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I assure you there's no confusion on my end. I've worked on probably 500 different car washes all over Texas and Oklahoma, including equipment that's identical to yours. Since you don't have spot free, the test I suggested definitely won't tell you anything. Since your pumps are new you...

That's exactly what I'm looking to do, but there's not much info on any of the sites where the hardware is sold.

I'd like to replace the motor starter with a VFD and have selectable speed control of the motor. I know almost nothing about VFDs, is this even possible? I know I can do this with a solenoid and two regulators, but I don't want to constantly run the motor and bypass 2 GPM except for 1% of the...

I'm going on 30.

He's running it through the high pressure pump at a reduced pressure, so no way to add air with it.

It's really not. That's why I keep putting "rinse" in quotation marks. In your case, the tank supplies water to the high pressure pump for every function. I was trying to determine if the water with rinse selected was coming from a different source from a solenoid, but it looks like it's not...

Use something cheap for that setup and run it really rich.

New pump aerating the water wouldn't cause foaminess in a shaken sample bottle. Could there be a breach in the tank between the soap and the "rinse?" Does your actual rinse selection get water from the tank or from the plumbing through a solenoid?

What does that mean?

Make sure your soap system is working correctly. You could have a bad foot valve, the Hydrominder could have a clogged inlet or foot valve screen, the valve may not be opening fully and it's not drawing soap. Check these things, and if it all looks okay dump some soap straight into the tank...

Same. Helps that I don't need any help whatsoever with finding the parts I need.

A month later and this hopper is still trying to kick my ass. Again it started to pay out an extra quarter here and there, no errors this time, definitely not motor run-on, so I replaced the switch with the new style. New one bad, pays out fine but the counter is WAY over after 10 singles...

They don't even list Smooth-Bor anymore except for yellow. Going to order some Dura-Slide next time, thanks for the suggestions.

That could be a great marketing thing. FWIW the waxes I use don't care if the water is hot or cold, but customer perception is most important. I keep thinking about ways to have a hot presoak, which I will advertise. I know a guy who invented a hot foam brush system, he had boxes on the roof...

They don't do anything that you couldn't do yourself for free.

It is in Texas. Inspections are required for 200k and up.

Is that easier than putting down ice melt?

The "rattlesnake" sound would most likely be the check valve. It's unlikely the foam generator would just stop flowing suddenly. My bet would be on a check valve stuck closed.