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    Quin-Cip-D vs. Royal Purple Synfilm Recip. 100

    Non detergent compressor oil is all I ever use. The Quin Cip is good stuff but hard to find.
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    This one customer was so clueless...

    Last Friday night I got a call after 6 pm from a lady who had put .25 cents short of the startup price and did not have any more money. Left a message that I had better come down right away and give her the $2.75 back since it was a lot of money to her ...... I never got the message until the...
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    Soap Jelling like mucus...

    I keep some liquid bleach around the wash and occasionally put a capful of bleach in with the foam brush soaps both concentrate and diluted sides and keeps it algea free.
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    CoinCo Mag getting strung

    what Randy said.
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    Under roof trough?

    Heat tape is generally self regulating and comes with its own GFI plug in. Electrical boxes are pretty pricey so just giving you heads up. Price will vary on the size you go with. I mount mine so the door is on the bottom and swings down so it is easy to work inside.
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    Under roof trough?

    I use 4 or 6 inch PVC pipe and run them into large electrical boxes with hinged lids for the manifolds and only one line comes out of the box. I started using Raytheon WInterguard wet heat tape over 25 years ago and it is still working great.
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    Noisy blowers in automatics

    I have seen large round disks placed over the intake side of the fans spaced out a few inches to allow air in but helps block the noise. You might also try a automotive undercoating on the outside of the fan housing.
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    Theft / vandalism in desperate times

    LOrex systems that I have purchased have that capability. Go to their website for more details.
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    Theft / vandalism in desperate times

    I just saw that Lorex has a 4K 16 dome camera system with DVR on sale this weekend for $999. I have had several of their systems installed for over 5 years and never had a problem.
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    This is why i dont like RFID tech for customers

    If they figure this out I would think that a free car wash is not really what they are after. I have been using the RIFD tags since the 90s for my wash card setup. Last week a a guy who has one of our wash cards said he was working out of state at a site that required him to be escorted into...
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    Liability limts/ exemptions laws

    Tennesee passed theirs on August 17.
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    Theft / vandalism in desperate times

    Check out Lorex and Security Camera Kings camera systems. You could get a 4K 16 camera system with recorder for around $1000 last time I checked. Try to get a system with DOme cameras. I would put on in each bay and cover anywhere there is money. I would also look into modifying your lock...
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    Liability limts/ exemptions laws

    My state of Idaho just passed a bill limiting/exempting liability for businesses etc to be sued from people who claim to catch Covid at your location. How many other states have passed similar bills? I know the federal govenment has been talking about it for a while but got nothing passed. I am...
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    Express Conveyor coming to town

    My town of 60,000 has 7 operating express tunnels, 2 that are built still waiting for equipment and I just saw they are breaking ground for another express. I know only one of them can be paying the mortgage and not sure about any profit. The other must be tax right offs.
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    Express Conveyor coming to town

    I have always offered self prep stations with good results and free drying towels. YOu could add token vendors to your IBA packages.
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    Final Straw

    Each hour there was a different group. I have asked them in the past not to do this. I have had many charity wash functions at my locations over the years. This one was out of control.
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    Final Straw

    Ace Hardware is my new hardware store that I will be using. The hardware store next to me is owned building and all by my neighbor. I don't want to get too nasty about it yet just hoping that they will act a bit more responsible.
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    Ryko LCD display won't light up

    LED sign will not light up until everything is proven and in working order. Here is a tip. When you have your machine in working order and the LED and blue light is blinking as it should open the door that holds the PLC and make sure the high power switch is on. Put a small black mark next to...
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    GoldLine reads "Out of Order" Mei flashes code2

    Many times you have to go into programming and acknowledge a error for them to start working again. For future reference.
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    Final Straw

    I have charity wash programs. I helped the WCA and ICA set theirs up. I encourage charities to use all the local car washes for this type of thing. EPA established that driveway and parking lot car washes are the number 1 source of contamination of waterways in the USA years ago. The equivalent...
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