Recent content by Mchas

Thought about that, but I’d feel a bit bad since they’d lose business by telling me how to do the repairs myself. Could be an option though if I can’t figure it out otherwise.

Agree the bearings shouldn’t normally need to be changed, any idea what the exact part numbers for the start switches and start capacitors would be for a Leeson 131537? I spent a ton of time trying to find a parts diagram for it but couldn’t. I’d like to order the parts ahead of time so when I...

I have a bunch of Leeson 5HP single phase motors and they seem to only last a few years before needing repairs. I have a local repair shop that I have been using for years but it’s getting pretty expensive ($400+). Seems like the parts would cost around $100-150, so I was wondering if anyone...

Where in SoCal? I’m here too and Jan was great, but Feb was slow due to the rain. It’s all weather dependent.

No they are not. The only wires connected are black, yellow, and red/green.

Mercury relays:

Mine are installed on vacuums, so it is a Dixmor LED6 timer. Tap Plus only.

I had an issue where one of mine randomly switched from count down to count up, anyone ever had that happen? It was a big problem because I don’t have the stop button installed so there was no way for the customer to stop it. Luckily I showed up in person while the time was counting up (it was...

For whatever it’s worth, I was able to find the photos of my brushes from several years ago when I had the same problem. These photos clearly show plenty of brush length left, so it was obviously a manufacturing problem which sounds like is still an issue.

I also have the same problem but not quite that bad. I contacted Erie a few years back about this exact issue and they replaced a few brush heads for me under warranty but not without a bit of a fight. They also claimed they were changing their manufacturing process to avoid these issues but I...

What location is this in? Surprised it pencils at 12% interest with a 15 year loan. Those are very high monthly payments. Is there any room for improvements? Can you add any functions or increase price or do anything else to add value? Guessing at these numbers it’s already pretty maxed out.

Yes I do use their guns, mainly because I bought a bunch and still have some left. Once they run out though I plan to switch to the air logic nozzles. Haven’t had a problem with any of the 3 phase motors at all.

I have both. If the single motor three phase is an option, do that for sure. The three small motors is a giant pain. Literally today I was climbing on the roof to replace one of the motors. I have 5 bays so that’s 15 motors and I seem to have to replace one every month or so. I change the...

Do you have three phase power at your wash? If so then yes.

Yes. Supposedly a software upgrade solves the problem and I haven’t seen it since. They have upgraded your swipers and you’re still seeing it?