Use Ziploc bags, fill the bag with cleaning solution, small, and floating parts then put a heavy part in it that will make the whole bag sink and the sound waves go through the bag like it's not even there.
I have used a Dremel tool held against a Tupperware container to clean micrometers, it's crude but it works. I watched 15 yrs of rusty dust from a surface grinder shake free from the ratchet and barrels of 5 mics. It worked best in a plastic container, different sizes work better, probably has to do with the wavelength propagating against the walls. I priced the ultrasonic cleaner and decided to try to clean it with stuff I already had first. I wasn't disappointed.
Been using ultrasonic for years. Mr Clean works great 25%, and 75% water. Kitchen supply stores or wherever, nice size “Tea ball” for the really small parts.
Small tip when using these cleaners is to boil up a kettle and use a three quarter mix of hot water to tap water, will save on having to wait around for it to heat up!
Hello. Simple Green d Pro 3 PLUS, while aluminum safe, is not a heavy duty degreaser or even a medium strength cleaner. It's primary focus is to kill germs and bacteria. We do have a very very strong degreaser that is aluminum safe that you could try out instead. It goes under the name "Simple Green Pro HD". Please feel free to reach out to us at info@simplegreen.com if you'd like any further information.
Run a bead of silicone between the stainless steel bowl and the plastic housing... otherwise moisture will get into the electronic boards underneath the bowl a d it will stop working... I did mine before I used it and it hasn't failed yet... doing this solves 90% of the complaints with respect to this item ... it also helps when you change solutions ... keeping the solution from literally pouring into your electronics... good luck, great video ... thank you...
Ultrasonic cleaners are great. I have one that came out of an old tattoo shop and I've done all kinds of carbs, and it always amazes me how much keeps coming out. I don't do fancy chemicals use pine-sol and water mix or purple Power & water and it seems work just fine
I've had mine about 4 years. It's been through hell and back. Even dropped it in a bucket of water once. Screen stopped working for a couple days but came right back to life. If you haven't done it already make sure to watch how to measure adjust that float. There is little to no Rome for era. They are prone to cause a leaking overflow.
Yes, it dissolves the dirt. But You still have to remove it from the parts. Use a toothbrush on every part as You pick them up, and brush and rinse in tap water. And, then it's time to say if the sonic did the job or not. Personally, I prefer to soda blast them first, and then rinse in sonic tank.
@@nadronnocojr then clean it out. And screen your gas. Cause no carb that is that new looking should ever be stopped up. That thing is new. Mine is in a 69 chevelle I bought in 86' never, not 1 time has it been off car or stopped up. Clean gas, good sense, good maintenance goes long way
The bicycle shop I wrenched at had one of these, a fancy one. Really worked well, I'll have to get one of these for home now I don't work there anymore.
Get a piece of screen to put in the tray to keep the smaller parts from sitting on the bottom of the tank. It will be easier to get them out when the solution is really hot. I set all of mine at 140 degrees in the shop, and that seems to be about the best temp to clean really dirty carbs. I'm going to go pick up one of these for my home shop to clean the carbs on my bike this week. You don't need to clean carbs for more than 15 to 20 minutes, unless they are really bad, then you can soak them for a few cycles. I take out the carbs and rinse them off to see if there are any spots that need to be soaked again. Make sure and rinse the parts really well with water to get the solution out of the circuits.
Pretty cool ultrasonic cleaner.. carb cleaning fluid $6, carb rebuild kit - $8-$10.. New carb from ebay $12.. I just opt to buy new ones - saves time and expense on cleaning fluids..
I live up in ny and a lot of guys swear by these for cleaning snowmobile carbs. I’ve seen some guys keep melting pistons from carbs running lean, they replace all gaskets and seals in the engine, clean the carbs, try bigger jets and still melt pistons. Then they ultra sonic clean the carbs and problem solved. It’s crazy what some varnish in the passage ways in a carb can do. I have a lawnmower that has a plugged up idle circuit and it’s a very weird design that you can’t really unplug it unless you use an ultra sonic cleaner. Even if I soaked it for a few days you can’t blow air through the circuit because there is no room, it’s a weird carburetor.
Cool vibrating machine never seen one . but I've used apple cider vinegar and it cleaned my carb better than carb n choke cleaner or gumout... Just throw it in a bowl and pour the vinegar in it let it soak couple hours and pull it out use carb cleaner to remove the vinegar and i put wd40 all inside and out to lube the parts and slap it back on... Dont know the cost of ultra sonic cleaner but acv is 6 dollars at Wal-Mart....
If you want it to work really well put your carb parts in a plastic jar with gasoline in it put a lid on it then submerge into your ultrasonic cleaner works twice as fast and does a better job
I like the way Steves small engine Saloon did, by putting the solution in a sealed plastic bag or jar then putting it in the cleaner with water. It keeps your machine cleaner, and it will last longer.
I use a product called compression stabilizer and it comes in a spray can. Also available in 5 liter format and it makes any dirty carb look like you just bought it
Ive read that ultrasonic cleaning brass floats will cause your solder joints to fail and a sinking float problem to develop. I always avoided putting the brass floats in mine as this was easy to believe.
Bill Tyler, berryman's carb cleaner has been around for as long as I can remember. We used to use that stuff to clean tons of parts on an old junker cars. I didn't know they made it anymore. Thanks for the Memories
Dawn dish soap and water works good too also you can fill it with distilled water and put your carb and parts in a glass Mason jar with the simple green in it and put the hole jar in and it works good as well
While it may have worked, the fact that you could just reach right in while it was running tells you that it's not an adequately powerful machine. Either the transducer is anemic or it's not attached correctly.... or both. Putting your fingers in should have resulted in some pretty intense pain and possible injury. There might have been some ultrasonic action but my guess is that the bulk of the cleaning was from just the simple green and the heat and not the limited agitation the machine provided. I purchased a machine off of Amazon a while back, all metal, similar ratings, and you can SEE the water moving above the transducers and it's a LOT louder..... there's something wrong with that HF unit....
I am wondering if we can get a update on this. I would like to know if it is still working and hear you talk about its performance thanks for the video
(HINT) FYI WHEN CLEANING THE FLOATS TAKE A STRING AND A HEAVY BOLT OF NUT TO HOLD THE FLOAT COMPLETELY UNDER RUN 2 CYCLES AND IT WILL COME OUT LOOKING BRAND NEW .
Regular Simple Green does NOT etch aluminum, I’ve been using it for 30 years, because it does not harm anything and does a decent job if you use a little elbow grease and agitate it well!
Install an inline fuel filter, run recreation Gas without ethanol in all small engines, and put at least 1oz of SeaFoam additive per gallon in your Rec. Gas. fuel can. Shut your fuel valve off at the end of the season and drain the bowl you carbs will probably stay clean almost forever.
Nice unit. I took my wife's sonic ring cleaner that she never used and never missed. It was a lot smaller but has served my purpose for model engine parts cleaning and chain saw crab rebuilding. Simple Green?? Never thought of it, I always used carb cleaner or made a witches brew.
I wouldn't advise putting your hands in the machine while it is running. Sonic waves are very powerful and can cause joint damage and even bone marrow disorders!!!
Not true, they may get something clean from sitting in cleaner but the ultrasonic "action" will be blocked by the glass. When using ultrasonic cleaners you want as little obstruction as possible around the parts being cleaned. Even placing them in wire mesh basket of some type will mitigate the ultrasonic cleaners ability to do what it's trying to do
Brody, you just typed a four word sentence with four basic grammatical errors. You don’t get to call anyone an idiot. That’s astonishing to say the least.
My son had suggested that Harbor Freight ultrasonic cleaner. One of my favorite things I have ever bought at HF. Used it to clean my friends carb from his Onan generator. They are notorious for going bad after sitting all summer in the heat. I had already had to replace mine. When he had problems, I ran his carb through this cleaner using a few times. Came out good as new and saved him a couple of hundred for a new carb. Cheap, good cleaning tool to have around in the garage.
There are Gas Stations around my area that carry Ethanol-Free Gasoline. They're usually on roads leading to rural areas. I load up on a couple of 5 gal cans for my tractors. Works great and doesn't leave that sludge buildup. Just Google it to see if they're any in your area.
@@AWIERD1 The ethanol content has nothing to do with keeping debris out of the fuel system. In line filter and fuel stabiliser mixed in will solve both problems
@@Power52 you don't know what you are talking about. The new gas formula sits in the aluminum pot metal and eats it and up that's where the shot is from
@@Power52 Actually he is right. Not only will it eat away the aluminum but it will destroy gas lines, filters and gaskets and seals as well. Never use ethanol gas in a small engine.
Have used a couple of different cleaners that work just as well and all I did was put it in a bucket and let it soak for a couple hours some just maybe for 30 minutes. You can buy nickel safe ice machine cleaner bedpage a job on a lot of items like that and not harm it.
I needed to clean the grease out of some bearings and didn't feel like waiting for them to soak several hours in acetone and then dry out. I decided to build an ultrasonic cleaner with a plastic bottle some rubber bands, duct tape, a plastic bag, and an ultrasonic vibrating toothbrush. It was a bit fiddley but I was able to get it going good. I think I'm going to pick up a cheap one, since I don't have unlimited old toothbrushes laying around with battery life left over. I'm pretty impressed with the make shift cleaner, those bearings are just dancing around in circles in the acetone and I can definitely see the grease flying out into the liquid.
My workplace paid 26k for a much bigger version of this thing, but this one looks like it works just as well. Also, the temperature of the water that you measured is only 10 degrees cooler than ours runs.
I just got one, it was 89$ plus tax then I used their online coupon and got 10% off that, so it was about 80$, then the simple green D was about 16$ at home depot for 1 gallon of it
@@wazup3333 i went to their website. Harborfreight.com, and once in the site I just scrolled down and it was their. think it changes all the time too, sometimes 20%, sometimes 10%, just keep checking. and another thing, they only apply it to one item only.
Glad to see... I had bought the smaller, cheaper old HF cleaner and it wouldn't clean shit off a TURD, so this is hope again. Funny tho, it's new and the on/off switch doesn't work? Not really surprised with HF!
@@mrnovacan2158 Great: I use a small metal coffee can with a clear lid in my ultrasonic cleaner with water around it, and for small parts I have one of those 1 cup coffee ground holders with it's lid, I also use a 1 cup coffee ground holder that the top broke off of it and the little filter's to pour my cleaner through back it to it's glass container to keep it as clean as possible. And to see what I've cleaned to see if I have other problem's.
Absolutely the best! Pine-sol or get it the generic at the Dollar Store, both work well. Just let your carb soak overnight and you will be amazed and dollar richer.
Now we know that all the other times he's not being honest with us, heh. People use the words 'honest_honestly' to the extent it really doesn't mean anything anymore
The carb has turned a funny blackish color... I woulda used brake clean. Antifreeze will do what Crappy Green does but even a better job and not harm the carb! Just dump some in the tank!
Thanks for sharing this. I'm wondering if I can place a 4" round seive in this bath to shake material thru the seive for micro size separation in water?
in the RC world we use antifreeze in a crock pot it must be the old unsafe stuff and it cleans the direst glow motors I thin k it would do a better job but it takes 24 hours on low I leave on garage floor while it doing it
Idk what kind of crock pot you use but mine doesnt have an ultrasonic feature. Id be willing to bet this guys setup would work better no matter how boring the video was.
@@kickemassicus I am just saying it is cheap and easy if you only use it once in while crock pots at the salvation army are 5 to 10 dollars and does a good job with your old antifreeze
Never ever EVER put your hands in an Ultrasonic cleaner. The ultrasonic cleaner will burst all the capillaries in your fingers or hands and there is no way to repair them. You WILL lose your fingers or hands if you put them in the bath tank with the Ultrasonic cleaner is running. Unplug the unit before you reach in to get your parts. Set up you workspace with everything you need so you don't have to reach into the tank to get the parts out.
I was waiting at the end to see if you could start it what’s the update you put it all back together and it started right up Few adjustments to the carburetor
Ive got a variant of the same machine machine sold through Super Cheap in Australia, made in China & it worked brilliantly using the simple recipe in the instruction book they suggest , was small amount of white vinegar added to distilled / demineralised water & a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid depending on aluminium or brass being cleaned , anyway worked really good on a 1990 XF Ford Falcon 6 cyl Weber carb, brought it all up like new & it was bad had been used on gas mostly for years so stale fuel gunk at the bottom of float bowl got a light bi carb soda blast to really help it & finished off with a few more cycles until i was happy, all good except all the lights froze up when trying to turn it off & wouldnt , switched off unplugged waited few mins, reconnected power & tried to restart the machine no lights came on & that was that, went back to Super Cheaps & told yeah bring it back , with the receipt, we will swap it straight over, still looking for the bloody receipt, works great but not for long in my case, will try to get it replaced though, as i do rate the performance for a cheaper end of the scale purchase.
I am confused as to what was wrong with the carb. All of the parts were cleaned yet at the end it was stated a carb kit was being waited on. Is something (part) missing here in the video?
