Excellent! It certainly makes using the ultrasonic cleaner easier.

Thank you

Look on the internet, you can get a bigger one that is built better for about the same price

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Thank you for the great feedback. Cleaning plastic posts & bats work well. It really depends on what cleaner you use. On some advanced ultrasonic cleaners you could set the temp too high & melt plastic. But the HF ones don't get quite that hot. Keep the comments coming. Congrats on getting a ultrasonic machine.

I fill mine with straight water. Then put my solution in a old plastic peanut butter jar, with what parts I want cleaned. It will still clean parts through plastic or glass jars. And you wont stink up your ultrasonic cleaner.

Great tip @super Dave That's one of my favorite things to do when I only have one or two small items to clean. It saves on solution as well.

Thanks for the comment and question. Yep, I put plastics in mine. I have not had any issues but I do watch the temp as in I don't put plastics in it if the solution is super hot. For solutions I use a variety of products. I like simple green HD (purple in color). For metal parts (this works on plastics also) Polychem Deox-007 degreaser, deoxidizer, brightener. This will strip plating off if left in long enough (hours). Follow up with Polychem Polytect 2CB anti-tarnishing rinse. These 2 chemicals I get from clock supply places (time savers, etc). But because I have to order them in I usually restrict it to metal parts. This solution is well worth saving the old dirty stuff as it continues to work well even when really filthy.

No vinegar in my solution

Amazon, I believe the link is in the video description.

The ultrasonic will damage the original numbers. If you are going to re-apply them the ultrasonic might be a good way to go.

Thank you Jay, Merry Christmas! 🎄You can use anything in the ultrasonic cleaner. However some things require more caution than other things. Based on my quick search of Fabuloso I don't see any issues. Remember, in my view the ultrasonic cleaner just multiplies the cleaning power of anything you put in it. For a ratio I would start conservative, mainly for economic reasons. It won't hurt if you have a stronger solution but you may be wasting money. Start with 1 part solution 3 parts water.

@@PinballMayhem Awesome brother! You my friend have just given me the information I need to do a test run on a filthy old Ruger 10/22 Bolt I've been saving for this very machine! My daughter bought it for me for Christmas today so I'm stoked to try it, but they don't leave shit for instructions for it? Its just a simple Central Machinery Harbour Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner, but I've heard they work pretty decent??? I guess we'll see won't we?? LOL I'll let you know how it goes my friend?? Thanks again bud!!

Glad to help. I would mix up the solution, then plug in the unit & turn on the heater. Since the parts are grungy, after turning on the heater- put on the lid (no parts on the machine). Wait until the solution is good and hot. Then drop in the parts & run it a few cycles. If Fabuloso is normally a good cleaner for you - it should work even better in the ultrasonic cleaner.

Because it's really high frequency the liquid doesn't move around much. If you hear it buzzing when activated you should be good. On mine the heater must be manually turned on. It can be turned off or if left on it will auto shut off when it reaches max temp.

Hi Jay, the mix will be determined on how much cleaning power you need vs cleaning time. I can be a cheap skate so I error on using less chemical (or a weaker soloution). So if I find I want faster cleaning or need more cleaning power then my mix ratio might change. On the back of my Simple green HD PRO (purple stuff) there is a simple chart. Heavy cleaning 4 cups cleaner to 1 gal of water, med is 2.5 cups cleaner to 1 gal of water, and light cleaning is 1 cup cleaner to 1 gal of water. I use close to the medium. So to make it easy. Fill up a 1 gallon container with hot water (hot if you are going to use it right away). Then remove 3 cups of water from it. Then add 3 cups cleaner. Good luck

Excellent question. I also heard about doing that. Earlier this year I popped mine apart to assess its condition after many years of use. I found no water intrusion. I'm careful not to overfill the basin. And I only dump out the old solution from the back (where it says to). I see the latest ones from HF are a bit different from mine. Hopefully they will hold up well.

@@PinballMayhem The instructions contained in mine doesn't make a recommendation on how to empty the tank. Thanks for your response. Enjoyed your video.

I just purchased one of these today. I took it apart and apparently, they have rectified the situation and put a rubber seal around the top of the tub. Nevertheless, I put a bead of silicone sealant on the rubber gasket and put it back together. We’ll see how she holds up.

@@dustinsegers4534 Nice, thanks for the extra work and the report 👍

Use IMPERIAL High Temp Silicone, up to 600°F. It resists moisture, heat AND VIBRATION. Costs around $7 at Lowe’s.

I have cleaned my Corvair single barrel carbs with this. It worked great! But it really comes down to what chemical you clean them with, how dirty the carb is, and the size of the passages. The chemical carb dip is seriously strong stuff so that's why that works great. Simple green might not cut it.

I believe there is a large difference in the range of frequencies between a medical ultrasound imaging device and a parts cleaner.

Explains my brother when we were younger 😅

Sorry, not one that I am willing to sacrifice. Thanks for the question -Jeremy

YES! That's a great interpretation of it. The sound is greatly reduced when the lid is on.

@@PinballMayhem If I had just water in it will it get hot I got one from a action don't know if it's working properly to resale for my mom..

@@PinballMayhem and thanks..

When turning it on always be sure there's liquid in it. When activating it you should hear the buzzing & see the liquid shake/pulsate/shimmer and or have a bit of a wave action. To test the heater, fill with lukewarm water and press the tc (far right) button. Leave the ultrasonics off (unit should not be buzzing). Come back in 15-20 min. The water should be much warmer. The heater may have turned off on its own.

An excellent question- Some of my reasons are: I don't want to start a debate on what's the best solution to use- as it's a very personal thing (like your choice of shampoo or favorite engine oil), along with that - the best thing about an ultrasonic cleaner is it multiplies the cleaning power of any solution. I use several different solutions depending on what I am cleaning, my preferred solution will change as I like to try out new products. I may do a product review video in the future for the brass cleaner I prefer to use on clock parts - Polychem brand Deox-007 (cleaner) & Polytect #2CB (metal protectant)

Also keep in mind that you don't necessarily want to use the same solution for everything. And even if you do, you'll want to use different concentrations depending upon what you're cleaning.

You have a few choices. If I'm disposing of the solution I lift the front up and the fluid flows out the back side (there's an arrow on mine). If I'm saving the solution for later, I'll get a large syringe and transfer it out that way. Depending on what I am cleaning I have different solutions/chemicals that I use.

That's great news Kevin. I just picked up some more glass breakers when I was at the surplus store. Thanks for the comment.

@@PinballMayhem You should see the difference in cleaning effect and time. All I have are assorted Mason jars.....I should find some assorted beakers....that would be cool!

Yep, there are way more powerful and larger ones available to the consumer. Ebay and Amazon are some places to check out.