Thanks. It will certainly be better than not cleaning them because I don’t want to listen to the vacuum on my other cleaner.
Did anybody on here recommend some extended drying times at lower fan speeds to make it more pleasant to use the machine?
I tried 5 minutes of drying on a low fan speed. Does that make sense? It seems to work ok.
A quick search of this thread for the word 'drying' showed no particular recommendation.
After dealing with record cleaning from manual cleaning with LAST to a rudimentary Record Doctor vacuum and on to increasingly sophisticated machines, the general rule I adopt is do what works effecitvely for you. 'Effectively' means adopting optimal chemicals and materials and technique for the type of cleaning at hand and the utilitarian 'works for you' means just that. It's the results you get that tell the tale. It may take a bit of trial-and-error to learn or discover how to get the best results -- do not hesitate to try your ideas.
If what works for you is to reduce fan speed in order to reduce fan noise, then go for it. You can experiment with the amount of time to run the fan (5,6,7 minutes or whatever it takes) -- there is no right answer as it somewhat depends on relative humidity in you cleaning area. The bottom line is you don't want any moisture on the record when you put it in its sleeve or when you play it.
For the most part I use air drying for 4-5 records at a time within the context of a Heppa filter at some distance. But air drying is not part of the Degritter protocol which includes a fan -- partly because Degritter offers no place outside their machine's moist environment to place the record for drying and it meana to be.a one-stop automated design.
If your machine supports it, I suggest a clean water rinse before drying.
