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    Why isn’t my self serve working out?

    Credit Cards with count up and Bill acceptors in Bays (Seems like they are inside bays so vandalism exposure would be nominal. ) . If too pricey to do all at once perhaps do half. Within a few months you will likely find not pricey at al and will do remaining bays. Perhaps Some Vacuums as...
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    Walls and windows- Advice needed!

    Try "Awesome" from the dollar store. Also Kleen Wall from Kleen Rite.
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    Adding Credit Card Readers = Increase in Sales?

    I think it is tough to judge but count up seems to increase sales. Ask any Gas Station if they would consider not having Credit Cards. Most any other merchant as well.
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    Jim Coleman Replacement Vacum Bags and Fragrance hose and Gun

    Bags are $31 each . If they are 20 years old the old ones owe you nothing. IMO the Coleman Fragrance guns are far superior to Fragramatics and if you spiral wrap the hose they last a long time . You can also order from Coleman . https://store.colemanhanna.com/IW_Products.m4p.pvx?;SEARCH_SUBMIT
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    Super Simple Question - Sorry to Ask!

    FWIW I use the KR Cherry Blossom Foam Brush and I am happy with it. I use the KR Low PH Product for the HP and Pre soak. Too manyGelling issues with the KR regular pre soak and HP SS Soap. Taking adavange of free shipping with 36 pails and Monster Sale and top off order with Parts and Vending...
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    PLEASE HELP!!

    If you are using Hydrominders drop a swimming pool chlorine tab in any tank that has solution that will spray on problem areas.
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    Need Ray Pak Temp Pressure Guage

    What Huron says and have not made in depth study yet is the Raypak unit has 1/2" female pipe thread opening into which a Bushing is screwed that was 1/2" male pipe thread to the 3/8" female whatever thread the old Guage used, so the bushing is simply unscrewed and new Guage screwed into the...
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    Need Ray Pak Temp Pressure Guage

    I I searched on line. It is not half inch. Thanks to Huron Valley who told me it was no longer made and the goofy 3/8 inch fine thread with an O ring actually screws into a special bushing that is 1/2" on the other side so I should be able to remove the bushing and then use a 1/2 NPT.
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    Need Ray Pak Temp Pressure Guage

    Thanks - sent them an e-mail with the photo.
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    Need Ray Pak Temp Pressure Guage

    This Temp / pressure Guage is for a Raypak Boiler and has what seems to be a 3/8 pipe thread but it is a finer thread with O ring. Anyone have an idea where I can find a replacement?
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    Distance for Foam Generators

    Are you using some sort of separate gun fr this foam or is it coming out of the HP gun?
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    Time to do some plumbing

    I am still seeing the solution as combination of things. Due to pump stand vibrations i would not want anything hard line connected to it and it would depend on how room is arranged. Thinking Main water lines hard lined along a wall with numerous T' and Valves with Barbed fittings to...
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    Time to do some plumbing

    Is this SS? IB? Tunnel? I am questioning why it has to be a Choice of A, B, or C? I have tunnels where the Back room main lines are copper. Then It may transition to a Galvanized manifold and from their braided hose to all equipment. I started using Pex and Shark bite fittings in...
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    New coin changer recommendations

    Our alarm company calls us right away. I then check the cameras. One smart burglar set off the door alarm Then watched and saw no police came (Because he did not go in) Alarm re set and it went off again - door and then motion sensor and this time I saw him and called the cops. He must...
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    Convert my full service to an express wash? Market for full service washes?

    I don't have the room at some locations. I can only stack one car before it is on the conveyor. at others I never felt like making the investment.
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    Convert my full service to an express wash? Market for full service washes?

    We use what I call the Toll Booth system. I will post a link to a video. 1 to 2 employee's per shift. 1 is the cashier / loader and the other for everything else. On busy days the second person walks 6 or so cars down the line to take payments and marks the windshield for any extra services...
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    Convert my full service to an express wash? Market for full service washes?

    1970's my family converted one, and 1990's another. Did not and do not use pay stations. Also have Self serve Pay Vacs since not enough room for free. when we first heard the term Express Exterior" we said "Oh, so that is what we do is called. " But later it seemed no pay stations...
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    Direct injection question for self-service

    1. If Chem dilution tanks would freeze, this system will freeze under same circumstances 2. Had Chem pumps in one tunnel I acquired. Got rid of them and replaced with Hydominders and Flo Jets. Less finicky.
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    Ghost Washes

    Exactly why I went to loops. I gave up the "To the Inch" accuracy for whatever that might have been worth to not have to be concerned with dirty eyes, knocked out of alignment eyes, people walking thru eyes
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    Doyle vacuums with pleated cartridge filters

    Interesting my Guage is about Chest level as well. I wonder if we need to adjust for height variations. :)
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