Pressure Washer for "Foam Cannon"

[Chris Barnes]

I know I'm late to the party here, but I just finished up my new Active 2.0 setup. Had to get some parts from OG, but mostly from Amazon and the local Home Depot. I can say this setup is a huge improvement over my old Adams power washer. The ease and convenience of a wall mounted system really does make washing the car a better experience.

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[Evolvd]

I know I'm late to the party here, but I just finished up my new Active 2.0 setup. Had to get some parts from OG, but mostly from Amazon and the local Home Depot. I can say this setup is a huge improvement over my old Adams power washer. The ease and convenience of a wall mounted system really does make washing the car a better experience.

How’s your water hardness? I’ve been using a CR Spotless for wash and rinse and I won’t ever wash without it now lol.

 

[Chris Barnes]

How’s your water hardness? I’ve been using a CR Spotless for wash and rinse and I won’t ever wash without it now lol.

Hardness is terrible here in Arizona. Ive heard approaching 400 ppm. I'm actually contemplating a CR Spotless unit to go with what I've already got. Just the thought of only 200-300 gallons of water requiring a resin change is a big deterrent. That's going to get expensive very fast.

 

[Evolvd]

Hardness is terrible here in Arizona. Ive heard approaching 400 ppm. I'm actually contemplating a CR Spotless unit to go with what I've already got. Just the thought of only 200-300 gallons of water requiring a resin change is a big deterrent. That's going to get expensive very fast.

Get the down tube mod for the DIC 20 and you won’t need to buy the expensive cartridges. You can buy the resin in bulk and mix it yourself plus the canisters will hold much more resin without the wasted space of the cartridge housing.

 

[DFB5.0]

Hardness is terrible here in Arizona. Ive heard approaching 400 ppm. I'm actually contemplating a CR Spotless unit to go with what I've already got. Just the thought of only 200-300 gallons of water requiring a resin change is a big deterrent. That's going to get expensive very fast.

Get yourself a TDS meter from Amazon, very useful to know -

Amazon.com : TDS Meter

I'm very lucky to have good water quality and low TDS where I live, negating the need for a DI system.

 

[kilobravo]

NINETY-TWO! D, you have some mighty soft municipal water, assuming that you don't have a a whole house softener or other softening rig. I'm lucky if I can get our water down to 300 with both whole house and a second set of softener carts in the cabinet.

As for the CR Spotless, I just changed carts and it had been thirteen months. In that time, I probably had twenty-five wash sessions.

Regarding manually charging the two containers with resin directly, all I can say is do it in your yard because those resin beads with just a LITTLE spill, can go EVERYWHERE and on concrete, that is not good for walking. I do think it's a good idea getting more resin in the tubes but for me, too big of a mess potential for saving a few bucks and gaining a couple months of wash time.

 

[DFB5.0]

NINETY-TWO! D, you have some mighty soft municipal water, assuming that you don't have a a whole house softener or other softening rig. I'm lucky if I can get our water down to 300 with both whole house and a second set of softener carts in the cabinet.

As for the CR Spotless, I just changed carts and it had been thirteen months. In that time, I probably had twenty-five wash sessions.

Regarding manually charging the two containers with resin directly, all I can say is do it in your yard because those resin beads with just a LITTLE spill, can go EVERYWHERE and on concrete, that is not good for walking. I do think it's a good idea getting more resin in the tubes but for me, too big of a mess potential for saving a few bucks and gaining a couple months of wash time.

I live in a small to medium sized "rural" town with 3 rivers snaking around the district. We have some of the best water quality in the country apparently.

 

[WD Pro]

Here is mine from the local water authority :

I think the important one is 'Hardness Clarke' which converts to 19.96 TDS :

Have I got this right ? and if so, what do I win ...

WD

 

[kilobravo]

MOG, WD!!! I am so, so, SO envious of your water and D's! That is simply unbelievable..WOW.

We had an e coli scare quite a few years ago and ever since, the water department has clobbered the water with chemicals but even so, the river water we get is also quite hard.

High TDS water is an insidious enemy aside from the calcium rings around fixtures and of course, car washing, but it can be very hard on essentially any type of plumbing.

Must be nice.. <grinning>

 

[WD Pro]

Our water supply mostly comes from here (Thirlmere, 80 miles away in the lake district) :

Supported by some of our local reservoirs (Rivington, 7 miles away) :

I've swam, walked, ran and cycled around most of the places our water comes from, Ironman UK even uses the road that divides the reservoirs in the second photo.

There is a good reason that the UK lead acid battery manufacturing plants were in this area and tapped into that supply

People haven't believed me when I have said I don't need to dry a car down to prevent water spots, the only need I have to dry a car is if I am going for an ultimate detail or if its a bit breezy and dust is likely to settle in any standing water before it dries.

22 years in this house - still on the original kettle and washing machine with no internal calcium or lime build up etc

WD

 

[raptor17GT]

this is my local supply, seems ok but i still can't wash the car properly...........

 

[Jackismydog]

I know I'm late to the party here, but I just finished up my new Active 2.0 setup. Had to get some parts from OG, but mostly from Amazon and the local Home Depot. I can say this setup is a huge improvement over my old Adams power washer. The ease and convenience of a wall mounted system really does make washing the car a better experience.

Chris, This is THE set up i'm planning. Can you please elaborate ? ( I'm more than ok for the Active 2.0) but about intake stainless water hose, hose reel, the hose and also the stainless support?

 

[Chris Barnes]

Chris, This is THE set up i'm planning. Can you please elaborate ? ( I'm more than ok for the Active 2.0) but about intake stainless water hose, hose reel, the hose and also the stainless support?

Here you go. This should be just about everything:

Hose reel:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E3W4QW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Shelf:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086ZDYG8...pY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

Stainless 90 deg for outlet of Active 2.0 to jumper hose:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DP95QWG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

75' hose:
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/products/og-hose-upgrade-kit?variant=41382318637207

3' Jumper hose kit with stainless quick connect:
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/coll...ssed-garage-3-8-high-pressure-jumper-hose-kit

Stainless garden hose quick connects:
https://www.amazon.com/MTM-Hydro-St...&sprefix=stainless+garden+hose,aps,221&sr=8-6

Stainless appliance inlet hose (from hose valve to inlet of pressure washer):
https://www.homedepot.com/p/CERTIFI...ess-Steel-Water-Inlet-Hose-WI12SSFM/309398128

Mosmatic swiveling gun:
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/coll...with-quick-disconnects?variant=39171164340375

4.5 opening nozzle kit:
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/coll...tainless-nozzle-4-pack?variant=15889140351048

MTM foam cannon:
https://www.amazon.com/Veloci-Hydro...mzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

You can also just order the Obsessed Garage kit if you don't want to source individually. I did it piecemeal because I already had the pressure washer, foam cannon, gun, etc. I ran a dedicated 20 amp circuit, but the active will work on a standard 15 amp outlet too. I ran my plumbing inside the wall, then put 2x6's in between the studs so I had something solid to drill into to mount the hose reel and shelf after I replaced the drywall. Not the easiest of projects, but well worth the effort.

 

[Chris Barnes]

Get yourself a TDS meter from Amazon, very useful to know -

Amazon.com : TDS Meter

I'm very lucky to have good water quality and low TDS where I live, negating the need for a DI system.

Thanks much! Just ordered it and will be here tomorrow.

 

[GT 550]

Have you tested water from other parts of Th Cow? Could be risky if the bovine is frisky.

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