Dana heating cable with thermostat

[Bee Bumble]

Does anyone have or know the performance of the DANA Heating cable with Thermostat please?
Will it melt honey in a tank or just maintain sufficient temperature to keep the honey at the desired temperature for short-term storage or bottling?

 

[DanBee]

Is this the sort of thing? 'Dana ...' is usually a Swienty model name.

More for maintaining a temperature rather than for liquefying, judging by the rating of 260W. Useful bit of kit for what it does, stick it on with adhesive aluminium tape.

With good insulation added around the tank and some patience it could liquefy, given that our warming cabinets are 200W (light bulbs in old commercial fridges!)

 

[Bee Bumble]

Yes, thanks for your reply.
There are several models, Swienty do 263W and 566W with 8m and 14m cable lengths. Carl Fritz may do more and Lyson do a couple. They are mostly used for warming extractors and any tanks.
I would be interested to know if they could be used for melting at a push too. The Api Therma melters would be more suitable for melting of course.

 

[linoleum bonypart]

I use a 45w tube heater

 

[Gilberdyke John]

I use a 45w tube heater

I use a 300mm tubular heater with similar power output via an electronic thermostat. So depending on the size/insulation of chamber you plan to heat the answer to your question is a qualified yes.

 

[Teemore]

A soil warning cable works nicely to warm an extractor and they come in a wide range of lengths so you can get a nice run of cable from top to bottom of your extractor.
I use an old upright fridge with a couple of light bulbs in the base of it for warming and liquifying honey etc. The power to the bulbs runs through a Habistat temperature controller and I have a secondary digital thermometer reading at the top and bottom of the warming cabinet to allow me to control the temperature accurately. I retained the fan in the fridge and running this helps keep an even temperature in the warming cabinet.

 

[oliver90owner]

Lightbulbs and fittings are very likely totally unsafe in the event of contact with liquid. Unless in an IP umpteen safe enclosure. Electric can kill. The last forum member killed likely never reported the problem back to the forum!!!

Be safe and use an appropriate heating method, not an old (and potentially dangerous) cheap bodge.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

The last forum member killed likely never reported the problem back to the forum!!!

That's a Classic RAB