Soft water for cleaning truck

[HOBrian]

I have a water softener hooked up to hot only right now. I will be running the cold only to the clothes washer and the shower. I was wondering if I should setup one outside line for soft water. Is there any benefit to doing this, does the truck not have any water spots anymore? I need some pro's and con's please help!

 

[Hummin Cummins]

If your softener can keep up, by all means yes do it. You will get more suds with considerably less soap and less spotting. I work at a wastewater treatment plant and wash and rinse mine with water thats been through a microfilter and reverse osmosis system, softest you will ever find.

 

[nps]

Is there any benefit to doing this, does the truck not have any water spots anymore?

With a residential strength salt powered softener and no other treatment, you will still get water spots. They will be much easier to wipe off though because the residual deposits are 'soft' (sodium) not 'hard' (calcium).

 

[klenger]

I have a soft water faucet on my driveway for washing the truck and car. I think NSnyder is correct about the soft vs hard spots. I think an inline filter would also help, but have not tried it.

 

[Hokey]

work at wwtp

If your softener can keep up, by all means yes do it. You will get more suds with considerably less soap and less spotting. I work at a wastewater treatment plant and wash and rinse mine with water thats been through a microfilter and reverse osmosis system, softest you will ever find.

Hey a fellow operator, I work at the same bussiness (lotta years) can't beat that RO water for a final no spot rinse. I set up a small system at home just for this purpose.

Later, keep yur head above water... :-laf

 

[HOBrian]

Sweeeeet thanks guys Oo.

 

[Hummin Cummins]

Hokey

What type of plant do you run? Capacity, etc. Full time we have an activated sludge plant, just expanded to 9 mgd with a water reuse microfilter/ro system for 3 mgd. I also run a small package plant for a nearby town. Never in a million years thought this would be my career.

 

[crobertson1]

I have a soft water faucet on my driveway for washing the truck and car. I think NSnyder is correct about the soft vs hard spots. I think an inline filter would also help, but have not tried it.

klenger, what does that soft water faucet for your driveway entail?

 

[Hokey]

Hokey

What type of plant do you run? Capacity, etc. Full time we have an activated sludge plant, just expanded to 9 mgd with a water reuse microfilter/ro system for 3 mgd. I also run a small package plant for a nearby town. Never in a million years thought this would be my career.

sent you a pm

 

[klenger]

klenger, what does that soft water faucet for your driveway entail?

I just plumbed it into the water softener that goes to house.