I've been detailing cars and learning some of the best=practice methods for maybe 6-8 year now. This channel stands out as an EXCEPTIONAL no BS channel that really balances the cost of the tools reccomended with the honest results obtained from the practical testing. Josh has been shaking up my preferred products with alot of the vids I watch and I really appreciate it.

@revospeed25

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree Mark. Goes to show that credibility isn’t always earned by grandiose behavior or marketing of big ticket equipment. Guys know that those who often know the most, are regular guys just like us, who keep it real and down to earth

I put two of these in succession when I'm spraying down my solar panels. Been doing it for 4 years and seems to do ok. Keeps me from getting up on the roof or paying solar panel cleaners which is really helpful.

Another one!💪🏼 appreciate you brother

Bro I was literally researching this Exact same thing today. YT is so weird. Thanks so much man. You have become the go to guy for anything detail/electric pressure washer related for me. You’re awesome man

@thetrailoutthere

2 жыл бұрын

YT and other apps use your phone speaker to hear keywords and start use that information to send you targeted videos and ads. When you go to stores and you have your wifi or Bluetooth on they also track your location inside the store to see which isles you spend more time at and depending on what products are there in that location you'll starts seeing ads for those products on your phone later on that day I'd not immediately. #funfact

I have one these filters and Up here in Northern California it doesn’t stop water spotting, maybe this could help as a pre filter to one of the spot free systems to help the resin last longer, great video Josh 👍😁

Thanks for testing these!

Almost bought one of these little filters but I was not convinced if it worked or for how long it would if it did. Thanks for doing the homework for us.

Right on josh nice test

Appreciate you not being a sellout... 😎

You do a really good job. Good luck

I had zero confidence that that type of filter would lower your TDS from 400+ to zero. I have that filter and used it to filter the hot water from my water heater to my hot tub. Worked like a charm. Any sediment from the bottom was absolutely filtered out. Clean, clear water and pretty hot. I WILL NOT be using this filter ahead of my pressure washer. It will not work as intended. Good video. Thanks for the education.

Keep up the great reviews!

@imjoshv

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

That was super interesting, thanks heaps 😃

Years ago they made a mr clean system with 2 filters and they claimed you never have to dry your car well I had 2 black cars wash them rinse and wait and no water spots not sure why the stopped making that unit because it worked the downside was buying new filters but it did work as they said it would

@cmongimme

2 ай бұрын

Because it was cheap plastic piece of junk

@rubberknees

10 күн бұрын

It made my G20 shine better than the $10 carwash.

Thanks Josh!

Thank you for the video, if you ever get your hands on the Griot’s portable water deionizer or the in-line water softener and deionizer I would like to see those results.

Looking forward to the microfiber vid. I use alot of the Costco Microfiber's.

I've noticed that there aren't a whole lot of metal polish head to heads. With companies like swissvax, gyeon, carpro, autofanatic, and chemical guys in the mix itd be a cool comparison for cutting to finishing comparisons

Thanks for this test, I had 2 in my cart but might delete them. How about a test on the larger GE filters? Deionized systems are out of reach for me. Keep up the unbiased tests!!

Just got the foam cannon from your website. Feels really premium. Swapped the orifice out for the 1.1 super easy. Now I just gotta wait till it stops raining.

@jeoffbenzos4959

2 жыл бұрын

I got mine from his site and it came on a rainy day as well. I went out in the pouring rain to test it because I couldnt wait haha.

Im here in southern california and have used the AQUACREST Filter all over the inland empire back when i used the customers water. Can let the cars air dry while i keep it movin. Quick connects with shut off Valves for the WIN!

love your channel sir

@imjoshv

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

After I do the initial rinse with the pressure washer, prior to foaming withMrPink, I spray the black van with McKee’s then foam an 2 bucket wash. Dry the vehicle, I don’t have any water spotting.👌 Great video, thanks, Matt

@KlockoFett

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched a video from Forensic Detailing about whether to pre-rinse or not. Seems like the pre-rinse might actually hinder the performance of the foam. The McKee's likely helps it though.

Great video

Thanks for the video

Thanks again for a great video Josh. Is there any home system that doesn't break the bank to improve tap water that works?

I use rain water. Tds ranges from 25-35 and after I filter it it goes up to 45-55 using 2 basic white filters. And being that rain water is soft it works GREAT!!! My tap water tds is between 425-460 and it's aweful washing cars with it. I have 4 50 gallon rain barrels and I pump the water to my IBC totes that I have in my garage. One is 275 gallons and the other 330. About a quarter inch of rain can pretty much fill my rain barrels.

I’m going to try this as a pre filter for my DI water filter since I have between 270-300 ppm to prolong the life of the resin.

I use a large whole house version of these before my di filter. I have a little harder water than you and I have to replace my resin more often than I’d like and I have a decent sized di vessel. After some math I figured it’s cheaper to buy distilled water by the gallon than to use a water deionizer. I always use the carbon block filter to fill all my buckets and to filter water going to my pressure washer. The water coming from my tap has sediment and filtering that out will help your pressure washer last longer.

I tried one of these as well and it pretty much did nothing. Thanks for sharing!

Which detail ceramic spray is your favorite? Didn’t find link in description. Thanks for another awesome video.

I got a bunch of videos ideas for you... One is hooking up a hose reel to a electric pressure washer. Possibly even on a active pressure washer, uberflex hose, and Amazon has a $40 hose reel. Be great to show everyone how easy it is to do and all the parts they would need with links posted

Great video. The carbon particle filter you demo’d can’t remove much of the particulates because the water streams and pushes past the carbon and most of it isn’t ‘treated’. Clear20 makes a solid carbon filter that works far better because all of the water gets treated. It would be interesting to see how that one will perform.

@urntwrthyZ

2 жыл бұрын

It won't remove hardness (dissolved solids,) that's not how the chemistry works.

@seropserop

2 жыл бұрын

@@urntwrthyZ unless he gets an in-line deionizer instead of a carbon filter

@tjmarx

Жыл бұрын

Has nothing to do with water moving passed. Any filter with water coming out the other side has water "pushing passed". Charcoal is porous, the water moves through the gaps that's how you get water out the other side. What a filter can remove depend on the size of the holes the water can run through. In charcoal (carbon) those holes are uneven in size with many being relatively large. Charcoal (carbon) isn't intended to filter dissolved solids. A filter with carbon chunks verse a solid block treats more water because it has greater surface area than the solid block does. I'm not going to get into the more technical description of how filters work in different use cases, but if you're intending to reduce TDS to zero for car washing via a filter you have a few options. Charcoal (carbon) isn't one of them. You can use a deionisation filter, reverse osmosis or chemical filtration. Mechanical filtration of any number of stages will not reduce TDS to zero, that's basic physics. I just looked them up on Amazon. An inline deionisation filter system will run you somewhere around $200. There are cheaper solutions claiming to be deionising but it's clear from their packaging and lack of external electric source that they aren't, and are just a mechanical filter. A reverse osmosis system will cost around $120 on Amazon. You can't get hard water TDS to zero (or even

Love your channel bro! Very relatable information.

Cool vid

Good Information to know

I was at camping world the other day after I’d just bought my “on the go” single stage system and seen another system there by on the go that used salt instead of resin. Will that system just soften my water or will it reduce my TDS like my resin reduces it down to zero. I have to wash in the sun and wasn’t wanting to spend a fortune on resin. I’m just an enthusiast. Your videos have helped me so much thank you.

I use one and it helps a bit but not fully so yea it does help

I was literally thinking about buying this to have spot free car washing

You should run that carbon filter (or a better one) before the DI tank, it will prolong the life a bit by removing the chlorine and some other stuff before it gets to the DI tank.

Thanks for keeping me from wasting my money

Can you do a video on how to set up a pressure washer hose reel and what parts you need to purchase

I have really hard water. I have good luck using ONR or N914 in a hand pump sprayer, misted before the wash soap is applied and then final rinse and mist again during drying. Seems to help.

I have one of those on my mister system on the patio. Only cause it came with the kit. And yeah, the flow on that is much much much slower than if you used on a hose and they still get hard water deposits on the nozzles. Doubt it would do much good.

There is another carbon filter and the brand is Clear2O, which cost a little bit more but this one uses a solid carbon filter, the one you talking about on this video have carbon particles, that could make a difference as not being as efficient as a solid block, wondering if that would make a difference in water spotting. Thanks for the video!

@Black_Esquire

2 жыл бұрын

I bought that same one from Walmart for about $20. 1 micron filter,best one I found,but haven't used it yet.

@MikeBee77

2 жыл бұрын

@@Black_Esquire Would be nice if you can post your experience with it after rinsing your vehicle to check for water spotting. The Walmart close to le has it for almost $30… thanks

I use these things religiously, Florida summers are a killer especially with hard water, buys you precious mins to be able to dry the car and if it spots which it will, they easily wipe off.

The thing I have learned is using superior Formula 4, spay when wet and rinse. It has a chemical that helps in removing water spots. 👍👍

I got those filters about a month ago on special for $9 two of them on Amazon

I personally use CLEAR2O RV & Marine Inline Water Filter in my water tank as a bonus. It claims 1 micron they sell it a Walmart its similar to the one you are using but in lime green color, Maybe give that one a try you might get better results?

Cool video bro. Please tell me the best way for super hard well water.... best device...... thanks

I got the camco 40019 filter inline before it gets to my pressure washer. I had zero change in water spotting, and it continues in the sun. Mine wasnt terrible, but the filter didnt do anything from a naked eye perspective.

Maybe try using both of the filters you bought?

What DI systems do you recommend? I’m mobile and do it in the back of my pickup truck, so something smaller size wise would be great. 👍🏽

Where did you get the red light meter that attaches to your Deionized tank? I need one

Can you please review the mrliance Cordless Pressure Washer

I use an RV filter for washing my car they recommend a 6" whip between the hose bib and filter. Is this necessary ?. We use deionized water at work for forklift batteries and pressure washers. How practical is it for the home user ??? I see home kits for like 4 bills. Thank you Josh.

Are there any type of liquid solution/tabs to use instead of filters?

I bought those a few months ago I can't tell if they are really working because I wash my truck in the evening when the sun is not shinning on my truck

I wonder if you put 3 together and make a DIY filtration system will it make a difference.

Even with home purifiers it has been tested and they’re mostly useless. I have a zero water purifier and it takes it to zero ( there’s a video on my channel where I tested it) pf also did a good comparison of the tap filters.. something that comes out that fast I jsut don’t see it filtering much.

Curious if the pair were connected in series, if it would drop TDS by 2x.

You can use two filters at the same time, I think would work.

What did your tank set up run you. And your up keep cost, i might have missed if you said that or not.

What about running a reverse osmosis filter? They supposedly take everything out of the water.

What the he'll do you use for drinking water?

This might also be a good prefilter to get the chlorine and chloramine out before it hits your resin bed. Curious how many gallons this would support, it could save money on the DI system.

Wish you had made this video a couple months ago because I noticed same thing you did that people were using these and claiming great results so I tested it myself and got same conclusions you did 😩

What if you attach two of those filters together?

What about trying it at the recommended flow rate. I’ve seen some that have a flow rate of .5 GPM

Are you try to put 2 or more filter?? And check for the number?

Great video. Do you know if the self service car washes use DI water or some kind of chemical treatment to achieve spot free rinse ?

@goddyb7601

2 жыл бұрын

The one I managed here in Australia used a reverse osmosis system....very effective

You saved me from buying those filters. Thanks

Hey nice video ! :) I'm looking to buy something really small for my RV when I go camping, I just want to use it for washing my truck and RV. Do you have good feedback about the Griot's IN-LINE WATER SOFTENER & DEIONIZER WITH FITTINGS ITEM# 37244 ?

It is only a carbon filter. It doesn't remove calcium. Therefore it won't reduce your TDS. You would need a softener to remove calcium (White spots after drying) or a commercial reverse osmosis to lower the TDS in any significant amount.

what if you daisy chain them ?

Do you wash with your D.I. also??

Thanks for this review and test. I've always been skeptical also. You usually get what you pay for. You were too kind to this filter, pulling 50 ppm from 400 ppm isn't much. I see these hooked to the water inlets on campers all the time. I doubt it's clean enough to drink if it wasn't before?

@robbiejk9613

Жыл бұрын

Carbon filters are used to remove chemicals and contaminants like pesticides, herbicides, chlorine and biological organisms. They don’t filter hard water molecules, the media is not small enough to trap them. It’s good to have a carbon filter on a mobile RV because of the variations in chemical makeup in the water across the country.

My average in my area is 171. So if I did this I’d be at around 120. Would that be ok for a ceramic coated car?

It frustrates me how often I see these filters recommended. I see it on KZread and all over detailing groups. I've been camping for years and have had these filters the whole time at the campgrounds. I tried one for car washing a long time ago, before anyone in detailing started talking about them. I even tried Camco's larger version that sits on the ground. These filters do nothing to help reduce spotting. I kept trying cheaper solutions to a DI tank. Thankfully I can use these for camping so no money wasted. However, anyone buying these specifically for washing their cars is just throwing away their money.

if you read the flow rate these cartridges are meant to operate at it's limited. Just looked at mine and is .5 gpm. If you're blowing water through it, most likely it cannot handle that flow rate.

👍👍👍

Where I fine your filter please send me the link.

Any tips for spot free rinse for people who live in an apartment with no hose access?

@Brian-dj3ru

2 жыл бұрын

Distilled water in a pump sprayer

@Brian-dj3ru

2 жыл бұрын

Better yet,use a rinseless wash made up with distilled water and you won't need to rinse

Tried the carbon filter to test it out. Had 55ppm before had 55ppm after the filter was cleaned out after 10min. I'm assuming because your ppm was so high, it had a greater effect on some of the stuff in there. I'm working with pretty clean water already.

Hmm... what if you doubled up on the filter? Rig it that way

I wonder if putting distilled water in a bug sprayer and using that for a final rinse would work. Distilled water is only $10 for 5 gallons. Might only need a few gallons per car.

Does rain water have 0 parts per million?

You know carbon filters do not lower TDS. Carbon isnt capable of removing Cal, Mag, silica,etc...It can help improve DI life so try filter before the DI. I do WFP window cleaning. RO/DI is the only way to remove TDS. I do tap washing windows as well and that Rain X spor free car wash seems to rinse well and many times I dont have to squeegee or use WFP. Another idea is try rinsing, final using the mist mode on a sprayer. Water becomes phillic easier so it wont form using droplets. Another technique is use a pump sprayer filled with distilled water on mist setting.

Florida water is horrible. Is there a spray protection against hard water to protect your car?

I'm curious what your PPM was before you started the test or regular city water to get an idea how hard your water is?

@imjoshv

2 жыл бұрын

Hey joe, I think I mentioned it in the video (or if not I did a video just before this one that talked about it) it was right at 406ppm. The first portion of the test got no change. After testing a few different ways it reduced the ppm a bit… 40-50ppm less than the 406

@michiganborn8303

2 жыл бұрын

@@imjoshv Okay, I was confused because I thought this device started producing 406 PPM and thought the city water was going to be much much higher. Anyway, it doesn't sound like this filtering device is worth the money.

Would my water softener do the job or would I cause damage to the paint?

@imjoshv

Жыл бұрын

water softners help but they still have total dissolved solids which will still leave water spots. Definitely better than nothing though

What electric pressure washer do you use/recommend?

@joepoff8221

2 жыл бұрын

Best bang for your buck. 2 gpm for $250 is the best you'll get

I tried those filters 2at same time without success.

Any other tips to prevent water spots?

@KlockoFett

2 жыл бұрын

Wash in the shade or dry faster. I have no access to shade, so I have to dry faster.

This filter did nothing for my hard water. Larger dual filters worked wonders.

Jeeze that water is super hard. My water out of the tap is 20 ppm and I be complaining about it being hard...I had a house with well water and my water was nearly 400 ppm I hated it there. it was ridiculous

I would imagine that with the carbon that it would reduce the chloride in the water.

Looks like the average for my area is 89ppm. Even if this pulls 40ppm out, I don't think that's enough to stop spotting. Do we know what the cutoff point is for ppm is before spotting occurs?

@KosmicHRTRacingTeam

2 жыл бұрын

Some people say 0, some say 10, some say 20 and some say as high as 50. Glass seems to need about 1/2 the ppm vs paint.

@KlockoFett

2 жыл бұрын

@@KosmicHRTRacingTeam totally makes sense about the glass. I can see the difference just with rainwater. My car is an off-white (Chrysler called it Cool Vanilla) so, while it does get spots, you kind of have to look for them up close. I suppose ppm makes a bigger difference for darker colored cars as well.

I live in Missouri I’m 146 ppm.. I’m surprised ur so high lol

Is DI water the same as purified or alkalized?

@imjoshv

11 ай бұрын

Di would be similar to distilled water but it’s a different process to remove contaminants

@dexicution741

11 ай бұрын

@@imjoshv Okay thanks where I live there isn’t a place that has di water. At least not that I know of.