diff --git a/omf/solvers/opendss/dssConvert.py b/omf/solvers/opendss/dssConvert.py
index 7f101417a..ea5430825 100644
--- a/omf/solvers/opendss/dssConvert.py
+++ b/omf/solvers/opendss/dssConvert.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from omf import feeder, distNetViz
 from pprint import pprint as pp
 from omf.solvers import gridlabd
+from __init__ import runDssCommand
 from time import time
 
 def gridLabToDSS(inFilePath, outFilePath):
@@ -52,6 +53,47 @@ def dssToGridLab(inFilePath, outFilePath, busCoords=None):
 	# TODO: no way to specify output filename, so move and rename.
 	glm_writer.write(model)
 
+def dssToCleanDss(dss_path, clean_out_path, exec_code = ''):
+    runDssCommand('clear')
+    dss_response_to_redir = runDssCommand(f'Redirect "{dss_path}"')
+    all_classes = dss.Basic.Classes()
+    out_dss = f'new object=circuit.{dss.Circuit.Name()}'
+    # todo: get actual circuit props.
+    # get all circuit elements.
+    for c in all_classes:
+        d = dss.utils.class_to_dataframe(c, dss=None, transform_string=None, clean_data=None).T.to_dict()
+        if d != {}:
+            out_dss += f'\n! {c}s\n'
+            for name in d:
+                out_dss += f'new object={name} '.lower()
+                for key in d[name]:
+                    val = d[name][key]
+                    # clean up matrix format.
+                    if type(val) is tuple:
+                        val = str(val).replace("'","").replace(' ','')
+                    if type(val) is list and len(val) != 0:
+                        val = '[' + val[0].replace("'","").replace(' |', '|').replace(' ',',') + ']'
+                    # hack for malformed wdgcurrents
+                    if key.lower() == 'wdgcurrents':
+                        val = '[' + val.replace('(','').replace(')','').replace(' ','') + ']'
+                    # ignore deprecated opendss props and bad values
+                    bad_props = ['ratings', 'seasons', 'linetype', 'rneut', 'xneut', '%fuel', '%reserve', 'fuelkwh', 'refuel', '%cutin', '%cutout', 'varfollowinverter', 'kvarmax', 'kvarmaxabs', 'wattpriority', 'pfpriority', '%pminnovars', '%pminkvarmax', '%kwrated', '%cutin', '%cutout', 'varfollowinverter', 'kvarmax', 'kvarmaxabs', 'wattpriority', 'pfpriority', '%pminnovars', '%pminkvarmax', '%kwrated', '%cutin', '%cutout', 'varfollowinverter', 'kvarmax', 'kvarmaxabs', 'wattpriority', 'pfpriority', '%pminnovars', '%pminkvarmax', '%kwrated', '%pmpp', '%pmpp', '%pmpp', '%pmpp', '%pmpp']
+                    bad_vals = ['', '----']
+                    if val not in bad_vals and key.lower() not in bad_props:
+                        out_dss += f'{key}={val} '.lower()
+                out_dss += '\n'
+    # get buses.
+    all_bus_names = dss.Circuit.AllBusNames()
+    out_dss += f'\n! Buses\nmakebuslist\n'
+    for bus_name in all_bus_names:
+        dss.Circuit.SetActiveBus(bus_name)
+        out_dss += f'setbusxy bus={bus_name} y={dss.Bus.Y()} x={dss.Bus.X()}\n'
+    # todo: all the settings? which are under dss.Solution and dss.Settings. or don't support them.
+    out_dss += exec_code
+    # print(out_dss)
+    with open(clean_out_path,'w') as out_dss_file:
+        out_dss_file.write(out_dss)
+
 def dssToTree(pathToDss):
 	''' Convert a .dss file to an in-memory, OMF-compatible 'tree' object.
 	Note that we only support a VERY specifically-formatted DSS file.'''
@@ -842,5 +884,6 @@ def _tests():
 	#TODO: a little help on the frontend to hide invalid commands.
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+	_tests()
 	# _randomTest()
-	_conversionTests()
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+	# _conversionTests()
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