Adjusting Immersion Heater Travel Tip

Adjusting Immersion Heater Travel Tip

Adjusting Immersion Heater Travel Tip
I always take a hot water bath because I carry a bucket and a hot water heater. I guess you call my heating apparatus an
“Immersion Heater”
An immersion heater needs immersed in water as far as possible, it is meant to be used only immersed in water, out of water it will burn up, There is a another HUGE problem, if you completely immerse the majority of Immersion Heaters they will burn up. Too far in or out and the heater will self-destruct, here is a solution.

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Kilgoris, Kenya
East Africa
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Where Andy Slept in Kilgoris, Kenya
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I want to heat up a plastic water basin of water in my hotel; there is no edge to hang my immersion heater. This type of water basin is in the majority of Hotels in East Africa. As best I can figure out it is the custom here to bend over this basin and wash and not taking normal showers. Normally there is no dipper supplied, and if so probably for the toilet.

I do not want the immersion heater to fall completely into the water or it will burn up, I want it adjusted properly.



I found some 14 gauge copper wire in Tanzania, this country has great electrical wiring, better than most. I wanted to wrap it around the heater. I took the lighter and melt each side of the heater and then used a knife to notch the side. I then wrapped the copper wire around the handle and used my needle nose pliers to wind it up tight on the handle.

I can now bend the wire to different depths in a bucket; I do not need to heat the whole bucket of water. I have a five gallon bucket, to take a dip bath it is best to have up to five gallons, however less water heats faster.

With this apparatus I can now hang the heater down into the water to the proper depth.



Here is a photo of all the items needed to perform this task.

I am sure many a traveler or tourist is happy to return home so they can have a nice hot shower. I would not even consider traveling the planet without this 3-10 dollar immersion heater.

Adjusting Immersion Heater Travel Tip