Are you going to send the old storage water heater to a landfill? Do not hurry. He will still do you a useful service. How to remake an old boiler with your own hands, we will describe below.
Alteration options are suitable for storage models, because the tank is the basis.
Useful items from a water tank
In skillful hands, any item that has expired is transformed into a useful product for the home or summer house. There are many examples of this. We will reveal the secrets of making the most interesting of them.
Solar collector
In the article "How to make a solar water heater" you will find materials on the manufacture of the collector from other improvised means. Here we will tell you how to make a collector from an unnecessary tank. It will serve as a replacement for the central water supply during the summer period, and will also be indispensable in the country.
What you need for homemade:
- water tank;
- chisel;
- hammer;
- metal brush;
- black paint;
- plywood sheet;
- Styrofoam;
- glass;
- bars 50x50 mm;
- foil;
- hoses;
- polyurethane foam;
- antiseptic for wood processing.
Progress:
- To remove the metal tank, you will have to remove the lining.
- Take a chisel and a hammer or grinder. Do not spare the shell and thermal insulation, you need a completely clean container.
- If it becomes rusty, thoroughly brush the surface with a metal brush. Then find the leak and seal.
- Degrease the surface, cover with black paint for effective warming.
- To increase the level of efficiency of the product, it is necessary to organize thermal insulation. For this, a housing is made.
- Assemble the frame from the stocked timber. The design should be twice as wide as the tank.
- On the inside, cover the frame with sheets of plywood. From the outside, lay the foam, and again plywood the plywood.
- Organize stands inside the cabinet so that the heater does not roll. Attach the board to the base of the case, make marks and cut out the stands.
- If the collector will be on the street all year round, treat the box with an antiseptic and paint.
- The installation of reflective elements will increase the heating efficiency will help.
- Place the foil at an angle so that the rays hit the surface of the collector.
- Connect the water hoses to the outlets.
- Cover the structure with glass.
- Seal all slots with foam.
You can refine the container with plastic. In winter, water needs to be drained.
BBQ
What else can be done from the water heater? If you want to be original, collect a brazier with a stove. Initially, you will need metal pipes to be welded. They will serve as a firebox.
Weld a metal tank on top. Pre-cut its upper part.
In the pipe inlet, install the bar on which the wood will burn.
Thanks to the firebox-rocket launcher, the barbecue maintains the temperature well, so the meat comes out juicy.
You can make a barbecue grill, as shown in the photo:
To do this, a smaller part of the body is cut off, put on fasteners to another part, so that a container with a lid is formed.
A handle is welded on top for convenient use, and I will lower the spacer legs.
Smokehouse from a water heater
The principle is similar to the barbecue. In this case, it is advisable to use a boiler with a volume of at least 80 liters. Cut off the top by 10 cm. Install the hinges for the cover.
A handle is also welded on top, so the lid can be removable.
Below you need to install a plate for collecting fat. Holders for hanging meat are arranged inside the structure. The ventilation hole below will be used to launch smoke inside.
Potbelly stove
Useful and compact device can be installed in any room. The main thing is the ability to output the pipe to the street.
- Prepare the enclosure. Using a grinder, remove all pipes and bends.
- Make a shallow slot along.
- Remove the casing and remove the insulating foam.
- Empty the tank.
- Consider that the location of the heater must be on top.
- Chalk out the markings for two holes: a firebox and a door. Cut them out.
- Brew the pipe holes.
- Install handles and latches on the doors.
- From the bottom of the structure weld three to four supports.
- In the place of the heater, cut a circle and install a pipe for ventilation.
Water dispenser
If your boiler is dripping, make a wash basin out of it. To do this, clean the tank using the above technology.Cut off the top of the grinder. The outlets for pipes and fittings also need to be cut. Finish the surface: clean, primer, paint. Inside the container can be coated with white paint.
Close one pipe hole with a plug. On the other, install the handset and tap. Attach the handle to the cut part and arrange the cover. It will protect the water from trash.
Flower beds
Sawing the container into two equal halves, you can use them for planting flowers, herbs, vegetables. It all depends on the size. You can install products in the greenhouse. To do this, weld to the back of the support, and fill the inside with earth.
If primed, painted and beautifully decorated parts of the body, they can be used as flower beds and unusual decor on the street.
Armchair
This is not a joke, but the idea of the Greek designer Nelly Trakido. Today it is fashionable to remake unnecessary items in unusual and useful things for the home.
Using tools for metal and paint, the designer turned an unnecessary tank into a stylish bench. Legs from an old stool acted as supports. The seats are removable. Covers can be changed according to mood.
You can also arrange an unusual bin. If the tank volume is small, the product will look stylish in the interior. Do it!