A water heater is an amenity I never wanted in my van due to how complicated and inefficient all the regular options are. So I finally got around to building my own DIY water heater for our camper van conversion. The main goals of the design were to have it function with a water pump, not lose storage space, and be able to power it off my regular fuse panel.

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0:00 Intro
2:33 Demonstration
6:13 Design Constraints
9:38 How to Build One
19:37 Future Improvements

PARTS TO MAKE HEATER (Amazon Links Help Me Out, THANK YOU!)
Heating Element Dernord 12V 300W [ Ссылка ]
O-Ring: Hillman 780054
Copper Pipe [ Ссылка ]
End Caps [ Ссылка ]
1/2" Brass Nut [ Ссылка ]
1" NPT Nut [ Ссылка ]
Side Port Fitting [ Ссылка ]

Pipe Insulation Aeroflex 216-AC15838 [ Ссылка ]
Endcap Tape [ Ссылка ]
Insulation Adhesive Armacell 520 BLV Adhesive

ELECBEE Control Board (the new version I talk about) [ Ссылка ]
Part Number for old version is YYW-1S
Temperature Controller (used in my prototyping) [ Ссылка ]
Automotive Relay [ Ссылка ]
Foot Pump [ Ссылка ]

TOOLS
Torch [ Ссылка ]
Solder [ Ссылка ]
Paste Flux [ Ссылка ]
Tinning Flux [ Ссылка ]

Pipe Thread Tap Set [ Ссылка ]

Knipex Channel Locks [ Ссылка ]
Favorite Tape Measure [ Ссылка ]
Favorite Shop Pencil [ Ссылка ]

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