Fluids for VPI cleaner -- any horror stories?

Buy only Record Research fluids and you will have no worries of any sort.

Thanks, all. I think I'll finish up the Torumat, then maybe try Record Research.

I've had a gallon of vpi fluid for years and it still hasn't grown any mold. I keep it at room temp.

I used Torumat for years in my VPI to no detriment. I do not chide them for saying to use none but their own because you never know what some crazy glop will do, and then the buyer goes crying back to them. When I used up my Torumat, I switched to only reverse osmosis purified water in the machine, to do an initial two way clean. Then I stop the platter and use Disc Doctor on their brush, followed by a VPI one way rinse and a top off with Last prservative with platter spinning. I tried several problem records I could not clean with Torumat with Disc Doctor with great results. That made me switch.

I have a VPI 16.5, so it does not keep a reservoir of fluid to be used. I've used combinations of VPI, isopropyl alcohol followed by Record Research vinyl wash. So far, no problems. BUT -- I'm now trying homebrew ideas, tired of paying the big bucks. Does anybody know about sources for deionized water, which is often touted. Someone even told me that Record Research folks use "triple" deionized water. What's with that? Isn't deionized already "DE-"?