Warming cabinet heater.

[bignikki]

Hi folks. I have a stand up freezer that i have converted to a warning cabinet.
I have always used the old 60w incandescent bulbs to heat it. It appears that they are not available to buy anymore except on line. So i bought 3 for £14.99 !!! Which is bad enough but then they decided to blow one after the other!!
So I'm wondering what kind of heater does anyone else use in a warning cabinet.?

 

[Murox]

Tube heaters - various sizes/wattages.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Hausen tubular heater (others are available but many have a low thermal cutout limit)

and an STCW1000 thermostatic control

 

[Apiarisnt]

I use a couple of incubator heating elements and added a small 230v fan in conjunction with an STC1000 contoller.

 

[rook66]

I use a couple of incubator heating elements and added a small 230v fan in conjunction with an STC1000 contoller.

As above but with a 60w ceramic heat emitter

 

[bignikki]

Ahh. Great thanks. That's what I'm after. I think i will probably need 120w to do the job? I doubt 60w will be enough?

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Ahh. Great thanks. That's what I'm after. I think i will probably need 120w to do the job? I doubt 60w will be enough?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294383153432

 

[pargyle]

Hi folks. I have a stand up freezer that i have converted to a warning cabinet.
I have always used the old 60w incandescent bulbs to heat it. It appears that they are not available to buy anymore except on line. So i bought 3 for £14.99 !!! Which is bad enough but then they decided to blow one after the other!!
So I'm wondering what kind of heater does anyone else use in a warning cabinet.?

Get rid of the fridge and get one of these ... best thing I ever did ... takes a 30lb tub .. set the thermostat at 40 degress, 3/4 fill with water ... 4 ot 5 hours later ... runny honey - lot faster than the fridge. It will also melt wax and I've got a stock pot that fits in it perfectly.

 

[polymath]

Hausen tubular heater (others are available but many have a low thermal cutout limit)
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and an STCW1000 thermostatic control

Major issues with these, i fitted one, then two then three. Fine for honey warming but will not get above 50 degrees as although they say no thermostat they have an inbuilt one. This means you cannot get it up to 70 degrees - not for honey but i used the same cabinet to melt and clean wax very effectively. I therefore have three of these fitted and a light, just use light for wax melting, not found away around this welcome ideas.

 

[P6TE]

Major issues with these, i fitted one, then two then three. Fine for honey warming but will not get above 50 degrees as although they say no thermostat they have an inbuilt one. This means you cannot get it up to 70 degrees - not for honey but i used the same cabinet to melt and clean wax very effectively. I therefore have three of these fitted and a light, just use light for wax melting, not found away around this welcome ideas.

The tubular heaters have a bi-metallic strip (internally) which regulates the temperature. I have managed to open up the tubes and bypass the strip but not recommended unless you have an alternative thermostat fitted and know what you are doing. I would add that I scrapped the first one I tried but had nothing to loose as they were otherwise useless to me for the reasons described.

 

[Arfermo]

Get rid of the fridge and get one of these ... best thing I ever did ... takes a 30lb tub .. set the thermostat at 40 degress, 3/4 fill with water ... 4 ot 5 hours later ... runny honey - lot faster than the fridge. It will also melt wax and I've got a stock pot that fits in it perfectly.

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One or more for each hive? You must be made of money!!

 

[oliver90owner]

It is a safety switch, not an adjustable thermostat.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Major issues with these, i fitted one, then two then three. Fine for honey warming but will not get above 50 degrees as although they say no thermostat they have an inbuilt one. This means you cannot get it up to 70 degrees - not for honey but i used the same cabinet to melt and clean wax very effectively. I therefore have three of these fitted and a light, just use light for wax melting, not found away around this welcome ideas.

strange, because mine will go straight up to 60 no worries, I think the cutout on them is 70
so there are no major issues for them as honey warming heaters, which is what we were discussing

 

[pargyle]

? No ... just one.... heating the buckets not the hive ! Mine was on gumtree and I got it for a few quid. People buy them thinking they will make jam but they won't... its actually an American canner for preserving things ... not making jam! So they sell them . You have to ve quick as the home brew people use them a lot and snap them up...

 

[Erichalfbee]

I have two. They are brilliant
I use the old one for cleaning the odd frame and the new one for melting honey. They are really useful if your jars have started to set and look awful.

 

[bignikki]

This is it with the bulbs for heating.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

a couple of 12 inch tube heaters should do the trick easily, although try not to cram so much in at the same time

 

[pete darbyshire]

Old school dinner warming cabinet. Rewired elements in series to slow the heating. A pc fan to circulate the air. An online from China thermostat/controller.

 

[pete darbyshire]

I use an old dairy tank with top and bottom heaters (from a fan oven) to warm buckets. Or process set comb to get honey and wax. Does 100 frames at once. Stainless spade to stir with. Bottom valve to collect from.

 

[bignikki]

a couple of 12 inch tube heaters should do the trick easily, although try not to cram so much in at the same time

I wish i didn't have to cram them in but I've a massive backlog to clear before i can get the mead in there.