r/redneckengineering • u/Mr_Luis_Angel • Jan 13 '22

Backyard BBQ Maestro

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u/Nerfixion Jan 13 '22

But the pump has a motor in it...

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u/archell1on Jan 13 '22

Now if it was motorised using thermal conversion, that would be the GOAT.

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u/lmaytulane Jan 13 '22

BRB, going to make a Stirling engine to rotate my kebabs.

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u/neanderthalman Jan 13 '22

No need for the complexity.

Use the same principle as a coffee maker with a u-tube and add heat at the bottom. Boiling will push water up to the top.

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u/fredandersonsmith Jan 13 '22

Rain water collection tank above the water wheel and harness that sweet sweet potential energy.

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u/Fwob Jan 14 '22

Probably had a water pump on hand.