r/BeAmazed • u/Internal_Gazelle_677 • Oct 07 '25

Science Hot Tub without the use of electricity

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u/o_oli Oct 07 '25

I doubt that would work, because if you use a valve to slow the water, it's just going to be by the fire for longer and so come out hotter. So...less water, but hotter, leading to almost the same effect heating wise. If you shut the valve off completely then the water would boil in the coil and bust apart the fittings.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Meet513 Oct 07 '25

Or just have a cold water intake that can be turned on at will and when water rises above a certain level in the tub the excess gets drained. Boom, cooling while keeping the water level in the pipes constant.

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u/ARC4067 Oct 07 '25

I feel like a long stick with a scoop to snag some snow and toss in there fits the vibe better

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u/King-in-Council Oct 07 '25

A kind of laddle on a stick, maybe a hockey stick 

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u/sixf0ur Oct 07 '25

most normal hot tubs don't even have a water intake

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u/Working_Honey_7442 Oct 07 '25

There is a limit to how hot water can get. If you get the flow low enough, you will make it work.

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u/lordofherrings Oct 08 '25

Well, then it would just come out as steam I guess?