It's not soft water but...

[Brody Robert]

But it's better than nothing.

It's actually been doing a pretty good job filtering the water and very easy to hook up, so if I need to fill up at customers house I at least know it's filtered.

I know, I know I'm a hack. Some day I'll get a soft water filter thingy.

 

[Mikey P]

It's got to do sumtin.

 

[BIG WOOD]

How long do you think it'll last before you need to change it?

 

[Old Coastie]

I've seen one of those reverse osmosis units, but Wow! The price! The guy told me it permitted window washing without having to worry about squeegee-ing the rinse water.
I hate windows...

Would "softened" water make a similar difference in cleaning? Look at some of these portable units:
http://www.softwaterlab.com/best-portable-water-softener-reviews/

 

[jcooper]

Would "softened" water make a similar difference in cleaning? Look at some of these portable units:
http://www.softwaterlab.com/best-portable-water-softener-reviews/

I'd imagine those units would be to small, you would have to recharge the to often. Think 32k grains is recommend for truckmounts.


Between hard water and rinse products my brass on the tm is failing at a ridiculous rate.

 

[Lint Basket]

Hey soft water users, how do you know when your resin isn't exchanging anymore and needs to be charged?

 

[Mikey P]

Good question

Replace with every new truckmount..

 

[Old Coastie]

I'd imagine those units would be to small, you would have to recharge the to often. Think 32k grains is recommend for truckmounts.


Between hard water and rinse products my brass on the tm is failing at a ridiculous rate.

Well they claim 1000 gallons on a box of salt, so that would be a snap. But would it make for better cleaning?

 

[Lint Basket]

Good question

Replace with every new truckmount..

I meant weekly. Are you counting gallons, every Friday etc.?

I only fill up at home now and keep my DI filters in the garage. It's amazing how much water can change from My home, having 230 TDS, and driving to my Father in Laws 5 miles away. His water is terrible 550 TDS. You can wreck your DI filters really fast if your filling up just anywhere. Which is the same for Soft Water too. Which was what I meant by my question. How do you know it is time to do a flush on your soft water systems? You could be spent for days and not know it if you hooked to a few bad sources.

 

[jcooper]

But would it make for better cleaning?

Yes, much better. Lots of posts about this, try the search for more info.

Hey soft water users, how do you know when your resin isn't exchanging anymore and needs to be charged?

Ph paper will tell you when it needs to be recharged.

 

[Jack Zipper Zerkie]

No soft water but I use a magnet My Hydramaster 470D had one from the factory and no problems. I now have one from Cobb on his unit . Six years and no problem No soft water but someway it aligns the water structure plus and minuses what ever that means. Also water filters and the heat exchange stay cleaner longer
jz.

 

[Brody Robert]

How long do you think it'll last before you need to change it?

I'm not really sure but even if I have to change it every 2 months at $17 bucks it seems well worth it.
I'm actually seeing better results with my cleaning also.

 

[BIG WOOD]

How will you know it needs changed?