The invention relates to an apparatus for hot-dip coating a metal bar (1), especially a steel strip, in which the metal bar (1) is vertically guided through a vessel (3) accommodating the melted coating metal (2) and through a conduit (4) that is mounted upstream thereof. At least two inductors (5) generating an electromagnetic field are disposed in the vessel (3) in the region of the conduit (4) on both sides of the metal bar (1) so as to retain the coating metal (2) in the vessel (3) while an increased volume of the coating metal (2) is provided in some sections. In order to kill the coating bath, the increased volume is located in the area of the magnetic field of the inductors (5).
