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  1. soapy

    Question for the experts - Ring O Matic Pit Cleaner

    If you have some property to put it.on buy a dump trailer and rent a small track hoe for about $175 a day. You can do all 3 location in a day. I just did it this week.
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    CryptoPay/ACW4 is spontaneously loading washes

    On those old ACW4 or 5 check your ice cube relays for sticking. I have seen them do what you describe several times.
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    Other profit centers

    I also have a couple of locations with billboards also. The easiest money I make.
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    Homemade Virtual Treadle

    U use entrance pads also and they have lasted for years. I think I have replaced the wife treacle pads maybe twice each in 20 years.
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    Purging members.

    I was worried because I saw a couple of names that I have been called in there.
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    Homemade Virtual Treadle

    I replaced treadles on a old Monarch once with a couple of wide pressure pads. Behind the pads I added a small plate that had angle iron so when a car got on the pads it was kind of sandwiched in between the old front treadle stop pad and the rear angle iron. Solved all those treadle problems...
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    Tolerance and Idiots!

    A guy knocks on the door today and says he spent 2$ on the shampooer and it had no foam. I walk out with him thinking it might be out of shampoo. When we get to vac island there is literally a 5 gallon bucket of foam on the island and it is still coming out. " Oh I guess there is foam" he says
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    I have a tremendous investment spot for a tunnel

    Car wash Guy by my town numbers you have room for 7 more.
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    Hot presoak options

    When I first started in this business I installed hot foam brushes that used a flow through heater on the wall of each bay to heat the foam. It gave a great show and was very unique but the heaters did not hold up for more than a couple of years. I used a standard house water heater at one...
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    I have a tremendous investment spot for a tunnel

    If it is a good spot and you went ahead with it I am sure you would soon have company. First express here in a town of 60,000 built 8 years ago. Today as I speak the town is about the same size but we have 5 express tunnels open, 2 more being built right now and one more soon to be built. They...
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    My new automatic

    Good call the extended height wash. The trucking industry says that that segment of the vehicle market is going to really grow compared to other segments. How tall of van will you be able to handle?
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    Derrrr David!!

    My Etowah valley timers do the change on their own but I also just raised prices today and remembered to adjust the wash gear and wash card prices.
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    How many BTU's is your boiler per bay?

    You also need to check the zone you live in for cold. Huron valley sales used to have a map that you could figure your needs based on zone and square feet. Rough rule of thumb has been 100,000 btu per bay here in Idaho. It is under I've prevention sizing on the Huron valley website. Average ss...
  14. soapy

    Is there a way to...

    You can take a brass T and put it in the end of your wand gun with a pressure guage on one outlet and your tip on the other and check your outlet pressure. Pressure is only one part of the impingement factor. A 25% increase in water doubles the total impact at a given pressure.
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    Simoniz Sign

    Kleenrite is a Simon is distributor so they should be able to get you one.
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    Free Vacs At Self-Serve?

    There was a token teller at one time that did require that the a button get pushed to receive a token within a certain amount of time. I have American and Hamilton token vendors and neither offer it and are unwilling to make a kit or option for it. I wished I could find the company that used to...
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    Coleman Shampoo/Vac & Frag/Vac parts pricing help!

    A automotive paint store will have a special primer that you use on plastic parts that will hold the paint better. I have used it on several things and never had the paint fail after doing the proper prep.
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    The "Tools I love" thread

    I am in the middle of making my new favorite tool. I just bought a mid sized tractor with front loader that uses a quick skid steer loader attachment. I am making a custom front loader narrow bucket that will reach down inside my pits and clean the mud out. Gator is the inventor and has used his...
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    Disinfect 500 Gallon R.O. Holding Tank

    I would start with a very small amount of bleach. 1/4 cup per tank and try to leave it overnight. then take further steps if needed.
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