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kim92111
02-05-2004, 08:50 AM
I was driving on Miramar and noticed that a store was selling deionized water for $0.08/gallon. It is an auto detailing store. I don't recall the address, but it is next to a high-end (green sign) auto repair/seller, between the 5 and 805. He flushes the water through two filters to ensure that the water is very clean.

rza007
02-05-2004, 12:50 PM
Anyone with a TDS meter that wants to check this out??? Pretty cheap for clean water... It sure beats AW price per gallon.

kim92111
03-02-2004, 10:22 PM
Ghost came by and checked the water 0.0. Can't can't better than that.

[G]h0s']['
03-03-2004, 09:56 AM
Yeah, I was pretty impressed with the 000 reading on my TDS meter when I was testing Stan's water he got from Miramar. I tested the local water vending machine and it was 45. Heck, I tested my raw tap water and it measured 350+...doh! At 8 cents a gallon, Stan...that water cant be beat. -Mel

SanDiegoReefs
03-03-2004, 10:06 AM
Woo hoo!

This is good to hear... especially since I need to buy about 50 gallons to mix some saltwater (Thanks to all the storm-action).

Stan: Any more details on where it is? North/South side of the street, etc?

-moore

kim92111
03-03-2004, 01:57 PM
North side of the street, east of the pyramid.

wwxc
03-03-2004, 03:03 PM
does anyone have an exact address?

Flamehawk
03-03-2004, 04:56 PM
mel, which vending machine did you check? Have you check the one infront of K-mart near OG??

let me know

[G]h0s']['
03-04-2004, 02:57 AM
Hi George. It was a vending machine I used to use a lot at a Ralph's in plaza blvd in national city.

sdboogie
03-05-2004, 12:05 PM
Call me lame, but I couldn't find it. Does anyone have an address or a business that is next to it or the business name or any distinguishing landmark?

Flamehawk
03-05-2004, 02:11 PM
I don't know if the price changed or not, the vending machine infront of the k-mart at corner of Clairmont Mesa and Convoy was 25 Cents.

I used to use the water there, just wondering how's the quality of water from that machine.

kim92111
03-05-2004, 03:57 PM
7938 Miramar Road. It's called the Detail Store, next to Babelli's (i'm not sure about the spelling). There is usually an A sign posting Deionized water, 8 cents.

If you can't find it now....

sdboogie
03-05-2004, 05:10 PM
Thanks for the detail kim.

OH, I'll find it now. LOL

BlueLagoonSD
07-15-2004, 12:54 AM
old post but have anyone used this water for top off? Im planning to get about 30 gallons tomorrow.

Wondering if its safe.

REEFWAVE
07-15-2004, 01:24 AM
filter direct on ebay has a model available that cant be beat as far price. for under $100 i got a 100gpd 5 stage RO/DI that works like a charm. i got the hose adapter and hooked it up to the coldwater supply to our extra whasher. it could just as easily be conected to a garden hose. in the long run it may work out to be cheaper, and if anything else it is very nice to have it right there at all times just in case....

GEFRANKLE
07-15-2004, 03:00 AM
I have the same unit and it only brought my water from 450 to 50 (RO)to 10 mg/l(DI) of dissolved solids. I added a second DI stage and got to 0 PPM. The second stage costs $40.

George

sdboogie
07-15-2004, 11:04 AM
I just got water yesterday. I've been using it for topoff since I found out about it on this thread. Works just fine. I usually just give the guy a buck per 7gallon container. Just pull around the back. He has a holding tank now with a pump, so now it's faster.

BlueLagoonSD
07-15-2004, 11:14 AM
alrite cool. Thanks.
BTW i do have an r/o unit, but its not hook directly to my topoff system. I just need water fast, because im heading to vegas tonight. Wish me luck:D

BlueLagoonSD
07-15-2004, 01:20 PM
just got 40 gallons worth. Last place I thought i would find water for my fish tank...but works. Cool guys, they know we be coming for our fishies. He said someone came and got 200+ gallons of di water yesterday. Wonder who it was:confused:

sdboogie
07-15-2004, 01:33 PM
Not me, just 5 yesterday.

They are cool.:cool: unlike my house right now. I got a couple fans going and a water temp of 83. Gonna go pick up a used mobile ac unit for 50 bucks later. Ahhhhhhhh...

obarrera
07-15-2004, 03:44 PM
Perfect,I go to miramar every friday.:D

ricestudios
07-15-2004, 03:51 PM
for those of you in or around national city there is a filipino owned drinking water store. they have filtered rodi drinking water nothing added just pure rodi. you can even see the filters in the back and the drain water they have going with large holding tanks. they charge 25 cents a gallon and have 3 outside vending machines when there closed.

Pure Water Plus
Address: 1240 E Plaza Blvd # 601, National City, CA 91950
Phone: (619) 474-5326

obarrera
07-15-2004, 03:56 PM
Thanks dude I might go there as well.:)

lucubrator
11-01-2004, 01:01 AM
I went to The Detail Store Inc. today hoping to get some water after filling up with scripps, and to my disappointment, they were closed. To spare anyone else from this, here are their hours:

Open
Monday - Friday 8:00-6:00
Saturday 8:00-3:00
Closed Sunday
(they don't seem to bother switching the open/closed sign)