What Do Washing Machines and Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaners Have in Common?
The short answer is mostly everything. The difference is in the details. Let me explain. A gift from Santa this Christmas was an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. Who am I fooling? I asked my husband to get me one for Christmas. And a dutiful Santa he was. I then proceeded to clean every piece of jewelry in my possession, except for the ones I knew shouldn’t go in. Reading the manual expanded on those exclusions. Then I thought AC readers should be aware of what shouldn’t go into an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. Hence, the article entitled How to Clean Your Jewelry Safely with an Ultrasonic Cleaner was born. The ultrasonic jewelry cleaner cleans jewelry with sound vibrations. Oh, yeah, there’s a little detergent and hot water to help the cleaning along. But, for the most part, high-frequency sound waves are shaking the dirt off your diamonds. Thinking about that raised a question in my mind. Why can’t we use high-frequency sound waves to wash clothes? An ultrasonic washing machine! Like the di
