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Temperature of water for ultrasonic RCM

I have a CleanerVinyl RCM - very happy with it. Have been fooling around with water temp and wondering if anyone else is doing or has done the same? I had been using it with the water at room temp, and was thinking that I was the dishes in warm water, so why not clean my records in warm water? So I pumped it to 40C and it seems to be getting a LOT more junk off my (supposedly) clean records that have all been previously run thru the RCM.

Thanks for any feedback.

dmk_calgary
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slaw
21,499 posts
 

Preheat water prior to filling tank.

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larsman
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I just use room-temp distilled water for my DeGritter....

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genesis168
409 posts
 

Warmer water is always preferable when cleaning your records or cleaning anything in general. Problem is records warp with heat. When using isonic tanks made for record cleaning the temperature is pre-set to not exceed 35c/95F therefore safe for your vinyl. I measured the temp of the water. In the winter it gets up to 34c/93F and 36c/97F on a hot summer day. I’ve tried cleaning with and without heat and concluded cleaning with heat results your records sounding better. 

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