Hot Water Electric Heating Element Heats Grease Bucket
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Robert Lindsay, Viola, Idaho: "I mounted a hot water electric heating element in the bottom of a steel barrel, allowing me to quickly warm up a 5-gal. bucket of grease placed in water inside the barrel. It lets me operate my grease pump at temperatures as low as 30? below zero.
"I used a torch to cut a 30-gal. barrel in half. I cut a small hole in the side of the tank and welded a pipe fitting into it, then screwed the heater element into the fitting. Then I bolted a 3-prong, 220-volt electric outlet onto the top of the barrel and wired it to the element.
"It takes only about 30 minutes to get the grease warm enough so I can pump it. I bought the heating element at a hardware store. The bottom of the bucket rests on top of the element, which is protected by a U-shaped piece of steel that's welded to the pipe fitting. I mounted a temperature control unit between the outlet and element, but I don't depend on it. I just run the heating element long enough to get the grease warm."
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Hot Water Electric Heating Element Heats Grease Bucket FARM SHOP Handy Hints 19-6-31 Robert Lindsay, Viola, Idaho: "I mounted a hot water electric heating element in the bottom of a steel barrel, allowing me to quickly warm up a 5-gal. bucket of grease placed in water inside the barrel. It lets me operate my grease pump at temperatures as low as 30? below zero.
"I used a torch to cut a 30-gal. barrel in half. I cut a small hole in the side of the tank and welded a pipe fitting into it, then screwed the heater element into the fitting. Then I bolted a 3-prong, 220-volt electric outlet onto the top of the barrel and wired it to the element.
"It takes only about 30 minutes to get the grease warm enough so I can pump it. I bought the heating element at a hardware store. The bottom of the bucket rests on top of the element, which is protected by a U-shaped piece of steel that's welded to the pipe fitting. I mounted a temperature control unit between the outlet and element, but I don't depend on it. I just run the heating element long enough to get the grease warm."
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