Siphon transformed into bubbler and clay balls?

[yakakliker]

Here is an idea that I would like to submit to your critics to validate it.

I am currently working on my bubbler:

The idea is to take a siphon (like those found behind the dishwasher)

Interest:

Small water reserve> quick to heat
Small footprint

Then fill it with clay balls (used in gardening.)

Advantage:

Further reduces the quantity of water, "breaks" air bubbles (like an emulsifier), accumulates heat and prevents water swirls.

Constant level of water thanks to a brake fluid reservoir (with level cap)

Water supply from an ice reservoir

Reheating the water by passing it along the exhaust.

What do you think ?

[georges100]

after how long the clay balls are disintegrating to form sludge ??????

[yakakliker]

The ones I'm experiencing have about 10 years (recupe) ... but indeed, it's an interesting question.

Does anyone know if these balls are disintegrating and how fast?

However, the siphon having a hatch underneath, the balls can be replaced regularly.

[Christophe]

Uh what is a ball of clay and what is it used for (in the garden)?

[georges100]

they are balls of raw clay .... used to make beautiful over pots of water and to maintain the humidity ...
it has a long life in the air ... in the hot water permanently I ask to see ...

[yakakliker]

Uh what is a ball of clay and what is it used for (in the garden)?

CLAY BALLS
Expanded clay beads absorb moisture and slowly release it. Their use is therefore recommended (among others) for indoor plants. (That said, I also use them for all my planters and potées, but also to cover the floor of the big bins containing my dwarf fruit trees). Spread your clay balls on a soil already wet. Additional advantage: their color, which harmonizes well with the foliage of plants and containers.
Usage: planters, hot pots, small flower beds.
Thickness: 4 to 5 cm.
Lifetime: unlimited.
Particularities: neutral and decorative.

http://lepetitmondedaudrey.alloforum.com/bienfaits-paillage-t8431-1.html

[Christophe]

Thank you I had never seen ... I confused with the peatballs after the photos

[yakakliker]

After a first test while "flying", it apparently bubbles ...

[Flytox]

Hello yakakliker

Then fill it with clay balls (used in gardening.)

If the clay balls disintegrate slowly and go into the engine ... he says what the engine ... Arghhh or Buuurpssss ... !!! Do not you play with fire?

Constant level of water thanks to a brake fluid reservoir (with level cap)

If it is to use the switch attached to the plug, with the tinned copper inside contact that touches the float it does not work long (1 week?). The water is responsible for corroding / eating contact (original it is bathed in oil).
You have to scratch the contacts all the time ....

On the other hand there must be the possibility to remake the contact in stainless steel or to mount a switch with flexible blade (waterproof).
A+

[the middle]

Day,
Having practiced the ceramic technique a few years,
I can give my opinion on the terracotta balls.
We can compare these marbles to the Chinese plates found at the bottom of the seas (cast boats)
Normally it's solid ... (see also pottery shards that date from 2000 years)
The difference between the plates is that there is no decoration.
Now, there is terracotta and terracotta ...
A brick is terracotta too ... (except some African countries that cook their bricks in the sun)
The only wear that can occur is by friction.
Now, I do not know which earth (or clay), was used to make these marbles.
If these balls are clay, and cooked at a sufficient temperature (+ -700 ° c) .. no problem