Haier HU335W Ultrasonic Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Haier HU335W Ultrasonic Cleaner
Customer Review: Now I Know Why the Reviews Aren't so Great ...
Summary: 1 Stars
I should have read these reviews before actually purchasing this to clean my jewelry. First, the water didn't do anything. I bought a cleaning solution. Second, the 3 minute cycle wasn't long enough to clean out the gunk between my diamond and setting. I ran the cycle 5 times (for a total of 15 minutes). Only then did my jewelry come sparkling clean. Third, you have to change the cleaning solution often ... which makes me wonder if it's really the solution that's doing the cleaning and not the ultrasonic. Fourth, as I was cleaning out the basin, I guess some water seeped inside through the cracks on the side (the outter shell is like 3 pieces of *CHEAP* plastic put together). Well, guess what? It stopped working. I know it's my fault but c'mon, this is ridiculous. Those reviews about the flimsy build ... totally correct. Oh well, it was great while it lasted. I'm off to by the Sharper Image ultrasonic when I'm down in the States.Customer Review: fell apart
Summary: 1 Stars
First the cover to the on/off buttons fell off. I didn't mind because it still worked (left button = on, right = off). Then the bottom came loose from the rest of it. It still worked, so I still didn't mind. I just held it carefully from the bottom. Finally, the bottom fell all the way off, wires appeared (one of them was severed), and an important looking piece broke off and sprang forth from its innards. Now it's in the trash. .
P.S. These things happened during normal and non-traumatic use. All I have done is press buttons on it and take it back and forth from the cabinet.
Edited 10/20/06
I bought another one of these hoping I'd just had a lemon. Nope. Second unit is in the trash. This time the plastic covering of the screws popped off so I had to hold the top in place while opening and closing it. Then it stopped working altogether.
Customer Review: Just got it and works great
Summary: 5 Stars
At first I was skeptical, but most of the reviews here say good things about it. I got my machine today, April 30, 2008, and quickly put it to the test. I put some gold jewerly and a pair of glasses to test it out. The gold came out nice, but I didn't notice much difference. This was due to the fact that the gold wasn't that dirty to begin with. THEN I put in my eye glasses and right before my eyes, a gunk of dirt was flying off the glasses. After about 2 cycles at 3 minutes a piece, the eye glasses came out almost like new. The dirt that was trapped under the frame attaching the glass to the metal was zapped away with the cleaner. Before I could not reach those areas to clean, but this machine did the job for me.
In order to really test it, you will need something dirty to begin with. It works great!
Customer Review: Pretty good on most items, easier than scrubbing forever!
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the 1st review of this item, and ordered the cleaner anyway, hoping for better results. Indeed my Haier machine works quite well. BUT...don't expect jewelry and coins to come out sparkling clean, like the pictures and the hype. Instead, think of the machine as a shortcut to a lot of scrubbing with a toothbrush. Earrings gunked up with hairspray were somewhat cleaner after a few cycles; but then after just a short scrub with a soft brush, they were as good as new! Same with diamond rings, etc. The cleaner helped greatly, but did not clean everything immaculately all by itself. The cleaner really gets into the nooks and crannies in watchbands, etc., but again, some follow-up is needed with a brush. In my opinion, it is definately worth it's purchse price.
Customer Review: Nicely made but...
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased the HU335W Ultrasonic Cleaner to use with my hobbies and expected it to make small part cleaning easier. The primary use was to be cleaning knobs and other parts from antique radio equipment. After several cleaning cycles, I still had to clean the knobs manually with a toothbrush. I also tried to use it to clean my razor with similar results. I tried to clean coins with no noticable results. The "buzzing" sound it makes when running makes me think it is not really running at ultrasonic speeds. It seems to be well made and is an attractive design that is reasonably priced. It did a reasonable job of cleaning my toothbrush. I would reccommend buying a more expensive unit and leaving this one on the shelf.