> Harbor Freight has a 20 gal. washer with heavy duty pump and a fuse-link
> cover for $139.99 incl. shipping.
> At www.homier.com I found a 20 gal. washer with a fuse-link cover
> for $69.99.
> It weighs 4 lbs more than the H.F. model, but doesn't list a heavy duty
> pump. (It lists the pump as "UL listed electric magnetic"
> WOO-HOO!) I don't
> know what the shipping charges will be on 59 lbs.
I have what I believe is the same thing, looks exactly like the one at HF,
but without the 'heavy duty' pump. Came with 5 gal of solvent and a
hose/brush to connect to the solvent outlet. The pump lasted about a year,
maybe 10 uses total, before the supplied solvent apparently attacked the
plastic parts of the pump and ruined it.
I've been planning to re-engineer it with an external solvent
reservoir/settling tank, and one of those cheap drill-motor driven pumps,
but that project is currently way, way down on my priorities. I don't know
for a fact that the drill-driven pump will last any longer (they're rated
for use only with water), but I've used one in the past with good success
(probably 100 uses over a 2 year period and still going), plus it's easy and
cheap to replace.
Another big problem with my parts washer is that the lid doesn't seal worth
a durn and the solvent evaporates. I'm hoping the external tank will solve
that problem.
Randall
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