Heating a baby pool with an Immersion Circulator, Yes you can!
by jean-francois on Jun.13, 2010, under General Topics
Who never dreamed of getting a bath that would be at the perfect and desired temperature? I want to reassure you, I have not tried my immersion circulator in my bath but I was sure this would work in a baby pool!!!
DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK: Please keep in mind that you MUST NOT immerge an immersion circulator in a waterbath that would contain an human being, or an alive animal (if dead, better put the animal sous vide for better result 
Today was a nice day in Paris but not warm enough for my little cousine to enjoy her baby pool on the balcony. Anyway she has insisted a lot to fill the pool and I did so, but the water coming out of the pipe was cold. Then I had the option or to pour a big pan of hot water inside the baby pool or to use…my immersion circulator.
If you know Addelice Immersion Circulator you may know a float switch cuts the heater if the water level is too low. For the purpose of this post I blocked the float switch with a tape. I just had to take care the pump was immerged.
Herunder the result : a nice 31°C baby pool!
Jean-François
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June 14th, 2010 on 6:11 AM
Hi Jean-François,
as your swid has 2000W power, it might even do to heat a big bathtub. I tried it with my 2000W FreshMealsMagic in my whirlpool-bathtub, see http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/116617-sous-vide-recipes-techniques-equipment/page__view__findpost__p__1731765 and http://getsatisfaction.com/sousvidemagic/topics/most_innnovative_sousvidemagic_sous_vide_cooker_contest. Steady state heating power was about 1000W for 130L water at 55°C in 22°C ambient temperature.
If you plan to do suckling pigs or other whole animals regularly, you might consider getting a well-insulated 100qt-bath http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=6201A748&categoryid=8560&brand= allowing you to do longtime cooking with reasonable energy consumption.
Pedro
July 26th, 2010 on 3:08 PM
Hello Jean-François,
I am a Brazilian living in France and I will go back to my country in the end of August.
I really wanted to buy an Adéllice immercion circulator, but it seams that it’s out of stock at the website you gave us.
Do you know any other place I could find it?
Merci beaucop,
Leo.
July 26th, 2010 on 11:03 PM
Hi Leonardo,
No idea. Did you contact Addélice to ask them?
JF