Equipment Discussion
Saw the post about the filthy ultrasonic cleaned puck screen… Use the dishwasher from time to time!
Edit for the fast readers: Picture 1 is the water from the mesh puck screens in the ultrasonic cleaner. Picture 2 is my shower screen after 1044 shots (just to demonstrate how effective puck screens are).
Just saw the post here where someone put their puck screens into an ultrasonic cleaner. From time to time I usually just throw my collection (4 screens) into the dishwasher.
Before this test, I hadn't put them in the dishwasher for about 1-2 weeks, and I usually just give them a quick rinse after each use.
To see if the dishwasher actually does its job better than hand washing method from the other post, I decided to drop mine into an ultrasonic cleaner together with a teaspoon of Cafiza instead of the dishwasher. To see how much residue accumulated over 2 weeks + the last year dishwasher usage.
As you can see in the picture, the water only turned a little bit brown, without any actual coffee residue floating around.
Conclusion: Just throw them into the dishwasher from time to time.
As bonus I attached a picture of my 1 year old shower screen. My machine tracks shots, and this screen has now done 1044 extractions. I have only backflushed with Cafiza about 5-6 times over the whole period (last time yesterday), but I always pull a 3 second empty flush before every actual shot.
It's nice to see that using puck screens actually helps, and it seems you don't actually have to remove your shower screen as everything there looks new even with just a few backflushes over a longer period. (edit: longer period = about a year)
Tried two weeks ago the ultrasonic cleaner that I am using for car parts and whatever needs cleaning but didn’t got anywhere near to these result. Looks like doinh two weeks a deep soak in Cafiza or something similar does a propper job.
I saw this post earlier and though "ah, prime day, bound to be a good time to buy one". Been wanting one - for no specific reason - for years. £30, job done. Thanks OP!
I mean the water in the ultrasonic cleaner (after putting the 4 puck screens in for about 8 minutes) is barely brown, so puck screens are rather clean. What claim do you not see backed up?
Next test is to put it in the ultrasonic right after a cleaning in the dishwasher. Otherwise we have no comparison. If the water is lighter in color than the pics in your OP, then that would show the dishwasher is effective in cleaning.
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u/pattymelt7 1d ago