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Offline danno

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bottling tank
« on: October 24, 2011, 01:33:53 pm »
I have a 200# water jacketed bottling tank that I will need to use at least a few times over winter.  My honey house is not heated.  Usually I drain it after use but was thinking that if I put RV antifreeze in it instead of water.  Anyone see a reason why this wouldn't work?

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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2011, 08:58:05 pm »
 I have heard of people that use antifreeze--so it should be good--RDY-B

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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2011, 09:15:09 pm »
maybe propylene glycol, but I would call manufacturer and ask
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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2011, 09:30:28 pm »
Is this tank constructed out stainless steel ???


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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2011, 08:53:05 am »
Is this tank constructed out stainless steel ???


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yes its a stainless water jacketed kelly tank

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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2011, 10:29:31 am »
for those that dont use beesource forum, I asked this same question and got a reply from a gentalman that fills his jacketed tanks with veg. oil.   He stated that his wax melter tank has had the same oil in it for 3 years now. 

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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 09:38:07 pm »
for those that dont use beesource forum, 

Thats a bad word here, theres a good reason way some dont use that one
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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2011, 08:52:46 am »
for those that dont use beesource forum, 

Thats a bad word here, theres a good reason way some dont use that one
Really!!!  I've been on here and Beesource for five years now and you are the first to say that.  Tell me what that good reason is

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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2011, 07:25:10 pm »
Yeah, I'm curious too, I found this forum after Beesource and I am happily following both, I haven't noticed a problem over there but I'm fairly new to both.

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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2011, 09:29:20 pm »
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Re: bottling tank
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2011, 10:18:15 am »
Beesource is not a bad word here. We know most members are members of several forums. There are only a couple that we do not allow posting of,but that is because of verbal attacks against the forum and some of it's members.
Barry runs his forum differently than here,and we appeal to different people for different reasons,and we also share many of the same members.
Iddee is admin at beekeeping forums and is a welcome member here at Beemaster.
I am a member at a few bee forums,but choose to spend most of my time here.
So don't be afraid to mention Beesource here. :)