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« on: July 01, 2009, 06:53:45 PM » |
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After years of washing parts in old ice cream containers, cake pans etc ![Roll Eyes](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) I have finally got around to assembling a Parts Washer I got as a gift a few years ago. So, I need to know what everyone else uses to fill it with, I use petrol at the moment but I don't like the idea of it sitting around the shed & possible sparks when switching it on The instructions say to use water & detergent, but will that do the job? Ta, Gary
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 06:59:29 PM » |
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Kero works well and is cheap.
You can also buy degreaser in drums.
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 08:07:55 PM » |
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Hi Gary,
We use Turps in our one at work, as it air drys and leaves no residue as with Kero, sorry Craig.
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 08:33:24 PM » |
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I went and bought Kero last week try 4 liters $16. I don't know about cheep .....FC427.......
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As I lay rubber down the street I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide please dear god protect my ride
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2009, 12:58:45 PM » |
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You need to find a servo with a kero bowser. Caltex at corner of coreen ave at penrith has it if you are in the area about a 1.60 a litre. about 18 months ago
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« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2009, 06:53:05 PM » |
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We had a local Servo selling kero till last year and then no more ![Sad](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I guess not many people use kero heaters any more ......The good old day's getting a gut full of fumes trying to get warm......FC427.......
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As I lay rubber down the street I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide please dear god protect my ride
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2009, 07:31:10 PM » |
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Thanks for the input you blokes, I already had 4 lts of Kero left over from the last time we used the caravan so decided to go that way, but it barley covered the bottom, so I went to the servo that FX1975 went to. Took a 25 lt drum ![Shocked](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/shocked.gif) $2.09 cents a lt ![Shocked](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/shocked.gif) so it's gone up a bit, but not as bad as what you paid Mark. Maybe I should have priced the Turps or Degreaser 1st like John & Craig suggested, anyway, I'll see how it goes. Cheers, Gary
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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2009, 01:14:20 PM » |
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We use a 50/50 mix of kero & diesel which is 20L of each.
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2009, 04:00:15 PM » |
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i was looking at one from supercheap and it had a big warning about not using flammable liquids.
Is this an issue ? kero / diesel safe to use ?
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2009, 07:10:52 PM » |
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i was looking at one from supercheap and it had a big warning about not using flammable liquids.
Is this an issue ? kero / diesel safe to use ?
They have to put the warning on and its also a way for them to sell other cleaning products to use in it. Plenty of people across different industries have been using kero/diesel for years with no drama's and up until a few years ago kero was the only thing they used in the washed bays in the army etc
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2009, 08:37:42 PM » |
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Have you tryed buying 15ltrs concentrated from your local Bunnings store, they are heaps cheaper and "concentrated" should fill it up ![Smiley](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2009, 06:00:21 PM » |
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Have you tryed buying 15ltrs concentrated from your local Bunnings store, they are heaps cheaper and "concentrated" should fill it up ![Smiley](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Have tried a couple of different cleaning agents from auto wholesalers and found that they dont work as well as kero/diesel. They also dont have the same repeat life so in the long run works out more expensive IMO
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2009, 07:48:52 PM » |
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castrol sell parts washer fluid for arround $100 20lts last along time in parts washer
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« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2012, 06:57:21 PM » |
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Gary
How did you go with your parts washer. Just got one from SuperCheap.. And states water-based only. Prefer to use Kero, but worried I will get a fire or electrocute myself.
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« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2012, 08:38:18 PM » |
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Stash, I've had no probs with the kero, and have used it a lot since my post, it's due for a changeover clean out so I may try the mixture of kero / diesel this time round
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« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2012, 08:43:37 PM » |
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The reason most use the kero/diesel combo is because they both have a low flash point which means it would take a solid flame and heat source to make it combust. There is little or no risk involved in a parts washer as there is no naked flame and a spark from the pump would just drown. I learnt all about flamable liquids when I was with the SES. Hope this helps you all, Jim
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« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2012, 11:12:45 PM » |
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Jim, helpful as usual ! ![Smiley](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Why kero/Diesel mix and not just straight Kero ?
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2012, 10:47:41 PM » |
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Kero has been used for a long, long time as parts washer fluid, but it needs due care. Most of the time a spark dropped into kero will go out, as the flashpoint of kero is around 39 Celcius. On a bloody hot day, out in the sun or locked up in a hot tin shed, the parts washer can readily go above 39C (...maybe not in Hobart ![Grin](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/grin.gif) ). In that case, a spark will easily ignite the kero. Splashing kero around can generate a kero/air aerosol which can also ignite. Kero wicked up in old rags can also ignite much more readily than straight kero. I would not be too comfortable with kero sitting around in the shed in an open parts washer - needs a lid with a decent seal. Diesel has a much higher flashpoint (minimum of 60C) which makes it harder to ignite (unless you live in the Pilbarra, where it seems to be constantly hotter than that ![Grin](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/grin.gif) ). Some insurance companies also limit the amount of hydrocarbon you can store (often to 20L) - worth checking your policy. Keros does have an aromatic content that can be absorbed through the skin. Hobby use may well be OK, but a lot of labelling on parts washers also takes into account long term use. Cheers, Harv.
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« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2012, 07:33:40 AM » |
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G'day Forum, A bit more info,petrol has an extremely low flashpoint(0.2dc-2.0dc)this is why it will ignite from static electricity!+can disolve glues & perish rubbers. Diesel on the other hand has a flashpoint of somewhere between (60dc-79dc)so a lot safer to use & a very good & cheap PARTS WASHER FLUID.that want harm glues etc.Kero lies in between but closer to the diesel side. Hope this helps a bit.cheers Rummy
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« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2012, 09:21:21 AM » |
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thanks Guys.. I suppose my question was around why go a mix versus a straight solution..? ![Huh](http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/Smileys/default/huh.gif) is it because of price, odour or something i missed?
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