Gas Wax Melter 100 frames LYSON

01 · A HUNDRED FRAMES PER BATCH

And the figures square with the basket

The inner perforated basket is 990 × 990 × 430 mm, close to half a cubic metre. It takes up to 100 Dadant US or Blatt frames, around 125-130 Langstroth or around 95-100 Layens, depending on how they are stacked. The frames go in whole: nothing has to be dismantled.

The outer tank is 1154 × 1154 mm and 830 mm high. That is worth looking at before the capacity, because it is a piece of furniture over a metre on each side and you have to decide where it lives.

02 · SEPARATION BY DENSITY

Two 40 mm wax outlets and one 25 mm water outlet

Molten wax floats on the water and the dirt sinks with it. The two Ø 40 mm wax valves draw the clean layer off the top; the Ø 25 mm water valve empties the dirty water and its residue from the bottom.

That is the whole logic of the machine, and it explains why the water is changed between batches: once it is saturated with cocoons and propolis it stops doing its settling job.

03 · THE BURNER AND ITS TWO SAFEGUARDS

Thermocouple and piezo ignition

The LPG burner is built in, with piezo ignition, so no flame has to be brought near it, and a safety thermocouple, which is the part that cuts the gas if the flame goes out. On a machine that runs for hours with a cylinder beside it, that is the detail that matters.

The unit does not include the pressure regulator for the cylinder. You have to fit the one that matches the type of cylinder you use, and it is mandatory.

04 · IT MELTS AND CLEANS

A boiler and a steriliser are not the same machine

A steam or water boiler melts wax and holds the impurities back in the basket. A steriliser controls time and temperature to reduce microbiological risk, and that is a different machine. This one does not remove acaricides or chemical residues either.

And the wax that comes out still needs settling: a long rest, better while hot and around 80 °C, so the fine dirt sinks and the usable block is left on top. The whole unit is stainless steel, which is what stops iron or brass from darkening the wax as it melts.

05 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Three decisions to take before ordering, not after.