Warming Jacket for 30 and 55 gal pails?

[Roz]

Our Simoniz Body Bath soap used for the HP Soap function is jelling in the equipment room. Temp there is about 50-52 deg basically from the floor boiler plus I have a space heater set to 62 to help keep the room OK. Chemicals are always off the floor on wood pallets.

I am considering a purchase of a drum/pail heater https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06VY83HVV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
to help keep the chemical toasty and flowing. Anyone have experience with a drum heater?

Alternative idea is to add Methanol to the soap to dilute it and help prevent jelling as the foamy brush soap (the KR Winter Blend) is working as it should even in the low temps.

Anyone with experience with either idea? Thx

 

[Randy]

Are you sure it’s not Simoniz Body Bath, I didn’t know JBS made a Body Bath soap? I’d call the manufacture and find out if it can be warmed back up once it gone to jell. I hate to say it, it might be too late to bring it back to life. You could try bringing one into a heated space overnight and see if it goes into solution. My equipment room is heavily insulated and I keep it at around 60 deg. Never a problem with my JBS Fonic wash, it stays in solution. I only keep 1 extra pail at the car wash in the winter. The rest are stored in a warm basement.

 

[Roz]

You are correct, Simoniz. I use JBS for the other chemicals. I may just need to add a permanent heating solution to the ER for the future.

 

[slash007]

My JBS products stay around 45 degrees and never had a single issue. ER probably goes as low as 40 sometimes. Nothing has ever jelled or frozen.

 

[Randy]

We use this type of Infrared Radiant Plaque Heater when it gets cold https://www.rakuten.com/shop/factory-buys-direct/product/110092/ Your Body Bath soap might be beyond hope.Try heating up your equipment room and see if it goes back into solution.

 

[DiamondWash]

I have our equipment room between 60-70 degrees in the winter, we have a Reznor heater and heavy insulated ceiling nothing worse then coming in from the cold to work on something inside a cold room.

 

[PaulLovesJamie]

Heating my ER would be expensive, block walls and no insulation...

I use this bucket heater, it works great: https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200577769_200577769
I wrapped a piece of foil-lined bubble wrap insulation 90% of the way around it to insulate. Only 90% so I have a strip of bucket visible, I like to be able to see how much soap is in it. Thats the reason I didnt get the insulated one you are looking at.

 

[MEP001]

I have our equipment room between 60-70 degrees in the winter, we have a Reznor heater and heavy insulated ceiling nothing worse then coming in from the cold to work on something inside a cold room.

Is the heater attached to the wall with nine inch nails?

 

[Kevin James]

We use an electric garage heater like this one http://electricheatsource.com/Products/Commercial-Warehouse-Heaters/Compact-Unit-Heater we also have a backup gas brick heater in case we lose power. I think most people are totally unprepared for severe winter weather. We prepare for the winter in September or early October before it gets nasty.
We gave up on Simoniz products years ago, nothing but problems, separation and jelling problems.

 

[DiamondWash]

Is the heater attached to the wall with nine inch nails?

It's attached to my ceiling

 

[MEP001]

It's attached to my ceiling

[video=youtube;lzMWPcwV2VQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzMWPcwV2VQ[/video]

 

[DiamondWash]

Wow that's a good one, you got me LOL