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it depends on the region the Petit wash is located. Most of the ones you’re thinking of that are setup for serious throughput don’t use a two step lowph. They do it like this: Pass 1: high PH presoak. Pass 2: high PH presoak applied through Tri pods at the same or stronger strength to prevent...

Yup, I use three Naviens with a buffer tank that has a temp probe in it connected to a re circulation pump. this is for two Petit bays. It’s not cheap but works well. Keeps my pre soak at 60 degrees Celsius. You wire the multiple Naviens together and one becomes the master. This way they...

Good to hear Zal. Do you use Dencar bulk single use codes for auto dealer or other promo customers? I’m wondering how to turn the generated codes into QR codes for printing on business cards. Anyone have any inbay or exterior Dencar LCD panels? thanks!

Looks better in the revision for sure. I’d go with boom vacs located at the front of the vac bays, up on the curb a few feet back for protection. You should be able to fit at least seven vac bays that way and have a more modern look vs the old vac islands that eat up space. Prewire at the very...

I’d say get your own design first of all. Adam’s design posted over on the Facebook Petit site without the windows and its curved roofline will look like a shipping container IMO. Why windows up high? Are you configuring your Petit with the four LED bar package? If so any windows you have will...

Sure wash clubs, unlimited or otherwise have been a huge industry failure. I mean it’s not like there hasn’t been an unprecedented boom in express wash builds for the past ten years funded specifically on the game changer that is wash club revenue. Averages are just that, the average washer...

The tech is proven. Petit has had 360’s in high volume express tunnels for over 15 years pumping out millions of cars a year. Talk to the big express guys and see how little maintenance they do on them. Good luck rinsing well in one fast pass with most other washes. Same goes if you cut your...

Worth it.

That’s what I use for my SS bay Nayax readers. Thought they’d be ripped off within a week but so far so good. 🤞 helps keep the readers clean and water free. Tap works without lifting the cover but almost everyone I’ve observed still lift and tap 🤦🏼‍♂️ for the record six months without any dead...

I’m confused. You’re looking for recommendations on auto tellers but you’ve already committed to a Portal and it’s coming in a month? What exactly are you asking? Congrats on the new wash though.

Notice how I never used the dreaded unlimited phrase in my posts? ;) I use wash club for that reason. I agree IBA washes shouldn’t offer or promote truly unlimited wash clubs and we don’t have to. Call it a monthly wash club and set your monthly, daily caps for each package. All the good...

Maybe if you have to charge 3x to 5x a wash for monthly members because you’re leaning on an app only wash club model that doesn’t have effective fraud mitigation or active wash club selling directly from the pay station to convert single wash customers. They’re washing 20 times a month because...

Definitely count up. With external stop button. mine are in combo vacs now.

Tap cards, same here

I wouldn’t wait to lock in loyalty now and upgrade what you need to at the wash. Offer free vacs for your top wash club, paid for non members Get some LED’s on your IBA’s if you don’t have already. Tidal certainly will. Lean into how you’re different then them. What pay kiosks do you have...

I’d say not all lights are created equal. My bays are never dark. Bright white before the wash starts, lights cut out when they park and instantly switch to six colored light bars, red for the presoak pass. Always moving from one color to another even a dwell period has a color.

hey APW, did you use a buffer tank with your on demand heaters before the Grundfoss pump? Thanks

Is your bay light controlled now, meaning can LEDs produce a good daytime show? Black out any bay windows and bay doors help sunlight washout during the day. You also want to have your bay lights on a cut out switch if keeping your existing white bay lights so they don’t wash out your LED...

If you’re serious about wash clubs and this location warrants it, the Dencar retro door is the way to go and will more then pay for itself. Beacon is an amazing app and puts Dencar’s current App UI to shame but it’s no match when it comes to active signup and marketing directly on the kiosk...