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

yeah you dont want to lug it very far

 

So what’s the general consensus on how corrosive the ammonia solution is on the stainless heating element and shield? I’m just degreasing single warthog skulls in a 5 gal with the heater directly in the ammonia solution. I’m sure keeping the heater elements in only a pure water bath is optimal but wanted to hear what others have observed with submersion in the ammonia. Thx!

 

I would be interested to hear this as well.

 

Back a few years I had a couple of posts about corrosion. Bucket Heater silicone in the Advanced Search finds a couple of them. Before I had an issue, and had heard others write of this, I coated the entire element and shield with a high temperature silicone I got from someone who worked on restaurant equipment. Covered every part of it that was underwater with it. Did not have issues with it and corrosion though it was mostly used in plain water. The bucket heater is a bit expensive and I did not want it to get damaged. Hopefully, someone else that uses it directly in ammonia solutions can comment. Water heater elements can be possibly true stainless but I doubt the bucket heater really is.

 

My setup has been running a couple days outdoors now with only one small adjustment of the thermostat. Circulation pump was installed and seems to be functioning as planned. Thx for all the information which made it so easy.