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Enigmatic1:
So, I've heard for somewhile about sonic cleaners and I'm thinking I may just have to get one. I've never used one and I'm wondering if the folks that have one have any advice or comments, good or bad. I know that I want one that is heated, but that's about it. I lean towards a U.S. made unit, as I do with most things. Foreign wouldn't be a deal breaker, though.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that vibration frequency is important, as too high can actually cause damage. Probably the biggest item I'll want to clean is a carburetor, but maybe a little larger than that would be better.
What works for you? What doesn't? What would you do differently if you had to go buy another one today? What should I expect to pay for a decent cleaner?
Thanks for any input.

tayto:
if buying a cheap one, i always boil the water before hand. when i bought mine 8 years ago a lot of the reviews said the heater burned out. one of the reviews said to boil the water first so leas run time on the heater. I have done this and haven't burned mine out yet. i also thought of getting a fish tank heater if i was using mine more regularly.I would also get a bigger one, I think the one i have is 11L and was all i could afford at the time. I also opted to get mine with analog controls (chinese unit) this was I can replace the timer or heater dial easily.

77cruiser:
I think about the only good thing about the one I bought is the heater. Doesn't have much cleaning power. I don't know the brand but I bought it off of EvilBay.

mcx:
…I used a large lower end unit and was never thrilled with it. When it finally failed, I moved on to using a large pot on my Coleman stove and finish it with a Harbor Freight bench top soda media blast cabinet.Soda media washes away easily and air compressor dries every passageway. They come out looking excellent.

Photokinetics:
I bought a Sonic cleaner off of tick tock the biggest model they make, warmed up the cleaning solution first and then ran my carburetor for 30 minutes in there and it came out shiny and squeaky clean including the hardware that I had in a separate plastic bag so I'm very impressed with how they work!

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