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  1. soapy

    Loud buzzing from NO weep solenoids.

    Sounds like you are getting a voltage drop to the weep solenoid when spot free rinse is being called for .
  2. soapy

    Where did you get your business loan?

    My first car wash loan was through a small bank using the SBA. I already owned the land. At the time SBA an extra 10K in fees but they did loan 90%. I had to do a construction loan then long term with the SBA.
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    Kr vanilla cream

    Mac, you right for the most part. I just do what works for me. Ultraconcentrates require everything to be perfect for the hydro to work right. No leaks in hoses or plugged small tips etc. I myself would rather use larger tips drawing more product. Less likely to get a plugged tip and a small air...
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    Kr vanilla cream

    What might work in my system may be different for yours. I dilute it 15 to 1 with water then go through a hydro around 70 to one for final product.
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    Feedback on Powerline soaps and chemicals from Autowash

    Is this Autowash the company in Utah?
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    Kr vanilla cream

    I accidentally ordered some kleenrite vanilla shake concentrate last year. I have been using it for my foam brush soap and have had no problems with it at all.
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    Exit door occasionaly staying open

    Just had this problem on one of my IBA, turned out one of the photo eyes was intermittently not sending signal. Over the last 25 years a photo eyes is the problem 90% of the time when this happens.
  8. soapy

    Floor Heat Thermostat Temp Settings

    How much area are you trying to heat? What size is Your boiler? In my area it takes 400,000 BTU boiler to keep a 4 bay SS with heated aprons Ice free. Any smaller and I get ice around the edges starting at 15 degrees. You will find a wide variety of temps in your concrete. Where the slab sensor...
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    Airlft XRS Rail Ice - Solutions?

    Try winter guard wet Heat tape. Used to made by Ratheon. I have used it in my troughs for over 20 years and no failures.
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    Advice on coin acceptors

    I have had good luck with Magikist/ SECure coin EP5. You can change acceptance rates and the new ones with the flip open coin path work well.
  11. soapy

    Coin acceptor

    On the magikist you should be able to program 3 coins as well as the 2 it comes programed with as a default. Try programming the coin that it is not accepting to one of the programmable coins. Also check to see that both of the preprogrammed coins are in the acceptance mode. If you touch the...
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    Funny SS stories

    This is not really a funny story but pretty interesting. I had a guy drive into one of the washes and steal a small item from the wash. I had pretty good video of him but failed to catch the license plate as I usually do. I took the best pictures of him off the video and posted it on my facebook...
  13. soapy

    IBA - Open and Close Temperatures & getting through the winter

    Not all Rykos are ordered with the door control kits. You might have to add it to your system. Watch your friction material and make sure you are not getting ice built up on it when operating. It will scratch cars if you have ice on the brushes.
  14. soapy

    My new pit cleaner.

    Looking at a small Massey Ferguson or Kobota or John Deere. New price range is 16 to 18K for brand new with both front end loader and back hoe. DUmp trailer is $4500 to 7 K new. I am holding out for a good used one. They go for about half of new.
  15. soapy

    Net Neutrality and the Car Wash Industry

    R and D development should pickup again. It has cut way back since 2015. Rural areas are still not served well and might give companies more incentive to upgrade things again.
  16. soapy

    My new pit cleaner.

    Looks great. I am looking at a small tractor with front loader and backhoe for the heavy sands the RIng o matic won't get. The tractor along with a good dump trailer that can carry the tractor is about the same as Ring o matic clam digger that is good for only one thing.
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    Flagrant dumper

    I found many of my dumpsters filled after Christmas. I gave them a pass this time. Funny how many AMazon, Target etc. boxes I found all with the peoples home address on them. I wonder if I would be considered a Secret Santa if I return all these boxes to their owners.
  18. soapy

    Shut Down Temperature IBA and SS

    0 degrees for the autos,always open for self service.
  19. soapy

    Ssa-9001c program

    Depending on your PLC it may have a separate program chip that can be removed. The outputs on the PLC could have burned out and that is why things are not working. There is a computer company that can rebuild your PLC and fix the outputs if that is the problem. I think they are RM or something...
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    Flagrant dumper

    Have the police issue a no trespass order to him. Then if he ever does come back it will be a much larger fine. A lawyer could also get a restraining order for him. Judges do not like being made a fool of. Yesterday I was at my wash dumping the trash into my dumpster. I throw all the cans in...
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