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csmith, Your inlet water temperature coming in will be a major factor when it comes to sizing. Having two tankless set up in a modular step fired way may also make sense. mike www.kingkoin.com

A body shop friend tipped us on to using some small 1/8" with drill points on both ends. They are normally used to drill out welds. We buy them in quantity at a body shop supplier section at a local regional Hedahl's automotive parts distributor. They seldom break or get dull & are good for...

For about 30 years now, we have used Specialty Equipment's automatic pH level powder mixer where it mixes small amounts of powder into liquid as needed in a small tank for gravity feed (some suction) to our Cat 310s. It seems like every few years we have to thoroughly clean out tiny amounts of...

Alsoar's payment very versatile setup is much more viable where the coins are $1 & $2 vs just quarters & tougher to work with flimsy paper one dollar bills. Even 100% cashless mindset car wash operators should recognize that fact.

loewen, I & possibly others just learned something new. Not only do we have to be concerned about overloading with the pulley size nozzle relationship but also the inlet water pressure. We have the exact same motors with Cat 310s & I have been tempted to rule out an air suction leak by...

Thanks for the valuable input everyone ... I definitely will not run out & buy that bad boy. I agree 83 decibel is still too loud. Thanks for reminding me. So our couple years' old 200 PSI oilless PowerMate (90+ db ?) has been OK with ear protection ... but only has been used for a few days...

Anybody try the below medium duty compressor as a backup choice for our ERs? It looks like it could be a better choice than some that this forum has discussed previously &/or lowering the RPM on one our existing compressors for less noise. The link was posted by a very reputable DCO laundromat...

Not that I am advocating ... but I wonder about laws or potential laws regarding cc receipts? A cash customer knows immediately if he has been gipped ... maybe not with only seeing a larger charge on his cc bill?

We have saved on our liability insurance over the years by separating the laundromat, dog wash & vending income from self service car wash income. Anybody besides me wondering why the self service car wash category has a liability rate multiplier a quite a bit higher than the other isolated...

mikempls & others, IMHO it seems like there is a real danger of at least some banks having an agenda of wanting to put as many impediments to coins & eventually currency (all cash) as possible. Think about it ... no matter how bad inflation gets ... they will always get the "going rate" for...

Stuart & others, Just thinking anyone following Stuart's in case they may want to take it a step more. For each of our 2 dog wash bays we have a key switch located over 6 feet in height within reach for any adult. Myself & my help are not perfect so they can get distracted & possibly leave...

Mike, We purchased some remotes that were very small in physical size from Randy Nix from Tacoma via contact on this forum. They have been working very well. Just to let you know that might have some advantage ... not sure. We also have a bypass switch that the former Specialty Equip set up...

That is an example of if the cement is kept from freeze thaw via deicer ... it tends to stay in a much more pristine condition.

We poured over ours for part of our car wash & our dog wash. I could be wrong but I think the over 10 inches of accumulated concrete height also makes it stronger in case something extra heavy travels over it or mounted on top of it.

Sparkey, We used some Swagelok stainless quick disconnects that were the best we ever used. So quality probably won't be a problem. It is possible there could be "sticker shock" not sure. Long term wise, like Cantbreak alluded to ... it could be the way to go though.

The Eric & others, https://www.sayanythingblog.com/entry/video-lengthy-debate-nd-house-votes-bill-requiring-just-one-auto-license-plate/ It looks like lic plate bill went down. If the gas station people weren't unified in their opposition, maybe it would have passed both chambers. I am...

It would be nice to get some pro & con about daylight savings from some fellow car wash operators just in case this type of "non uniformity" law-change is attempted on a bunch of other states besides the one I live in. Another bill is where a legislator is looking to save the state some money...

Just checking ... but I assume that most of the car wash owners across the country ... especially those on a tight budget ... would not want to do away with daylight savings time within their state. A reason of course during wintertime ... is the warmer & brighter outside when the clock is at 8...

Mike, http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-clamp-meter-96308.html For $13 ... I am thinking based on reviews it would be better than nothing. We have a Fluke 325 mainly because of the true RMS & the ability to also clamp on for tiny fractions of an amp & dc amps etc. was something that we...

I just learned something. The stainless-anti-seize could also possibly help prevent the dreaded mysterious stripping of stainless bolts half way into tightening or loosening (ugh)! Thanks Rudy. I will look at our large can of anti-seize to see if there is any nickel in it. Even if the...