Lotus cleaning system oxygenated water for LP's?


Anyone with a Tersano Lotus water cleaning/treatment system ever tried cleaning LP's with it? The concept is they add a third oygen molecule to water, and the water becomes a super cleaning agent for about 15 minutes. They claim it cleans much better and faster than Clorox, and blog postings seem to back this up, stating stains that harsh chemical cleaners wouldn't take out were dissolved by the Lotus. This is the cleaning system I'm talking about, not the drinking water system, as that unit de oxygenates the water afterwards for drinking.

The system has a sensor for contaminants to tell you when the fruit or veggies are fully clean. I wonder as a test if an LP were vertically rotated through the water, would the sensor indicate it was eventualy free of contaminates. Of course I was more thinking of using it in a VPI, and vacuuming off the water afterwards. The creator of the unit does state that ozone (O3) can be tough on some plastics and rubber, but the LP would not be my concern, since it would be in contact only once for a short time, but rather the plastic parts of the VPI machine. The inventor has indicated they will test materials that users suggest. I haven't contacted them yet about their thoughts on LP vinyl, I figured it might be good to get some ideas from this forum to querry them about.

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Showing 1 response by oilmanmojo

i do not know about the formulation but whether it is H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) or water infused with Ozone O3, both of these agents are strong oxidizers. The will assist in removing some oils and greases and even some inorganic compounds but they also will tend to breakdown the vinyl with repeated use. There are a lot of strings about cleaning formulations from homegrown to sophisticated commercial applications but the basics of cleaning will always remain simple. Water (the purity makes a difference) plus surfactants/dispersants to lift/emulsify the "dirt", mechanical, thermal, or chemical actions to get the cleaning solution into the groove and between the vinyl and dirt, and systems to rinse/dry the water/cleaner/dirt mixture. Most of the commercial systems have more hype and sales pitch than the homegrown solutions but all can be effective. I have used many of the commercial solutions and typically come back to my own homegrown solution. The greatest improvement in advancing cleaning records in my opinion are the carbon fiber or nylon microbrushes, I have not tried the walker system (enzyme) so I can not comment on whether it is a breakthrough, but nothing will ever replace plain ole scrubbing the record. It will work with the good commercial solutions as well as the home grown ones