Wall Mounted PW System

Excluding the PW, Gun and Foam Canon it’s approximately $290.

Subjectively a PW in this category would be $100 to $150, which comes with a Gun.

Foam Cannon $30 to $90

If you want to upgrade your Gun $30 to $75.

My whole setup was approximately $500.

 

sick. thanks. looks like a nice Fall project when it cools down.

 

This seems like a sincere reply to my only partially serious post, so let me comment. I do care about my truck and keep the interior clean, that’s important to me. In my part of California we have limited water and frequent rationing. In fact, with no snow or winter road grime here (on pavement) our winter rains are the best car wash ... I’ll sometimes take a drive in a downpour just to clean my truck. Honestly, I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone washing their car in their driveway for decades, but I do occasionally take it to a self-serve spray wash (which is almost always very busy) when it gets too gross even for me. Pretty much the same routine for every car I’ve owned for the last 30 years, and when I sell them a quick wash and some spray detailer seems to shine ‘me up just fine even after 10-15 years. Now my wife’s car and my motorcycles do inhabit our garage ... and I do have my air compressor hard mounted right by my garage door; I use it to air up tires and blow crap out of my truck bed 100 times more often than I use my pressure washer.

 

Driveway washing is almost extinct but I still do it once in a while. The amount of water used with a PW seems to be minimal compared to the standard hose and nozzle. I like the idea of having the PW station setup like OP vs rolling out the unit and hooking it up

 

he is controlling pressure by changing out the spray nozzle. all of pressure washer tips (15 degree, 25 degree, etc) come with a specified GPM flow rate. by going with a higher GPM tip, you can reduce the pressure (and vise-versa) with the same spray pattern. i have complete sets of 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 4.0 gpm nozzles and can get anywhere from 700 psi to 1200 psi with different 40 degree tips. i use a 2.5 tip for car washing, which puts the pressure just over 900 psi.

as for foam cannons, the same thing can be done by replacing the orifice in the foam cannon. i believe most foam cannons come with a 1.25 mm orifice. if you swap it out for a 1.1 mm orifice, you can use the foam cannon with a lower rated pressure washer.

 

Thanks, I pretty much know all that and was just wondering why reduce the pressure at the power washer instead of the wand nozzle. Unless I didn't understand what he was saying which might be the case.

 

Coming soon, but not on the Tacoma. On my Audi. I’ll post in here but won’t create another thread since it not Tacoma related.

 

Sorry, I wasn’t clear in the video when I said I dumbed it down. whoispurplegoo Explain it exactly how I should have. I switched to a 2.5 mm orifice tip to lower the psi and increase the GMP. I’m running about 1100 psi with 1.4 gpm’s using a 2.5 mm orifice tip. Each PW I’d different and you may need to test for your optimal result.

For the foam cannon I switched to the 3.0 orifice.

 

Yes it is. Thank you sir!

 

Here you go.

https://youtu.be/FBIXzGElego

 

I updated the system. Below is the new video with most of the components needed to build this.

https://youtu.be/u5OpWoycmLg

Deionizer Unit:

Aquatic Life Spot-Free Car Rinse Unit - https://amzn.to/2Sv0UVY
Aquatic Life Cartridges Mixed Bed Resin for Filtration (2 Pack) - https://amzn.to/2Y9agba
Dixon 1/2" Valve - https://amzn.to/2StxxDy
Bucket Filler Hose - https://amzn.to/3pnh3MQ
Ultimate Hose Nozzle - https://amzn.to/39WT7cE
Shutoff Valve Shut-Off - https://amzn.to/2NxJEB7
Solid Brass Garden Hose Elbow - https://amzn.to/2Ybkr1s
3Ft Garden Hose - https://amzn.to/2YbNAY8
Hose Elbow Connector - https://amzn.to/3iOyALK


Pressure Washer, Hose Reel, Hoses and Fittings:

Kranzle K1322TS Pressure Washer - https://www.obsessedgarage.com/products/kranzle-k1322ts-pressure-washer
24" Long X 18" Deep Stainless Steel Wall Shelf - https://amzn.to/3sWSwk5
3/8"NPT Female Thread M22-14mm Female - https://amzn.to/2Mq246t
90 Degree Street Elbow, 3/8" NPT Female x 3/8" NPT Male - https://amzn.to/3pli5ZI
Ultimate Washer Female Coupler, 3/8-Inch, Stainless Steel, 2-Pack - https://amzn.to/2y33jxO
Ultimate Washer 18717 Pressure Washers Stainless Male Nipple, 3/8-Inch, 2-Pack - https://amzn.to/3oerX6d
MTM Hydro 30.0026 Jumper Hose / Whip Line 3/8" x 2' - https://amzn.to/2SAQdS4
General Pump D30002 3/8" x 100' Steel Hose Reel - https://amzn.to/2XT3Hyp
UBERFLEX Kink Resistant Pressure Washer Hose 1/4" x 50' - https://amzn.to/2XUpk1m
2x Ultimate Washer High Pressure 22MM Adapter Fitting x 3/8-Inch Brass - https://amzn.to/2YhNi5L or 2x Mosmatic Nickel NPT 3/8" NPTM to Male M22 - https://amzn.to/2XXdaEP


Spray Gun:

MTM Hydro SGS28 Gun with Built-In Stainless Steel Swivel Spray Gun & Foam Cannon Kit (The one I have) - https://amzn.to/2JUsbxr

Other Spray Gun and Foam Cannon options:

MTM Hydro SGS28 Gun with Built-In Stainless Steel Swive - https://amzn.to/2St4VdL
MTM Hydro SG28 Gun - https://amzn.to/2XUorpy
MTM Hydro SG28 Gun and Foam Cannon Kit with Stainless and Brass Fittings - https://amzn.to/32CodC9
MTM PF22 Professional Foam Lance and Cannon - https://amzn.to/2Y9DxCx
Veloci MTM Hydro PF22.2 Foam Cannon - New Bottle - https://amzn.to/388Kdpx
TriNova Foam Cannon - https://amzn.to/2YgCsNG

 

OK...that is sweet!

 

thank you

 

If anyone is looking for a portable set up. Here are two options I pieced together for a friend. Thought I’d share with the group.

Pressure Washer Set Up(New Gun and Wand)

Active PW - https://amzn.to/3w3YTDi
PW side quick connects - https://amzn.to/2TjKJPK and https://amzn.to/3vhidvP(2 included, 2nd one will be used at gun side)
50 ft hose - https://amzn.to/3w4Z5SY
Gun - https://amzn.to/2Tf8QPA
Wand - https://amzn.to/3559aU0
Foam Cannon - https://amzn.to/3w8fpSX
4.0 nozzles - https://amzn.to/3wcuqTB


Pressure Washer Set Up(Using existing Gun and Wand. Saving about $140 from above set up)

Active PW - https://amzn.to/3w3YTDi
PW side quick connects - https://amzn.to/2SlZVfk and https://amzn.to/3vhidvP(2 included, 2nd one will be used at gun side)
50 ft hose - https://amzn.to/3w4Z5SY
M22 15 to 3/8 - https://amzn.to/2SlZVfk
Foam Cannon - https://amzn.to/3w8fpSX
4.0 nozzles - https://amzn.to/3wcuqTB

 

Really cool setup OP! Love it but I am skeptical of the spot free rinse unit. What's your experience with it? I have well water, horrible horrible iron filled well water. I have an iron removal unit, a water softener, and a whole house filter. That spot free rinse unit seems like it's just a couple of cartridge filters you can hook up to a hose.... so I'm curious if you really see any results? If you're good at detailing/cleaning (which you clearly know your stuff) you're not going to get water spots anyway. So I'm wondering if your results are just due to you being good at detailing or if that spot free rinse unit actually works for your.

 

I suspect since he is dealing with city water, not as much junk in his house water.

We are on a well, 1800ppm salt! Too high for kidneys, so we have bottled water delivered in five-gallon jugs. Yes, I have used that water for rinsing, but tempted to get this system with a pump to feed the pressure washer. After twenty years of caliche driveway, finally bit the bullet at have concrete down (200' long driveway). Maybe I'll wash the truck more often.

Edit - Silver Truck, caliche doesn't show as bad. My old Chevy my wife called the darker silver "caliche". Had it close for 20 years, so probably washed it 20 times.

 

Nice to see a fellow OG person here...

 

Thanks!

I love the DI systems and it works great. When I initially started using it I used it on a soap rinse. I quickly found out I was blowing though filters. So now I use it on a final rise that last made a min or two. After that I blow the water off with a blower. Then I can take my time wiping the rest of the water off with a detail spray.

I have my PW water line coming from my water softener and the water measures at about 100 ppm. Using the water softener in-line only shaves 2-3 % of the charge on the softener per wash.

Also, I like the unit for peace of mind. Especially during the hot months when I know some panels dry off before I can wipe them completely down.

1800 ppm. That crazy!!!

Sweet. I had that unit and never installed it. Then I got the Kranzle unit. Love that thing.

 

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Sweet. I had that unit and never installed it. Then I got the Kranzle unit. Love that thing.[/QUOTE]

Going strong for almost three years now! And about a third the price of Kranzle if you factor in shelf, reel, good hose, etc.

Hose that comes with the Comet isn’t great but completely usable!