Dadant Mini Melter Manuel - Page 3
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Imprimer la pagewith cappings. A continuous steady flow of cappings into the melter
helps any melter work more easily. Jumpy operations are not as good,
but the electric grid makes control of the heat precise and easy.
(Prolonged application of heat with no cappings flow can result in
losing the "floor" of unmelted cappings allowing the slum to pass
down through the honey and darken it. Excessive heat can also dark-
en beeswax and eventually honey.)
By allowing the hot liquid wax to accumulate on top of the melt-
ing grid with a temperature of 170 - 210° F, the liquid wax actually
does most of the melting. The honey never contacts the hot melter
grid, but passes through the melter along the bottom of the tank. As a
general rule, the honey flowing out of the melter should not exceed
125° F and may be as low as 95° F. A greater depth (floor) of unmelt-
ed cappings is obtained by pushing down the honey outlet pipe. This
lowers the honey level in the tank leaving more room on top of the
honey for unmelted cappings. With these new waterjacketed models,
honey temperature can be precisely controlled by regulating water
Operating Instructions
1. On water jacketed models, always be sure the immersion
heater in the water jacket is covered with water.Check Daily.
Set the immersion heater to approximately 140° F and let the
water begin warming.
2. Optional-To prevent cappings from sliding under the honey
baffle during empty tank start-up, pour enough clean honey in
the tank to obtain approximately a 4'' depth of honey in the
bottom of the tank.
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temperature. To flow all the hot liquid wax out of the tank at the end
of the day's work, raise the honey overflow pipe up about one inch
approximately an hour before uncapping stops, or add honey to bring
up the honey level and flow the wax out of the unit.
By occasionally noting the "floor" of cappings while uncapping,
the relationship between proper heat settings and good melter opera-
tion will be quickly understood. It will also be noted that a rather wide
range exists thus making melting control very easy. Should uncapping
be stopped for an extended period of time, the melting grid and water
immersion heater thermostats may be turned down to prevent the loss
of the "floor" of unmelted cappings. Conversely, if uncapping is at a
very rapid pace, the thermostats may be set at higher temperatures to
increase melting capacity. By noting approximate honey and wax
temperatures and the "floor" of cappings, ultimate melter operation
may be achieved and then maintained with only minimal attention.
Being observant is the greatest asset to operating any piece of equip-
ment, especially a melter.
3. Adjust the honey outlet to a level that would allow honey to
flow from the unit at a level approximately 1'' below the bot-
tom of the melting grid.
4. Begin uncapping and uncap until the cappings begin to touch
the melting grid.
5. Turn on your melting grid and set thermostat to about 200° F
to begin the melting process.
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