Recommendations for ultrasonic cleaner please

[Dombo63]

As if to prove the old adage, "pay cheap, pay twice", my JPL 7000 ultrasonic cleaner (apparently the most popular in Britain) has packed up after just over a year's light use of case cleaning.
Can anyone recommend a cleaner suitable for cases? I typically do 50 at a time standing up in a citric acid solution and probably only once a month, if that.
Thanks all.

[bradaz11]

i use one of these... still JPl by the looks of it

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/jpl-8050-h-pr ... -25l-a74jk

but we bought them for work, and I gave one a new home, they all still work well, even mine i use for brass etc. when i clean my brass, i do it in a plastic measuring jug, filled with solution and the cleaner's bath just filled with tap water.

i then recycle the cleaning fluid by pouring it between jugs and a cheap mesh sieve. works very well for me

[saddler]

12 months & packed in?

I'd be back to the retailer & asking for a replacement - that's well inside the time allowance for "merchantable quality" & "fit for purpose" issues

[bradaz11]

not if his soloution has eaten thru the body or something

[Joe Pugh]

They sell them in Aldi and Lidl now and then.
I have been using one for about 6 months with no problem.

I also use the Lyman turbo sonic solution stuff which works well.

They cost about £15 a bit small but I can get about 50 .44 mag cases in at a time.

Good luck

[saddler]

not if his soloution has eaten thru the body or something

If it has he needs to get to the vet

The things are designed to be USED with such mildly acidic/alkali solutions - not kittens tears & pixie dust

Mate had a larger 6 litre unit on Ebay - timers, heating element...the lot - broke within a week; he got a replacement free

My unit is an Aldi one - had it years & never been a problem: nor has any of the others from that batch (I ended up with 8 of the 10 that the local Aldi had in, as the pistol club members all lived in areas which had none left on their local stores)

[bradaz11]

i only say that as i know one of a different type we bought for work, our cleaning soloution attacked the stainless when running

[Dombo63]

12 months & packed in?

I'd be back to the retailer & asking for a replacement - that's well inside the time allowance for "merchantable quality" & "fit for purpose" issues

Sadly it was just over a year. The supplier, Cost-Mad UK, via Amazon, gave a terse "out of warranty" reply to my email.
Nothing like a "f*** you" attitude to customers to get your name in lights all over the internet.

[dave_303]

12 months & packed in?

I'd be back to the retailer & asking for a replacement - that's well inside the time allowance for "merchantable quality" & "fit for purpose" issues

Sadly it was just over a year. The supplier, Cost-Mad UK, via Amazon, gave a terse "out of warranty" reply to my email.
Nothing like a "f*** you" attitude to customers to get your name in lights all over the internet.

How long ago was this? EU law dictates that warranties must be 2 years.

[saddler]

12 months & packed in?

I'd be back to the retailer & asking for a replacement - that's well inside the time allowance for "merchantable quality" & "fit for purpose" issues

Sadly it was just over a year. The supplier, Cost-Mad UK, via Amazon, gave a terse "out of warranty" reply to my email.
Nothing like a "f*** you" attitude to customers to get your name in lights all over the internet.

How long ago was this? EU law dictates that warranties must be 2 years.

THIS