Recent content by ScottV

I have 2 of the Airlift 016R1501 Replacement Valves. New, still in their original bag. Had them as spares when we had the Magna Glides and Power Glide openers. Switch all 12 doors over to the Airlift Vinyl Rollups and no longer need these parts. New from my distributor is $386 ea. I’ll sell...

I have 7ea of these 2 -1/2” Magnetic Wall / Ceiling Boom Positioning Devices. Mount the base on the ceiling, and the Puck on the boom and they work to center the booms when not in use. We use these on our Mosmatic Z Booms in our self serve bays. These 7 units have never been installed. They...

Selling these Sonny‘s pump stands. Used them to power the UBF on some PDQ Tandems because they didn't have that option when they first came out. 40 gallon tank, Cat 7CP6170 Pump, 3Ph 7.5HP Motor. Worked great for the years we had them. No longer needed because we upgraded both bays to...

I have a ShurVend Mini (rear load) vendor that I bought from Jim Holve back in 2008. It's worked great until recently when it keeps erring out. I think it's the main control board, but I have no idea who if anyone supports these units with parts, technical support. Any suggestions would be...

Since I started this post, I purchased 2 of the NAYAX units for 1 site. Figured I'd get through the entire experience in setting up those, before tackling the other two locations. Its taken over a month to register the units with NAYAX and partake in the exhaustive "onboarding" process of...

I had a long conversation with Harry Kozlovzky from NAYAX yesterday regarding their units. I relayed the feedback from one of my earlier posts, regarding the frustration operators had in dealing with their online tools and poor customer service. He explained that the company was aware of those...

For those folks using either Crypto Pay or Nayax, are you they able to charge sales tax to the transaction? In wonderful NYS, cash transactions are tax exempt, but credit card sales are taxable ay 8%. .

The Carolina Pride systems that I have use a magnetic stripe reader from Brush Industries called "The Sidewinder." They are excellent in wet environments and hold up for many years. My problem is not with the readers, but with the Mercury Payment System that those readers / timers communicate...

I'm getting ready to make the purchase of new credit card readers (swipe, chip, & tap) for my 8 SS bays. I've been using the Mercury Payment System from Carolina Pride and its been great for 10+ years. Unfortunately they sold off the software to a company in Canada called Spiffy Wash Systems...

I own three sites, and the self-serve bays are all with Carolina Pride equipment. I purchased their PC based Mercury Car Wash Control system in 2008, which manages the meter / timers, handles the credit card transactions, and provides real time and periodic reporting of the activity. Reports...

The Carolina Pride Mercury Payment System (for SS) is with WorldPay. My rates have been averaging 7-9% per month. I inquired with my local bank and they partner with PayChex, who has a large and growing credit card processing division. PayChex analyzed my monthly statements, said they could...

I have my flights and hotel room booked. Was getting ready to purchase the admission tickets for the Car Wash Show but was talking with someone who said interest has been very low so far. Many people are going to hold off until the 2022 show in Nashville which will only be 5 months after this...

Long story short, it's to meet PCIC compliance. As the credit card industry moves away from magnetic stripes, and focuses on chip cards or tap and pay, these card readers will be obsolete. Currently if a customer uses a chip card in an auto cashier with only a magnetic stripe reader, they can...

Our Access S Series units have swipe card readers, and we've been waiting patiently for PDQ to come out with upgrades to chip readers. I finally got a quote from my distributor and almost fell over. To upgrade 6 Access units will costs $88,000. OPW purchased ICS and that is who is now leading...

About a year ago I posted a complaint about the ShallCo 10 position / 2 stack rotary switches. They were only lasting about 6 months, and were seizing up. ShallCo was very good about replacing them under their 1yr warranty, but I asked what other operators were using. Most commented that...