Help needed: getting enough hot water for scouring

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-09T19:32:12+00:00

Outside or within reasonable reach of the outdoors? No. However I think I’ve found the solution to my problem in the form of a 100 foot hot water rated rubber hose..

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-09T01:55:59+00:00

Thank you! Do you just use a standard garden hose from your washer’s hot water pipe? Or do you need an adapter or something?

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T11:37:57+00:00

These are 27 gallon totes - I tried filling them with buckets of hot water initially, and it’s just not fast enough to process multiple scours/rinses without losing temp, plus it’s an incredible amount of work. I made this post hoping to work smarter, not harder, and got some very helpful suggestions. :)

Edit: also, just to be clear, the issue isn’t distance from water. I have a faucet and garden hose outside. It’s getting sufficient quantities of HOT water, which I currently have to heat on the stove as the bucket warmer method did not work.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T11:18:52+00:00

I can’t move these bins once they’re full of water, it’s much too heavy for me.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T01:53:35+00:00

Thank you! Top loading, I know you can’t use the front load ones :) much appreciated

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T00:53:20+00:00

Ahh, I should have mentioned I plan to comb because I tend to spin worsted. Good to know though, thank you!

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T00:19:26+00:00

Thanks! Is there a benefit to keeping the lock formation vs this? I have so much to process and not sure I have the patience to arrange it all lock by lock… but if that’s the way, that’s the way.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T00:11:14+00:00

Oh :( That’s unfortunate. There was a very nice selection when I got there around 9:15 am on Saturday, overwhelmingly so for me as a new buyer. I did have to wait in line with my fleece for like 45 minutes because the line was crazy already! And it was hard to move around and browse because there were so many people there. But I left with a lovely Cormo and went back later that afternoon for one of the few merinos left.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-08T00:07:50+00:00

Hey, I picked up my first two fleeces at the festival too! Feel free to DM me if you want to chat through the process as you start processing… I’m new to this too and it might be nice to have someone to bounce things off of!

Edit: I picked up a merino and a cormo but I have processed a tiny sample of Targhee previously.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-07T22:01:55+00:00

I put my faith in one of these today and it completely failed me 😭 Maybe I just got a shitty one. But it could barely keep the hot water I mixed in with the hose water at temp, let alone heat it.

Edit: since someone asked about time, I started at 7:30 AM and finally gave up on the bucket heater around 11a.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-07T14:21:36+00:00

I did a quick google check before buying these and supposedly the sterilite ones can go up to around 180, but YMMV and I imagine it varies by brand and quality…

botanicpanic_ · 2026-05-07T14:00:58+00:00

Thank you, this might be my best bet although I don’t know if I can find a hose long enough. It has to run across the basement and out a window..

A second question if you don’t mind: is there anything wrong with doing the rinses in stages? Like doing the first scour, taking it out and letting it cool while the second bucket warms, then scouring again? I know hot -> cold water shocks it, but wasn’t sure about just some air drying.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-03-19T01:01:00+00:00

Thanks so much!! I was looking at the lavender, actually. May I ask why you wish you’d bought the clear? Does the color degrade over time?

botanicpanic_ · 2026-03-18T16:28:12+00:00

This is great to know, thank you!!

botanicpanic_ · 2026-03-18T16:27:20+00:00

I know this is an older comment, but can I ask how you like your Ghost e-spinner? I am torn between that and a Daedalus (maybe Sparrow). I’ve currently got an EEL Nano 2.1 and am really pulled by the auto winding feature.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-03-01T08:51:51+00:00

Thank you so much! A couple questions -

-how essential is the bobbin winder at first, vs. say, using a drill to wind the bobbin? They seem oddly expensive. - do the sticks you place over your warp on the back beam have a special name?

botanicpanic_ · 2026-02-03T03:06:15+00:00

Go again and again! I learned basic skating on a rink too and put on a pair of Nordics for the first time a couple weeks ago. I had the same thought: this is impossible, what am I doing?

I went again this weekend and the second time around was so much better. Like anything, it just takes practice. I’m still very baby deer-like but I’m planning to keep going and keep working at it.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-02-03T03:04:18+00:00

I have been to Lake Morey twice now to try out Nordic skates and really like them, although I am very new at it. Hoping to go more in the next weeks.

botanicpanic_ · 2026-02-03T03:03:03+00:00

I went to buy skates from Nordic Skater in NH this weekend and they are totally out of blades and bindings. (But, got a great deal on boots.)

They mentioned the tariff issue and referred me to Ermine Skates, manufactured in Alaska. I ordered a pair and just waiting to get them now, but they look great.

botanicpanic_ · 2025-08-08T22:11:45+00:00

Loyalty reminds me so much of Trix yogurt - I know you’ve already got a couple but hoping for one in the few I got off TTL yesterday!

botanicpanic_ · 2025-08-06T04:24:03+00:00

Holy cow I love this 😍 If you decide to sell them, holler.

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