Let's Talk Ultrasonic Cleaners

[Conquistador3]

I have been toying with the idea of buying one for a couple of years now.
Problem is everybody I ask to says "They are amazing... but I don't own one". Prices have come down a very long way over the last year and if I manage to fix my damn backpack leafblower I may have enough in the budget to buy one.

I was thinking to buy a 6.5 or 10 liter unit so I can clean larger parts, but in the specific I want to know if anybody here has used them to clean carburetors. I know somebody must have so be honest.

 

[Sepia]

I have this one:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-6L-Ultr...979000?hash=item3b09c50bb8:g:8q4AAOSwklJa1Z8e

If you use the proper cleaning fluid for the job it works very well. It takes a long time to heat the fluid if you fill the tank to near the top and sometimes I have to run 2 or 3 full cycles to get very dirty parts clean.

 

[Yotaismygame]

I run mine all the time. Even just soap and water works well. I usually add a little Oil Eater fluid too it. I would not get anything smaller than a 15L. I clean any parts on a saw and tons of house hold items. I run probably three or more days a week. Water heats up quicker if you run it. Highly recommend getting one

 

[Gypo Logger]

I run mine all the time. Even just soap and water works well. I usually add a little Oil Eater fluid too it. I would not get anything smaller than a 15L. I clean any parts on a saw and tons of house hold items. I run probably three or more days a week. Water heats up quicker if you run it. Highly recommend getting one
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I want one of these too!
Can I do my dishes and frying pans in it as well?
With this minus 40 weather my off grid sink and drain pipe froze calk stiff.

 

[Yotaismygame]

I want one of these too!
Can I do my dishes and frying pans in it as well?
With this minus 40 weather my off grid sink and drain pipe froze calk stiff.

They'll be cleaner than ever! Cleans gun parts too! I put whole case halves and covers in my no problem. Makes rebuilding a saw so much better. Almost any part I take off goes into the ultra sonic.

 

[Gypo Logger]

They'll be cleaner than ever! Cleans gun parts too! I put whole case halves and covers in my no problem. Makes rebuilding a saw so much better. Almost any part I take off goes into the ultra sonic.

Sounds good.
Would this one do the trick?
https://www.amazon.ca/Ultrasonic-Carburetors-Injectors-Dentures-Automotive/dp/B07JKCHSK8

 

[Philbert]

I bought one of these, on sale, with a coupon, for a significant amount less, a few years back. It has always worked, but I have not used it extensively to state how long it will last. I was looking for something cheap and basic to experiment with. Would probably go with something like what @CJ Brown posted if I planned to use it more.

https://www.harborfreight.com/25-Liter-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-63256.html

Philbert

 

[Yotaismygame]

Sounds good.
Would this one do the trick?
https://www.amazon.ca/Ultrasonic-Carburetors-Injectors-Dentures-Automotive/dp/B07JKCHSK8

30L would be awesome. I have found all the units on amazon were priced quite a bit higher and also seemed like they are from China.
What’s the price difference here?

 

[pioneerguy600]

I want one of these too!
Can I do my dishes and frying pans in it as well?
With this minus 40 weather my off grid sink and drain pipe froze calk stiff.

Throw the whole sink in, toilet to when it needs it.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Throw the whole sink in, toilet to when it needs it.

That’s a thought for sure! Do they come as large as 500 litres so as one could bathe?

 

[Sepia]

That’s a thought for sure! Do they come as large as 500 litres so as one could bathe?

https://www.graymills.com/ultrasonic-parts-washers-supersonic-liftkleen.html

 

[Sepia]

https://www.graymills.com/ultrasonic-parts-washers-supersonic-liftkleen.html

183 gallons of parts cleaning pleasure

 

[Gypo Logger]

183 gallons of parts cleaning pleasure

Does that one come with a diving board? If so, I’ll take the plunge.

 

[Sepia]

Does that one come with a diving board? If so, I’ll take the plunge.

I don't think it comes with one, but you could always cut a strip off the cabin wall and make one.

 

[Yotaismygame]

Gypo logger may have just predicted the future of dishwashers.

 

[Sepia]

I want one of these too!
Can I do my dishes and frying pans in it as well?
With this minus 40 weather my off grid sink and drain pipe froze calk stiff.

You might better just invest in a hot tub. That way you could do the dishes while having a tub, and still have room for native ladies besides!

 

[pioneerguy600]

One ends up with blurred vision, just short of going blind.

 

[rarefish383]

I bought one of these, on sale, with a coupon, for a significant amount less, a few years back. It has always worked, but I have not used it extensively to state how long it will last. I was looking for something cheap and basic to experiment with. Would probably go with something like what @CJ Brown posted if I planned to use it more.

https://www.harborfreight.com/25-Liter-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-63256.html

Philbert

I was looking at this one this morning.

 

[Yotaismygame]

Little tip: If cleaning small parts you can put them in a bag or jar with cleaning solution then put that in the ultrasonic. Works nice if your solution is on the dirty side or you want to put something in a different solution

 

[TheTone]

I bought a couple on Ebay probably 15 years ago. They were both used and inexpensive. I don't even remember what I used them for; long before saws came along. I use them now mainly for carburetors. Every saw I build has a US cleaned carb, even if it's a new Chinese carb. Also good for bearings. I use hot water and a squirt of Dawn. I've sometimes used them for cylinders and pistons. How do they rate against other methods? I don't really know. There's no "control group".