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water filter for washing car?
I know this sounds crazy but I am wanting to experiment with a filter and housing to use attached to my spigot outside my pole barn garage. The purpose would be to wash my cars so there are no water spots and no need to dry them. I have three vehicles and it takes alot of time to wash them. Also, drying over time can leave spider web scratches if you are not extremely careful.
Is there a filter or housing you recommend? Is it possible to mount a filter housing outside even in freezing weather? |
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> wrote:
>I know this sounds crazy but I am wanting to experiment with a filter and h= >ousing to use attached to my spigot outside my pole barn garage. The purpos= >e would be to wash my cars so there are no water spots and no need to dry t= >hem. I have three vehicles and it takes alot of time to wash them. Also, dr= >ying over time can leave spider web scratches if you are not extremely care= >ful. Is your water well water or city water? How hard is it? >Is there a filter or housing you recommend? Is it possible to mount a filte= >r housing outside even in freezing weather? Yeah, but you need to drain the whole system in the fall before it gets cold. And you need to remember to do it every year. Griot's Garage has a water filter kit, I know. If your problem is hard water and not sediment, a water softener will be necessary. You can probably get a small volume kit at a good hardware store. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 8:00:07 AM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> > wrote: > > >I know this sounds crazy but I am wanting to experiment with a filter and h= > > >ousing to use attached to my spigot outside my pole barn garage. The purpos= > > >e would be to wash my cars so there are no water spots and no need to dry t= > > >hem. I have three vehicles and it takes alot of time to wash them. Also, dr= > > >ying over time can leave spider web scratches if you are not extremely care= > > >ful. > It is city wter. Mainly hard water. I actually do not think it is bad but it does leave water spots. I have heard of people using resin type filters that has media that is rechargeable. I just need to save time and do a better job. > > > Is your water well water or city water? How hard is it? > > > > >Is there a filter or housing you recommend? Is it possible to mount a filte= > > >r housing outside even in freezing weather? > > > > Yeah, but you need to drain the whole system in the fall before it gets cold. > > And you need to remember to do it every year. > > > > Griot's Garage has a water filter kit, I know. If your problem is hard water > > and not sediment, a water softener will be necessary. You can probably get > > a small volume kit at a good hardware store. > > --scott > > -- > > "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Alan Baker > wrote:
>In article >, > wrote: > >> I know this sounds crazy but I am wanting to experiment with a filter and >> housing to use attached to my spigot outside my pole barn garage. The purpose >> would be to wash my cars so there are no water spots and no need to dry them. >> I have three vehicles and it takes alot of time to wash them. Also, drying >> over time can leave spider web scratches if you are not extremely careful. >> >> Is there a filter or housing you recommend? Is it possible to mount a filter >> housing outside even in freezing weather? > >Water spots are a result of dissolved minerals in the water. No filter's >going to help. The idea is that the water softening system (which they call a filter even though it really isn't) replaces one set of dissolved minerals for another set that leaves less annoying residue. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 09/18/2013 08:08 PM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
> wrote: >> I know this sounds crazy but I am wanting to experiment with a filter >> and housing to use attached to my spigot outside my pole barn garage. >> The purpose would be to wash my cars so there are no water spots and >> no need to dry them. I have three vehicles and it takes alot of time >> to wash them. Also, drying over time can leave spider web scratches >> if you are not extremely careful. >> >> Is there a filter or housing you recommend? Is it possible to mount a >> filter housing outside even in freezing weather? > > Google research "reverse osmosis" filter system. > It will remove nearly everything. > 3 gallons tap water = 1 gallon purified. > > I suppose you could use it outside in freezing weather > as long as you keep it always heated. > Frozen water expands and destroys things. i can't believe this thread's for real. just wipe the freakin' car down with a chamois. that's what they're for. if you even care. -- fact check required |
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jim beam wrote:
> On 09/18/2013 08:08 PM, Paul in Houston TX wrote: >> wrote: >>> I know this sounds crazy but I am wanting to experiment with a filter >>> and housing to use attached to my spigot outside my pole barn garage. >>> The purpose would be to wash my cars so there are no water spots and >>> no need to dry them. I have three vehicles and it takes alot of time >>> to wash them. Also, drying over time can leave spider web scratches >>> if you are not extremely careful. >>> >>> Is there a filter or housing you recommend? Is it possible to mount a >>> filter housing outside even in freezing weather? >> >> Google research "reverse osmosis" filter system. >> It will remove nearly everything. >> 3 gallons tap water = 1 gallon purified. >> >> I suppose you could use it outside in freezing weather >> as long as you keep it always heated. >> Frozen water expands and destroys things. > > i can't believe this thread's for real. just wipe the freakin' car down > with a chamois. that's what they're for. if you even care. Well, its a fun thread ruminating about nothing serious. |
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