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To add to what's above, also post pictures of the problem. Everybody's setup is slightly different, so the answers will also be slightly different depending on the equipment and setup. Best of luck!

What injector are you using? Are all your other high and low pressure systems working? I would verify the injector size. We run our wax at mid pressure, and are using a red injector 1GPM with tan tip I believe.

These are all location dependent -Tokens I make a fairly healthy profit off tokens, and it also keeps cash out of the bays, though I accept quarters. I go through about 10,000 every year to year and a half. I pay around $0.30 per token and sell them for a dollar. No credit card reader on my...

Your water displacement chemicals (Rain-X, clear coat sealant, wax, ceramic sealant, etc.) will cause the water to bead and run off the car, allowing a better dry. I would check that first, as there isn't much that can be done for the dryers. Your distributor should be able to assist. If not...

As @DakotaHoskins said, check the orange gum wheel. Run your side brushes in and out and see if you have any slippage of the wheel. If you do there are 3 (I think) large nuts that have to be loosened, and then there is a bolt on top of the side brush that you can tighten down to increase the...

I replace brushes several times before I replace the motor. You definitely need to make sure to replace them before they get too short though. If you let them get to short, electricity arcs between the two surfaces and ends up ruining the motor. The brush kits that we order have a little...

@David Rolf We had a scummy customer do this at our wash a while back. He used our water through his own hose that he routed all the way around our building and his own bucket and soap. Then to add insult to injury as he was rolling his hose back up he swung the end of his hose against our wall...

To charge in this kind of time, you would have to have a level 3 fast charger, and if you have looked into this (we have), just the hardware is anywhere from $10,000 to $40,000. Then there is install. I feel like the ROI for this would be incredibly slow... Nothing wrong with this, but not the...

I have a car rental fleet, and we just put in a level 2 charger to charge electric vehicles that come from other rental locations. (Electric rental cars are a terrible idea, but we have to deal with the times). It takes about 8-9 hours to charge a vehicle like a chevy Bolt from 10% to 95% on our...

@Waxman Great Idea! Headed to Amazon right now!

I must just be lucky, but I'm going on 6 years with my JE Adams combo shampooer with extremely heavy use and have never had one of the buttons or their LED's fail. I have a spare button in my ER, but still haven't had to use it.

Definitely give away as many free washes as possible to charities, fundraisers, school sports teams etc. We often give gift cards to silent auctions or giveaways in our community, because every new face is a new possible customer. When it comes to fundraising for schools and sports teams, we...

We close when it gets 20 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Not as much of the super cold weather here though in Northwest Washington State, and we don't have heated pads, so it becomes a slipping hazard.

@Greg Pack How did the Meguiars APC and antifreeze windshield washer fluid work out for you? We have a cold front coming in this next week and apparently ordered the non-concentrate winter formula for our wash by accident. Thinking of trying this when the weather gets down to single digits.

Thank you Iceman, I will try this next time I'm replacing my seals. What do you usually lube the seals with? I've looked through the CAT manual, and it just states to "lubricate each seal chamber in manifold head" but not what to lubricate it with. I had an old rep that used petroleum jelly, but...

I had IDS sleeve two of my 5cp2150w heads. They have held up extremely well. Only downside is that it seems like it is more difficult to get in the high pressure seals after they have been sleeved.

My two cents... We extended our bay to 34 feet to fit a Mark VII softwash. The softwash is the same gantry as the choice wash, just with different options. We still get complaints about our machine's side brushes not reaching the rear of long pickup trucks and SUV's. I would highly advise not...

@OurTown Yes that is the replacement swivel. We ARE a busy wash, but these swivels also tend to start leaking on low pressure functions pretty quickly, and are expensive. Like clockwork as soon as one of the swivels starts leaking in one bay, within 2 weeks the swivel will start leaking in the...

Our Mosmatic z booms are a pain in the butt to replace the 90 degree swivel on, and it seems you have to use their proprietary swivels. (Maybe somebody on here has found a better option). We end up having to replace said swivels about every 6 months. Great looking booms though!

Just like the tread on a tire they wear down over time, creating less pressure on the rail as the wheel gets smaller. You can adjust the tension on the gum wheel with a bolt up above the wheel. There are like 4 big nuts that you have to loosen first, then you can adjust the tension so that it...