There have been several comments concerning how to clean extractors and
other equipment, and several have commented on the difficulty of getting rid
of propolis, wax and hard honey residues.

A trick I learned from this list is to use hot vegetable oil.  Buy the least
expensive you can, sold by the gallon in food discount stores such as Sam's
Club, Wal Mart, etc.  Heat a couple of cups as hot as you can without
smoking, put on a good pair of kitchen gloves, get a large kitchen sponge
soaked with the hot oil, and coat the equipment.  ALL the propolis, wax, and
other residues come off like magic!

I am told, but have no personal expertise, that the hot oil emulsifies the
material, allowing it to be easily rinsed and restored to new-looking
condition.  However the mechanism, it really works.  Even my Kelley wax
melter, absolutely coated with hard propolis, comes out looking like new!
Try it, you will like it!

Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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