A parts cleaner comprising either a clean solvent and a captured used solvent container or a single container having separate zones for clean and used solvent is disclosed. The clean solvent container preferably includes a clean solvent outlet and an inlet for clean recycled solvent. The used solvent container has a used solvent inlet, a first outlet for supplying used solvent for cleaning and a second outlet for supplying used solvent for recycling. The used solvent container may have a means for automatically switching between the outlets. The parts cleaner being adapted to draw first from the clean solvent container and drain into a separate used solvent container and when clean solvent is not available to draw from the used solvent container. A solvent recycler can also include a batch or continuous distillation chamber having a valveless filling system or a distillation zone for receiving solvent zone.
