Has any one used Aqua Gleam De-ionising Water Filter?

[Swiss_Toni]

I came across this and it looks like a good idea, though I was wonder if anyone has tried this or something similar.

One that would work with a power washer might be nice as well.

There's a 0ppm and 30ppm version, any difference?

Aqua Gleam De-ionising Water Filter

http://www.swissvax.co.uk/view_products/wash_produ...

[v8woollie]

Yes. I use the 0 PPM model and it is great. Rinse off and leave and the water evaporates without any residue. I leave for half an hour and then wipe over with a very thick microfibre towel:

http://www.microfibermadness.de/eng/product_drymec...

and the car gleams again

[peterr96]

v8woollie said:

Yes. I use the 0 PPM model and it is great. Rinse off and leave and the water evaporates without any residue. I leave for half an hour and then wipe over with a very thick microfibre towel:

http://www.microfibermadness.de/eng/product_drymec...

and the car gleams again

The only bugger is it thins the water down to such an extent it gets into the footwell!

[V8LM]

I use a large 30 ppm one ( http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/aqua-gleam/30pp... ). More cost effective (although still expensive for what they are) but as said makes drying a doddle. I don't have to use a towel: water on the panels just runs off and the rest is blown away using an air line.

[v8woollie]

peterr96 said:

The only bugger is it thins the water down to such an extent it gets into the footwell!

[Tony V12V]

I use a small 'worn out' 0ppm (colour of the media has changed) as a 'pre' filter for a large sized new 0ppm. The instructions suggest that worn out ones can still be used until you are no longer happy with its performance. So far it seems this is prolonging the life of the new one. I was very sceptical of them at first, hence only buying a small one (from UF as per V8LM's link) but find them very good, so eliminating water spots on my Carbon Black V12V

[t1blk]

I've been using them for the past 18 months, fantastic bit of kit, no streaks or blotting from water. I use it only for the rinse off stage at the end , leaves very little behind to dab up with thick microfibre towel.

Edited by t1blk on Saturday 5th January 16:47

Edited by t1blk on Saturday 5th January 20:30

[paddy328]

For those living around London, I would get a 30 and the 0ppm as they suggest.

[Swiss_Toni]

Really interesting.

I looked into water hardness where I am and it's rated Swiss department for water and whatever as "very hard" which surpised me as I thought it wasn't too bad.

Has any one used the 30ppm 30" one and what are the results? It's tough to justify buying both a 0ppm and 30ppm unit as £180 seem like a lot this type of thing.

I may just get the long 0ppm one and then later get another and use the "old" one as pre-filter as mentioned, but I may just be fooling my self with a false economy

[V8LM]

Swiss_Toni said:

Really interesting.

I looked into water hardness where I am and it's rated Swiss department for water and whatever as "very hard" which surpised me as I thought it wasn't too bad.

Has any one used the 30ppm 30" one and what are the results? It's tough to justify buying both a 0ppm and 30ppm unit as £180 seem like a lot this type of thing.

I may just get the long 0ppm one and then later get another and use the "old" one as pre-filter as mentioned, but I may just be fooling my self with a false economy

Used: Yes (see above)
Result: AMOC Elite Concours Car

[v8woollie]

I'm in a hard water are area and use the long 0 ppm one and it is fine.

[Swiss_Toni]

Cheers.

[malpaso]

there are similar options within the aquatic trade, ROman has several options for RO units and desired outputs, is quite widely used by fishkeepers.
you can't get one of these units to hook up directly to a power washer as the output is too low, fishkeeping units deliver from around 8 gallon per day to around 100 gallon per day for the trade requirements.
these inline cartridges are quite good at de ionising the water but are very slow in delivery, installed RO units need a permanent water supply and permanent waste line as the rejection ratio is around 6 to 1.

it would be best to run off or store enough to use as a rinse solution up front, demineralised water is great for cleaning windows etc but unless you can store sufficient quantities it may be best bought from a local aquatic store rather than these cartridges.

for cleaning purposes nobody needs to try to achieve totally demineralising the water you will not be able to tell the difference between totally pure and nearly pure water and dependent upon your water quality through the tap to maintain the purest water the cartridge will probably only last for 60 - 80 gallon output before significant deterioration of quality is detected.

[Murph7355]

I have a couple, though they are rarely used by me.

When they are, they work nicely.