Ok, mini review:
Received the unit (50 lbs shipped) on Tuesday and it came in a basic cardboard box. There was sufficient amount of styrofoam in the cardboard box to make sure the unit was not damaged during shipping. Unboxing was fairly easy, with all loose parts and filter elements in their own smaller cardboard boxes and wrapped in plastic wrap.
Assembly:
Just glancing at directions indicated what was fairly obvious. Removed all pieces from their individual boxes, placed the centering rings over the cartridge filters, screwed the filters into the caddy mount, and torqued down with included filter wrench. I then applied the included (awesome that they do this BTW) teflon tape to the fittings, and hooked the unit up to my outdoor hose spigot. On the other side of the unit I connected up my 3200 PSI DeWalt pressure washer (CAT Pumps FTW!) and turned on the water at the spigot.
I let the system pressurize and then let the pressure off the pressure washer pump by pulling the trigger on the washer wand. Started the pressure washer and I away I went. To be fair, I did my homework when I bought the DIC-20 to make sure that the pressure washer I had was not going to exceed the max flow rate of the DIC-20 and CR Spotless suggests to stay in a 2.5 to 2.8 GPM range. The Dewalt is a 2.8 GPM max unit, so everything worked fine and the TDS meter on the CR Spotless never did jump up beyond .000 which by their standards means a spot free rinse.
This was the first wash for my car, and also my second time using the Chemical Bros. TORQ foam cannon with Mr. Pink soap. I did a modified two bucket method (no grit guard in my Home Depot buckets, so I manually rinsed my microfiber mitt in the dirty bucket) and did a thorough wash at approximately 8 PM. Granted, I was protecting myself from quick dry off with barely any sunlight, but water will still evaporate over time, so even though I washed at night, I was still susceptible to water spots. Cleaned everything and then rinsed off without the PW (ran out of gas!) and just parked it in the garage and didn't wipe it down.
I decided not to wipe it down so I had the most amount of water on the car to see if it the CR Spotless really did the job. Otherwise, I'd be pretty PO'ed if it didn't and now my sweet new car would have spots all over it!
The conclusion:
IT WORKED GREAT! No spots, no swirls (means I did a good wash :biggrin: ), and an overall clean and spot free finish. Anybody who is looking to do their own detailing and doesn't want to spend tons of time racing against the sun to dry right after the final rinse or go over the entire car with quick detailer and a dampened MicroFiber towel should invest in this unit.
I did empty out the water from the filter canisters once I was done, because as Izzy stated, there have been accounts where algae tends to build up.
Hope this review helps!