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I understand why people would want to upgrade their lights to the CFLs. It is a more efficient way to light your bays. I think we should look even further when doing a light upgrade. Replacing the MH with a new T5 HO fixture makes more sense. 2- 4 foot T5 HO bulbs 54 watts each put out 30% more...

Don't assume that a mini tunnel will average 35 cars per hour. That is the peak it can do. From my observations you might hit 35 cph only 3 hours of the day. And the days of this kind of volume are limited. Peak wash days are pretty limited in the real world.

From last years ICA class on the mini tunnel concept it looks like about 35 car per hour is a good number for a 35 foot tunnel. You need at least 200 amps of power for a mini tunnel so be sure to figure that into your costs. If you do not have that much extra you will have an extra expense for a...

My last black Lexus was a single stage paint. I read that he was from Australia and I did not assume that they had the same environmental laws for paint as the USA. I currently use Velocity on one wash package and Rain X on my premium wash. I have always been told that Rain X should be applied...

I have 3 Voyager hot water heaters that are 199,00 btus. They are 100 gallon tanks I believe and have seperated inputs and outputs for auxilary heating to function as a boiler for floor heat. They are 95+ effeciency. All have worked well at the 3 locations I have them in. I bought them after I...

I have used the BLue Coral 3692 presoak for several years in my touchless automatics. I have never seen it strip wax off any car including mine that I watch closely. The 3692 is a high ph presoak designed for a touchless wash process. I doubt that it has the lubrication that you are looking for...

Flourescents generally have a higher Kelvin number making the light they do produce more friendly to the human eye. The human eye can in other words process the light better from the CFL.

I have some 4 bulb T5 Ho in automatic bays and they have worked great. A 4 bulb T5 puts out more light than the 250 MH. I would compare them to a 400 watt MH for usable light output. A 2 bulb T5 is close to a 250 MH for usable light at less than half the wattage and without the light degrading...

My local power company is advertising that the old style T12 flourescent bulbs will no longer be produced after July of this year. If anyone is still using them either stock up on bulbs or change them out now. I was in LOwes last week and saw they had some water proof 4 foot T8 fixtures for...

Springs are rated by cycles. Generally you want to buy a spring rated for 100,000 cycles for commercial operations. You also want to keep them lubed during the life of the spring. If you have a good commercial door mechanic he could take your broken spring and clamp it back together and rewind...

I saw a 6 IBA laser wash about ten years ago in Iowa. I never understood the reasoning for building it either.

I would start with the cable that runs from the plc to the display board. The cable plugs into the plc and that is usually where I find the problem. When the cable gets unplugged so that the hand held controller can plug in it seems to put wear on the cable end and sometimes that cable end fails...

I would not be surprised if Randy has a used one he could save you money on.

I do have a CTA on all of mine. At some locations I also have done the cut for the trench into the concrete. I called the local concrete cutters out and they only charged about $100 to cut the trench that I needed. I would price that out first before you started buying diamond blades for your...

I have a similar setup and I welded some 1/4 key stock onto the angle iron so that it gives a good edge for a tire to grab. It has worked for over ten years.

I would suggest a look at NS equipment. At the trade shows their equipment looks to be some of the very best out there.

FOr me powders have proven to be much cheaper. I have used many of the top shelf chemicals but the price raises they have had in the last 2 years seem unjustified to me. I titrate very often and compare what I currently use to the top brands. FOr me my new system is cleaning very well and my...

I went to the local farm store and bought some 65 gallon tanks with a large screw on lid on the top. That gives me a 10 gallon cushion to work with. You could go with a larger tank to give you more cushion. For me the 10 gallons is enough for a couple of days usually. Powders still seem to be...

I would guess that it is so they can get the wand in closer when cleaning engines, wheel wells etc. It happens at four different location so it is not just one person. I guess it is my area of the country.

The reason I used the metal is because my customers here constantly cut the plastic ones up. I have also used plastic dip to coat them.