Where to buy a Parts Washer!

[PlaidMan]

Does anyone know where to buy an auto parts washer for home use, the type that sits on a 30 gallon drum? I like the idea of the fluid draining back into the drum instead of of sitting in the pan. Thanks, charlie

 

[kennypinkerton]

Hmmmm. A turkey roasting pan and a little creativity could go a long way.

 

[PlaidMan]

Yes, I should of asked where to find the parts to build one also(pump,nozzle,etc.) Thanks, Kenny

 

[JPSmit]

might be easiest to get a harbor freight one and strip out the parts - or use the HF box but run the fluid from the drum

 

[roger_abbott]

Northern Tool, item 159478, $149.00
Harbor Freight, item 42817, $165.00
Look to be the same product.

 

[rlwhitetr3b]

It looks like the tank size is just a little bit different.

 

[GreenOne]

Here's a nice one for under $100

https://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Parts-Washer-p/iit40400.htm

 

[TR3driver]

Here's a nice one for under $100

https://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Parts-Washer-p/iit40400.htm

Looks essentially identical to the one I have; which is unpleasant at best. Note that the solvent is held in that big pan rather than in a barrel. My lid doesn't seal very well, so the solvent evaporates over time (and can always be smelled). Plus, even though I ran the solvent that came with the unit, the plastic impellor in the pump dissolved within a year or so, rendering the whole thing useless.

It's now serving as a plant holder ...

 

[eschneider]

https://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_13575_13575

I replaced the pump in our parts washer with this unit. Works great. Could be used with an old kitchen sink basin (could get a nice stainless sink basin for cheap from Craigslist, I'll bet).

The coolest setup I saw was a kitchen sink installed in a guy's workbench. He had a lid that fit over the sinkbasin when it wasn't in use. He also maintained a layer of water in the solvent drum - to keep the solvent from evaporating and to help filter out yukkies. (return line emptied above the water, pickup tube picked up clean solvent in the middle of the barrel)

His barrel was plastic. Plastic barrels are usually given away or sold cheap by the heating oil distributors.

Just a thought.

 

[kennypinkerton]

I like the water barrier idea. You might also check with local dry cleaners for a large plastic drum. I've 2 of them here from when my mom used to work for the cleaners, I think they used to hold soap. I used them to hoard fuel before gas went to $3.00 a gallon. Kinda pointless now though. :smirk:

 

[tony barnhill]

Had my Harbor Freight one for about 10 years now!!