Side by Side Comparison of: Kendal vs Magnasonic

Great cleaner. Has separate heater control so you can set the temp and heat the solution WITHOUT running the noisy cleaning part like some lower models. WAY too many layers of cardboard boxes (huge box delivered with maybe 6-7 concentric boxes before I find the actual tiny product box. )

Works but a little loud

We use this machine regularly to dissolve fluxes and paint from electronic assemblies. A good size for small parts and have been very reliable.

just amazing.and my wife is doing incredible thing healing cancer patient.really gonna buy another one

Great Product. I have been using the system to clean my weber carburetors as I overhaul them. Been using my system for about 4 months now, and it is simply superb. In reading some of the older reviews, I was worried that I'd encounter problems, but haven't had any problems whatsoever. It seems like a very well made piece of equipment that works extremely well. Thank you.

I use this for cleaning small engine carburetors in my repair shop. You can use regular dish soap, like Dawn for example, but I went ahead and bought the 1 gallon of degreaser specifically for ultrasonic cleaners. It works pretty good, however, it will not remove big chunks of dirt or grime. For me it does a great job of cleaning out those small passages and orifices that I cannot get to with normal cleaning methods. I typically pre-clean the part as much as possible and then put it in to finish it off. The timer is preset to 3 minutes but I usually go for 15 minutes and set the temp to 35C. If I had a complaint it would be on the temp not being in Fahrenheit and the depth of the reservoir. The description of the reservoir is accurate, I just under estimated the size of my parts. But, you can rotate the part in the reservoir until it is all done. Any part of it submerged gets cleaned.6-19-16 After a full plus year of use this thing is going strong. I've learned to use the "Oil Eater AOD1G35437 Cleaner Degreaser" that I also get from Amazon. What I've found is that heat is the key. I still knock of the bulk of any dirt or grime first, just to help keep my cleaning solution lasting longer. With the heat set about 45°c to 55°c and 15 minutes on the ultrasonic timer, the dirt and grime left comes right off with a brush. I plan ahead and set my heat up on the machine 30 minutes or so before I use it. Also, the heat has a timer built into it. Not sure, but I think its set at about 30 minutes, then it shuts off by itself. So, you have to keep an eye on it if it hasn't gotten to temperature yet, you just have to touch the "on" button again. I dilute the Degreaser at about 10 parts water to 1 part cleaner. A gallon jug last me quite awhile. It really all depends on how dirty/grimy your part is.All in all, I couldn't be more pleased. It just took me a bit of time to dial in the settings for what I use it for.

Finally, an eye glass cleaning solution, which actually works!I use this for eye glass cleaning. Remember to rinse glasses with hot water, after you clean with this.I use a full rimmed plastic frame. Such frames accumulate oils at the top inner corners of the lens/frame.Even if you use a good leans cleaning solution and cloth and try to clean manually, these oils cause streaks and the oils cannot be removed easily, except with this ultrasonic cleaner!I use the 280 sec setting, to clean during shower time. 180 sec setting might also work just fine - I have not tried. The results are perfect! All the oils are being dislodged.. Take the glasses out of the unit and wash with hot water.. Then use a microfibre cloth to clean.The result is amazing, as compared to the usual non ultrasonic cleaning with Zeiss solution, cleaning cloth etc..I am very annoyed with the 5 star reviews on Amazon, for which free product was given, which are supposedly unbiased! Unbiased? Sure!I can assure you that this review is completely unbiased. I bought this unit on amazon. In fact, I noticed that this seems identical in pictures to the Isonic D3800, which is cheaper than the Magnasonic. I am assuming that they both are made by same OEM.I have ordered the isonic d3800 also, for a 2nd room.. I will reconfirm that they are identical, after I have tried it. You might want to buy that instead and save money.Another comment which also proves that my review is unbiased: I am assuming that just about any ultrasonic cleaner you buy would be as good as this Magnasonic.. Just make sure it is large enough for eye glasses. I am not even sure that you need the isonic cleaning solution.. Dish washing detergent might work just fine but I have not yet tried the dish washing detergent. I used the isonic solution.

Hello , I am so ready to write a review on this device . I received it today May 31, 2017 . I could not wait to use it . I had so much jewelry that was tarnished . I started cleaning it , and the water using the Blitz Gem and jewelry cleaner was so dirty . I had to change the tub twice. I still have not finished. I will have to do the rest on another day .. I want to say this device is AWESOME!! If there were more stars , I'd give it more. I want to say ,if you have pieces that are very tarnished ,you'll have to clean it longer..

Works very well. I use mine primarily to clean electronic cigarette atomizers and parts. Hot water and two drops of dye/scent free dish soap..then a rinse cycle in plain water. Of course it works fantastically for jewelry, eye glasses etc. It also works extremely well for cleaning and recycling small bottles like eliquid bottles. Removes all the residue from whatever was in the bottle as well as the odor. Once you have one you'll wonder how you did without it.

After decades of use, my ultrasonic cleaner that I used for my eyeglasses and my wife's jewelry stopped working. The Magnasonic, twice as large and which cost about one-third than that of my original, smaller unit, works just as well. It is very easy to use and I like the fact that it has many timer settings, which my old cleaner did not offer. I have already recommended this unit to friends.

This is a GREAT jewelry cleaner! I bought the recommended jewelry cleaner fluid and cleaned my earrings and rings first. I was shocked at how dirty the water was - I hope I wasn't spreading diseases before the cleaning! :) I have another jewelry cleaner that did a good job, but it's nothing compared to the Magnasonic cleaner. My jewelry came out looking like I had taken them to the jewelers for cleaning. I did spend a few days thinking about buying the Magnasonic, but don't waste your time - just buy it! It's the best!!!

My wife wanted a jewelry cleaner for her wedding band and engagement ring so that she didn't have to go to the jeweler anymore. They're always doing a perfunctory job there, ya know what I mean? I just put a little 'non-harsh' dish soap in there with some hot water, turn on the sonicator, and brush the jewelry with a toothbrush after 30 seconds and voila!

*** Not compatible with Caustic Soda / Lye / Sodium Hydroxide which is used to dissolve PLA support structures - in case you read the title and missed the "not-support removal" bit ***I just received this unit and will follow up once I've had more time with it. However I purchased this aware of the negative feedback, and so far so good.I already have a CleanStation washer for removing support structure from 3D Parts. The CleanStation uses WaterWorks cleaning solution heated to about 70°C. It's essentially a 25% solution of caustic soda (@ ph ~12.5-13). To make the parts safe to handle you should rinse them under hot running water for something like 5-10 minutes. I don't want to run that much water, or stand around that long... So I picked this up so I could drop my already cleaned 3D parts into this and come back 10 minutes later and not have to deal with residue of nasty stuff on the surface. It's not "toxic" but it's highly caustic and will burn/itch when it contacts your skin. Highly recommend reviewing the MSDS for anything like this before handling.OK now that the background is out of the way, here's the review.So far it's working well for cleaning any redidual Sodium Hydroxide from the surface of the parts. I had, hoped to be able to try using this to replace my CleanStation part washer but it is actually not as compatible with the Sodium Hydroxide as I thought the description had claimed. Description claimed it was anti-acid/alkaline and spill resistant and all stainless construction. That should be safe for using with the highly alkaline solution, but I was wrong. And the instructions say absolutely do not use highly acidic or highly alkaline solutions. Stainless is supposed to have excellent resistance to even 50%, or 80% solutions of Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda). The basin actually appears as if it might be aluminum - it might just be satin finish steel, but I'm not sure. Aluminum is definitely NOT compatible with Sodium Hydroxide at all. Either way it will still be ok for my original intended use - that is removing the tiny residue from my already cleaned parts.I guess I docked them one star because they used, what I believe is misleading wording making it appear more chemical resistant than it is.Here are some things in the description that I found misleading: (none are deal breakers, but good things to know)Timer:Description accurately says the timer can be set up to 99 minutes,However, instructions clearly state not to run longer than 60 minutes straight! (or you can damage the insides!!)Acid/Alkaline Compatability (or non-compatibility):Description only claims acid/alkaline safe for spills. My bad, I misread that combined with the all stainless to mean it was ok for alkaline/acid cleaning solutions. I guess it is not safe.Sound:it's pretty noisy and the sound is pretty grating. It sounds like a very very loud sonicare type toothbrush. It's not horrible, but it's not quiet either.Size:the dimensions on the listing are accurate. It has a nice basket for placing parts in before submerging into the basin. however, it is fairly small, and as others have stated in their reviews, the basin is less than 50% of the height. If you can take dimensions from the description and visualize them correctly, then this won't be any issue. this is just not huge. Attached photo shows the unit on a counter next to a standard sized sink with a fat pen in front of it. these should help provide a good set of visual cues to see it's actual size. Also you can see inside the basin enough to recognize how shallow it is.Hope this helps some folks decide. :-)

good deal

when first arrived the unit did not work - vendor gave me free return shipping - they repaired the unit and sent it back to me...now it works but the thing is very noisy. You'll want to place it in a place where the noise won't bother you while it is running. Seems a bit over priced for the quality...but it works.

This unit is awesome it cleans very good. I cleaned some of my brass and I was so shocked how clean it was. First I put lots of brass, almost full to the top, and it cleaned but not so shinny. Next load I only had very little left so I put those in and let it run for awhile and it came out ridiculously shinny. It looked brand new. So now I m going back filling it up with only half a tank full and re-trying it. Heater does take a while to heat up to high temp but not a big deal since you can set the timer up to 99 min and forget about it.The capacity is a lot smaller than it looks. Only half of the entire unit is for cleaning and I was just expecting much more. Yes the baker is kinda cheap looking and it does sit on the tank and I want to make something so it doesn't sit and actually floats.I would recommend this unit. If you don't have big parts to clean then this is perfect. However if you have big parts, lets say bigger than a 12 oz soda can you want to get a bigger unit.

This is a very effective (cost and performance) ultrasonic cleaner. The controls are straightforward and the unit is light enough to make it easy to dump the tank.Pros: fast, effective cleaning all metal construction is impervious to solvents heater seems to work just fineCons: flimsy metal basket that rests on the bottom of the tank. NO NO NO. Bad dog. lid does not have a gasket so it rattles when the system is in operationSince I will be purchasing another one, I guess that imlies that I would recommend it to someone else.

It works fine and does a great job, and it seems built very well. The only gripe I have about it is the heater, which isn't really adequate. It takes forever to get up to any temperature over 40°F, but running the unit really helps build the heat. Adding hot water to the tank also helps speed the process. The basket is OK for my needs, but the cover, with the little condensation dent takes up some interior volume. I flip it over and use some metal binder clamps for paper to hold it on and it's much better. The cleaning power is great and I have a hard time being in the room when it's running due to the sonic resonance in my ears, but that is no fault of the unit, which is doing what it should. It's pretty quiet overall, but does create a humming noise when running. Keep in mind the interior is pretty small, so I'd recommend taking the dimensions listed here and creating a box to show the useable volume. The tank size listed is for the total volume, so subtract 1" for the working volume, which is 3 liters or 0.79 gallons (3.16 quarts or 101 ounces).I'd give it 4.5 stars rather than 4 since the heater issue is pretty minor, but I can't give it a 5 due to the same issue.

Works fine. Seems to be built well. Easy to change the time. Doesn't really need a top. I bought it for my fountain pens. It works well for them, but diamonds, jewelry, rings? Everyone should have an ultrasonic cleaner.As far as the fountain pens go, I have expensive pens, piston fill and adapter fill. The adapter type isn't too bad since you can just lay the entire nib section in the vat. But with the piston fills, I don't like the idea of the entire pen vibrating against another surface or against another pen. I placed a rock beneath the basket so the nib could go between the basket ribs so the pen could basically be leaning against the side. It's not the most elegant method but it does work. It takes a bit to find the right place so the pen won't slide in. Oh, I did at first lay an MB149 down. At the top where you twist the piston, some substance began to come off. It looked like fog coming off the pen. Still not knowing what that was, I am concerned it could be the adhesive used to keep the brass attached to the resin. That's the main reason I won't lay them down.

It cleans very well, but it is hard to pour liquid out of it. It needs a little groove to channel and direct the water like the spout of a pitcher has. I would recommend the larger model as this is a little smaller than I thought it would be. You cannot use this for vinyl records and to clean a CD, it needs to be rotated several times.

It works. It looks good.Worked great for getting the nasty grunge out of the nose pads on my eyeglasses. We haven't used it on my wife's jewelry much because of the various recommendations out there about putting gemstones (and synthetic ones) into an ultrasonic cleaner. Don't know details. So I am pretty happy so far (a couple weeks).BUT DANGER DANGER DANGER: One of my pairs of eyeglasses has a dark blue paint coating on the metal front piece. The glasses are 3 years old and had a couple of small, but obvious paint chips from wear and tear. After use in the ultrasonic cleaner a few times, there are *many* more places where the paint is gone. Took a while for me to realize it, but now it's pretty obvious. Apparently there were a lot of very small rough spots in the paint after 3 years and the ultrasonics "cleaned them" off the glasses entirely. Which is what you want when the imperfections are dirt and grunge. But I couldn't see these imperfections and I got surprised. My unpainted metal frames had no problems.Anyway -- it's proof that the cleaner works. Really well. So watch out.I'm still glad we got the cleaner. I guess I should have read more about ultrasonic cleaners before putting those glasses in. The nose pads certainly look nice. See photo.

I was skeptical about this cleaner due to the fact it only uses water and vibration to clean but I was pleasantly surprised! It does a great job of cleaning the items I've tried so far, (earrings, ring, anklet, 2 necklace chains with charms, a folding knife with a lot of detail, and a pair of glasses) but I did have to spend some time after the cleaning trying to clean up missed spots. The after cleaning didn't take much time, but not something I really expected I'd need to do after the cleaning. Overall I'm very pleased with this purchase and would recommend it to those who would like to keep up maintenance cleanings on their jewelry and other items.

I was a little disappointed using only water and Dawn as per instructions with items except eye glasses so I ordered iSonic CSGJ01-8oz Ultrasonic Jewelry/Eye Wear Cleaning Solution Concentrate.I tried it with the “solution concentrate” as per their instructions and am still somewhat disappointed. The unit appears to be working fine; it works great with eye glasses and it makes rings look real nice on the outside. However, it does not clean the inside of the diamonds as well as when the jeweler cleans them. I can see the dirt come off the glasses and there is definitely dirt, etc in the bottom when finished. I also tried cleaning a “night guard” that has calcium deposits on it and it did not clean them off like the one at the dentist’s office.I suppose I was just expecting more than what this unit is made to do as the Jeweler and the Dentist must have a commercial unit stronger than this one. Actually, the unit does a good job with what it advertised to do. I suspect that it is not significantly different than others Amazon has to offer in the same price range. I will keep it and use it for eye glasses, rings, and my new night guard before it has time to accumulate deposits.

Works well, a bit of dish soap helps degrease and I added some silver cleaner to help with tarnish. Everything sparkles now! I did need to use several cycles because most of my jewelry had never been cleaned.Word of warning - necklaces with very fine chains can get tangled by the ultrasonic waves and movement if they are put in together.Overall I'm happy with this purchase and while it's not something I'll use all the time, it was affordable and works.

Did a good job...while it lasted. Shortly after the warranty expired, it died.

This cleaner is okay for cleaning eye wear and normal cleanup of jewelry. I use it about once a week for my daily pieces to remove lotion and soap build up. It does NOT work for pieces that are tarnished, it may remove some but not all. I have a pendant that is heavily tarnished I “cleaned” with this at least 20 times since purchasing it and it still looks the exact same. It just doesn't cut it. However, for a spit shine type cleaning this makes fast, easy work of it and easier on the hands/nails than using an old toothbrush. I wouldn't purchase it again though and only kept because I forgot to return it.

I bought a refurbished and discovered it did not work and was missing the basket .....Buy New

I'm not sure I see much of a difference over a "dip it and brush it" system available in a jar. I also think that emptying the tank is messy since I use a solution of Formula 409 and warm water (jeweler's recommendation) that I save and refresh from one cleaning to the next. It looks like a serious cleaning machine, though! I have tried to remove tarnish on silver with this but you have to follow up with a polishing cloth. I think it's best for gold/diamond pieces.

Not terribly impressed with the results I received. And the list of items that can't be cleaned is disappointingly long. I used it mostly for my gold jewelry and some vintage items I'd inherited. Some of these had to be done three or four times on the highest setting, and still didn't appear all that clean. (They were not excessively dirty to begin with.) Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I don't think I'd buy it again.

I used this product and most of my jewelry came out beautiful (amazing considering only water was used per their instructions). However I only gave it 3 stars since I will have to redo two of my diamond rings which did not get completely clean. The first time I did 90 seconds then repeated it for 300 seconds. Still I like not using the usual chemical cleaners. Hopefully the two rings will look better on the third try.

This does a fairly good job of cleaning jewelry. They have more shine. However, I bought this thinking it would do a better job cleaning my eyeglasses, that seem to have constant smudge marks, than any of the cleaning methods I have used, (including washing with Dawn Dishwashing Liquid). Once I received the Ultrasonic Polisher, however, the written instructions included clearly state that it is effective in cleaning eyeglass FRAMES, not lenses. If I had known that ahead of time, I would probably not have ordered it, as I don't wear a lot of jewelry.I would have given this 4 stars since it cleaned my daughter's diamond nicely, but the description on Amazon says that it can be used on eyeglasses, and does not point out that it is only for the frames of the glasses. Seems like that is a bit deceitful.

Worked ok the few (less than 10) times I used it. Then the blue control keypad on the front failed to function. I'm unable to raise or lower the operating temperature. I can raise the operating time, but can't lower it. Worst of all, the on/off buttons on the keypad no longer function. So it's now officially a paperweight. I tried contacting the seller to ask if I can get a replacement keypad, but have not received a reply. So for now, I'm giving this product a 2 out of 5.

It work's good cleans my carburetors great. Only one problem it states it's a 3 liter, 2 liters fills it up to the safe fill line, it won't hold three. You can add a little more but not three liters,and then when you put a couple carburetors it's ready to overfill. Did they send me the wrong one , it says three liters ?

We had this for just over a month and found out it is not working properly. Being that it is over the 30 day period we have to pay to return the item for a replacement. I don't find that very professional this item is advertised as a commercial grade item well it did not withstand the item description.

it worked great for about 10 cleaning runs and now will not run, if you need to use it once, should work fine for you! don't buy

The jury is still out on this product. I've only had it a couple of weeks. Possibly, my jewelry is not that dirty, or it just doesn't do that good of a job. Not sure yet. Used it to clean my husbands electric razor blades and it sure got a lot of gunk out, but he's not really seeing much difference. It definitely does nothing for my silver Indian jewelry. I'll re-review it and let you know.

I cleaned the watch bracelet but did not clean well compared to my other ultrasonic cleaner I bought many years ago. The other smaller ultrasonic cleaner I bought was for my workplace which I purchased in the 1980's. I mainly use the old unit to clean hardened grease off small mechanical gears so I purchased this Magnasonic unit for cleaning non greasy items. It takes two minutes to really clean my watch bracelet on my old unit but when I tried on this Magnasonic cleaner, I can see the grime still attached between the bracelet after three 180 second cleanings. I did not try the hardened grease attached gears on this Magnasonic unit. Returned the unit as the old cleaner is still working.

After less than 30 uses it just stopped working. I read the reviews that this has happened to several people. Would not recommend this product to anyone.

Does not clean as I expected. I tried to clean up some old pre 1982 copper pennies. After 6 cycles of the longest setting, there is some small debris in the bottom of the tank but there doesn't appear to be a huge difference in the coins. I used 10 to 1 water and simple green. If you have to clean something before putting it in here I don't see the point. Would not buy again.

Very misleading product description. Amazon should call the manufacturer on the following issues.I bought this ultrasonic cleaner to replace one that Brookstone sold a few years ago (looks the same). However, the older Brookstone model came with an arch to hold your watch face above the water level to keep it from being submersed and damaged. I bought this more expensive model because it said it was for watches rather than buying the less expensive model by the same company that did not say it was for watches. There is no arch or other way to put a watch into this cleaner without fully immersing it and ruining it if it is not waterproof. And although the Amazon product description states it is also for cleaning glasses, there is a disclaimer in the product user manual stating that it is not for use with glasses that have a pre-existing scratch or crack in the glasses coating. This is followed by the statement: "Ultrasonic cleaning is only suitable for cleaning frames". I do not plan to remove my watch from the watch band every time I want to clean the watch band and I certainly do not plan to remove my lenses from my glasses frames prior to cleaning the frames.

Not impressed with this in the least. Does a minimal job of cleaning at best. Tried advice based on other reviews and using distilled and purified water. Other reviews seem to indicate what an amazing job this should do at cleaning my glasses. It doesn't. I had to clean them by hand still after using this. Waste of money.

This ultra sonic is not insulated well so the frequencies cut into your cell phone at about 30ft in range, making phone calls literally impossible while the ultrasonic is running. Also there is no independent switch for the heater, meaning once the timer for the ultrasonic function runs out the heater always shuts off, this is a horrible design flaw. I sent min back because it broke in under 30 days, given it is used 5 days a week eventually the plastic switch broke on the back within 2-3 weeks and then promptly after that upon turning the device on it blew up with a large amount of sparks coming out of the back, we are lucky no one was injured... Do NOT buy the item. Luckily Amazon was gracious enough to give me a full refund and send me a return label even though it was 1 day outside of the 30-day return policy, I believe they made this exception in good faith that I was telling the truth (which I was) that the item broke several days before I contacted them.

Used twice and now the time select button will not work. No warranty, no returns after 30 days.

Stopped working after 1 week 4 days, waste of time and money

Didn't work which is to bad as I really liked the design...they gave me a full refund

Biggest piece of crap I ever bought. It literally didn't work!

I ordered this ultrasonic for my jewelry store, I used it for less than two months before the product quit working. I contacted the seller telling them that I wanted to return it for a new one, but they wanted to just send me a part and have me fix it myself. I was reluctant to do so, but went along with it. I installed the new piece, used the ultrasonic for TWO days and it went out again. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!

This is the product that finally convinced me that amazon reviews are fake and cannot be trusted. This Magnasonic doesn't clean anything. I mean not at all. Not in the slightest way does it remove any dirt, grime, grease or debris of any kind. It is a complete and total ripoff. The only thing it effectively removes is money from your wallet.

I had high hopes for this ultrasonic cleaner due to the primarily positive reviews posted. However, in my case it failed to clean either lightly smudged glasses nor any jewelry/coins with obvious (greasy) staining. Tried running multiple cycles with and without dish soap but neither cleaned even remotely. Had more success lightly scrubbing with a soft toothbrush.

Doesn't clean hardly at all. I used the prescribed cleaner and it doesn't clean. Even after re-cleaning and re-cleaning, my jewelry still isn't clean. Cannot recommend! Was a waste of my money. Shipping was fine. Product sucks.

As far as I can tell, this unit did nothing. I tried it on glasses, jewelry and coins. I saw no visible difference between the before and after condition of everything I tried. I'm returning it today..

I bought this item based off of the reviews and was excited to receive it so I can clean my Silver. However, it didn't work as everyone stated it would. I put my jewelry in the machine and actually ran it through multiple times, based off the instructions and feedback, to see if it would get better.

Bought to clean up some old jewelry. I've used it less than five times and it stops mid cycle most of the time. I'd like to return it but I think I'm stuck with it.