Just picked up a parts cleaner (I don't know why) for cheap (oh yeah, because it was for cheap).
Of course, now I've found out why it's so cheap....
26 gal capacity. Bio cleaner from BioCircle is 200$ per 5 gal bucket!



So my hope for putting together a shop parts cleaner for less then a 100$ is squished. Are there any alternative Lowes/Home Depot like non-toxic solvent that could be used with this system?
Maybe a mix of Simple Green?

 

we use that bio circle at work. Its awesome! As for your question...I dunno. We have another older machine that uses some other solvent. I will see if I can find the name. Simple green would work but you would need a way to "rinse" it off when your done

 

I understand it's a live culture and thus one of the reason it needs to stay heated. Being in my home shop, I don't need it on a daily basis and beside the cost of the cleaner, I don't want to pay for the electricity to have the thing on all the time.
I see your point with the Simple Green. It might work as a cleaning station, but then I would need another sink to wash the SG off. Had not thought about that.