Flexible Immersion Heater - 7m Honey Decrystalliser

A Honey Heating Cable You Coil Into the Pail and Leave at 45°C

Anyone who stores honey in pails or drums eventually opens one in winter and finds a solid white block. You can chip at it with a spoon, or sit the bucket in a hot water bath and keep topping it up. Neither is quick, and the water bath is easy to get wrong. Honey that gets too hot darkens, loses its aroma and loses the enzymes that make raw honey worth selling as raw.

The flexible immersion heater is a 7 metre length of food-grade silicone heating cable that goes straight into the honey. A built-in thermostat holds it at 45°C, so it warms the honey from the inside without reaching a temperature that does damage. It draws 225 watts, plugs into a standard Australian power point, is made in Europe and has a two-year warranty. It suits anyone from a hobbyist with a couple of 20 litre pails to a small commercial operator who needs a drum pourable before bottling.

Why the Thermostat Is Fixed at 45°C

The hotter honey gets, and the longer it stays there, the more of its natural enzymes break down, the darker it turns and the more of its floral character it loses. Many producers treat 45°C as the ceiling for honey sold as raw, which is exactly where this heater sits. The thermostat is built into the cable and set at the factory, so there is no dial to knock and no risk of coming back to cooked honey. It also protects the cable from overheating if it is ever switched on outside the honey by mistake.

Seven Metres That Fit the Container You Have

Rigid ring heaters are built for one drum size. This one bends. Coil it tight to sit inside a 20 litre pail, open it out to spread heat through a 200 litre drum, or snake it through a settling tank or ripener. Lay it on top of hard-set honey and, as the surface softens, work the cable down so it sits inside the mass. Because the heat comes from within, you are not spending energy warming plastic or steel. A 1.5 metre cold lead between the heated section and the plug reaches a power point in most honey rooms.

Food-Grade Silicone

The silicone coating is the reason the cable can sit in honey rather than around it. It does not rust, flake or hold onto flavour, and it cleans up with warm water and a cloth once the honey has drained off. Dry it, coil it, and it packs into a drawer until the next cold snap.

What It Is Not For

This is a slow, gentle tool by design. At 225 watts it will not turn a hard-set 200 litre drum around in an afternoon. Allow a day or more for large volumes and a few hours for a pail. If you need to move several drums a week, the 100 kg and 200 kg tank decrystallisers in the range serve you better, and this heater still earns its place beside them for smaller jobs. It is also fixed at 45°C, so it is not for melting wax, pasteurising or any process that needs a higher or adjustable temperature.

Specifications

• Power: 225 W
• Voltage: 230 V (standard Australian mains)
• Heated length: 7 metres
• Cold lead: 1.5 metres
• Thermostat: built in, factory set to 45°C
• Cable coating: food-grade silicone
• Plug: Australian
• Origin: made in Europe
• Warranty: 2 years

What temperature does the heater hold?

45°C. The thermostat is built into the cable and set at the factory, so there is no dial to adjust.

Why 45°C for honey?

Many producers treat 45°C as the ceiling for honey sold as raw. It dissolves crystals without breaking down enzymes or darkening the honey.

How long is the heating cable?

7 metres of heated length, plus a 1.5 metre cold lead between the heated section and the Australian plug.

How much power does it use?

225 watts at 230 volts from a standard Australian power point.

What containers can I use it in?

20 litre pails, 200 litre drums, settling tanks and ripeners. The cable bends to fit the container you have.

How long does it take to decrystallise honey?

A few hours for a pail. Allow a day or more for large volumes, as it will not turn a hard-set 200 litre drum around in an afternoon.

How do I use it in set honey?

Lay it on top of hard-set honey and, as the surface softens, work the cable down so it sits inside the mass.

Can I use it to melt wax?

No. It is fixed at 45°C, so it is not for melting wax, pasteurising or any process that needs a higher or adjustable temperature.

Is the cable safe in honey?

Yes. It is coated in food-grade silicone, which does not rust, flake or hold onto flavour, and cleans up with warm water and a cloth.

What warranty does it have?

A two-year warranty. It is made in Europe.