Suction honey filter

[witchcraft]

I recently purchased from a well know national bee kit retailer a suction hive filter - basically a bucket with filter and pump to evacuate some of the air below the filter to suck the honey through. Anyone here got any experience of it and able to offer hints and tips. To me my standard double mesh filter was as quick if not quicker...

 

[VEG]

did you read the instructions

 

[Poly Hive]

For excellent honey filtering buy a spin drier.

PH

 

[VEG]

food safe of course

 

[Poly Hive]

Yawn.... stainless steel.... and a bit of plastic.. now what is the usual honey gate made from?

After a few tons it is food grade I assure you.

PH

 

[user 6228]

I recently purchased from a well know national bee kit retailer a suction hive filter - basically a bucket with filter and pump to evacuate some of the air below the filter to suck the honey through. Anyone here got any experience of it and able to offer hints and tips. To me my standard double mesh filter was as quick if not quicker...

vacuum filtration is a standard process used in labs and industry
it allows fine filters to be used even with heavy particulate loads. I was thinking of using it myself.

Any air leak will ruin the performance.

in comparing that perfomance you need to compare areas and mesh size

 

[VEG]

What problem are you having with it?

 

[Poly Hive]

Its a system that has been on the go now for many years but has never taken off. That begs the question why?

PH

 

[mbc]

Strainaway filters are excellent bits of kit. Rather than imagining the vacuum pulling the honey through think of it as just helping as you shear the honey through with the plastic paddle provided. It makes the creamiest soft set if you get it right.