Bucket Heater ---Cheap --( Built By You) ---EVEN A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT

[RD Martin]

Yea...I usually say something really loud and offensive......then laugh at myself for being so stupid.

[Bugz 2 Bonz .com]

Here ya go.  ZAAAAAAAAP Its so easy a caveman can do it.

[Uncle Harley]

Bugz .. can you show a closeup of your thermostat wired?  Would be a better visual reference so I don't fry something when I give this a shot. With my luck, my cord will have white, brown, black and blue wires.

White should always be nutral.   Green or bare will always be your ground.   Black, brown, red, purple  doesn't matter  the colored wire is the hot one and is the one you want on the thermostat.  the other are merely getting re-connected because they were cut  If you were carefull you could cut the black only for the thermostat.

[Bugz 2 Bonz .com]

Yea I thought of not cutting the neutral and ground , but the plug wouldn't fit through the connector in the extension ring. It was like putting a square peg in a round hole. LOL

[Matt_S]

This is great.  I knew this could be done easily some how.  Thanks and ton.

[Bugz 2 Bonz .com]

To all that bought (another bucket heater on this site) Sorry I didn't come up with something sooner .           This set-up should last for years as does most  hotwater heaters

[Sea Wolf]

Love the Cave Man part.

[jjust]

Good For 110wEasy Wiring Reminder:
Black to Brass
White to Silver
Red(or other color) to Ground.

110w only tingles a little.....the 240w might make need change your underroo's...

John

[JT's Boneyard]

Very nice set up Bonz!  I have the same bucket heater only with a timer on it and LOVE IT!  I run it for 30 minutes and then off for 1.5 hours.  The water does not drop below 90 degrees.  I also have a bubbler going into the skulls and it is pumping the grease out!  They are great heaters.

[QBD]

Nice set up Bugz to Bonz.  Might have to try to rig up one of those with appropriate cover on the thermostat.  Like RD, I like the fully self contained units I got from Matt but am disappointed with the rust issue.  Your setup is certainly a viable alternative and eliminates the rust problem.

BTW, what is the wattage rating of the bucket heater?   

[Bugz 2 Bonz .com]

It is a 1000watt unit which is plenty for degreasing up to 50 gallons .  I Have heated water in 5 gallon bucket to remove horns and water got to 205 degrees.  Keep in mind If you insulate the tanks,tubs or buckets the temps will stay up longer. I heated the horn removal tank  in  previous pics to 200 degrees and still holding 120 8hrs later in unheated garage 32degrees

[bugboy]

My only question is where does the thermostat go? I am assuming it is attached to the outside of the bucket/tank?

[Bugz 2 Bonz .com]

That is  correct the sensor is on the back side of the thermostat . So it needs to be mounted up tight against the outside of bucket or tank  below water level. You can use the two holes to mount it to the tank. use 2     1/4 x 20  SS bolts  and nuts . 2 o-rings closest to the head of bolts then run bolts from the inside of tank out. place thermostat on them and tighten up. Check for leaks before hooking up electric.

[RD Martin]

Bugz, It looks like a regular hot water heater thermostat? Does it shut off if the water were to leak out of the tank?
Hot water heaters have the thermostat at the bottom and water is fed and released from the top so the water level never drops below the thermostat.

Wondering if these cut off automatically?

The heater itself has a cut-off If I remember?

[Bugz 2 Bonz .com]

No these don't shut off automatically. The bucket heater doesn't either. I havnt seen one that does. Does the midwestprocesscontrol heater shut off on its own.