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  1. mjwalsh

    Trash Cans

    Alpine, You may want to keep those protective posts. It is possible that Soapy has had a unbelievable long ... run of luck ... that nobody has run into his vacs etc. It appears within Soapy's pic that the vehicle has a bumper higher than his concrete base. No offense intended.
  2. mjwalsh

    Raypak 402 TP Salvage Worth? Resale Value?

    I did some checking & it appears that brand new modulating Raypak boilers in the 400K BTU range sell for over $6K. Since we have been able to keep our heated concrete free enough of ice with our high output Spirec Heat Exhangers for many years now ... we plan to get rid that 1980 era Huron...
  3. mjwalsh

    New Wash

    I agree. That is why one of my goals is to have enough going on at our facility to generate enough income after other expenses to sustain 2 or 3 employees besides the owner. Easier said than done. We do lock up at night but it is not gated like I have heard some car wash owners have ... so by...
  4. mjwalsh

    New Wash

    rminielly, You posted within the self serve category. I think that is a factor considering so many who responded also have the non-wand style more automatic "more lazy obese customer oriented" car wash bays along with their self service bays. So for the albeit crass obese remark ... it was...
  5. mjwalsh

    After thoughts from the 2019 Nashville Car Wash Show

    License plate info can be helpful but if I remember right the late Kevin Reilly or someone similar posted in the past about close up images from a pin hole close proximity camera can be even more effective ... just thinking out loud. Combine that with facial recognition database considerations...
  6. mjwalsh

    Trash Cans

    I recently picked up locally four Menards $11.95 trash cans with wheels on them for carting water from the downspouts for our veggie garden. I wonder if any of us have used the built-in wheel style trash cans at our car washes?
  7. mjwalsh

    Saving a few $$ with Zoro Tools

    Earl & others, The 25% worked for me yesterday as long I met the $250 threshold. I did see on the postcard not transferable though??? A 20ZORO CODE: "BSTBRANDS3WCE" JUNE 3rd 2019 deadline is another promo code that was on a snail mail catalog they sent to me. I did not see any exclusions...
  8. mjwalsh

    Ok, I'm going to admit I am looking at Chinese IBAs...

    I am not familiar with the specifics of this big ticket item ... but in general if an owner can get around some specification advertising flowery embellishments (hype?) that the foreign sellers have been known to do ... some bypassing of the middle men & going with China Made Direct can be a...
  9. mjwalsh

    Saving a few $$ with Zoro Tools

    Valid through May23rd, 2019 20% off order of $150+ 25% off order of $250+ Code : MAYSAVEX3BTE This is kind of short notice but there it is above. I followed 2Biz's lead for not being too bashful about checking the pump curves & I am replacing some of the over $1200 retail each (x3) over...
  10. mjwalsh

    Pit Boss

    Soapy, It looks like a winner!!!
  11. mjwalsh

    Transformers keep exploding

    I fried a small transformer with my first encounter with the "unusable as a 110VAC HOT" wild leg. When I put both an analog(needle) & a digital multimeter probes on to check voltage between the leads the needle would alternatively jump back & forth from 277 to 0 etc. On the digital multimeter...
  12. mjwalsh

    To Dampen.....Or Not?

    It seems like we even had some dampers that needed to be kept charged with Nitrogen. Anybody else have a similar flashback?
  13. mjwalsh

    To Dampen.....Or Not?

    So the following is "nylon braided hose"? https://www.dultmeier.com/products/search/1016 It does say to be used "with a damper" & does have a 3 GPM @ 1500 PSI limitation. I am all for ... clarification as to what extent this specific linked hose could possibly provide. Based on what Mep001...
  14. mjwalsh

    To Dampen.....Or Not?

    2Biz, If you haven't already thoroughly tested this ... you should try a 12"-18" pulse hose. We get ours from a Farm & Home Supply store down the street from us. Not sure of the brand ... nothing special ... just ordinary 4000 psi hydraulic hose with 3/8" NPT fittings available in 6"...
  15. mjwalsh

    Laurel single column price increase to $1.25

    Reliable dollar coin acceptance is high on our list of priorities for every piece of payment acceptance equipment we have. Hopefully, the desire for the general public to keep the dollar coins "taking them home with them" forcing us to get more coins from the bank instead of "a more even"...
  16. mjwalsh

    Free Vac Token Dispenser

    I would be in the camp above ... knowing that the circuit & firmware would be simple enough. For some it might be a good fit especially if they had a way of getting the right sized stainless cabinet & hopper parts if needed for little money used ... discarded or whatever. The needed voltages...
  17. mjwalsh

    Laurel single column price increase to $1.25

    MEP001 & others, I have read those complaints .... I was somewhat hoping that the specific IDX that Chip may be still be using is OK. Maybe wishful thinking on my part. Maybe our friend Chip can clarify ... maybe Laurel did go to another brand. Inside of a vendor or outdoor vacuum away from...
  18. mjwalsh

    Pit Boss

    Soapy, Is this the one? https://www.amazon.com/Backhoe-Fronthoe-Excavator-Attachment-Titan/dp/B01IIUDPNM/ref=sr_1_38?crid=2V72VAQGNH90P&keywords=titan+loader+bucket&qid=1557155922&s=gateway&sprefix=titan+load%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-38 I would think if it was this one an operator would have to cut...
  19. mjwalsh

    Laurel single column price increase to $1.25

    Waxman, From our experience the Laurel Electronic Vendors are more trouble free than the mechanical. So there would some gain in reliability. Ours have IDX mechs inside ... I am assuming that Chip continues to have good results with the specific IDXs that Laurel utilizes without a need to use...
  20. mjwalsh

    Taking Tokenotes out of circulation?

    I wonder if Earl Weiss or anybody put Etowah Valley's Coinco Vantage Paper Tokens for their IBAs? Maybe the MEI AE2600 is being discontinued partially because of lack of healthy competition??? Just speculation on my part. We have 8 Coinco Vantages operational plus two spares ... where we...
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