DI resin Beads

Greg Nichols

Greg Nichols

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Anyone find a good source for DI resin beads? I like my CR spotless but with my hard water its going to be expensive. 215 for 3 refills of my DC 20 is okay, but I'm sure there is a better deal out there.



Cheers,

GREG
 
There is a thread where this is discussed...it might be Supe's thread on cheap CR alternates. I have this link in my favorites, not sure if it's the one that came from that thread: DI
 
Dan O said:
Costco has them at $149.99 for four bags.
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Thanks dan, but that is way more than 215$ for a 3 refill canister for the DC20. I'm looking for cheap :woot:





Setec Astronomy said:
There is a thread where this is discussed...it might be Supe's thread on cheap CR alternates. I have this link in my favorites, not sure if it's the one that came from that thread: DI
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I attempted to look in that thread but did not find it, maybe too much haste on my part. I looked over your link and its the same price as CR spotless, and CR does free shipping.



I swear their is a thread that talks about a much cheaper option!



Cheers,

GREG
 
I dunno...maybe CR lowered their prices, maybe that place raised them, maybe that's not the place. I looked thru that whole thread of Supe's and also searched for other threads but I couldn't find where the other sources of bulk resin were discussed, the discussion in Supe's thread all seemed to be about cartidges and not bulk.
 
I use the Spot Free water softener. It also contains resin beads, however, you simply clean them by running water softener salt through it. The salt costs a few dollars for a bag that lasts at least 6 months.
 
Yeah Greg I am with you about looking for a cheaper price on that resin. I have only looked in a few areas but the price seems to be about the same no matter what.



I guess if a genereic resin is out there maybe that would be an option. The question is are their other resins that the CR-Spotless can use (i.e. the resin for a water softenr like brwill2005 talks about above). I will try an look later.



I am running through resin like mad.



Here is something interesting from another forum. Cr Spotless resin - Detailing Bliss Forum
 
brwill2005 said:
I use the Spot Free water softener. It also contains resin beads, however, you simply clean them by running water softener salt through it. The salt costs a few dollars for a bag that lasts at least 6 months.
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brad,



Is this the system you are referring to Water Filter,Water Softner,Spot Free Water Filter,Filters,Water Softener Systems,Filtered Water System? It sounds more like a water purification unit that also removes hard water minerals.



How good is it at leaving the water on a car in the sun and not spotting?



The unit called 1000 what is the yield based on PPM coming into the unit? 200ppm?



So the recharging only costs about 5$ and the recharging media can be reused?



Thanks and Cheers,

GREG
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I dunno...maybe CR lowered their prices, maybe that place raised them, maybe that's not the place. I looked thru that whole thread of Supe's and also searched for other threads but I couldn't find where the other sources of bulk resin were discussed, the discussion in Supe's thread all seemed to be about cartidges and not bulk.
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If I recall the media for 1cubic foot WAS 195$ now its 215$ from CR spotless.



Like you I recall a thread on bulk resin for cheaper, but cannot find it!!!:think:



Cheers,

GREG
 
Resins that are recharged with salt water don’t produce DI water. They exchange the calcium for sodium. So your water isn’t de-ionized. It’s differently ionized.



If different is less spotty than it was originally you’re ahead of the game.



Recharging true DI resins requires a much more aggressive chemical process.





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Setec Astronomy said:
Well, AG just started selling CRS today, so at least you will get 10% off on the resin.
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Ah, thanks for posting that.



I just decided I'm gonna buy more and I would've just ordered from CRS.
 
Accumulator, I hope the 10% applies (you know how some places exclude discounts on big-ticket items), and apparently CRS does free shipping, so you'll have to do the math to see which comes out better.
 
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