LYSON 1.5 kW Honey Pump with Inverter (Flexible Vane)

01 · SLOWLY, OR IT BEATS IN AIR

And that is the golden rule of this pump

The flexible-vane rotor moves honey steadily and gently as long as it goes slowly. Speed it up and it creates turbulence, draws in air and the honey comes out emulsified: the look in the jar changes and there is no fixing it afterwards.

That is why the inverter is the heart of the machine and not an ornament. Our range has impeller pumps at less than half what this one costs, but they run at a single speed. Here you pay to be able to go slow.

02 · RUN IT DRY AND IT BURNS

And the impeller is a wear part

The flexible vanes are lubricated by the product itself. If the pump turns with no honey inside, friction destroys them in no time: never start it without checking the circuit is primed, and go over seals and hoses before every season.

The impeller is also a consumable: it is replaced when flow drops or it starts to leak. Our range carries a spare flexible impeller, and it is worth having one before the harvest arrives, not after.

03 · IMPELLER OR PROGRESSIVE: CHOOSE

Because they are not for the same job

This one is flexible impeller: self-priming, reversible and made for clean honey, fluid or partly crystallised. It is the pump that goes between settling tank, maturer and filler.

If what you are moving is honey-and-cappings slurry, the right one is a progressive cavity pump, which swallows solids without punishing itself. Our range has both and they do not compete: tell us what you will be pumping and we will tell you which.

04 · 1,500 L/H IS HONEY AT 30 °C

With cold honey, a good deal less

Maximum stated flow is 1,500 l/h, and that figure comes with a condition: fluid honey at 30 °C. With holm oak honey in October and the room at fifteen degrees, real flow falls a long way.

That is not a fault: it is how honey behaves. When sizing, count on the honey you will actually move and not on the catalogue's. The motor is 1.5 kW single-phase at 230 V, so the installation is not the problem.

05 · RECIRCULATING REFINES, NOT CREAMS

Worth telling the two apart

Circulating honey in a loop at 25-30 °C for 48-72 hours breaks down large crystals and the texture turns finer. It is a Central European technique, an alternative to the stirrer, and this pump does it well.

But that is refining the crystal, not a creamer's full cycle: the fine set still needs resting at a lower temperature. And note those 25-30 °C sit comfortably below the honey's ceiling: do not go above to speed things up.

06 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Think what you will be pumping: clean honey or cappings slurry.