Water softener/ filter

[Gaz_]

Evening all

Anyone use any kind of inline water filter etc?

Our water is extremely hard and leaves a right mess when washing cars. Not sure if a filter will help, or would I need a softener?

Ideally just want something to help rinse off not having to towel it down through the winter - the less I touch the car the better 😂

I'm able to fit something inline pretty simply - so something semi permanent would be ideal

 

[Matt Cup]

I’m looking at getting something like this.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

I’ve been looking at ones like this. For the same reasons. I’m looking at one for the outside tap (pipework for which is in the downstairs loo) and under the kitchen sink.
I don’t know how quick I’ll get through them though. Is 60,000 litres a lot? Or will I be changing them too often?

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Matt Cup]

I’ve been looking at ones like this. For the same reasons. I’m looking at one for the outside tap (pipework for which is in the downstairs loo) and under the kitchen sink.
I don’t know how quick I’ll get through them though. Is 60,000 litres a lot? Or will I be changing them too often?

Pardon our interruption...

Isn’t this more for improving drinking water? Sure I saw bear grylls flogging something similar.

 

[MLB]

I've got an 11L Vyair, looks similar to linked below. I don't use it every wash and only to rinse to save the resin. Works really well. In summer I use an Adams shampoo that doesn't stain when it dries on the paintwork, just a quick rinse and let it air dry.

In winter wash, rinse with DI water and let it airdry, no need to stay out in the cold longer than needed!

Doesn't work with a pressure washer without a buffer though due to the low flow rate of the filter.

Also get a cheap hardness tester so you can keep an eye on how the filter is performing.

https://ebay.us/m/K7W6eE

Pardon our interruption...

@Yosemite Sam as @Matt Cup says, that's not what you want for washing your car, first part of the description mentions you need their RO system (reverse osmosis) to reduce hardness or remove solids. I believe that's a similar system window cleaners use.

Would be awesome to have a system like that trickle into a 1000l IBC tank and have that feed into a pump/pressure washer 😍

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Isn’t this more for improving drinking water? Sure I saw bear grylls flogging something similar.

Same thing surely?

Either way, @MLB has spoken and he is the cleverest man I’ve met so I’m going to follow his advice. 👌🏽

 

[R3k1355]

You are a legitimate moron though

 

[MLB]

Kind words sir, thank you! Edited with additional info 👌

 

[Yosemite Sam]

You are a legitimate moron though

You don’t know me well enough to be throwing insults like that around.

 

[Flob]

You are a legitimatly lovely moron though.

 

[Brigsy]

The vyair resin vessels are mega for spot free rinse off. Ive got one on the never ending list of bits to buy.

 

[Matt Cup]

@MLB whats a buffer?

 

[Flob]

A water tank.

You fill the tank with a low flow tap then your pressure washer sucks water out the tank without restriction.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Yeah, 11L Vyair vessel here too.

Filled with MB-151 resin, longer lasting and better for harder water areas compared to MB-115.

 

[Matt Cup]

So just to understand this correctly the Vyair is only used ONCE you have finished with snowfoaming/shampooing off the car and you are rinsing the suds off? You don’t use it for the entire washing process?

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

So just to understand this correctly the Vyair is only used ONCE you have finished with snowfoaming/shampooing off the car and you are rinsing the suds off? You don’t use it for the entire washing process?

You can if you want and I have done, but mostly just for final rinse after washing.

 

[Gaz_]

Vyair looks hard to source?

Good info here

So presume the resin isn't tied to the vessel manufacturer - ie you can just fill them with whatever?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

You don’t know me well enough to be throwing insults like that around.

Not a bad shout though to be fair

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Not a bad shout though to be fair

And you can f**k off an’all. Prick.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

And you can f**k off an’all. Prick.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Vyair looks hard to source?

Good info here

So presume the resin isn't tied to the vessel manufacturer - ie you can just fill them with whatever?

Yeah resin and vessel brand doesn't matter.

Pretty much all the same.

 

[riz]

I have a vessel and resin I can't be arsed using anymore

 

[Steve]

I have a vessel and resin I can't be arsed using anymore

Thought the resin goes off if left unused or can you just connect up & use intermittently?

Like the idea of rinsing without hard water marks but don’t always get time every week?

 

[MLB]

I bought mine in 2020, used it weekly for a bit but it's also stood for extended periods of time (months) and it still worked fine last week on the original resin, showing 0ppm on the hardness meter.

I do recommend cutting off a short loop of garden hose to connect the inlet/outlet to each other so air can't get to the wet resin.

 

[riz]

Yup

Thought the resin goes off if left unused or can you just connect up & use intermittently?

Like the idea of rinsing without hard water marks but don’t always get time every week?

It goes off and you have to turn it regularly if you don't use it.

Make me an offer and you can have it