DIY Hot Parts Washer: Using a Dishwasher! | How-to car parts washer from household junk

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My brother was trying to get rid of a dishwasher and no one wanted it. It was in good working order so I couldn't just let him throw it out. I let it sit in my garage for 2 or 3 years then decided I needed to make it into a parts washer. This originally made a debut on the Subaru valve cover leak repair video, but here we go in depth on how we got this to work and end up surprising ourselves with some cleaned up parts (and gas cans!)!!

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@timkelley6383 5 ай бұрын

Add a cheap $20 whole house filter to your inlet pump line. It'll keep your cleaning solution and dishwasher parts cleaner

@AdamPE21 5 ай бұрын

Great advice!

@jesse75 5 ай бұрын

How quickly does the filter clog ?

@yepnotmynamem5157 3 ай бұрын

I use a 2 smaller stainless steel filters of different mesh sizes on my ultrasonic cleaner for reusing the solutions and works great. I will be doing the same for my washers I'm building.

@tedtolentino4955 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing your advice for repurposing a dishwasher. Plan to do the same.

@darrellhicks911 3 ай бұрын

Hi Adam, Great how to video . Thank you for the demo on how to do a closed loop solution system. I have been searching for the info on the relay you used and how to wire it. There is a mention from you that you will post it in the community section but I cant locate it? Thanks and keep up the great content. Cheers

@AdamPE21 3 ай бұрын

Both a short and community post are now up!

@timoneal9654 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I have a brand new, as of 2021, Samsung DW that decided it doesn't want to cooperate with the electronic panel reporting some issue. I replaced it (happy wife...) so now I plan to get my $$$ worth in the workshop. Seeing how most of the DW is plastic I would be curious to see how long it lasts with some of the cleaning solutions. Also, I think there is a cycle where it flushes the old "dirty water" then cycles new "clean water". It might be interesting to see if there would be a way to gravity feed clean water or clean solution as a final rinse. Last, I believe there is a food trap or screen to remove larger chunks when cycling solution. I'm guessing you will need to watch this pretty close for debris. Again, thanks!

@AdamPE21 11 ай бұрын

So far it has held up well, I also run a few cycles of clean water thru it after a real dirty job to flush it out. Good point on looking at the food screen, I’ll take a look at that!

@benbekemeier5545 Жыл бұрын

Cool idea! I wonder if you could run a vinegar solution to clean the surface rust on those steel parts.

@AdamPE21 Жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea, might be worth a try! Would probably need to soak a little.

@tomsuica8731 11 ай бұрын

Why didn't you leave the midrift shots longer?? Nice vids man! Real info here!

@MegaMarclar 9 ай бұрын

This is perfect. I have a solvent washer but it's not exactly perfect. Going to try something like this.

@mreinsmith 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, I did sort of the same thing, but it didn't work so well. Using the solution with the de-foamer in a closed loop like that is brilliant! I never knew that a de-foamer existed, what brand is it so I can get some? Thanks, great video!

@AdamPE21 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I got my defoamer from Amazon…”Quality Chemical” defoamer is the name

@mreinsmith 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a million! Amazon is so odd sometimes, couldn't find it in the app when I searched Then I checked the web and found a link to it right away 🤔 Thanks again!

@mreinsmith 3 ай бұрын

Hey Adam, do you know of a way to bypass the thermostat on a dishwasher? I don't need it to heat up, it just kills time and electric. I've been looking all over and as you can imagine there isn't much need for someone to do this so I'm not finding anything. Thanks again!

@AdamPE21 3 ай бұрын

If it’s like most of them I’ve seen theres a spade connector that slides onto the heating element that you could probably just disconnect and tape up (don’t want a bare wire floating there or touching the floor!) Should run underneath to where the element goes through the bottom of the tub. Make sure the washer is disconnected from power when you tape it off though because it’s probably 110V going to that element.

@mreinsmith 3 ай бұрын

I'll let you know if it works... and if I survive it 😁

@AdamPE21 3 ай бұрын

@mreinsmith 😅

@robbie5629 7 ай бұрын

I bought a dishwasher off of marketplace for $20 and it’s been working absolutely amazingly. Have you had any issues with dirt causing the bottom spray arm not to spin? Mine clogs up so easy. Thanks for the vid!

@AdamPE21 7 ай бұрын

Yes, have had it happen a few times, but I will blow out the dirt and run a few fresh water cycles to help cleanse it. Even if the arm doesnt spin, the hot simple green seems to clean things up well

@jesse75 5 ай бұрын

Drill the holes bigger.

@jesse75 5 ай бұрын

Drill the holes bigger.

@yepnotmynamem5157 4 ай бұрын

Could I get a picture of how you wired the switch. Been looking online for awhile.

@AdamPE21 4 ай бұрын

I’ll do a community post in a few days and let you know when!

@AdamPE21 3 ай бұрын

Community post and new short posted with explanation!

@bobthompson4319 3 ай бұрын

why not use dishwasher powder? no foam and works really well on grease

@AdamPE21 3 ай бұрын

I will have to try this some time!

@rubenhaak2968 3 ай бұрын

@@AdamPE21keep in mind that normal dishwasher cleaning solution damages Aluminium parts

@barenekid9695 2 ай бұрын

Why not use dishwasher soaps ?

@AdamPE21 2 ай бұрын

Suppose I could try but someone on here mentioned it could corrode various metals. Chose simple green because its a known motor oil/grease cleaner and used in other cleaning systems