Is your city water this bad?

[imported_blackjetta]

The water here is the worst I`ve lived with. The image below is the result of leaving a spoon in the sink, with tap water in the spoon allowed to air dry. Possibly more than one dose of water, but still...



http://www.geekywheel.com/stuff/badwater.jpg



The water also tastes terrible, we have to filter it to stand the taste.



Should I get some kind of filter for my hose when washing my car?

[JeffM]

You need a home water filtration system. The one i have was 3k, with RO under the sink.



Florida water is pretty horrid also.

[Old Pirate]

By the looks... yes get a filter system for washing the car!

[imported_blackjetta]

I can`t afford a whole house system right now. I`ll be selling the house within a year and will probably build one in to my next house.



What is there for the car? The only one I know of is that thing on TV (http://www.mrclean.com/sites/en_US/mrclean/products/autodry.shtml). Does it work well?

[paul34]

Try this:



Garden Hose Filters (http://www.pwgazette.com/gardenhosefilters.htm)

[ninjalogan]

Psh. That`s soft water compared to southern IL (Collinsville address with the city of Troy supplying our water). We have to chew our water without a softener.

[Accumulator]

Psh. That`s soft water compared to southern [ours].... We have to chew our water without a softener.



Heh heh, yeah, mine`s a *LOT* worse than that too, and it has big chunks of rust/mineral deposits/etc. too; my filters catch stuff that you can hold in your hand, I`m surprised the previous owner didn`t bust a tooth on it.




Ican`t afford a whole house system right now. I`ll be selling the house within a year..



Some whole-house systems are pretty inexpensive and you can move them to the new house. I took my softener/etc. with me when I did one move, it was cost-effective and it wasn`t a big deal. I`d at least look into it as I think it might be feasible compared to getting a temporary fix, at least in the long run.

[salty]

eBay.ca: AQUA-SAFE MAXIMUS II REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER FILTER (item 150140010408 end time 14-Jul-07 21:00:00 EDT) (http://cgi.ebay.ca/AQUA-SAFE-MAXIMUS-II-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-WATER-FILTER_W0QQitemZ150140010408QQihZ005QQcategoryZ206 84QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)



I am on my second unit from these guys. Works very well. I have the TDS meter so i know it works. Not sure if they have whole house filters. Just use mine for potable water.

[noego]

does your water bill have a skull and cross bones on it and a warning about human consumption?

[imported_Adamah]

Blackjetta, where are you located?

[imported_blackjetta]

Blackjetta, where are you located?

Ridgefield, WA. A quick jog north of Vancouver. City has it`s own water supply, and overcharge like crazy for it. Water is cheaper in southern California desert areas than it is here.



If I were to get a whole house system I wouldn`t want the system to make it impossible to rinse soap off from showering or hand washing, etc. Some homes with water softeners get like that. Maybe all of them do. I suppose it`s better than having water like you guys are describing though. I should read up on the different kinds of systems.



Those 10" canister things look nice for car washing, nearly infinitely reusable with a bag of softener salt.

[Brian_Brice]

is san diego in the early 90`s my ice cubes were brown.

[Accumulator]

If I were to get a whole house system I wouldn`t want the system to make it impossible to rinse soap off from showering or hand washing, etc. Some homes with water softeners get like that. Maybe all of them do..



IME it`s just a matter of getting the softener`s settings right. Hard water *does* rinse off suds great, but then you have the mineral deposit spotting to deal with. It`s possible to strike a good balance where the rinsing isn`t a problem.

[velobard]

Check out this portable water softener from Costco.



Costco CR SPOTLESS De-ionized Water Filtration System (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11201522&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1)

[anthony914]

mine isnt that bad and im up in bellevue