By Tubular heater are you referring to something like this. https://www.electricalworld.com/en/us/Eterna-White-IP44-Electric-Thermostatic-Tubular-Heater---3-Foot-180W/s-1842-4427.aspx?PartnerID=3&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=UnitedStates&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-8PjBRCWARIsADc18TKF2FpifwWapSDF8wJUXaYkLJ_a3UMIVE189r1JStatjqRgR9UbyEcaAm2VEALw_wcB Yes, very similar - mine are made by Philips; they have no thermostat that is why I have a separate one mounted in a plastic box on the wall. The tubes rest on the floor of the freezer (raised on the fixing brackets that come with them) and I cut down a pallet to go over them to make a platform for the honey buckets. 12 cu ft freezer melts eight 30lb buckets at a time. Best wishes Peter 52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html