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    Regulator issues

    just the company who supplied the equipment
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    Regulator issues

    the unloaders regulators supplied with pumping plants WAS THE PROBLEM after replacing kleen rite REK52 unloaders,with the bypass units pressure spikes went away, heat build from pump running in bypass mode went away. bY PASS UNLOADERS DO NOT CARE IF THE SYSTEM HAS A WEEP GUN OR NOT Pumps now...
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    Regulator issues

    some units are such as the br5-2 cause excessive heat build up in the pump when pump idles in by pass mode, try touching a unit of this design, its get hot real fast, this type has caused pump failures galore, yet some equipment suppliers such as hydro spray continue to sell supply these units...
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    Regulator issues

    don,t consider paraplate( kleen rite rek52) a really good unloader as it maintains pressure on the pump seals, watching the unloader operate. pump was running at 1200 psi, when pump was running in bypass, but not shut off pump pressure when to 1400 psi. when the pump shut off pressure remained...
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    chuck ruth old california car wash history

    purchased from kleen rite pumping plants, BIG MISTAKE, units were made by hydro spray for kleen rite with 530 cat pumps NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, broken SS welds on pumping frame, pump last 60days then start leaking water thru seals, they used steel couplings on chemical lines (THEY RUST) ON THE...
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    chuck ruth old california car wash history

    have our own in staff who do every thing, electrical, plumbing, pumps, removing trash
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    chuck ruth old california car wash history

    looking up old history, spray rite manufacturing was owned by Charles ruth, it appear he was one of the founders of the car wash business in California in the 1960's
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    chuck ruth old california car wash history

    does any body know any history about Chuck Ruth, an early Car Wash builder, we own 2 of his old coin operated sites, we purchased two of his sites in the early 1980's, what we heard that he had built over 300 car wash locations, his lease's did not ever have a cost of living clause. His...
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    need a new pump

    YOUR SO FAR OFF , THEY SHOULD NOT LEAK BUT THEY STILL LEAK AND AFTER WE TOOK THEM APART CLEANED ALL SURFACES, THEY STILL CONTINUED TO LEAK BECAUSE UNDER NORMAL FLOW OPERATION THEY STILL LEAK SOUNDS LIKE YOUR A FACTORY REP FLOWING THE COMPANY line we make no mistakes AND IS NOT WILLING TO LOOK...
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    need a new pump

    no weep, what we said was one seal failure was due to a unloader failure, there are 5 other punp seal failures,we also had problems with the cat thermal unloader safety valve always leaking under normal operation due to improper seal design. These are some of the reasons cat used to be the...
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    need a new pump

    pumping system was supplied by kleen rite, purchased 4- 2 bay pumping plants, equipment made by hydro spray to kleen rite specifications, pumps are easy to rebuild when the top end goes bad, THEY HAVE TO BE EASY TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SO MUCH. pumps seals seem to fail often 1100 psi running...
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    need a new pump

    had cat 623 pumps ,some are 30 years old and still going strong average life between rebuild 3 YEARS FOR CUPS AND SEALS AND THESE PUMPS ARE IN VERY HIGH USE. , just replace some pumping plants with cat 530 pumps, have had 6 failures in 1 year , CAT QUALITY WENT DOWN THE TUBES, WOULD NOT BUY NEW...
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    Bay Signage

    put down the penal code, when police come they don't know what to site for, also helps in customer relations as what they are doing is against the law
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    hydro spray equipment problems, kleen rite does help

    Installed lots of new equipment that's why we go to the car wash shows to see what's happing. purchased several pumping plant stands thru kleen rite, units were made by hydro spray. had several problems basic design problems. Which required the help of kleen rite company support for which I am...
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    Is the self serve dead or dying?

    have to agree, never saw the recession, business increased, in the past 5 years business has doubled and we only co op self serves wash with several locations. what we have done is up grade services and equipment with the same basic start price that has not changed in 7 years, also we have been...
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    Car Wash Show Vegas Apr 23-25.... Worth while to go!???

    venders need customers, car wash show need venders, cash wash owners need customers so we can provide a service, its a cycle ica needs to make it easy to get buyers in to the shows and have the shows in a enjoyable area. Want to see attendance #'s and compar #'S to other shows, we buy equipment...
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    Car Wash Show Vegas Apr 23-25.... Worth while to go!???

    Did not go to Chicago because we hate the place Am going to las vegas ica show, this is where we buy equipment, learn what"s new, and ask questions about equipment, show has been very helpfull in our business and produces a good $$$ return on what we learn. its fun to go to vegas. over the...
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    Bill Acceptor Interchange

    we replaced all coinco with mars, very simple 2612 , 2712 unit plug and play, units that come with 24 volt, wire harness exact change over , if your buying a new unit get the 1,5,10, 20 $ units, pays off in the long run
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    Bill Counter - Mixed Value

    we use a dual stacker cummings, works great, remember the unit needs service make sure service and repair are available. what ever you buy will need to be service as we have learned and when it goes down its a bitch to count $ by hand, fingers get sore
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    Rowe 400 changer thoughts

    mei units work good, when they break you need a good repair shop that responsive. hoppers need cleaning there's a yellow plastic drive belt that usually needs cleaning in the hopper, a little bit trickey to reinstall,power supply computer have been very good. in service 3 years now. recommend...
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