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I've always just used a little soap on the barb and never had a problem

You have the best techs money can buy right here on the site....if your willing to try to fix it plenty members are willing to help. Post pictures and tell us what it's doing and I'm sure you will get some responses.

Wow...personally way too much to type here. Also each wash is different so what applies to 1 may not apply to another. I have the same pump stands in all 4 of my washes and their not the same. Bottom line keep it clean, keep it running, keep it lit up at night. I have rotary switches so I make...

I bet it's what Randy says....happen to me as well a few years back....ended up being a bad motor.

I know a local car wash owner that used his house to get his first one.....8 car washes later he has done really well for himself and his family. Needless to say he has a nicer and bigger house now..... Another one I know maxed out 10+ credit cards to get enough money out to buy his first one...

Do you have any other real property assets you can use as collateral? Personally, I owned rental real estate free and clear. I refinanced 4 properties to take cash out to buy more during the Great Recession. The last opportunity I found was a foreclosed car wash and I bought it. Values went up...

" The black rubber plunger seat should be slightly recessed. If it is swollen you can try to shave it flat with a sharp single edged razor blade. That will likely allow enough flow. If that doesn't work replace it." Thanks for this tip Greg never thought to do it but used it today to fix a low...

a lot of times on the coleman stands the regulator goes out and restricts flows to the solenoid manifold. Also make sure your check valve isn't shot as well. If check valve and regulator are good then go bay by bay and replace the plungers in the stem so long as the coil is still working...

Should have posted something because I was there would have been glad to sit down and talk shop with you or take you to my sites

Does your mentor have car wash experience? For your equipment list I don't know why he left the 1034 timers or XE validators in there so just curious if owns a car wash or has been around them? Again I don't know what your skill set is and my situation is unique in that I have a small fab shop...

How handy or mechanically inclined are you or your mentor? $200K for a rehab yikes.....I have rehabbed 4 washes now and each one of them I picked used equipment and did most of the work myself with my shop guys. The used equipment route saved me considerable amount of money. I have all...

I change the brushes...personally I think its easier than changing the motor.

I use the following Mosmatic swivels from the Hp hose to the gun: KR Part #: SWM32564 As early as this year I have noticed 3 of them lasted all of a week to 10 days before leaking. We test functions every day or at least every day. On Hp swivels like this the pressure can "seal" the swivel...

Yes sir that looks like it for sure! Thanks

Looks very close to those IB. Those maybe would work but opposite of the threaded part is another rectangular small plate that holds it in the C channel and I don't see any like that on the website But for the life of me I can't find them on KR website....

Hey guys inherited some KR coin boxes that have plug locks and allen head locking bolts installed in the face plate. In the hull.....there is a C chanel where this female threaded part goes to lock the face plate to the hull...see pictures. My issue is, the part mentioned above broke in 2...

Keno That was what I was thinking as well. My first question was, where is the rest of it? The owner said that's all it makes! I said your not taking some off the books because its a cash business, to which, he said no. I told him at this valuation and assuming a 20% down payment on a...

That seems like a bad design for dumpster for that very reason. Glad to hear your okay

I don't know about everyone else, but I know here in my market there isn't many ss washes for sale. The ones that are for sale are listed at ridiculous prices that wouldn't pencil out. For example, $600K for a wash that does gross revenue of $50-60K and the land value isn't carrying that...

No there will always be a market segment for the customer who takes pride in doing it themselves at a good well run car wash site. I was of the same opinion when I got into the business (self serve) 10 years ago. Let's just say, 4 sites later (had a 5th but sold it, eminent domain situation)...