can get a 1500w one and just adjust the flow rate to get the right temperature
When my wife and I were young and broke, the water heater died in our trailer. We couldn't afford to get it fixed for 2 months. We'd heat up 2 5-gallon stock pots worth of water and basically bird-bath it. Standing on towels in the kitchen and washing up with a rag wasn't ideal, but it got us through.
I love the part where you hot glue it into one big sandwich meaning that if you ever have to, remove it from the board peeling it off it's gonna be fun. But filling the kettle with the kettle... chefs kiss.
Clearly dumb, but I wonder if OP has had to get a water heater replaced lately. It ain't cheap. Definitely used a hot water kettle to do the dishes for a while, just didn't do all this nonsense.
Bosch makes a small inline electric water heater for runs far from your main water heater. They work pretty good, have a warranty, don't cost that much, and are ul listed. Seems like a better option than whatever this is
Have you ever installed a water heater to an outside spigot at a work place or in a barn? It's not very practical when you only need it in the cold months. I don't love the idea ... but this is a 30 dollar rig...a water heater is several hundred and an hour or more of labor if you're not a plumber
When he filled the kettle with... the kettle... sure sign this is ragebait
Not gonna lie. I had to laugh out loud at that
apparently it's so cold there that he needs a preheater
Double boiled water is so much better.
The trick is to pre-boil your water and then freeze it for later use.
Yea but how do you keep it tasting fresh?
Replace the hydrogen atoms with deuterium or something....
Just be careful that your knife is sharp enough to cut molecules, but not sharp enough to split atoms.
You didnt see that he has a 4,2kv outlet instead of 120v to instantly boil the water so it doesnt need to be double boiled 🤣
I thought it was when he used hot glue, on a hot plate
hot gluing it to the base is so fucking funny lol
I thought using needle nose pliers to tighten the inside of that bulkhead fitting was funny too
yeah trying to parse that particular choice is a fun mystery
This wouldn't even work? You need the tap turned on for water to flow out of the kettle, and for that it needs to be full, so the cold water running from the tap would almost instantly run out the kettle and not even heat up?
If the in hose was at the bottom of the kettle it might make more sense but still
We can also reshape the coil and the kettle, make it run when the tap is on. We are getting closer to a heater again.
A kettle on 220V power can draw about 3000W. A typical bathroom sink runs at let's say seven liters per minute. Assume the tap water is somewhere around 15C when it comes out.
Absolute best case scenario, pumping 3000W of heat into water at 7 L/min, starting at 15C, the water will come out at around 21C. Which is...cool to the touch. Wouldn't even call it lukewarm. And that's under ideal circumstances.
This is why water heaters exist. It takes a long time to heat water because water can hold a ton of energy, so it makes more sense to heat it up beforehand and store it in an insulated tank.
Yes, there are tankless water heaters, but most of them aren't completely tankless (they hold maybe 5-10L of preheated water, which is enough of a buffer for small loads like washing your hands), and they need a ridiculous amount of power to keep up. Electric tankless heaters for a single sink might draw 13,000-15,000 watts, and for a whole house can draw more like 35,000 watts.
I'm not sure I've actually seen an electric tankless heater in the real world. I know they exist. I can order one.
Probably because, as you suggest, you'd literally need to build the home's electrical system around it. You'd need 150A @ 240v to run a 36kW tankless heater. And that 36kW unit will still produce less hot water than a nice natural gas tankless water heater.
They exist in the commercial / industrial world. I’ve got a customer that has a 4000KW electric boiler. They only run it when they have a ton of excess power to keep a load on their power plant.
A 4 megawatt boiler? That is a lot of fucking juice.
At the same time, that seems like not a lot of boiler.
Yeah it’s dumb. They were basically given the thing by the manufacturer so they use it when it makes since.. Which is very seldom. It’s one of the few times where running natural gas is actually cheaper. They’re going to rip it out and put in a similar size heat pump chiller in the next year or two though.
Yeah the one I found online requires 4x40A double pole breakers, which is fucking ludicrous.
My home has an electric tankless and it works great, we just had to have it installed by an electrician. And right now I'm staying in a place with a traditional gas water heater, I miss my tankless
You can supposedly get a kettle to 6000W, at least once, according to Technology Connections.
Don't overanalyse it. Most of these videos do just enough so it would look like it just about works. But in reality, it's just bullshit content for views and likes.
My best guest is that you're not trying to get hot water but warmer water. Like you've got a barn or some shit and you're done washing your hands with cold af water in the middle of winter.
The execution is jank but the idea isn't that bad if that's the problem you're trying to solve and have a spare shitty kettle lying around.
Such appliances are already sold and they are miles better: actually have a thermostat to maintain water temperature and have a plastic water container to not shock you every time you get water. They are dirt cheap.
This is likely a country where getting things like that can be challenging while more common things like an old electric kettle is easier to get.
Not everywhere has the conveniences to just order some obscure thing on Amazon and have it in 2 days.
Like what ?
Idk what they had in mind but the first thing I can think of is an electric showerhead
And tankless water heaters
Didn't even know electric showerhead were a thing ! Looks very specific to some countries
It still wouldn’t work. The water in the kettle would be anywhere from boiling to cold depending on a variety of factors. If you leave it plugged in when not using it, it will be boiling, but if you only plug it in when you use it, it’s gonna be just as cold as normal. You’d basically need to time every use and plug it in before hand and use it before it reaches boiling
Yeah, you’d want to put the hose at the bottom.
I mean it would work but with just a kettles worth of water at a time though and a few minutes between filling it up
well warm water rises and cold water sinks but it still wont be enough
This one is really funny. Took a perfectly functional water heater and deconstructed it to build a water heater. (Which probably wouldn't work anyway, those things take a while to heat up, the water's not contacting anything like what it would need to heat as it passed through.)
Honestly my kettle takes 5 minutes or so to heat up to a boiling point while full, I often forget how fast the water gets hot
But watching this i thought the guy was making a last resort shower head
Water hater
They also have small electric water heaters the size of a book that does the same thing but turns on and off automatically and has all the connections. You can get different power ones too bc they have some that are like 3k+ watts so you don't always have that much power available. You can get a 1500w one and just adjust the flow rate to get the right temperature
Kettle is going to burn out damned quickly. They aren’t designed for though put use like that. Unlike the waterheater units other have mentioned.
Electric Shock will soon say Hi
well... a kettle is a water heater when you think about it.
I’d rather boil water on stovetop and pour it into a bucket and use it
Or use the kettle without all the the chopping and gluing and drilling.
Ikr !!
When my wife and I were young and broke, the water heater died in our trailer. We couldn't afford to get it fixed for 2 months. We'd heat up 2 5-gallon stock pots worth of water and basically bird-bath it. Standing on towels in the kitchen and washing up with a rag wasn't ideal, but it got us through.
I became an alcoholic from watching this
Nothing like washing your hands with 90°C water, right?
People who generate these need to be prosecuted.
I love the part where you hot glue it into one big sandwich meaning that if you ever have to, remove it from the board peeling it off it's gonna be fun. But filling the kettle with the kettle... chefs kiss.
Clearly dumb, but I wonder if OP has had to get a water heater replaced lately. It ain't cheap. Definitely used a hot water kettle to do the dishes for a while, just didn't do all this nonsense.
So many electric kettle enthusiasts… 😅
I actually kind of expected them to make something which actually had a use. Like if you needed steam being punped or something.
Bosch makes a small inline electric water heater for runs far from your main water heater. They work pretty good, have a warranty, don't cost that much, and are ul listed. Seems like a better option than whatever this is
As redundant as the mute button on the original screen.
This IS a water heater.
Because it's more convenient to do so? Duuuuh!
All kinds of confused over here in Washington State🤣
Less risk of electrocution with just a water heater!
This will be perfect for my prison dungeon!
NEEDS MORE FINGER WAGGING
Kettles aren't particularly efficient at the best of times
Not saying this isn’t dumb, but I can’t believe your first reaction is “just buy one bro” like fr?
Did they just use... hot glue? On a heating appliance???
I am fucked up tired, i read at first, “why not just buy hot water?” And i was like, “that’s a good issue!”
Mmmmm stagnant kettle water if you don't pop it off the base and dump it every time you use it.
Oh no bit you see he glued it so its fucking useless unless you got like a hose in your house
Indian engineering?
Anyone else just skip to the end
Have you ever installed a water heater to an outside spigot at a work place or in a barn? It's not very practical when you only need it in the cold months. I don't love the idea ... but this is a 30 dollar rig...a water heater is several hundred and an hour or more of labor if you're not a plumber
why not just use an immersion heater in a bucket or a barrel?
immersion heaters can be removed from the bucket/barrel in warmer months.
and you wouldnt need to modify the bucket or barrel.
same price as a kettle in walmart. some come with thermostat.
if you need constant flow, from the tap, hose tied to a rock in the bucket/barrel.
Also the kettle isn't really going to keep up and will also probably burn itself out really quickly