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Queen Bee
Just a heads-up that amongst Aldi's January clearance of left over stock from last year is a Wallpaper Stripper.
Its a sealed (but with safety valve) 5 litre water tank, fitted with a kettle-type element and an insulated hose (to which a roughly foot-square steam-trapping nozzle-tool-thingy is supposed to be attached. (Don't attach the tool for this job though!)
Claim is that a full tank of water gives about 90 minutes of steam.
It has a self-resetting boil dry safety cutout.
Such a thing is a ready-made steam generator for a STEAM wax extractor.
You can steam-melt wax without risk of overheating it (and thereby discolouring it).
Consequently, the method is used for both extracting wax from frames AND filter-cleaning of wax.
Spare poly hive boxes make a decent insulated chamber for a wax extractor.
An insulated coverboard (with a small hole to let the hose in) and a tray base (ideally with a spout for the water and wax) are all that's needed - apart from the steam generator.
You can sometimes find old wallpaper steam strippers for a few quid (or if lucky, even less). Sometimes.
However, the purpose of this heads-up is to let folks know that Aldi are clearing them at £15 (rather than the £25 previously asked).
I reckon £15 ain't bad for a new one, with 3 year warranty.
If you were passing, worth a look, though maybe not worth a special journey.
Its a sealed (but with safety valve) 5 litre water tank, fitted with a kettle-type element and an insulated hose (to which a roughly foot-square steam-trapping nozzle-tool-thingy is supposed to be attached. (Don't attach the tool for this job though!)
Claim is that a full tank of water gives about 90 minutes of steam.
It has a self-resetting boil dry safety cutout.
Such a thing is a ready-made steam generator for a STEAM wax extractor.
You can steam-melt wax without risk of overheating it (and thereby discolouring it).
Consequently, the method is used for both extracting wax from frames AND filter-cleaning of wax.
Spare poly hive boxes make a decent insulated chamber for a wax extractor.
An insulated coverboard (with a small hole to let the hose in) and a tray base (ideally with a spout for the water and wax) are all that's needed - apart from the steam generator.
You can sometimes find old wallpaper steam strippers for a few quid (or if lucky, even less). Sometimes.
However, the purpose of this heads-up is to let folks know that Aldi are clearing them at £15 (rather than the £25 previously asked).
I reckon £15 ain't bad for a new one, with 3 year warranty.
If you were passing, worth a look, though maybe not worth a special journey.
