New ultrasonic vinyl cleaner in the works: Humminguru

dansomeone said:
I use this brush to dust records before cleaning in the HG. It works well, pretty much no dust after a cleaning/drying cycle. Plus it's called thunderon, which is badass.
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Sleeve City Thunderon Conductive Record Brush

Keeps your vinyl collection in perfect condition with regular light brushing before each play. Helps eliminate stylus wear by removing particles. Use with your record turning on the turntable without applying pressure to the brush.
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I keep being tempted my this one but always seem put off by Sleeve City's horrible shipping backup. As others have pointed out, avoid the current production run of the Hunt brush which is a piece of shit oem'd by Music Hall. They should be ashamed to sell it.

Russ I said:
Finally received my Zerostat 3 anti-static gun. Haven't tried it yet, but have spent the past hour or so trying to figure out how best to use it. Amazing how many different approaches are out there on the web, and how stupid some of the 'testing' is that people do to demonstrate its effectiveness. Anyway, finally landed upon an old set of instructions that make a lot of sense, so thought I'd share them here. Also, if anyone with experience with this gizmo wishes to chime in, that'd be great. (I should add that there are instructions on the box, but they're brief and a bit cryptic, and for some strange reason, none of the online stuff pays any heed to those instructions! I know my own experience will be the best way to figure this out, but it's still nice to have an idea for a reasonable starting point.)

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OK video here showing how to use it
 
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JohnnyCashFan said:
I keep being tempted my this one but always seem put off by Sleeve City's horrible shipping backup. As others have pointed out, avoid the current production run of the Hunt brush which is a piece of shit oem'd by Music Hall. They should be ashamed to sell it.


OK video here showing how to use it
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Thank you. I'd seen this along with quite a few others, but I don't know how/why they've concluded that four activations of the gun are required. Guess I'll just have to trial-and-error it.
 
Auntie Static said:
My routine is to clean 7 records a time 5 min cycle and leave them on a rack to dry, powering off the HG until they are dry and go again. I auto clean the seventh record so the water drains back into the tank so it will get filtered before next batch.
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I tried this and really liked it because you don't need to use the pump which I find the noisiest part of the whole process. It also saves the effort of refilling the tank and I think it does mean you aren't running the pump as much which I think will be the first component to fail in this machine.

I have to say I love this thing. It's made a huge improvement to my listening experience. Of the new records I've put through none have a single click or pop in them anymore. I think used/old records have also improved significantly but may need a couple more cycles to get better.

Edit: obviously first world problems but it would be nice to listen to a record while cleaning but it's far too noisy for me to do this.
 
uvwxVinyl said:
I tried this and really liked it because you don't need to use the pump which I find the noisiest part of the whole process. It also saves the effort of refilling the tank and I think it does mean you aren't running the pump as much which I think will be the first component to fail in this machine.

I have to say I love this thing. It's made a huge improvement to my listening experience. Of the new records I've put through none have a single click or pop in them anymore. I think used/old records have also improved significantly but may need a couple more cycles to get better.

Edit: obviously first world problems but it would be nice to listen to a record while cleaning but it's far too noisy for me to do this.
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Given the emphasis many have placed on filtering the water between cleanings, is there any concern about what's not being filtered from the water by the time you're cleaning your 5th, 6th, and 7th records, etc.? Because if not, you could still use the dry cycle and then just quickly pour the water from the tank into the reservoir with the top of the water tank off (i.e., no concern for filtering). It's surprising to me that the 'noise' of the water emptying from the reservoir is a motivating factor here, but hey, one of the beauties of all of this is that we can each approach it in the way that is best for us.
 
dansomeone said:
My extremely scientific method would be to rub cat shit all over a record, then zap it with the zerostat. If the cat shit isn't completely gone, I would then post a YouTube video explaining calmly and rationally how the zerostat is a disappointment.
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funny you say that because he does have a zerostat video that I found useful.
 
Russ I said:
Given the emphasis many have placed on filtering the water between cleanings, is there any concern about what's not being filtered from the water by the time you're cleaning your 5th, 6th, and 7th records, etc.? Because if not, you could still use the dry cycle and then just quickly pour the water from the tank into the reservoir with the top of the water tank off (i.e., no concern for filtering). It's surprising to me that the 'noise' of the water emptying from the reservoir is a motivating factor here, but hey, one of the beauties of all of this is that we can each approach it in the way that is best for us.
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I only did 4 records in my "batch" - all of them new records. I'll probably vary this based on the type I'm cleaning. I didn't find the surface of the records that were reusing the water coming out looking worse. I don't really think it's likely stuff gets "stuck" back in the grooves.

Not running the dry cycle also resulted in no static which I found to be a plus. Just running the dry cycle though turns on the pump and that together with the drying cycle has the potential to wake my kids.
 
Are people actually experiencing dirty water filters? Mine appears pretty clean after like 100 uses and tbh I haven’t cleaned it once, because it looks new still. I have noticed residue in the tank itself, that usually clears by the next wash but then it’s not found in the water or air filter later. I’m wondering if that residue is getting clogged up inside the drain tube.
 
Tys1 said:
Are people actually experiencing dirty water filters? Mine appears pretty clean after like 100 uses and tbh I haven’t cleaned it once, because it looks new still. I have noticed residue in the tank itself, that usually clears by the next wash but then it’s not found in the water or air filter later. I’m wondering if that residue is getting clogged up inside the drain tube.
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Yeah mine is kinda dirty/stained. I think I've done over two hundred. I should probably swap it out soon.
 
Tys1 said:
Are people actually experiencing dirty water filters? Mine appears pretty clean after like 100 uses and tbh I haven’t cleaned it once, because it looks new still. I have noticed residue in the tank itself, that usually clears by the next wash but then it’s not found in the water or air filter later. I’m wondering if that residue is getting clogged up inside the drain tube.
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I definitely have seen my water filter darken just a bit in some places after a day's use. It's subtle, but I feel like I've seen some dust-like particles settled into the filter, so I just clean it after each day's use by rinsing it out, squeezing the water out, and letting it air dry. The filter at the bottom of the reservior doesn't seem to catch much, but there was one time when a small shard of vinyl was caught in it. Otherwise, that and the air filter don't seem to require much cleaning.
 
Russ I said:
I definitely have seen my water filter darken just a bit in some places after a day's use. It's subtle, but I feel like I've seen some dust-like particles settled into the filter, so I just clean it after each day's use by rinsing it out, squeezing the water out, and letting it air dry. The filter at the bottom of the reservior doesn't seem to catch much, but there was one time when a small shard of vinyl was caught in it. Otherwise, that and the air filter don't seem to require much cleaning.
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I've cleaned about 400 records and just swapped out my water filter for the 2nd time and air filter for the first time. I also wash the water filter every night after a cleaning session and it's never been filthy I do notice a bit of dirty on it.
 
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