Ecostat heating element and thermostat

[jenkinsbrynmair]

what temp do they go to sorry to be dumb.

Easily up to the mid/high forties. Once got it up to seventy as a trial

 

[thebhoy]

old fridge, STC 1000 thermostat

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-S...760091?hash=item35de6a121b:g:-JUAAOSw1x1URLWc

Then a couple of 40w tubular 'greenhouse heaters'

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-...hash=item27c22cca27:m:m-O7ZQ_l6eD5FXeamYAp_SA

job done

Just came across this post /thread, I am working to the same plan with converting a fridge into a Honey heating unit / Wine + beer fermentation unit using the same equipment. had been searching for suitable 60 watt heaters rather than 45 watt ... seen a couple but one supplier out of stock and the cable on the others was quite short.

Hoped to be doing this weekend but delayed waiting on fittings

 

[beebot]

If you heat honey to about 50 degree cesius is this still considered Raw honey?

 

[Jimmy]

I bought an ecostat 100W heater 4 years ago off the back of this thread. Very pleased with it, it replaced the lightbulbs I had previously. Far greater temperature control possible, no worries about any dodgy electrical set-up underneath 60lbs of warm liquid honey and no hot spots over the lightbulbs. With a thermometer and experience you get to know which setting is required to melt the honey as it changes with the ambient temperature.

 

[YorkshireBees]

I bought an ecostat 100W heater 4 years ago off the back of this thread. Very pleased with it, it replaced the lightbulbs I had previously. Far greater temperature control possible, no worries about any dodgy electrical set-up underneath 60lbs of warm liquid honey and no hot spots over the lightbulbs. With a thermometer and experience you get to know which setting is required to melt the honey as it changes with the ambient temperature.

I did the same. Installed in an old under-counter freezer (compressor removed).and it works completely fine. I do not believe in heating too much and it will do 2 x 30lbs buckets (OSR / Spring) at say max 36 degs C over a couple of days.

I used cable ties and tywrap bases to secure it to the bottom of the freezer and have had no problems at all with it.

As others have said you soon learn what setting will produce what temp and I use a remotely monitored thermometer to check it.

In terms of temperature stability

Ignore the label as Hive1 it is in fact in my warming cabinet which is in my garage and hence an outside temp to compare with.

 

[David1976]

Can anyone post an up to date link for one of these elements please? Im looking to build one asap. Thank you.

 

[D&D]

Can anyone post an up to date link for one of these elements please? Im looking to build one asap. Thank you.

Following!

 

[manek]

I couldn't find any when I looked in order to build a honey warming box. So I built it using a pair of these and a pair of heatsinks:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173027304161?var=471795014508https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175187401029?var=474390238126

 

[robmort]

Why not use one of these? Simpler and cheaper. Range of power outputs.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12461273...uid=wMJm7QphR36&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[hemo]

For tube heaters go back to the JBM's link in #30 of this thread, the seller is still active .

Regarding the vavarium pads they only have a max 35c temp so may not quite be enough to fully melt honey, using a higher wattage model will just mean getting to 35c quicker.

The tube heaters work perfectly for an old fridge with an stc 1000 to control the temp.

 

[manek]

This is why I went for the heaters I linked above. They're 60W each and warm the box nicely. Also controlled by an STC1000.

 

[Super Duper]

They are generally available from Honey Warming Kit

Looks like he is out of stock at the moment, I’ve used this and it’s an excellent kit

 

[hemo]

The great bit about the stc 1000 are no stick on temp labels are needed, one adjusts the temp setting easily from outside the enclosure and can do so in 0.1c steps.

 

[JamezF]

The great bit about the stc 1000 are no stick on temp labels are needed, one adjusts the temp setting easily from outside the enclosure and can do so in 0.1c steps.

Some of them (possibly older models) are even programmable. As far as I recall it's a bit tricky to tell which is which though.

James