Cleaning records. How often really?

Albert, if you like the Premier cleaner, then buy it here like I do:

http://www.all-spec.com/products/MCCCCC.html

It's the EXACT SAME STUFF as Premier and as you can see, much less expensive! I understood it is more a replacement for carbon tetrachloride than for freon. It's a better solvent than either of them IMO; it dries fast (too fast!) and leaves NO residue. It's especially great for cleaning electronics too -- especially that stuff you're afraid to use most cleaners on, like tube sockets! (I don't actually use it on records anymore.)
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I have a Loricraft - hardly used it - too much work

Bought a KL Audio in Dec 2013.
I have cleaned about 1/4 of my extensive collection and can effortlessly clean a few things I want to hear at a moments notice

Static and pops and clicks are nearly gone, brush and use zerostat only on the worst days (precaution only)

No need to rewash a cleaned, quality sleeved, and properly handled record

LAST is the last thing you want on your records. It provides a permanent bond with impurities that partially break down. The ultrasonic cleaners clean out the grooves, LAST coats the grooves initially providiing a smooth surface. I know a few victims of Last Preservative.

New (or used) get cleaned on my VPI rig (new gets a 2 step process, used can get up to 4 steps.... put record in new mofi sleeve. I destat, demag and dust every time I play. Probaly have to clean it again after 10-15 plays... maybe.

All that desert air would be great for a turntable if it wasn't for all that static electricity from that dry air.

It gets pretty dry here on the coldest days in winter. Most homes have natural gas forced air heating, I have found keeping the record in an antistatic sleeve is important. With new/old records I bring in, the paper sleeves are discarded. You can clearly see the particles on the record from these new sleeves on new records when you first pull them out. The records are cleaned but its important to not let them dry out totally from the vacuuming in dry conditions. They are left in the open air for a few minutes and then go into the antistatic sleeves. This seems to work for me. There is no sticking when you pull them out. And its also only on the TT for about 40 minutes. I also would run an extra wire from the bearing sump on the conventional TT's to ground them better. The Verdier which uses magnets for levitation (no thrust bearing) for some reason its not as affected. I don't know why. Maybe someone can better explain the phenomena. For those of you using a regular brush on the record try grounding yourself with your other hand when using it.

I was in Arizona about 10 years ago near Phoenix attending a conference. We went to a bar at night. You went through this Western style gate and everything was open - no roof; but were surrounded by these horizontal pipes maybe 1 inch in diameter ? - hanging above our heads. A thin jet mist of cool water was spraying out of the pores in the pipe on us. After a while I realized we could not have stayed there long without the spray.

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Another thing about the desert air (at least the low desert here in S. California) is the amount of dirt in it, blown around by the winds. Since there is little ground cover, there are actual dust storms when it gets windy. Even with all the windows shut (to keep the heat out, if for no other reason), there is dust everywhere, and the house has to be cleaned way more frequently than in L.A.

Hi Eric, so what does the hard core vinyl guy with thousands of records do in S. California? Build some kind of bubble room ? The houses here have a sealed vapor barrier in front of the insulation going around the entire house including the full basements. This vapor barrier is very similar to the dust cover on your Quad 57's except heavy duty. The windows are double pane with similar insulation values to the walls. I guess one of these
would come in handy for some in that type of dusty environment.
Cheers Chris