De-Ionized Water

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mobiledynamics

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Ah, remember those days. Day long debates on CR spotless, Mytees, Duprays, the works. Where did all the hubba talk go. Did it hit a plateau. Did we all buy our toys and have withered off and gone fishing.

Time for a throwback discussion. Yesterday, I was washing the cars, got called off to attend to something else. Sometime in between then, I got consumed and never did get a chance to dry the car. Anyhow, well you know what happens. It`s all good. Years ago I did have a CR spotless - the big one. It just wasn`t for me - just the setup , the connections to *my setup*, etc. Ended up selling it....

Anyhow, I think maybe it`s time I circle back on my deionized water setup that will fit me needs. Time to put the thinking cap on.......so I can remember what was the pros/cons on the CR that led me to see it so I don`t end up in the same boat again

Time to dig up superbees old posts. I know it had some good breakdown options as well
 
Wow, SuperBee...forgot about him. I gave up on my CR and had soft water from inside piped to my driveway faucet (since I already had a softener). Not as good as DI, but a lot less trouble, and good enough (for me).
 
Ah yes...Superbee364! Hope he`s OK.

I seldom use my CRS except in the Winter, when I use it all the time to rinse, often via pressure washer, between regular washes. Otherwise I get my with just filtered/softened water.
 
I love my CR spotless. I have the large system. I actually use it the entire wash cycle. I have an inline filter from spa depot that I use for my hot tub. They are pretty cheap and my well water is extremely hard. I then run that into the CR spotless and run that to my Ryobi pressure washer. It works great and really helps me when I`m washing dark colored paints in the sun. Unfortunately I can`t always wash in the shade and this helps me tremendously. Using it before I had the pressure washer was not as convenient and I didn`t use it as much.

Someone posted about how to improve on the CRspotless resin system here not too long ago. Supposedly you can get like 10x more gallons from it.
 
audicoupj- Ah, sounds like you really get some use of your CRS! How long does your resin last?!? I`m awfully spoiled on that account as our water doesn`t seem to degrade it quickly at all.
 
PearTree said:
I`ve been thinking about buying this system.
https://www.portablewaterdi.com/shop/deionizers/dual-bed-deionizer-standard-model?SKU=OTG2-DDI
With the water in my area I can get almost triple the amount of gallons of a cr spotless and the refills are also cheaper. I know we had a thread a while back on this and one of the members has this system.

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Griot`s also sells one. It`s a one-tank system.

One of these is on my short list for next spring.
 
PearTree said:
I`ve been thinking about buying this system.
https://www.portablewaterdi.com/shop/deionizers/dual-bed-deionizer-standard-model?SKU=OTG2-DDI
With the water in my area I can get almost triple the amount of gallons of a cr spotless and the refills are also cheaper. I know we had a thread a while back on this and one of the members has this system.

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I`ve got that setup - works great. When first installed I was getting 0 ppm, after 2 summers of use I`m up to 10 ppm. Will likely get new resin this winter. No leaks at the fittings, but I did switch to standard hose QD`s so I can easily disconnect and use regular water if needed. Might put together some permanent hard line/valve system this winter. I use it with the little Ryobi electric PW
 
Accumulator said:
audicoupj- Ah, sounds like you really get some use of your CRS! How long does your resin last?!? I`m awfully spoiled on that account as our water doesn`t seem to degrade it quickly at all.
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I only get around a season with the amount I use it. But I use it for the entire wash cycle. I`m probably going to try the upgrade for next season and see how it compares. It`s worth the cost to me as it saves me time. Long run it would probably be smarter to add a water softener system to use with it and improve my house water but It`s not looking like I will live here long enough to justify the cost.
 
Any thoughts on the CR Spotless Water Deionization Systems vs. the On The Go Dual Bed Standard Deionizer #OTG2-DDI ?
Pros/Cons Thoughts/Review ?
 
audicoupj- Ah, OK, thanks for explaining. IMO that`s not all *that* bad for resin consumption the way you`re using it...easy for me to say since you`re paying for it though :o
 
jatleson said:
I`ve got that setup - works great. When first installed I was getting 0 ppm, after 2 summers of use I`m up to 10 ppm. Will likely get new resin this winter. No leaks at the fittings, but I did switch to standard hose QD`s so I can easily disconnect and use regular water if needed. Might put together some permanent hard line/valve system this winter. I use it with the little Ryobi electric PW
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I have the same system
I have pretty much identical results
I think 10 PPM is still quite good.
Resin is a bit pricey but i agree every 2-3 years is reasonable.
my before DI ppm is like close to 200 ppm so it does make a difference.
by the way water out is does smell a bit like fish :)

Regards

Nick
 
Aside from the water coming out, if you don`t use said units frequently , do you guys do a 3 gallon water purge (aka, stagnent water).

Bad analogy, but any you know how like any water in ANY container will get a *invisable brown film*, that if you were to wipe the interior, it exists...yuck. Now that I type this, I`m off to google this.
 
mobiledynamics said:
Ah, remember those days. Day long debates on CR spotless, Mytees, Duprays, the works. Where did all the hubba talk go. Did it hit a plateau. Did we all buy our toys and have withered off and gone fishing.

Time for a throwback discussion. Yesterday, I was washing the cars, got called off to attend to something else. Sometime in between then, I got consumed and never did get a chance to dry the car. Anyhow, well you know what happens. It`s all good. Years ago I did have a CR spotless - the big one. It just wasn`t for me - just the setup , the connections to *my setup*, etc. Ended up selling it....

Anyhow, I think maybe it`s time I circle back on my deionized water setup that will fit me needs. Time to put the thinking cap on.......so I can remember what was the pros/cons on the CR that led me to see it so I don`t end up in the same boat again

Time to dig up superbees old posts. I know it had some good breakdown options as well
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Wow...

I literally just went through this, I now picked up a CR spotless DIC-20. I forgot how nice washing in the sun was until I got this again.
 
in the winter I flush it dry (well as dry as possible with compressed air).
in the summer yes I run it for like a 30 secs to a minute when i start using it.
I use 5 gallon containers. I have several
I mix a 5 gallon rinsless mix and use it slowly.
I have not noticed any film or any odd artifacts.
even after weeks. I just give it a good shake to mix up.
I used Garry dean product but I have done other rinsless, chemical guys and Megs
all work nicely.

Regards

Nick
 
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