(Just a brief overview)
I’ve wanted a parts washer for a while, however I also wanted it to be heated. Buying a heated one is expensive... so I made my own.
Bought a large parts washer (always bigger than the dimensions make you feel it will be) bought 2 3kW Incoloy immersion heaters. Also bought some parts to make a drain away as it came with just a plug (would have made draining a nightmare) and a parts washer through brush.
Assembled said parts and voila.
The parts washer holds 75litres of fluid and takes roughly 35 minutes to heat up to about 50°C (I’ve set it to auto switch off with the inbuilt thermostats). The drain off is 1/4 inch BSP as that was the only size I could get easily and would fit without drilling and tapping a bigger hole. Drains faster than I thought it would (many many many minutes though)
All in all quite happy with it, seems to work well as is, untested as yet as I’ve not had parts to clean recently. But should work much better than just a cold parts washer.
Any questions - feel free to ask.
