What Is This "Hot Pot" Stove?

jackhartjr · Post by **jackhartjr** » Sun. May. 12, 2013 7:17 pm

Hi folks my wife found and purchased a little stove today that appears to be for coal, it has what must be a water jacket with two pipes coming out of the rear. It says, 'Hot Spot' on the front and has what I assume to be a model number of, 185-180 on the top.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Jack

Post by **Rob R.** » Sun. May. 12, 2013 7:56 pm

Jack, can you post some pictures of the stove?

jackhartjr · Post by **jackhartjr** » Sun. May. 12, 2013 9:18 pm

Here are two, I took in a wheelbarrow, the legs are off and the tops are not there, I have them, just not there in the photos.
Thanks!
Jack

Post by **dcrane** » Mon. May. 13, 2013 6:56 am

We need to see photo's of this unit ("HotSpot" is such a generic term used for almost everything). We always love a good "what is it" investigation around here (its like a game of who done it and we all want to win!) We equally love new members here...so let me be the first to welcome you to our forum

jackhartjr · Post by **jackhartjr** » Sun. May. 19, 2013 8:32 pm

Hi folks, have been to Texas and back, sorry for no reply.
First, it is a 'Hot Pot', not a 'Hot Spot'.
I will take some photos tomorrow with my digital camera and post them here.
Thanks for the reply's so far!
Jack

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Mon. May. 20, 2013 7:10 am

Is this your stove on Utube? The guy in the video calls it a furnace, a fire place, a wood stove, and a coal stove. It looks like it is set up to burn coal with a spinner in the lower door. Can't see the grate in the video but it sure acts like a coal stove.

Rev. Larry

Poconoeagle · Post by **Poconoeagle** » Mon. May. 20, 2013 9:50 am

thats a cool unit. BUT without a CO detector, he might be the Carbon Mo King.......for a short while!

then he will be the Worm King.....

jackhartjr · Post by **jackhartjr** » Mon. May. 20, 2013 11:34 am

Rev. Larry, that is apparently it! You get the prize!
Jack

bobbs · Post by **bobbs** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2020 5:04 pm

We've had this Hot Pot in our garage for quite a while thinking we would get to use it. Giving it to my husband's cousin so he can use it outside on his homestead.

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hank2 · Post by **hank2** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2020 11:13 pm

Wow, old thread, but interesting. I've seen a number of stoves with this shape and design from different manufacturers. Perhaps even today? A friend had a very similar model called a "Fatso" many years ago. He partially heated a loft as an old Bowery pioneer in 1970's Manhattan.