I have an opportunity to by a used Audio Desk cavitation cleaner 2015 model, not pro model. It has been totally checked and refurbished, a very good price. Should I avoid because the pro is now the dominant model? It's a 2015, were the kinks worked out by 2015?
Refurbished? What does that mean? Did they take apart everything including opening the bottom to reveal the water pump and motor which I highly, highly, highly doubt they did after taking mine apart to try fix a burnt out motor. Just know this - if it breaks you'll land up with an expensive paperweight as the cost to repair it is more than the unit is worth. $2K+ to repair the motor and that doesn't include shipping the unit back to Germany. FWIW I wouldn't buy one and I'd buy something cheaper and easier to repair. Try a Kirmuss or a Isonic
Does anyone ever get some fine white foam produced by the Audio Desk? I've had mine for 5+ years now, and after refilling the tank today, the machine produced a fine white foam during the first cleaning cycle that I have not seen before. I am afraid that maybe the system got contaminated somehow? I really hope not. I promptly drained the machine and flushed it with distilled water.
I get that from time to time. The manual says it's normal. Some have said it's because of previous solvents / cleaners somebody used on a record. I usually wash them twice.
After talking with the distributor, he believes (based on a few similar reports of foaming) that there was a defective batch of solution released from Germany. So I drained the machine, took out the barrels and filter, and have run several distilled water-only cycles to fully flush and rinse the machine. Unfortunately, the one record I cleaned with the possibly faulty solution was a super rare, $300 vintage jazz LP that I've been looking for for over a year. I have run a water only cycle with no parts in the machine to rinse the record. I will be waiting for the shipment of new fluid before using the machine again. A bit of a hassle but I'm not messing around with it,
Wow. I did notice the is right after using a new bottle! How do I swap the three bottles I just bought for some that don't foam?
For years, I have been in touch with Robert who I feel is tangentially associated with them—though I believe he works for the Audio Desk distributor. The Cable Company is where all my orders process through. I would imagine they know of the issue if you ask them.
Yep, I talked to him today. He confirmed there was a bad batch and he's going to send me replacements. Solid guy and good service!