New Pressure Washer Setup w/ Modded CR Spotless!

In this one we finish up my new pressure washer setup by modding my cr spotless tank to achieve 40% more DI water!
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[@1stfrompuertorico568]

Thanks for the shout out to Suds and Go and me, regards Humberto

[@JamieTheCleaner]

You da man 💪🧼🇺🇸

[@scottmattern482]

This got me all riled up, I'm going to go foam my car now.

[@Vanhamj1]

By utilizing an RO membrane before the DI resin, you can bring your water to near zero, and thus, stretch your resin even farther. There are some trade-offs however. 1. No RO system can operate tankless and keep up with a 2 GPM flowrate requirement. 2. Cost - eventually you breakeven because of resin usage, but this solution would have a high buy in cost. 3. You do use more water since you are essentially flushing all the particles out with the waste water. A RO setup may not be worth it if your tap water isn't that bad, but in AZ we start at near 600 PPM out of the tap, so our resin doesn't last very long. And because of summer heat, I use DI water for my entire wash process instead of just the rinse. Suds-N-Go has a full commercial system ready to go, but I've been working on a DIY solution for myself. My resin now stretches into years vs a single season. DIY solution is very similar to what professional window washers use, with the additional of a 50 gallon catch tank before my power washer.

[@randyvalenzuela5336]

I’m in AZ as well and have been looking into solutions to stretch the life of my di resin I’m at 640ppm lol. What has been the solution you found ?

[@Vanhamj1]

@@randyvalenzuela5336 I built a DIY RO filtration system. Cost me about 1500 all said and done, but I figured it’s either spend the money on a system to stretch the resin, or spend it on resin itself.

[@stephenbozzone1116]

@@Vanhamj1 can you please share a parts list for you DIY RO system. The RO membranes I’m seeing are very expensive.

[@MyGuyKirby]

Jamie, I think you might consider putting two splitters to create a bypass for the water rather than the quick connect you are using. Just a thought

[@JamieTheCleaner]

Ah that’s a pretty solid idea 💡

[@jbalinski]

I want to be like you when I grow up

[@ShineYourLightDetailing]

YAAAAAAAAAS!! Awesome!!!

[@chrisjones6913]

Great video! I will be getting the mod when my CR is ready for a resin change. Question - what round wheel brush (blue) are you using at 9:51?

[@davidbram]

what nozzle/orifice are you using on your spray gun?

[@jasonnapigquit3605]

Hi jamie i dont know if you will reply but can i ask what is your wash method?

[@jasonstroh7260]

hi, great vid! question where do you get the gold spray bottles nozzles and the labels for the IK stuff? looks clean!

[@JamieTheCleaner]

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[@JamieTheCleaner]

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[@jasonstroh7260]

@@JamieTheCleaner thanks brother!!

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

1st

[@ScrappersDetailing]

Very nice. We have some EXTREMELY hard water we draw from our well. I'd like to get something like this when I finish out my shop someday. In fact, a water softener and this are necessities I would say.

[@joelpasserell4525]

Nice mod. I had the same setup as you until I realized that whenever I switched from spraying DI to spraying tap water for soap rinsing, I was wasting 100ft. of DI water that was left in the pressure washer(PW) hose & pushed out during normal washing. Then it would have to fill that 100' hose again with DI water to do the next DI rinse. It's more economical to just use your dedicated 100' PW hose for all washing and soap rinsing & have a shorter hose (preferably only a 50 or 75ft 1/2" I.D. rather than standard 3/4" garden hose ID) dedicated for your final DI rinse that you'll keep connected to DI output. Now your DI output hose will remain full with DI water ready for the next use. Also, use a 1-to-2 splitter on your main water hose so you can feed the inputs of PW & DI tanks at the same time & turn on only whichever you're using at the time. Minimizes time swapping quick connects and waiting for the DI water to get pushed to the end of your 100' PW hose. Unless you have really bad water pressure in your area, usually it's enough PSI for a DI rinse off. To me, having that 1 output hose convenience just wasn't worth wasting all that DI water given the price of the media.

[@94muddertrucker]

CR Spotless is a freaking rip off. I can't stand them. Look up RV tanks. Much cheaper and better. Then, you can hook up an RO system to it piggy backed and bam! A whole lot more filtered water!

[@Buckyvw]

#crocsnsocks

[@JamieTheCleaner]

🐊

[@hybridmx5]

Have you had any issues with the resin going through the pipe clogging the system?

[@GDavis49]

If you listen closely you can hear Dewar going through Jamie’s closets and crawdad containers

[@JamieTheCleaner]

🤣

[@Platypus-Dreams]

There's a video of a guy who used a filter like the ones used to make water on sailboats to bring the ppm down to single digits before running it through the DI filter

[@robertpenland2429]

I use a dual .1micron pre filter set up then my di filter also .

[@theunkownmr.562]

​@robertpenland2429 where did you get your filters from? I'd like to add a pre-filter.

[@kennovakowski1246]

Your setup is a mirror image of mine only diff is I have the 50 ft mtm reel and hose set up. Even the flexilla water hose dang you have good taste.

[@FredShramovich]

Awesome video and advice on using spotless. Great stuff!

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

Great set up

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

Did you get the 1cu/ft or 1/2 cu/ft resin

[@JamieTheCleaner]

1/2

[@hippopotimusstew]

Mmmmmmm that’s the good stuff 🤤 😍🤩

[@adrianr514]

With 400ppm tds why don’t you look into a 1.5 cu ft tank? You can buy your own door ~200 and replace the resin after it’s exhausted and you’ll get 800 gallons easily. Or look into a provider like puretec that sells you a tank ready to go for about $600 (tank, resin, fittings) and everytime it’s exhausted you trade it in for a fresh one for $60.

[@JamieTheCleaner]

🤔 I shall look into it

[@NyTonyF]

I did this mod to my car spotless two years ago and it’s still reading 0ppm. It’s 100ppm going in which is why it’s been lasting me for so long. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@JamieTheCleaner]

Danggggg awesome! 🧼👍

[@Prodigyautodetailing]

Amazing! Video as always brother wait what you use before this

[@JamieTheCleaner]

I had a ryobi 1600 on a cart 🛒

[@jtekz_]

patiently waiting for the p&s defender video 😎

[@JamieTheCleaner]

😎

[@nomad509]

I've been looking at this setup for about a year and getting ready to pull the tiger because distilled water is getting quite expensive and our water is hard here. Since I do not have a continuous water source at the moment I plan on using my Active52 inside my rental and fill up five gallon containers for use with my Hyrdoshot. In the near future I hope to have a 60 gallon tank setup inside the detached garage as well to fill up buckets and my new IK PPF sprayer. #TRCMA

[@markhanson1009]

Using a drying agent? Why? Let it dry in the sun.

[@JamieTheCleaner]

No

[@engphys]

I'm genuinely curious why not. I have been considering a DI system to improve my workflow by letting it air dry. I have low TDS on my tap, so I would expect to get a true 0ppm. Is the risk collecting dust or pollen in the water drops and thus having spotting?

[@718.banana.gt4]

are you using the filtered water for the entire session of your car wash? or just when you are rinsing? how many wash would it last if you use it for entire car wash process?

[@JamieTheCleaner]

Depends on how many cars you wash for me it lasted about two months 👍

[@Ecdetails]

Awesome video thanks for sharing that mod with us. I need a spotless machine for sure

[@theunkownmr.562]

Have you had any resin breakthrough after this mod? I've heard of some peeps having that probelm.

[@JamieTheCleaner]

Not yet 👍

[@theunkownmr.562]

​@JamieTheCleaner good to know. I want to do this mod after my cartridges are exhausted.

[@nealwhite1474]

Looks great. Do you get concerned that the EGO battery is mounted right next to the pressure washer?

[@JamieTheCleaner]

Nahhhhh lol I might move it to the other side of the shop 👍🤔

[@verdantacres4460]

I had trouble making sure the gray rods connected into the openings in the black housing while lifting the full blue containers and turning them.

[@JamieTheCleaner]

Yeah it’s not the easiest 👍