allied prescision 742g bucket heater

[RD Martin]

Well smartypants....why dont you build one for all us dumbchits and post it on here so we can see your invention , hell you never know you might be able to patent it and become a millionaire!

Kinda what I was thinking.

CA Trapper, For somebody that has asked almost everything here and in pm's except "are we there yet" and then ask this??? That tops the list for stupid questions.

[BONE COLLECTOR]

RD and CA Trapper some people just don't appreciate anything any more. " everything should be handed to them with out question".  RD you give alot on this site and I for one do appreciate it and  have learned alot hope you will continue to. thanks Shawn

[CA Trapper]

Again, I wasn't being a smart ass, or wasn't trying to be.

Yep RD, I do ask a lot of questions. Thought that was what the idea was. Oh well.

[RD Martin]

With all the intelligent people here, why has nobody tried to rig up a portable heater like the bucket heaters out a lower water heater element, tstat, and PVC? Seems it would be better than buying something you already know will defect.

Yea...that IS being a smart-ass. Nothing wrong with asking questions......as long as they are at least half-assed intelligent ones!

[CA Trapper]

First off, the intelligent people part was sincere. Second, with all the degreasing tank ideas y'all come up with surely someone can put something together.

[LIK2HNT]

Caswell heaters are JUNK!!

The Allied bucket heaters are good if you use them what they are used for.  I posted this last year when others were having problems, you need to silicon the cord where it enters the heater head.  If you don't, water will condensate and drip down the cord into the heater heat and short out.  This will happen quickly if you have the whole heater assembly in a covered degreasing tank.  I learned this after I burned 2 up.  When I cut them apart to trouble shot them I found the problem.  Now I have two years on two of my Allied bucket heaters and they run 24/7 365  days a year.  Also insulating the buckets or tanks will help extend heater life and save energy costs.

Bill

[siffordstaxidermy]

http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,135484.0/topicseen.html

Half way down the page he talks about how he did exactly what your takling about CA

[CA Trapper]

Thank you! I knew I had to have gotten the idea from somewhere.