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and has the pipes leading from the extractor and uncapping box 

 steam jacketed so that the honey on its way down is heated. 

 It is drawn from the setthng tanks into containers before becoming 

 cold, so that it is very slow to granulate. 



Many houses have cement bases for extractors and some are 

 made on two levels so that the extractor may be placed directly 

 on the floor and the honey drawn off a step or two below. Some 



Pig. 61. Settling tanks and heating system are in the basement of the 

 Sutton central plant. 



run two extractors in combinaLion so that one may be loading 

 while the other is extracting, making for time saving. 



Very often it may be advisable to have stove or steam generat- 

 ing plant for the honey knife or cappings melter outside the 

 building to avoid heat. It is wise to have a large boiler for generat- 

 ing steam for the knife that it may always be hot. Very often, 



