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The problem with the hybrid ,frankly, is people are too stupid to read the signage and realize what they are getting. I had one once; and for me it was a disaster. People were mad because they wanted friction and did not select it; and others were mad because they got friction and did not want...

I do agree. I think a friction unit needs plenty of TLC. The reward in my case is great, though. I do not mean to trash touchfree, I just prefer friction. I don't wash my hands without rubbing them together. You just seem to get a better job with friction. A clean car is the goal.

My particular machines have a series of hydraulic motors run by one large pump/motor combo. Each function is activated on a block by a coil. These coils occassionally fail. When a coil fails, the machine will continue to run, but that function will not work. A daily check would be to run a...

This particular location I just bought in December. It already had a water wizard touchfree. I added the new foam machine at the end of December. So it has come 3 to 1 in a short time. There is another car wash in close proxmity with two D & S touchfrees. The wizard actually does a decent...

It is 40. I have four 2' by 5' panels. I had to have a minimum of 40 sq ft to qualify for the rebate. I wish I had done five or six panels, as the per panel cost was only $450. I may add later. I will see how I make out this Summer when the roof is smokin' hot.

Sorry....in my opinion the new friction with foam is much better than touchfree. I do have a touchfree next to a new foam machine. The foam is currently winning 3 to 1. Regards.

I have four Nu*Star machines ranging from 1 to 5 years old. My oldest machine is also my lowest volume. It has the orginal foam on it. It looks like I will replace a few rows on it this Summer. My busiest machine- I spend about $800 a year replacing. I only replace where it is needed...

OK, thanks a bunch!

You have given me a couple other things to check, thanks. I do not think it is the prox because when we run a controled wash, and block the safety eyes, the boom immediately turns around and goes up, but the error does not come up. Go figure? It is usually a low pressure pass, i.e. pre-soak...

The boom comes down about a foot, then returns up with the error. The problem is we can not duplicate this error under dry wash conditions. When we block the eyes the boom does go back up, but there is no error. Do you think the error occurs when there is excess load on the motor? By the...

We have done all of that. All three sets of eyes are new. All four prox switches are new. The four prox register fine when testing. We have run the "dry" wash cycle, put objects in front of the eyes, and yes the boom immediately goes back up, but it does not give the error code. I really do...

It is a no brainer--friction with foam material. Friction is way better than touchfree. Place two cameras at entrance, two in the bay- (one high and one low), and one at the exit. That will elimate bogus claims. Any claims that you do have (and there will be a few) will be offset by the...

Agreed, I would not build one without it. I have four locations. BE SURE your installer knows what they are doing. You need access points in the right places, especially within the bays walls, where you can't get to it easily. When going to vac islands put in a 4 inch sleeve, then use gas...

I just installed a solar water heating system and a 6.3kW PV electric system. The hot water install was $11k includng a new on demand Rinnai. I have 40 sq ft of solar hot water panels with 120 gallon tank. Solar panels/tank preheat the water going to my hot water reserve tank (35 gal.) then a...

I just inherited a WW 1.0 with the purchase of an existing wash. I have an intermittent problem in that I get a "top boom did not come down" error. There is no logical reason for the error. The unit works fine. I have replaced all three sets of eyes, as well as the four prox switches for...