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    Bay safe….

    Look in the back of the housing in the wall. Is there a threaded female fitting welded to the back wall or is there supposed to be some sort of nut that is held into something.
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    Hot water heater?

    Not as foamy here but without needing foamers or foam gun. KR Kleen White product.
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    Busy Day - Detailer sets up shop

    1.I typical walk up with my hand out and say if you want to set up shop here the rent is payable in advance. . $2000 / month Please. 2. Back in the Full serve gas days customer asked my dad to check his oil. My Dad told him the car was a quart low. Customer goes to his trunk, pulls out a...
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    Due Diligence Questions for a Tunnel Wash - New to Tunnels

    Find out when pits / trench were last cleaned. Not fun to take over a place and have to quickly spend $5000 to clean pits. Get a local equipment installer to examine equipment if you are not familiar with it. Most important consideration is that it is structurally sound. Things like...
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    Recommendations for car wash upgrades

    Lights to illuminate inside the bays? Lights for Outside lot? Lights to somehow add visual appeal? What do you have now?
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    Cost

    Match price and make time a little bet Longer and put up stickers next to meter box saying "Best Deal In Town" Depending on Timers you can do "Bonus Time' for no cost and advertise that near meter box as well. For little cost you can do a "Superbay" at slightly higher price and advertise that.
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    Where to buy LED lights ?

    1000 Bulbs and some Jarvis stuff available from Various retailers Here are some Kleen Rite offer. https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/c-1769-jarvis-led-lights.aspx
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    Conveyor vs Rollers for Tiny tunnel car wash

    While a belt can load more efficiently due to being front wheel pull and not "Missing" a roller cause set gaps, your facility needs to be able to have the cars spaced closely at the loading point which requires the pay point to be several car lengths back from the loading point. If the pay...
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    Lipstick on a Pig (Car Wash Face Lift Stories)

    If you take over a wash where things are not functioning as they should, and you correct all functions you need to make a visual change as well to attract people so they see things have been improved.
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    Hexagon Ceiling Lights for Bays

    Keep i mind that the lights in the bay will have spray and mist land on them a nd dry and have to be wiped off periodically.
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    Flo jet issue

    At the very least you need a filter. Put as close to the flo jets as possible. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/air-line-filters/parker-modular-compressed-air-filters-for-particle-removal/drain-type~automatic/
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    Lost keys to Medeco T-Handle Lock

    The shop gave me a one day turn around so the bays for that safe head were out of order for that day. When one was done I would bring in another. Maybe you can do it on a rainy day:)
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    Lost keys to Medeco T-Handle Lock

    You may want to check what they will charge for coming out versus going to them. Much easier for them to work at their shop with all available equipment and materials.
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    Lost keys to Medeco T-Handle Lock

    Although My Coleman Island Vaults have a plate cover, with the housing covering the Hockey Puck style lock I did something similar for the rond safe heads Took a head to a welding shop with a hocky puck lock keyed differently that what I use. The welded a square block of steel to the head...
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    Double float valves

    You can set and forget but you would save money by using less when not needed and more in really cold weather.
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    Double float valves

    IM O you should "T" hot and cold water valves with a ball valve and check valve on each supply so you have a mixture of hot and cold ffeding the float valve. This will give enough supply and you can adjust the Ball valves depending on outside temperature.
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    Air and Vac combo add on..

    Some companies sell such a unit. Make sure the compressor amperage draw does not exceed the Vacuum Motor draw and use an Open Chuck so it does not start under load.
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    Washing wash bay walls

    No Brushing is like trying to get a car clean with no brushing. Try Dawn Dish Soap.
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    Need all new equipment, everything !! Bought a closed down car wash in Pasadena, Texas

    Greg, that is certainly a high percentage but does that separate IBA purchases from SS / Vacuums? Often when I hear a percntage that high it is because there are IBA and those seem to have a higher % of CC Purchases skewing overall statistics. I agree CC Only may be the wave of the future...
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