What's the verdict on deionizers?

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GScott

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I followed the Mr. Clean Autodry threads and the general consensus seemed to be a water deionizer would be the better solution. I read several references to members who were going to try a RV solution which consisted of some type of deionizing filter. Someone also recommended a garden hose filter from Home Depot. Has anyone actually tried these? Do they work to prevent water spots?



Gary
 
I know I was tossing the idea around a lot. In the end, I just went back to using a garden sprayer filled with distilled water. I can get distilled water for cheap, and I had the sprayer already (they are about $20-30). It works just fine.



The deionizing hose filters I saw had flow maximums of about 1/2 gallon a minute. I suspect my sprayer has a similar rate, but it actually fans it out a lot since it is a small nozzle.



There was at least one person who got a garden filter and was very pleased with it. If I recall, he owned a black 911?
 
I tried using a whole-house filter hooked up to a garden hose, but it did nothing to reduce water spots. I think I tried about 3 different kinds of filters, including a charcoal type. None of these were the "deionizing" type though, and had a flow rate of several gpm.
 
I have a customer who has full sized 50 gallon deionizer tanks at both his warehouse and home. They do dry spot free. The only problem is if it is windy and dust settles on the car before it is dry.
 
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