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    Foam generator media problem

    I've tried all the above and ended up using pipe cleaner brush $8 from local buy it cheap store. Three PVC foamers from one brush and the flow is way better.
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    I would not open that door....

    WOW! I have motion detection in the equipment room set to notify my phone and have been able to resolve issues like this immediately.
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    Partial arch rotate on laser 4000

    Wanted to throw in the upper bearing above the gear box as another cause of this issue. Same effect as the gear box play mentioned in prior post. Glad you're up and running!
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    Cryptopay overcharge

    Shouldn't be any higher pre authorized amount with IBA like in a count up bay. I did have a similar situation when a customer swiped the card twice and my pay station stacked another wash while the sign said please pull forward. I had to adjust a setting to increase time between transaction's...
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    Wash card all bays read out of service

    Make sure your satellite server is open and running on the tower.
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    Few more questions on LW 360

    Will the 360 allow the pay station to add an uprgrade? "Double under body flush for $2"
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    Bay Concrete Re-Pour

    I'm looking at a complete redo including pit's. Would you use a pre made tank or poured concrete?
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    Removal of Tri Foam Wax in S.S

    Used HP wax and a triple color wax on its own gun for 12 year's. I upgraded HP wax to turtle wax ice, went to a single color foaming wax on the separate gun and got so many call's the first month about the foam wax not working it was painful. Not one call about the new turtle wax though.
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    Recent Renovation of a Self Service Location

    Location look's sharp! Around here they would smash the coin box, steal the flower's, the change machine would be vandalized within a month, all the bay equipment would be drug out into the parking lot and the door's would t have made it long enough to take a picture without getting all bent.
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    Pit Cleaning??

    I am cleaning our pit's way more often then what I see posted. Six location's with two auto's and twenty eight self serve bay's that cost $6,000 a year if I have it pumped. Are the pit cover's solid and you shovel more often daily or do you just not wash truck's that are very dirty?
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    What coin acceptor to use?

    Old slugbuster's were the reliable work horse for year's and switched to icoin for a couple year's to update until I had constant issue's needing to constantly reprogram and now micro coin QL. The only issue I've had with micro coin is for some reason chute that accepts the coin always get's...
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    Laser 4000 customer can't drive straight!

    I'm considering a new automatic for the simple fact these people cannot seem to figure out how to drive straight in without turning left over two feet from center. I have lines on the floor, cones from the pay station to just inside the door and from the t-bar out the exit side trying to...
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    Attendant and/or groundskeeper pay

    Three sites close to each other $15 per hour 10-12 hour's a week. One site $15 per hour 5-6 hour's a week. Both check door's, wash bay's, empty trash, lot clean up and notify me of any issues with anything on site needing repair. If I could find 2-3 people that could help more, assist with the...
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    About to move my meter boxes, some ?'s

    I installed a couple of my new boxes about even with the back of the vehicle when it's in the wash stall and now I think it was a bad idea. It seems I have more moisture and dirt issues now compared to before and I think the dirt and water get thrown against the wall when the customer sprays...
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    Vac pricing

    $1 in quarters = 4 min and $2 cc =4 min I only have cc on a couple vac's and very curious if everyone is staying quarters or using bills?
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    sfr surprise request

    Me kneeling in the water chasing an electrical problem on a new to me old pump station 95 degrees so the equipment room door is open. Customer " the boss is here so I can get my free wash today?" Me " I just work here" Customer " I've seen your truck here a lot" Me "no free washes I don't work...
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    Monthly expenses for Cryptopay

    I see customers all the time at the 1 minute warning going over to feed a couple quarters in several times per wash. I would not get rid of cards, just like I would not stop taking quarters, but I'm not convinced that I make more money per wash with cards.
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    Need advice on 2 step Pre-Soak for LW4000

    It probably doesn't matter for comparison since I'm in MN. How much product on a normal car? I'm at 300 ml with 3 seconds delay between with a 15 secon soaking time before hp rinse
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    Dryer times

    2 laser 4000 with 90 sec dry on top wash and 60 sec on other selections.
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    Recommendations for an air compressor?

    I've had 3 eaton air units over 8 years at one location. The first two lasting 4 years with work 2- two stage rpm lowered to minimum, new valves and a whole new head based on eatons rec.( head was warranty) then it failed again. I gave up and went to a larger cfm 3 piston eaton and have it...
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