Portable Immersion heater element

RWCleaning said:

Just saw this thread, did you ever use it @Adman ?

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Adman said:

Evening all,

I'm going to be rejigging the van and making a few improvements in the next month or and am considering fitting an immersion heater to my tank.  I've come across this portable heater element :

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N86GHPQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LBFnDbGTSJGHH

I know I could do it cheaper , but if I fed the power cord and fixed it to the lid of my 650l upright tank then it would solve the hassle of drilling holes in it etc.  (I'm going to wire the electrics to a circuit breaker in the van still)

Does anyone have any thoughts as to whether this is a bad idea?  Maybe it will swing about a bit when the tank is empty...

Cheers

Ad

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Apw1210 said:

Is that for your fish tank? It won't make any difference in a van tank. The surface area is way to small 

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Iron Giant said:

It would make a difference, I have a 1kw/1000watt aquarium heater which I bought over 10 years ago and it heats up the water in my 350ltr tank to around 20c overnight 

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steve garwood said:

I was using an aquarium but found it just makes the water only slightly warm.

Can’t be ar5ed messing about with it now.

Just out of curiosity, is your one completely submersible, ie you can leave it on the bottom of the tank?

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Iron Giant said:

Yes mate, completely submersible it came with suction pads but as it heats up the heater just ended up at the bottom of the tank so I just lower it in the tank gently

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TWC said:

So the heater is in direct contact with the bottom of the tank?

or do you lower it with the suction pads on it and get it to sit with the pads under it in contact with the tank?

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