A couple things to think about here. First, I don't think the typical hot water heater gets hot enough to actually boil water, if that's what Jennifer's friend is really trying to do. And, as Lenny intimated, the inside of an old tank is going to be a nightmare to clean. Another solution might be to get a good old basic propane-fired salimander heater and cut the top off. Then, something like a stock pot can be placed atop the heater. I've seen this done using 85,000 BTU heaters, and they can bring 20 gallons of water to a boil pretty quickly.
Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny McHugh <[email protected]> Date: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:42 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] old water tanks > Hi Jennifer, > What an interesting concept. I don't think it will work for him. > When he > looks at the inside of an old tank I do believe he will quickly > change his > mind. Also is this a gas or electric heater? A gas might work > better since > the heating element will not be in direct contact with the fabric. > I by no > means am an expert but I really doubt if it will be successful. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennifer Jackson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:25 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] old water tanks > > > Guys, > > I think a friend is making a dangerous mistake and I want your > thoughts on > this please. He wants to take the top off of an old hot water > tank and then > turn the thing upside down and use it like a big cooking pot. Not > for > actual food, he wants to use it to dye fabric, but this still > involves > boiling water. So if it can be done, can it be done safely? > > > Jennifer > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > > __________ NOD32 4343 (20090817) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > >
