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I don't have any weep shutoff solenoids for PS or anything else. Is there any downside to just moving the needle valves to the bottom of the pump stand by the incoming weep line and off of the pumps?

Randy, I have the same setup as you except for the needle valves and a separate line for weep. I do have a separate line for hot water in case I want to weep hot at some point. At my other wash I ran a separate line for the weep as I was troubleshooting low water volume. It didn't make a...

Before I put in my JC pump stand, I tried needle valves on 3-4 bays and kept getting random freezups. When it would thaw out, it wouldn't weep until I touched the needle valve. On this pump stand, I had the ball valves on 5 bays and a needle valve on the 6th. It froze last week and again...

I had set my HP hoses to weep at 16-18oz./min. After running 2 weeks straight because of the cold spell, I checked and many were over 36oz./min.! I adjusted all the bays down again, but it seems like they are back up again. I am guessing that the pump vibration is making the ball valves move...

My ER stays around 50, just warms up from the floor heat boiler running. I do have a backup heater just in case. Is there really a point to having it at 60 degrees? I always thought just to keep it a decent amount above freezing.

So far after changing the chemical tube and foot valve, it has gone down after a few days of use. I'll just keep an eye on it for now. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for all the advice. A friend of mine is encouraging me to try arduino. Anyone have any experience using that? Said it's harder to setup, but so much more capability once I learn it.

That's crazy that it changes that much. I'm sure I've been losing tons of water for a cheap fix.

I have a Ryko OHD2001 and was wondering how often I should replace the HP nozzles? I replaced them about 4 years ago and they look fine, but wasn't sure. I replace my SS nozzles at least yearly, but these don't' get nearly the same use.

I do have a pc at the wash connected to the internet, so I could use something like this. With 4 ports, would I basically wire each of my 4 doors to it and one board would be enough? I would still prefer something wireless as some of the doors are pretty far, but I guess I could find a way to...

I do not have to hold the button/switch to open/close. Just a quick press of the in bay button or toggle of the switch in the ER. I wondered if it was maybe a photo eye as I had one go bad a few years ago, but the symptoms on that one were constant and easy to figure out which eye was bad. I...

I have airlift doors, so they just open and close using air pressure. There is a solenoid that is attached to open and close buttons that are next to each door. Honestly I don't know much else about them. I just opened up the faceplate where the toggle switches are inside the ER and there is...

The exit door on my TF will randomly stay open sometimes after a wash is complete. It uses a loope sensor in the ground to detect that the vehicle has left. There are also photocells, but those are only for safety I think. Anyhow, every once in a while after a car exits, it just stays open...

I doubt it, but I'll double check next time I"m there. Battling everything that comes with the cold weather, I havne't spent much time trying to figure out the wax problem, but it should warm up soon.

I do have a siphon break in the discharge tube. Honestly still can't figure out how water got back in the pail.

I do have the Fuid O Tech on one JC stand. I had a couple of older pumps that I can use as backups, but I'll probably go with those when I need to buy another. No issues with them so far.

I have mine set at around 34. 38 is probably too high. You do want the concrete warm though before ice hits or it will just build up. To be able to stay ice free at lower temps, you would need to higher the temp on your boiler. I know 2biz stays ice free to below 0, mine is usually ice free...

Yesterday I decided to up the tip on the Just Peachy since it wasn't using much anyway. I changed the tip and marked the pail with the level and date. Today I went to check on it and it was up an inch in the pail lol. No wonder it's lasting forever. I found a bad foot valve and replaced it...

So basically add a separate relief if I want to use the procon I have? I have models with the internal relief on 5 other pumps and haven't had any issues in years. It is a 6 bay wash, though I don't think all 6 would ever use the brush at the same time. What went wrong with the pump I...

I needed to replace the procon pump for my FB on my JC pump stand yesterday, so I replaced it with one I had purchased as a backup. When I turned it on, it pulsed like crazy and seemed like the round end where the procon sticker is was about to burst out. I then replaced it with an older...