Device for hot-dip coating a metal bar

Device for hot dip coating a metal strand (1), especially a steel strip, in which the metal strand (1) is passed vertically through a coating tank (3) that contains the molten coating metal (2) and through a guide channel (4) upstream of the coating tank, with at least two inductors (5) for generating an electromagnetic field, which are installed on both sides of the metal strand (1) in the area of the guide channel (4) in order to keep the coating metal (2) in the coating tank (3), comprising sealing means (7, 7′) arranged above the guide channel (4) in the bottom area (6) of the coating tank (3), wherein the sealing means (7, 7′) can be positioned in a first position, in which the molten coating metal (2) can be released to flow to the metal strand (1) and/or to the guide channel (4), and in a second position, in which the flow of molten coating metal (2) to the metal strand (1) and/or to the guide channel (4) can be interrupted, and wherein the sealing means (7, 7′) are designed as a weir that can be moved relative to the bottom area (6) of the coating tank (3).