Drum heaters are perfect for steel or plastic drums where you want to keep the contents at a consistent temperature, a certain viscosity or just keeping the contents from freezing.
Drum Heaters and Insulation
The drum jackets and lids are available in a wide range of formats including ATEX as shown below. Manufactured in Denmark and supplied in the UK by Merlin Industrial Products.
The insulated jacket shown above is designed as a jacket for a standard drum, isolating and maintaining the temperature inside the drum. As for standards, the insulation jacket fits a standard 200-litre drum.
If you wish to heat the content in a drum, you can add to the insulation jacket with a base drum heater. In this way, the insulation jacket helps isolates the drum and speeds up the heating process.
The jacket is designed in durable nylon with polyester on the inside. The jacket is also equipped with Velcro pads, which makes it effortless to attach or de-attach on a drum. Furthermore, there is easy access to the top of the drum through the lid of the jacket.
This insulation jacket has a standard size to fit a 200-litre drum. We do however on request produce other size insulation jackets. Please contact us for further details and delivery time.
Technical specifications:
- Polyurethane nylon jacket
- Water-resistant
- Flame retardant
- Needled polyester insulation
- Standard Size: 200 L
- Other sizes on request
Product | Drum | Size | Voltage |
11-9862 | 200 L | - | - |
Drum Heater – 0 to 90 °C
Equipped with an easy to use a thermostat with a heating range from 0 - 40º C or 0 - 90º C makes this drum heater ideal for almost any purpose and one of the most popular.
The drum heaters are designed in a durable and long-lasting high-quality lightweight fabric design and the construction together with quick release webbing straps that make the drum heater easy to attach to any standard size drum.
The durable material and the tight drum fastening straps make the drum heater optimal for transporting and at the same time very long-lasting.
Drum heating jackets are an ideal supplement to drum heating cabinets, where the jacket is mounted to a single drum or container. The drum heating jackets can also be used with heating cabinets or heating ovens, making transportation of a heated drum or container much easier and the heat loss minimal to none.
Features
- Easy to install.
- Perfect for freeze-protection and viscosity control.
- Digital adjustable temperature control with timer function.
- Temperature control up to 90 °C.
- Compatible with any steel drum.
- High quality & Long lasting.
Codes | Size | Dimension | Volt | Watt |
11-9858 | 200 L | 1990 x 800 mm | 230V | 1200W |
11-9858A | 200 L | 1900 x 800 mm | 110V | 1200W |
11-9859 | 200 L | 1990 x 450 mm | 230V | 530W |
11-9859A | 200 L | 1990 x 450 mm | 110V | 530W |
11-9856B | 105 L | 1650 x 370 mm | 230V | 400W |
11-9556C | 105 L | 1650 x 370 mm | 110V | 400W |
11-9857 | 50-60 L | 1330 x 460 mm | 230V | 300W |
11-9857A | 50-60 L | 1330 x 460 mm | 110V | 300W |
11-9856 | 25-30 L | 1200 x 400 mm | 230V | 225W |
11-9856A | 25-30 L | 1200 x 400 mm | 110V | 225W |
15-1921 | 200L | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Drum heater jacket with a temperature range from 0 to 200 degrees Celsius
Equipped with an easy to use the thermostat as shown, with a heating range from 0 - 200ºC makes this drum heater jacket ideal for almost any purpose. For specific chemicals, please contact us for advice,
The high-temperature range drum heaters are designed in a durable and long-lasting high-quality lightweight fabric and the construction together with quick release webbing straps makes the drum heater easy to attach to any standard size metal drum.
The durable material and the tight drum fastening straps make the drum heater optimal for transporting and at the same time very long-lasting.
Drum heating jackets are an ideal supplement to drum heating cabinets, where the jacket is mounted to a single drum or container. The drum heating jackets can also be used with heating cabinets or heating ovens, making transportation of a heated drum or container much easier and the heat loss minimal to none.
Technical Specifications:
- Silicone impregnated cloth
- Fibreglass insulation
- Teflon heating wire
- Adjustable quick release buckles
- 3M Power Cable (no plug)
- Safety Thermostat
- Standard sizes e.g. 200L
- Digital Thermostat 0-200º
- IP40 Protection
- Warm-up duration approx. 24h (200 Litres water from +18º C to +88º C with a 1200W drum heater)
- The base drum heater may be used additionally
- Insulation Top lid, sold separately
Product | Drum | Size | Volt | Watt |
11-9870 | 200 L | 1990-800 mm | 230V | 1200 W |
11-9870A | 200 L | 1990-800 mm | 110V | 1200 W |
11-9870B | 200 L | 1990-800 mm | 230V | 1500 W |
11-9870C | 200 L | 1990-800 mm | 230V | 2x1600 W |
11-9873 | 105 L | 1650-370 mm | 230V | 700 W |
11-9871 | 50 L | 1330-460 mm | 230V | 440 W |
11-9872 | 25 L | 1200-400 mm | 230V | 380 W |
15-1921 | 200L | Insulation Lid | N/A | N/A |
Base Drum Heating High-Temperature 50-300º Celsius
The high-temperature base drum heater is used to heat up metal drums from the bottom instead of the traditional drum heaters.
This type of base drum heater has a diameter of 555 mm. Which makes it compatible with all size metal drums up to the standard 200-litre drum.
The high-temperature drum heater has a built-in thermostat that ranges from 50 to 300 °C (maximum temperature varies from the liquid being heated). The thermostat ensures that the required drum temperature is easy to set and use.
If you wish for a faster heating process then using the base drum heater you can combine it with a traditional drum heater shown above.
Base drum heating can be used to heat a variety of liquids, e.g. water, resin, oil, diesel fuel and many other industrial liquids.
Technical description:
- Tubular heaters
- 50 mm. Rock wool isolation.
- 3-meter power cable.
- Thermostat: 50° to 300ºC
- Weight: 15 kg.
- Can easily be used with other drum heaters or insulation jackets for faster heating
- IP 54.
Product | Drum | Size | Volt | Watt |
12-1170 | 200 litres | D 55 cm | 230V | 1800 W |
Base Drum Heater 0-120ºC
The base drum heater is used to heat up metal drums from the bottom instead of the traditional drum heaters.
This type of base drum heater has a diameter of 550 mm. Which makes it compatible with all size metal drums up to the standard 200-litre drum.
The drum heater has a built-in thermostat that ranges from 0 to 120 °C. The thermostat ensures getting the wanted temperature and is easy to use.
If you wish for a faster heating process than the base drum heater can do as a stand-alone product, it is easy to combine it with a traditional drum heater.
Base drum heating can be used to heat a variety of liquids, e.g. water, resin, oil, diesel fuel and many other industrial liquids.
Product | Drum | Size | Volt | Watt |
11-9868 | 200 L | D 550 mm | 230 | 900 W |
Technical Specifications:
- Power Rating: 230 V, 900 W
- Heating element: Wire element, glass impregnated silicone heater mat
- Insulation: 50 mm high-density rock wool
- Supply lead: 2-meter power cable
- Thermostat: Jumo heat-therm 0-120º C
- Weight: 15 kg
- May also be used in addition to the other drum heaters
- Size: D. 550 mm – High 105 mm
Ideal for heating up:
- Water.
- Oils and also diesel fuel.
- Resin.
- Vaseline.
- Wax, e.g. lanolin (wool wax or wool grease).
- Fats.
- Butter e.g. Ghee.
- Glues and adhesives.
Silicone Drum Heaters 0-120º Celsius
Drum heaters made from silicone material are used to heat up fluids/liquids in any standard size metal drum.
The silicone heater is designed in an elementary design, making it easy to use and easy to mount on any metal drum.
The drum heater is also equipped with an easy-to-use and precise thermostat with a range from 0° to 120 °C.
If you have a standard 200-litre drum, you can attach up to 3 silicone heaters for much faster heating.
Drum heating can be used to heat a variety of liquids, e.g. water, resin, oil, diesel fuel and many other industrial liquids and allows them to be poured or pumped with ease.
We always have standard sizes in stock. The standard sizes vary both in length and in height (see the specifications below for further details). We do also produce the heaters in a special size upon request. Economy model is available.
Technical description
- Designed in durable silicone materials.
- Simple design for easy usage.
- Thermostat with a range from 0 - 120 °C.
Product | Drum | Size | Volt | Watt |
11-9866 | 105 L | 1300-115 mm | 230V | 800 W |
11-9867 | 200 L | 1700-115 mm | 230V | 1000 W |
11-9667A | 200 L | 1700-180 mm | 230V | 1500 W |
11-9864 | 25-30 L | 800-125 mm | 230V | 300 W |
11-9865 | 50-60 L | 950-115 mm | 230V | 500 W |
For more information, please contact us with your enquiry. We also supply similar style heaters for IBC's along with drum lids as shown below.