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  1. Roz

    New Wash World Razor Edge-PROBLEMS

    Wow. We have installed three Razors over the last 5-6 years. Wonder if issue is WW or the installer? The arm hitting the car probably is due to calibration and programming. It took us a few days of testing to calibrate and program the machine. If there is another razor owner nearby (but...
  2. Roz

    More floor heat help

    You want floor heat to turn on in advance of reaching freezing temp in the bays so 40 is where we set our locations. 90 is your boiler temp as mentioned above, however you can fine tune the boiler temp so you do not burn more oil or gas than necessary with a temp gun from home depot. Check the...
  3. Roz

    How long before customers use credit?

    Really depends on the demographics. Large Windmaster Signs on the property purchased from KR, decals on the meter boxes. Our customers made the switch from zero percent to 80% plus in our first year. Watch how people use the CC reader to make certain it is easy to use. When we upgraded our...
  4. Roz

    Corporate Express Exteriors are OUT of Their Ever Loving Minds!

    As mentioned above individuals are building in the hope of a jackpot from a larger company who overpays them for the place or people sell the building after the first year or so. They establish a sweetheart lease deal at a low $100K-$125K per year for 20-30 years and then try to sell the place...
  5. Roz

    Vacuums

    Just back from NRCC. I am upgrading an old 5 bay carwash that has 3 old, tired, vacs. Looking for something with suction that makes the customer say wow. I have read about the various 3 motor options from JE Adams and IVS. Someone recommended Doyle vacs. I recall from ICA show earlier this...
  6. Roz

    eCatcher for Washworld - For those who use Apple phones

    If things work on Wifi I am wondering if you have a firewall creating the issue. You may need to Whitelist an IP address
  7. Roz

    eCatcher for Washworld - For those who use Apple phones

    At the risk of suggesting something you already have tried, in iPhone settings make certain both APPs are enabled to use cellar data as you can turn cell data on/off by APP. Last idea is data roaming, our roaming is on but I think it has been off in the past & still worked (but not 100%).
  8. Roz

    eCatcher for Washworld - For those who use Apple phones

    Sounds like you are being brushed off which is unfortunate. We use ECatcher and Viejo together with multiple WW machines. I had ATT, Verizon, and T mobile. Never had an issue after switching carriers, iPhones etc. I assume someone walked you through the process, start ECatcher first with the...
  9. Roz

    I might have some G-31 as we are upgrading our ginsan meter boxes with new plates and equipment...

    I might have some G-31 as we are upgrading our ginsan meter boxes with new plates and equipment. I need to confirm the model number before you get too excited. Also, I am listing the entire face plate for sale (4) so if someone decides they want to purchase the entire unit I need to go that...
  10. Roz

    Car wash Security System

    10TB. I need to look at the compression setting. I think it is H268 or something like that. I had Lorex install the larger drive when I ordered the system. I think now you can get up to 24TB. I would recommend installing largest HD possible. If it saves your bacon once by having the longer...
  11. Roz

    Car wash Security System

    Yes. Wyze cameras are a good cheap and quick solution but have technology limitations. I have been using them since they were founded. Have discarded and replaced several as new generation cameras become available and the older ones fail. But at leas than $20 a camera you can afford to do so...
  12. Roz

    Car wash Security System

    16 - 4K cameras with an extra large hard drive to archive 2 weeks of continuous recording plus Wyze cameras everywhere inside the equipment rooms to be able to view people, equipment, and chemical levels remotely. Thinking of adding Ring doorbell cameras on the paystations for added customer...
  13. Roz

    Petit

    you have a new business opportunity here. I wish I could get the WW speak with different voices like my map navigation system.
  14. Roz

    Another newbie in TX question...

    You cannot make assumptions. I recently reviewed two 10 bay locations (each) that were 8/2 layout. Each location had documented GR of $1.2M, and I know a few other owners in the same GR range who have even fewer bays. Comes down to location, demographics, and what type of operation the owner...
  15. Roz

    Monthly fee for unlimited washes - is it worth it?

    You are right. Unlimited plans make no $ense for IBAs. We capped our monthly plans so we were not paying to wash peoples cars. We nvestment is too much when you take all expenses into consideration to discount our services. Tunnels can wash in 1-2 hours what i can wash in an entire day...
  16. Roz

    Monthly fee for unlimited washes - is it worth it?

    We eliminated the documented abuse. Did switch at two washes, one that uses rfid tags and the other used Everwash (now use our own app).
  17. Roz

    Monthly fee for unlimited washes - is it worth it?

    https://www.24wash7.com/ We try to promote our Washbooks which offer a 20% discount and more flexibility to customers. More people seem to be gravitating to washbooks. Only the very price conscience are using the monthly plans from what I can tell speaking with customers.
  18. Roz

    Monthly fee for unlimited washes - is it worth it?

    We modified our monthly program to 5 washes per month which reduced the abuse. Most customers were fine with the change as it still is a significant savings. Only lost the abusers who were insulted that they could not wash their vehicles every day regardless of rain. They were the only ones...
  19. Roz

    Advice on getting a loan.

    Laundromat multiples are higher than other businesses given the equipment investment. Even at say a SBA interest rate of 10% (most SBA rates vary between 8-12% now) they would pay $2400/month or $29K for the year. Expenses are probably $1500/mo so they clear $17K for their time and effort...
  20. Roz

    HOT WATER???

    Customers do not notice the hot water. Heck they do not read signs. Some owners believe that the chemicals mix better with hot water but no clear proof just hypothesis. I know one owner who is experimenting with all hot water all the time as they think it may help clean cars better than...
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