Originally Posted by
miamijim
I have the same unit and use it with water and Dawn Direct dish detergent. I usualy run 3-480 second heated cycles for each group of parts.
Reading through this thread, I was about to suggest this.
Simple Green and ANY citrus based degreaser will dis-color and stain aluminum. Its OK for cleaning with immediate rinsing but NEVER soak your parts in it.
I did not know this! I use SG all the time. I'll be careful now.