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I see where you are losing money with them.I sell FedEx tokens with no discount and my market is rural. I have an attended wash due to the mud factor.

Any thoughts on long trench drain vs 3 to5 center drains.Seems like when there is major leak center drains can not keep up.

I'm really considering a loft also and a bathroom. I figure 40 ft x 16 ft wide to park my skidsteer with inside change and vending room.My current wash has inside changer and vending ,really cuts down on the weather factor. Winter here is 8 months it seems.

MEPOO1 How high is your ceiling ?

I'm building new 3 bay self serve with iba behind my existing ss.This wash won't share any services with existing wash. Over the years I've rehab 4 other washes and never had an equipment room big enough. So if other owners had an ideal equipment room ,what size would you build. I might expand...

Happened during last recession 2007 or later.Could be a lot of other factors involved,water under the bridge.

Worst part is the smell from grain that is fermenting in the bottom .

Raise my prices,new pole sign, paint outside of building. Maintain the excellent service i provide.

I run into that @ ICA annual convention. I spend time and money to attend and maybe 50% call back later. I will call if I haven't heard from them after a week most time a message has to be left and I still do not hear back. So why do the vendors bother going and wasting time and resources to...

I have cleaned my pits for over 20 years,on my 2nd ring-matic 750. I pump in the evening when wash has slowed down. I paid off first pumper in 2 1/2 years pumping my 3 washes and hiring out too. I didn't pump sewage tanks.

Express market appears to be overbuilt,like the ss and iba market in the past. As your an investor,buy one and find out for yourself. As the saying goes `stay in your own lane`.

My clean up guy did collect the coins one time and wasted an hour picking thru it.Told him to take dirt home to do it.We clean 1x a week and throw it all away.If quarters are easy to see and not dirty might get a few,otherwise waste of time to collect. To each his own.

I use retired usps custodian to closeup. My wash is attended from 9 am to 5 pm then we close up @ 7PM

I used to keep track of revenue from 10 to 5 am.was not worth keeping lites on .

Im in a rural setting and gate my self serve everynite.Been doing this for 10 years,seems the only customers past 9 pm are up to no good. Big peace of mind. I've got doors and changers are inside,one lone vac out in front of gate.

Just want to know how many other members have had the resin filter @ bottom of tank break off .2nd time in my 30 years this has happened, what a mess.I install new tubes and screens when I change out the resin bed 2 years ago. Last time this happened was 2007 day before vacation. A very...

My rural self serve has seen no drop in revenue, supplies are delivered on time. Hunting season is here so lots of out of staters dealing with snow,ice and mud. Good year to be in business.

Try replacing the base plate that 402 plugs into.Had this problem last month,plate was 20 years old and hair line crack.

I use Idx acceptors, been using them from the get go.Over 20 years , I like them and don't have any problems with service from Idx. I use quarters,tokens,dollar coins, loonies and toonies old and new. Maybe other peoples bad Karma affects their acceptors.

I had a State Farm Agent across the street from me ,that on every Saturday one summer let groups wash.Following spring I talked to him about it was becoming a commercial enterprise and was illegal. He told me to go fish,i called regional state farm rep who didn't do anything. Now its war ,I...