cr spotless?

It’s probably the most popular spot free rinse system around Autopia.



A little searching should turn up numerous discussions about it.





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I have one, it works great. A bit expensive to maintain though, those resin refills are about 80 dollars. My first batch of resin only lasted a couple of months (I washed maybe 30-35 cars or so) before it started leaving water spots. Luckily they gave an extra refill with the kit.



Costco.com is selling the kit for $369 + Tax, Free Shipping



Has anyone had any luck buying refill resin from an outside source for cheaper? I've looked but there are different types and I don't know what will work.
 
HiTek21 said:
I have one, it works great. A bit expensive to maintain though, those resin refills are about 80 dollars. My first batch of resin only lasted a couple of months (I washed maybe 30-35 cars or so) before it started leaving water spots. Luckily they gave an extra refill with the kit.



Costco.com is selling the kit for $369 + Tax, Free Shipping



Has anyone had any luck buying refill resin from an outside source for cheaper? I've looked but there are different types and I don't know what will work.
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A buddy on the corvette forum told me about a company where he bought replacement resin so I contacted the distributor for the region here in Dallas and left several voicemails and the guy never returned my call. Guess I'll have to buy it from Costco.
 
dorkiedoode said:
holy thats expensive.. how about this??

Garden Hose Filters
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I'm using stuff from the above web site, and I've had good success so far, although I'm going to be changing to some different filters...



The G104 double cartridge filter setup from this page, Garden Hose Filters



Looks like this:



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Now add at least one of the FC006 Mixed Bed Deionizing filters from this page, Filter Cartridge Quick Order Chart and you have your own CRSpotless type setup for a whole bunch less cash.



The twin cartridge filter holder is 55 bucks, and the filter cartridges themselves are 27 bucks each. So for 99 bucks you have a system that should perform just darn near as good as a 389 dollar CRSpotless system. Just make sure that you get the FC006 Deionizing cartridges, and *NOT* the water softening cartridges lower on that page.



The one thing missing from this setup that is included with the CRSpotless is a Total Desolved Solids (TDS) gauge that will help you tell when to replace the cartridges. You can buy a cheap TDS gauge seperately, or I guess you could always just replace the cartridges when you start getting water spots. :) Edit: the filters will change color when they are depleted. Guess you don't need a TDS after all.



Anyway, I'm going to be getting some of those FC006 cartridges soon to see if they really do work as well as I hope they will. I've been using the regular water softening filters and haven't been very happy with them.
 
The TDS meter on the CRSpotless is really cheap but it does the trick. I thought it was broken because it was always at 000PPM until last month when it started spotting, it got up to around 35PPM
 
I've had it over a year. I love it and highly recommend it.

Buy the larger of the two if you have high mineral content in your water. I'm always happy with the results.
 
sweet SuperBee364, that thing looks like a monster!! but compare with those from that site, i found one at lowes for $37, clear, and it comes with a filter. how would those compare?
 
SuperBee364 said:
I'm using stuff from the above web site, and I've had good success so far, although I'm going to be changing to some different filters...



The G104 double cartridge filter setup from this page, Garden Hose Filters



Looks like this:



IMG_0263.jpg




Now add at least one of the FC006 Mixed Bed Deionizing filters from this page, Filter Cartridge Quick Order Chart and you have your own CRSpotless type setup for a whole bunch less cash.



The twin cartridge filter holder is 55 bucks, and the filter cartridges themselves are 27 bucks each. So for 99 bucks you have a system that should perform just darn near as good as a 389 dollar CRSpotless system. Just make sure that you get the FC006 Deionizing cartridges, and *NOT* the water softening cartridges lower on that page.



The one thing missing from this setup that is included with the CRSpotless is a Total Desolved Solids (TDS) gauge that will help you tell when to replace the cartridges. You can buy a cheap TDS gauge seperately, or I guess you could always just replace the cartridges when you start getting water spots. :) Edit: the filters will change color when they are depleted. Guess you don't need a TDS after all.



Anyway, I'm going to be getting some of those FC006 cartridges soon to see if they really do work as well as I hope they will. I've been using the regular water softening filters and haven't been very happy with them.
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Good bunch of information here.. I wonder how well this alternative setup will work? It's a great deal cheaper than the CR Spotless system and appears to be relatively the same thing. I'd like to try no touch washing at home but a water de-ionizer almost seems like a must. I don't know what I'd do with this stuff if I got it and it didn't leave the car spotless though :sadwavey:
 
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