10 Things to Know About Parts Washers.

October 29th, 2010

1. A parts washer is a piece of equipment used to remove contaminants or debris such as dirt, grime, carbon, cosmoline, oil, grease, metal chips, machining fluids, mold release agents, ink, paint, and rust from parts prior to rebuilding, painting, plating, welding, labeling, canning, etc. They may be manually operated or “automatic”.

2. Parts washer are used in automotive transmission and  engine repair shops, aircraft maintenance facilities, and many other businesses that rely on the use of heavy equipment.

3. There are two kinds of Parts washers: Solvent-based washers and Aqueous-based Washer.

4. Since the early 70s, many methods of parts cleaning have been developed with improved levels of safety and lessened environmental impact.  The  Aqueous-based Systems took prominence and are now the standard.

5. Aqueous-based parts washers are  much like large dish washers. It uses water and detergent combined with heat and mechanical energy to provide the cleaning action.3

6. Microbes are used in some cleaner formulas to digest petroleum contaminants. Microbe and nutrient packages are added to the cleaner and circulated throughout the bath. The microbes break down the petroleum hydrocarbons and reproduce themselves in the nutrient-rich environment.

7. Cleaning labor can be significantly reduced with using an automatic front-loading, parts washer because you can just set  the wash cycle on a  timer and left until done.

8. All Hotsy parts wahers are OSHA compliant.   (OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

9. Hotsy detergents are designed especially to clean the toughest parts AND protect your parts washer from rust.

10. At Az Cleaning Equipment we service many  major industrial brands of parts washers.

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