Recent content by Dirtychuck

You might want to go a little heavier on the glycol concentration just in case you develop a small fluid leak. Your boiler should have an auto fill valve to add water to the boiler if water/glycol level drops. If there is a leak and the fill valve starts adding water and glycol mix gets a...

I had trouble with old foam brush soap making good foam... when I replaced with fresh soap the problem went away.

My commercial water rate for the first 1000 gallons $8.75 then for 1001-20000 gallons it is $5.38 per 1000 gal then 20000+ it is $4.25 per 1000 gal. Sewer rates are $7.25 for first 1000 gallons, then $5.20 per 1000 gal. What I love is that there is a commercial water rate and a residential...

Thanks for the suggestions! I have some time tomorrow--hope I can figure this out...

I've been getting a complaints about one vacuum not working. The complaint is always the same--put coins in, but vacuum doesn't work. I've tried many, many times, but I can't duplicate the problem. Every time I check how many quarters are in the vault, it is an odd number. I'm guessing...

Ric--I've got a setup like you're describing. I went to a local semi-truck tarp supplier and they custom fabricated a rollup door out of a heavy duty tarp. It is fastened above door opening with a strip of aluminum and tapcons every 18 inches or so and have a rope and pulley setup to roll it...

My salles are up this year over last year also. No special promotions or advertising. I'm just checking the wash twice daily and keeping it clean and well maintained.

I found a dime and a canadian quarter in coin return slot...

I had something simiilar happen this summer. Customer complained that my high pressure "sandblasted" his paint off... Customer left me a note then went to police and filed a report. Police came to my house later that day and talked to my wife. I turned everything over to my insurance company...

My wash froze up pretty fast too at 10 deg F without weep water after water main broke and it was shut off for 6 hrs. A phone call would have been nice, but I guess that was too much to ask. As long as I keep weep set to 16 oz per minute it works fine with cold water. I was worried when temps...

I have a simple mailbox mounted next to the bill changer where people can leave refund requests and make suggestions or comments. I keep a few blank post-it notes and a couple of pens under the mailbox lid. It often helps me find problems faster as people leave notes requesting refunds and I...

How do you test the antifreeze in floor heat? Do you just use an automotive bulb-style antifreeze tester or is there a better/different way?

I need some help... We had a lot of freezing rain the other night and I wanted to get home. It was a long day. The ice was so thick my scraper wouldn't scrape the ice off of my windows so I did the very stupid thing and in frustration took a car key out of my pocket to get thru the ice so...

Yes, insulation does help. We used a product from our local heating supply house called insultarp: http://www.insulationsolutions.com/products/insultarp/information.html

I've been using some simple vinyl coated "gripper clips" from Reid Supply to hold foam brush handles. I think it is part number GGT-5 and is about a buck and a half each.