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  1. mjwalsh

    Soda price in your vendor?

    Waxman, & others, We have an AMS machine that KR shipped to us way back in 2009. We had the chiller-compressor replaced by a local HVAC outfit about 6 years ago. I wonder if anyone has been successful doing that without calling a refrigeration outfit who tend to have a bunch of specialized...
  2. mjwalsh

    Sales Tax from a vendor

    Dan & others, Quote from SSUTA website's FAQ: How does the SSUTA simplify sales tax administration? Sales tax administration is improved through tax law simplification, more efficient administrative procedures, and emerging technologies. Sales tax simplification results from...
  3. mjwalsh

    High pressure soap problems, HELP!

    2Biz, Is that black bulb shown within one of your previous pics (last pic on post #17) a pressure pulsation damper? If you are gaining something with a pressure pulsation damper ... I am tempted to go that route again vs the 18" pulsation damp hoses on each of our 7 pump stand setups. If that...
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    Sales Tax from a vendor

    DavidM & others, Not that I want to overplug KR but so far they have done a good job of exempting properly & taxing the others that need to be taxed based on our state. I did have to give them our nd sales tax number as soon as they were notified of their new responsibility. I am not sure how...
  5. mjwalsh

    Any examples of other Self Serve Car Wash owners being interviewed by some local mainstream press about coin shortage?

    Sparkey, Freeman, Randy ... Ohio, Dallas-Ft Worth, & Seattle-Tacoma: I am glad & cheering for you ... that all of you have as you say "no problem with your local banks etc providing you quarters ... even since June of 2020" That has not been the locals' reality here in Bismarck & yes we did...
  6. mjwalsh

    Any examples of other Self Serve Car Wash owners being interviewed by some local mainstream press about coin shortage?

    Anybody being limited to just reading the much less complete partial transcript on the link would not see & hear nearly as much as the complete TV station's audio-video. Keep in mind when I got the lengthy phone call from the very much respected local news-lady "Emmeline Ivy" (Florida Native)...
  7. mjwalsh

    Any examples of other Self Serve Car Wash owners being interviewed by some local mainstream press about coin shortage?

    https://www.kfyrtv.com/2020/08/18/laundromats-feeling-impacts-of-coin-shortage/
  8. mjwalsh

    Photo cell for bay lights

    Back in about 2003 with my 17 year old nephew who later became a degreed electronic control engineer ... worked with me. We found the preset "differential range" on "off the shelf" photocells from our local wholesale electrical warehouses to be not precise enough! If I remember right you have...
  9. mjwalsh

    Hand sanitizing stations

    Soapy, I am assuming that the medical grade sanitizer that is less harsh probably costs more???
  10. mjwalsh

    Hand sanitizing stations

    I wonder if some effective enough sanitizer is less likely to dry the customer's hands a bit too much?
  11. mjwalsh

    How to build IBA on your own

    Spotless, For the sake of understanding liability from your perspective; let's say you are successful ... by building your own you will no longer have any "partnering like" liability defense protection from the "turn key" manufacturer. It sounds like you have your own credentials for defending...
  12. mjwalsh

    Recourse

    Does your city allow razor sharp prison grounds style barb wire on your dumpster enclosure to deter anyone climbing over?
  13. mjwalsh

    Recourse

    I can check but I am pretty sure that those buildings that have the dumpster fence have the Garbage Collection Company unlock a LOCK before they position & hook the truck loading arms to the dumpster.
  14. mjwalsh

    Recourse

    A functioning wireless part of an alarm system with a quick enough response might break the rascals of their habit ... once they realized they could be caught ... maybe would be enough deterrence??? BTW ... I see a lot of dumpsters around town that have their own specific fence around it???
  15. mjwalsh

    Recourse

    I certainly don't envy that situation. We lock because of rogue contractors & others putting too much into them if they are unlocked. Randy's last post caused a "flashback" in my mind to the days when we would leave the dumpster unlocked. We actually had a policy of when one or two "aluminum...
  16. mjwalsh

    Recourse

    Ours is like that. That way the driver does not have mess with the lock ... just us for dumping our barrels. WM still provided the specific master padlock with a few keys since they own the dumpster. The dumpster truck drivers were being careless about not putting the dumpster back keeping it...
  17. mjwalsh

    Validators for self serve bays

    Like Earl pointed out having a separate box just for the bill acceptor helps. We have had zero vandalism to our over 10 verifiers that we keep in operation. Also ... those of us who have a way of closing off our facility (like our 8am-10pm) more practical hours rather than 24/7 makes a...
  18. mjwalsh

    Validators for self serve bays

    This is getting to be an older thread .... but not too long ago SUZOHAPP & COINCO merged. Anybody notice that as a possible improvement in terms of proper support?
  19. mjwalsh

    PLC and VFD controlled self service bays

    It does appear ... at first glance ... that the one pump for both low & high pressure functions is simpler with a lot fewer components than two separate delivery systems??? What Axxlrod said about PLC-VFD programming being no longer available would definitely be a "no go" for me. I would want...
  20. mjwalsh

    Is 22ga meter box wire acceptable?

    I know this does not apply with these VAC specifics ... but whenever VDC is run ... gauge & distance becomes very important. When we put in the KR G&G led strip tubes ... it was extra critical to pay attention to the specific potential voltage drops.
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