NORJIN Metal Drum Heater, Bucket Heater 5 Gallon, 120V 800 Watt Insulated Band Heater for 5 Gal Barrel, 7.8 * 33.8 inch Silicone Rubber Heating Band with Temperature Controller

Good heater for the money. Works great for honey buckets.

This works really well to liquify buckets of crystalized honey. The springs don't work great for buckets with sloped sides (like most), so a bungee cord or some rope or twine wrapped around it will keep it in contact with the bucket. Slowly increase the temp so you don't overheat your honey. Once you know what temp's best, the second bucket will go quickly!

This thing works great for the price. I'm using it for maceration and is making quick work of my products. Fits standard 5gal bucket really well. I have some tall 6gal buckets that are a little thinner and the heater is a bit too big but still stays on with a couple of zip ties. Temp of the water in the bucket stays very consistent. The dial is in degrees Celsius, so make sure you don't mistake it for Fahrenheit or you will have problems.

Excellent Heater...however the springs it came with were far too long too be used on steel 5 gallon bucket

Ok it works great. Maybe a little to great for a plastic bucket. You have to be careful with the temperature which is Celsius and keep a full fluid level or I think it would burn itself out. It gets insanely hot if it doesn't have fluid behind it to keep it cool.You really need a metal bucket with straight sides, not tapered plastic bucket to properly use it

Despite the product being described as useful for buckets in addition to metal drums, it does not fit adequately and gets far too hot. Although the temperature dial goes down to 30c, the heating only activates beyond about 60c, which may be too hot for plastic buckets. In addition, the springs are too long for a standard bucket which leads to a sloppy fit and, therefore, poor temperature transfer.

I am using this to warm my 20 gal BBQ tank during freezing winter temperatures. I set the dial at 40 deg C for 30 min before starting grilling. The tank got to 90 deg F during 60 min of use grilling. I believe the 40 deg C , 104 deg F dial setting is the highest I will use.

Works good