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I just recently started washing for a new client (tractors and end dumps). He won't let me hook up to his water because it comes from a well and apparently it has a high salt content (he had it tested). I've been able to work around it with an extra rinse tank, although it's pain to haul the extra water. Does anyone know of a chemical or a way to make use of that water other than a water purifier system?

Pat
 
It depends on the type of salt present in the water. I would suggest you contact a local water treatment company like Culligan for what they would suggest.

You can also do a google search for water treatment that works with your partuicular application.

Reverse osmosis is effective and is a portable system available from a few suppliers for washing.

Salt is a chemical compound formed by replacing all or part of the hydrogen ions of an acid with metal ions or electropositive radicals. You really need to find out what kind of salt before you do anything else.

Ie: calcium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, et al. Each will have it's own unique characteristics that you have to deal with.

Hope this helps? Cheers.
 
Thanks, I'll check into that. By the way what is a google search?
 
Michael,
tell me about the portable RO systems. Who are they available from, and how much water is lost in processing?

Scott Stone
 
Based on the results of a google search, RO water does not appreciably reduce the volume of water available. Simply put the water is forced through a permeable membrane by water pressure. This membrane allows only pure water to pass without dissolved salts; the membrane is a relative of Gore-tex with pores large enough for only water to pass and no other molecules.

Check out http://www.tomahawkusa.com for their RO system or http://www.desalinator.com/ for custom engineered systems.

Hope this helps? Cheers.
 
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I am sure that a soft rinse aid will work really well where you are, but hte water in Arizona is way hard. Probably around 800 parts per million, and about ten times as hard as where you are. I need some kind of "mechanical" means to soften my water.

Scott Stone
 
You could try a water softener using salt. Again try the web addresses I posted earlier or contact someone like Culligan for their advice and assistance. There are non-mechanical systems on the market like Scaltrol as well that could help.
 
I looked at the tomahawk site and their portable systems looked like DI bottles. That is what I am currently using, and was something that might be less expensive. The soft water systems don't even get the water quality good enough for me. There is still quite a bit of spotting. There are people that use it in my neck of the woods, but it just is not as effective.

Scott
 
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