Water-Bath Beeswax Melting Tank 70 L

01 · WHY A WATER BATH

The water sets the ceiling, not the thermostat

In a direct-heated wall melter the wax touches the element and hot spots appear that darken it and take the aroma out. Here the immersion heater warms only the jacket water, the water surrounds the inner tank on every side and the heat arrives evenly. Since the medium is water at atmospheric pressure, the temperature cannot pass 100 °C however far the knob is turned: physics sets the ceiling, not the electronics. The MHC controller adjusts between 30 and 95 °C, and for working wax 70-80 is enough.

02 · HOW IT IS WORKED

Perforated basket, wax above, water below

Chopped wax is loaded into the perforated sheet basket, which acts as a first filter: melted wax passes through the holes while cocoons, propolis and brood remains stay on top. At the bottom two outlets are separated, each with its one-inch ball valve: the wax one, higher up, and the water one, at the very bottom. That lets you draw clean wax without dragging dirty water and empty the bath at the end of the day without dismantling anything.

03 · HOW MUCH FITS AND HOW LONG IT TAKES

70 working litres, 2.8 kW at 230 V

The inner tank measures 595 mm high by 500 across: 70 litres of nominal capacity and up to 100 at most if filled to the brim. The mineral wool jacket keeps the heat in instead of radiating it into the room, so it reaches temperature sooner and uses less than an improvised water bath. The 2.8 kW run on 230 V single-phase, domestic supply: no three-phase installation needed. It weighs 40 kg empty.

04 · WHAT IT DOES NOT DO

It neither melts whole frames nor sterilises

It is a melter for chopped wax, cappings and foundation offcuts, not a frame machine: to put whole frames in with their wood there is the steam boiler (2560, 1826). And melting is not sterilising: at 70-80 °C the destruction of American foulbrood spores is not guaranteed, so wax from an apiary with doubtful health is not recycled into foundation this way. For chopping the wax before loading and for the block mould, the rest of the range.

05 · BEFORE YOU BUY

The boiler is supplied with its basket and two valves; wax, moulds and the electrical connection come separately.

⚠ PRECAUTIONS

Never switch on without water in the jacket: the heater burns out dry. Top up the water that evaporates and use soft water, because lime leaves marks. Steam from the jacket burns: open the lid with your face away. Unplug before cleaning and do not empty hot wax onto plastic.