Heating a Parts Washer?

[Ashley Burton]

Got some really dirty parts to wash, But wanted to know if heating degreaser really makes a massive difference?

Has anyone got any experience of parts washers etc?

Many Thanks

 

[brightspark]

Got some really dirty parts to wash, But wanted to know if heating degreaser really makes a massive difference?

Has anyone got any experience of parts washers etc?

Many Thanks

well it certainly does in hot water power washers with traffic film remover so will work

 

[Parm]

Depends what your degreaser is, heat up anything volatile or flammable and you won’t be worrying about dirty parts

 

[anto44]

Place I get cylinder heads done upgraded from a stadard parts cleaner to a heated one and they said it was a huge improvement. Way faster and better results.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Can anyone recommend some good value degreaser?

 

[julianf]

Can anyone recommend some good value degreaser?

Kerosene

 

[Ashley Burton]

Kerosene

I did buy some Paraffin a while back, But is Kerosene any better?

 

[Fintray]

Last place I worked used normal "cold" parts washers with standard type solvent, we did a trial with a heated parts washer at about 50c using a detergent, guys reckoned it was far better and we changed them out for this type.

 

[julianf]

I did buy some Paraffin a while back, But is Kerosene any better?

It's (depending on who you believe) the same stuff. Kerosene is the cheap version that comes in tankers, parrafin is the expensive one that comes in 5ltr bottles.

 

[rtcosic]

I did buy some Paraffin a while back, But is Kerosene any better?

Kerosene is Paraffin is Kerosine is 28 second Heating Oil and to all practical purposes is Jet Fuel is Avtur.
As Parm says don't heat it.

 

[rtcosic]

It's (depending on who you believe) the same stuff. Kerosene is the cheap version that comes in tankers, parrafin is the expensive one that comes in 5ltr bottles.

Now we are getting picky, differentiating between BS 2869 Class C1 and Class C2.

 

[8ob]

My wreck of a Bupi parts washer is heated with these stainless immersion heaters and uses an alkaline solution https://www.xpresscylinderspares.co...MIkNb2ps7Y2gIVz7vtCh00qQHbEAQYAyABEgLFQfD_BwE
Dilution rates vary depending on what you are doing but its far cheaper than parts cleaner and a lot more effective. This gear is cheap when you look at the dilution rates and is ok to tip down the drain afterwards.

Bob

 

[anto44]

I use kero at home myself, I just use it cold. The place I know that has the heated washer use a degeaser they get off the crowd that supplied the washer, no idea exactly what it is, just says degreaser on the barrel.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Interesting stuff regarding the parts washer degreaser products! I can get my hands on Jizer & Hyper clean. But unsure if either product is any good?!

Going back to heating a parts washer would an electric heating element used in a towel rail be any good? They seem to vary from 150W to 800W

Many Thanks

 

[brightspark]

fit a kettle element u can put it through a cooker switch if u need to control the heat

 

[Ashley Burton]

fit a kettle element u can put it through a cooker switch if u need to control the heat

I have an old kettle kicking around actually!

 

[Ashley Burton]

@brightspark any recommendations about degreaser?

 

[julianf]

Have a look on eBay for PID temperature controllers and solid state relays, if you want a decent control system. They're cheap enough (£25 delivered ish, I guess) and the advantage is that you get pulsed heating which will mean far less junk getting stuck / burnt onto the element that just having it go full whack on whatever duty cycle the dumb thermostat tells it to.

Even just being able to set the temp properly makes them worth while.

You get kits with the pid, an SSR, and a ktype thermocouple, and they're really not big money (from China)

 

[brightspark]

@brightspark any recommendations about degreaser?

if its heated worth trying traffic film remover for power washers

 

[Ashley Burton]

if its heated worth trying traffic film remover for power washers

I can pick that up cheap, So worth a go! I know they do a few versions. Some are a nasty concentrated solution