Heat-On is cleaner, greener, safer.
The risk of oil fires and injury from hot oil spills, plus the mess and cost associated with the use of oil means that oil baths no longer represent safe working practice in labs. Heating mantles are expensive, difficult to clean, do not respond well to spills and often create hot spots when heating.
Scientists are increasingly turning to specially designed aluminium blocks located on stirring hotplates to heat standard round bottom flasks.
Oil baths are messy, dangerous and costly:
Oil will discolour and degrade with repeated heating and contamination from chemicals, water and general debris.
Degradation results in a dangerous lowering of the oil’s flashpoint as well as increased smoking and fumes.
Oil should be regularly replaced to maintain a safe working environment.
Disposal of oil waste must be done in an environmentally and safe way, with associated costs.
Heating mantles are expensive :
Heating mantles are expensive, difficult to clean, do not respond well to spills and often create hot spots when heating.