Description
The 5-gallon bucket is truly a versatile storage unit; however, the bucket can’t protect your product from freezing. Powerblanket’s 5-gallon pail heaters are superior in performance and quality when compared to band heaters. The wrap-around design offers the added benefits of simplicity and flexibility and maintains material temperatures for as long as needed. Safety is another big benefit of Powerblanket bucket and pail heaters. These heaters are insulated and therefore safe to touch. Standard band heaters have an extremely hot surface temperature that put users at risk.
With Powerblanket bucket heaters in place, you get even and regulated heat distribution for as long as you need it. What’s more, this same technology is useful in scenarios where you simply need to heat your storage and/or maintain proper viscosity.
- Adjustable temperature from ambient to 145º F on PRO models
- Are safe to use on both steel & poly buckets
- Provide an insulated full-wrap design making it more efficient
- Deliver uniform heat to temperature sensitive products
- Preserve expensive materials without scorching or burning
- Prevent product waste by maintaining consistent temperatures
- Cinch straps to secure tight fit
- Safe for outdoor use
- All models are certified by ETL to UL, CSA, and CE safety standards
- Water resistant
- Hassle free, preset internal 100°F temperature on RR Rapid Ramp models
- Hassle free, preset internal 145°F temperature on PBL05 insulated band heater model
ColdCity5 on Jan 02, 2015 (BH05PRO) –
Heats oils and paints quickly! Keeps us up and running all winter long. Even & consistent heat never burns or scorches our product. This Powerblanket comes with adjustable thermostat for pinpoint temp control. Has paid for itself 10 times over.
Shae on Jul 02, 2015 (PBL05) –
Love this thing!!! I use it to warm my soaping oils and it’s marvelous. I have it wrapped around my buckets and at around $100 it’s way more cost effective than using the water heated tanks (which are like $800). I will be buying more of these for my additional pails.
DMC077 on Jul 02, 2015 (BH05RR) –
The price seemed a little steep but I’m glad I tried this 5 gallon pail heater. It heats very quickly using something called Rapid-Ramp heat technology but doesn’t overheat or burn my product. Maintains the 100F I was hoping for. I’m throwing away all my band heaters and pouch warmers and keeping this Powerblanket.
Angie M Hallis on Jul 05, 2016 (BH05PRO) –
Works perfect for what I needed. Thank you and I’ll be ordering more in the future.
Cordless on Jul 14, 2015 (BH05RR) –
Now I’m Twice as Productive! The BH05RR pail heater delivers a consistant level of heat (90 to 100F) to my paint and coatings products. Never overheats and has allowed me to be much more productive, escpecially with winter approaching.
Guns_Spike on Jul 27, 2015 (PBL05) –
Nice product good price extremly fast shipping
DBrown on Jul 29, 2015 (BH05RR) –
Heat Grease Kegs and Pails. Great product for heating oil, grease and other viscous materials.
Megan on Nov 17, 2015 (PBL05) –
What a great idea that has so many uses! I’m a soap maker and a potter. My pottery studio is in my basement. In the winter, fall, and spring it can get pretty cold there. The basement does receive some heating with the rest of the house so it is never close to freezing. It is never warm though (well, only when running my kilns). My buckets of water are usually pretty cold. Putting my hands into those buckets countless times a day makes my hands chapped, cold, and achy. My main source of water is the hose outside. I was really excited about this product with fall coming on strong here right now. The thought of dipping my hands and sponges into warm water is delightful! When I received the pail heating blanket, I immediately filled a new 5 gallon bucket with water. The water was an even 70*. An hour later it was 79*. An hour later it was 84* with an hour after that it was 89*. Now we’re up to 4 hours after filling the bucket and it was at 90*. At five hours it was 92*. At that point I had to leave my studio and when I returned it was 100* at a total of 10 hours from filling. Then it sat overnight and 12+ hours after the last reading it was still at 100*. I would expect that it would have heated faster and held more heat if the lid had been on my bucket – I’m sure I’m losing a lot of heat from the surface. As it is though, I’m doing a happy dance! I’m so EXCITED to use this during this winter and 100* is perfect for me.
Art on Nov 20, 2015 (PBL05) –
Helps with regulating temperature, and intended for “light” or home use. Powerblanket Lite is for lighter use applications that don’t require the most robust product: this is great for at home and lighter use. It’s not meant to warm as much as it’s meant to regulate for consistent temperatures and KEEP warm! Great for warming soaps, oils, buckets, liquids, and tanks, the heating coils work well, and I really like this product. My only complaint is the power cord is really, really short. Awesome if power is nearby, sucks if it causes you to run an extension cord. We use this in our basement to keep a tank warm so it regulates better: it works! Definitely like this a lot.
jj-jinx on Dec 11, 2015 (PBL05) –
Very good at heating a bucket but does need a human to monitor it. This is a very good heating blanket if you have a 5 gallon bucket you need to keep a bit warmer than the ambient temperature. Great for keeping a Space Bucket outside in cooler weather, or in general if you have a place to plug it in you can keep plant containers from getting too cold – still need protection up top, like a little plastic greenhouse enclosure or something. This isn’t super precise, so it does need some monitoring. It’s rather like like those wine fridges that make the wine 15 degrees cooler than the ambient temperature (except in reverse) so whether it can make something the right temp for what you need depends what temp you are using it in. Anyway, it seems well made and functions as expected.
Steve Romero on Feb 04, 2016 (PBL05) –
I use the blanket to keep my honey warm for bottling — works great!
Daniel Glienna on Apr 18, 2016 (PBL05) –
Really worked great on my bucket of granulated honey. Just enough heat to clarify it in 6-8 hours. this blanket is not hotter than hot water. The honey ends up warm not hot. Even better than a light bulb for even heating.
Ace One on Apr 18, 2016 (PBL05) –
Good buy. We use this in our warehouse for the heavy semi liquid oils. Takes about an hour to full warm up a 5 gallon bucket. The cord could of been a bit longer. We use them daily and seems well manufactured.
SCW on Apr 20, 2016 (PBL05) –
Fantastic! Melts my oils overnight, isn’t too warm, and is very easy to use. For those who masterbatch soap oils, this tool is a time saver and worth its weight in gold!
Bob O’Brien on Jun 14, 2016 (PBL05) –
I tested out the PBL05 over the weekend and it worked great! That extra temp was just what was needed to ‘melt’ the honey all the way to the center of the pail. Thanks for your help!
Jason Marshall on Jun 08, 2016 (PBL05) –
Works as advertised, so far so good.
Sandy on Jul 29, 2016 (BH05PRO) –
Excellent product for quickly heating chemicals. Has saved our bacon more than once, and has paid for itself 10 times over. This little blanket is rugged and packs a big punch. Won’t leave home without it.
B. A. on Dec 03, 2016 (PBL05) –
Arrived on-time. I use this to heat water for everyday use. Have had no problems. The water heats up to 108 degrees Fahrenheit in the 5 gallon plastic container. I am going to time how long it takes to get to that temperature and post it. I leave it on overnight and use it in the morning. I loosely place the top on it to keep the heart in and slow evaporation into the air.
Logan on Jan 19, 2017 (PBL05) –
Great product for a weird need! I actually use this for a very unusual purpose. I raise bonsai and have to winter some of them in a small vinyl greenhouse. The greenhouse naturally maintains a temperature only about 4 degrees above the outside temp. So far we’ve had a very cold season, and it’s only January! Finding a safe, inexpensive way to keep the temp in the greenhouse above freezing, has been a challenge. It’s a very humid environment, so electronics have to be sealed. Gas or propane is not good either. I found this, and to put it on a sealed 5gal pail of water. The heated bucket consistently puts off enough heat that I think my trees may survive the winter. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s the best I’ve found short of building a serious greenhouse.
Ernie Jr on Mar 21, 2017 (PBL05) –
This is a great product for warming the buckets of honey prior to pouring them into jars it’s not as quite as fast as I would like it to be but never less great product.
Brew Dog on Mar 28, 2017 (PBL05) –
Good heater. Even when the air temp was 40 °F, this heater held mash at 74 degrees. Good purchase.
Richard Masson on Apr 12, 2017 (PBL05) –
Works To Heat Water For Bathing In a Pinch! I’m actually using this to heat water in a bucket for showering. I have to do without a water for a while as I correct what turned out to be a horrible install job by a contractor about a month ago. Because of my schedule it’s taken me several weeks, working an hour here and an hour there, to work through it. This heater blanket appealed to me because of the low power consumption, making it safer to leave plugged in without monitoring, which I couldn’t ever do with one of those 1000W submersion heaters. It takes a long time to heat the water, but as I shower in the morning and my wife in the evening, it works out. Taking a shower with just five gallons of water isn’t the best, but I have learned that it can be done.
Hilary on Apr 18, 2017 (PBL05) –
Soap makers Buddy! I use this PBL05 pail heater for making soap. My recipe has a lot of hard butters and I would have to reheat the entire bucket a small pot at a time and mix it all back in to make the oils ready to soap with. Now all I do is plug this in and wait a few hours, while I can do other things, and my oils are ready to go! I love this thing. I will probably buy more. I wrapped it around a 5-gallon bucket I reused from some bulk oil I bought. I wish it had a red light somewhere on it so I would know it is powered on but other than that, this pail heater is excellent!
Wendy Whitman on May 17, 2017 (PBL05) –
Awesome product!
Hilary Larkin on Jul 19, 2017 (PBL05) –
Soap makers best friend! I use this for making soap. My recipe has a large amount of hard butters and I would have to reheat the entire bucket a small pot at a time and mix it all back in to make the oils ready to soap with. Now all I do is plug this in and wait a few hours, while I can do other things, and my oils are ready to go! I love this thing. I will probably buy more. I wrapped it around a metal 5 gallon bucket I reused from some bulk oil I bought.
Nancy on Aug 28, 2017 (BH05PRO) –
I’ve been using this 5 gallon bucket heater for several months now. It works but could be better. The heater would be great if they included a heated bottom. As it is, I have to raise the bucket up on a thick piece of foam to help retain the heat generated from the heater. Not the best for my specific use, but it works. The controller works great, just enter in the temp you want and it takes care of everything.
Darin T on Aug 28, 2017 (PBL05) –
I use this 5-gallon pail heater to heat water in a grow tent. Does not get all that warm and takes a long time to warm up water. Works ok!