Parts Washer Upgrade - Filter and Flow-through Brush
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Parts washers are great in almost any shop, but they rarely come with everything to make them as useful as they can be. In this video we'll install a filter, flow-through brush and a foot switch.
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So I don’t know what solvent you’re using but consider this if it’s flammable. That hinge is designed to disintegrate if a fire catches to close the lid and choke off the oxygen before burning down your shop. Having that filter there instead of outside the unit if a fire would start would probably explode before the hinge disintegrates causing a fire to get out of control. Just a thought.
An interesting thought.
Your change look good and feasible however the liquid will still carry shit into the pump before the filter
It definitely does, but my goal wasn't to save the cheap pump, but to extend the life of the much more expensive solvent
Best filter you can use for these machines is a diesel fuel filter. It’ll catch all sentiment
great job, how about a valve to switch from stream to brush 😀
The brush and hose is the best upgrade you can make and it’s cheap on eBay
The location that you initially wanted to install the filter housing is where I'm gonna try to put mine. I think the filter housing with side ports (instead of up like yours) will work better there. The flow seemed reduced though, is your pump failing? Or is that just what happens when you put a filter on one of these machines?
I think it's from the filter being up where it is. Mounting it maybe below or on the side might improve things
You might want to add a bigger pump
Where did you get your pedal switch
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Wouldn't it be better to filter the solvent before it enters the pump?
Yes, but these pumps don't have a pickup that's easy to adapt - it's just some slots in the bottom of the pump housing. You could 3D print an adapter - though not sure what material would be best to survive the solvent (PETG maybe?). Another option would be another pump, but then you have to fabricate an entirely new pump housing. So filtering before the pump would be better, but a *lot* more work involved.
But if you're the one doing the work, it's not difficult for me at all. You should make some, and sell them! CASH!
I think the scotchbright type stuff will filter out the large chunks which could seriously harm the pump. If you take apart a fish tank pump you’ll see it’s magnetic so might need to be disassembled and cleaned every once in a while. Mine quit so that’s likely what I need to do. A stopcock/ball valve on the drain with a tube is a game changer when draining. Still haven’t found a good high flash point solvent that’s affordable. I’m using diesel now but after a while it creates a sticky sludge in the bottom. I guess it’s how the fuel reacts to various things I’ve cleaned. Sticks to anything you drop more than the original gunk!
@@836dmar I'm using solvent from Tractor Supply. Flash point and volatility are pretty good, and it works pretty well. A ball valve on the drain definitely would have been a good idea to install before I filled it, but I was impatient the day I assembled it.
I've been using kerosene for the last few years, and it definitely doesn't work as well as solvent. I recently drained mine, and added 5 gallons of solvent from Tractor Supply, and then added about 5 gallons of the kerosene back in, and it seems to be working pretty well so far. The price of the solvent at TS is pretty decent, compared to other places around here.
As far as the drain goes, I've thought about adding the valve, but I am also cheap, and like to try to reuse the solvent as much as I can, so I let everything settle, and scoop the solvent out with an old Bonanza Steak House pitcher, so the sludge can stay in the bottom, and not get all mixed up in the solvent I'm hoping to reuse. I really should add a drain for the last few inches, but I never really plan ahead that much.
Put hose clamps on brush hose or it will come off