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Old 14th December 2018, 06:53 AM
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They mean the tube with the element is fully submersible not the thermostatic housing. In a nova processor the thermostatic adjuster is outside the tank whilst the glass tube is inside. The seal between the tank and the device is a close fitting rubber ring. These are designed for the factory made processors not a home made lash up

If you want to risk electrocution, who am I to stop you? Have you seen the price of a funeral recently!
Ah, I see now what confuses you John. Have another look at the picture I posted in my original post - The thermostatic housing is plugged in, see a black box with wires above the bucket. What you see submerged next to the heater is an aquarium pump.
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Old 14th December 2018, 07:18 AM
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I am not confused! The black box is of no concern to me it is the heating element - the long dark brown tube at the back. It is clearly stuc to the base of the container by what look like suction cups and the whole tube is below water level.

If the element had gone through the side of the container, the rubber seal would be able to do it's job and it would be 100% safe

Carry on with what you are doing if you are happy with it as it is. It is something I would never ever do - electricity bites - HARD!
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Old 14th December 2018, 07:27 AM
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Have you read the link I poste above?

Each model utilises a fully submersible 300W heater element which is capable of heating up to 6 gallons (27 litres) of liquid to your required set temperatures really accurately.
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I believe Miha is using a different type of Nova heater...

this one

..which I believe is fully submersible?
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Actually I'm using this one: https://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/...otronic-Heater

Which is the same as the one you've linked to Barry, only more powerful (300W vs 150W). Both are fully submersible.
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Ahh.. thanks Miha.
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Yes until I read Miha's link I had no idea that Nova sold such submersible heaters. I had assumed that Nova heaters were all inside a Nova Slot Processor They are not cheap but I guess what you pay for is the engineering to make them reliable and safe.

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Other submersible options include a sous-vide.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sous-Vide...wmv:rk:30:pf:0
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Old 15th December 2018, 11:25 AM
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Mike, I got mine (including two aquarium pumps) S/H from SDS for much less.
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Thanks, Miha. Yes SDS would probably be my first port of call as well

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