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Temperature of water for ultrasonic RCM

I have a CleanerVinyl RCM - very happy with it. Have been fooling around with water temp and wondering if anyone else is doing or has done the same? I had been using it with the water at room temp, and was thinking that I was the dishes in warm water, so why not clean my records in warm water? So I pumped it to 40C and it seems to be getting a LOT more junk off my (supposedly) clean records that have all been previously run thru the RCM.

Thanks for any feedback.

dmk_calgary

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The ultrasonic process in itself generates a fair amount of heat so just be mindful of that.

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@dmk_calgary

Ultrasonic activity can raise the water temperature by about 10-15° C. I guess it would just depend on how long you run the ultrasonic transducers and how large your ultrasonic tank is.

I used to have a DIY 6L ultrasonic cleaner and without using the tank heater, I would get about a 5-6° C rise after 10 minutes.

I now use a Degritter (much smaller tank) and it will pause for cool down if I run it on Heavy for more than 1 LP. Luckily, I don’t do marathon cleaning sessions otherwise I could see how that could get annoying.

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