Warming cabinet - making your own

[Beekeeping]

Hi
I Built one using one of these
http://www.forttex.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_17&products_id=47
and a cheap fan heater
It has worked well. it can lift the temperature very quickly when a bucket of cold honey is put in but doesn't overheat.

 

[victor meldrew]

Very nice bit of kit but way OTT for the simple pursuit of the hobbyist beekeeper.
Keep it simple ,keep it cheap.
Choose the right cabinet , select a heat source that will maintain required temperature without regulation .
Quick heating isn't desired!. To heat a 30 lb bucket quickly would over heat the honey receiving the heat blast before it could be conducted to the core of the contents !.
Yes I know the big boys heat to 60 degrees quickly but the honey is pumped through a narrow heated pie which quickly heats the honey to 60 dgrees , however it is just as quickly cooled in order to keep hmf levels down .
To reiterate , Very much OTT for the hobbyist .

John Wilkinson

 

[Kev]

Hi Fatshark,
Philip is correct most tank thermostats do have 3 terminals. And the accuracy and switching temperatures may not be very good.
If you have the thermostat from screwfix part number 56303 ( cheapest one i can see) then you will need to use the terminals marked COM and CALL.


Kev

 

[jimbeekeeper]

Just about to start jaring off a batch after an over night stint in the wifes oven! Yes the normal oven....but it is all digital and can be controlled down to 30 deg C fan assisited. so 40 was selected.

 

[Saradan]

The only difficulty with that thermostat is it is difficult to mount. I had to drill holes in sheet metal, push it through then araldite it into position.

Adam

Hi Adam

Yes i know what you mean, one of these would do the trick:-

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/61769...cal Supplies-_-35mm x 7.5mm DIN Rail 35 1 Mtr