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Hello Bill & All,
Good to hear from you Bill! Has been awhile since you posted! You were on
BEE-L back when being on the internet was only a very small percentage of
beekeepers. in fact I believe you may have been on BEE-L longer than me.
Bill asked:
>I am about to install a large water jacketed tank in an unheated building
>for occaision use to heat syrup. I need to fill the water jacket with a
>food grade liquid that will not freeze. Does anyone have a recommendation?
If you want a food grade liquid use RV antifreeze and the cheapest place to
get usually is Wal-mart. On sale right now I believe.
Others do not always use food grade as little chance the liquid would ever
come in contact with the honey *if* your tank is stainless steel but better
safe than sorry. As long as your tank is heated *and* the liquid is being
circulated then freezing would not be a problem even in an unheated area.
I use plain water ( heated building year around except of about a month in
dead of winter when I bottle ahead and take a break) as the water evaporates
and needs about a half gallon a week added (which would be an added expense
if using RV antifreeze). When I shut down this time of year I simply drain
the tank and blow air through the lines. I prefer a large water supply tank
(20 gallons) as I leave on many trips a year to prevent the tank running
dry. Using emersion heaters in a small volume tank with open top you run the
chance of cooking your element if the tank runs out of water.
I can also explain the way to use a hot water heater but will save for
another post.
Hope the information helps!
Sincerely,
Bob Harrison
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