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I think the name of this type of solenoid is called a skinner valve.

Ryko used these on their older SS systems. It would allow product to cycle out to the bay and back during cold weather. I bought Parker solenoids as replacments before reengineering the system to eliminate the need for the 3 way solenoids.

You can buy 42 watt LIthonias CFLs at home depot for under $40 each. Much cheaper than the $110 units in the link . I use 6 of them per automatic bay.

If you are not getting a light on the weepmiser output light you may have blown the fuse on the weepmiser. It is located on the bottom of the weepmiser. I have had both asco and dema valves fail on my weep systems. When thawing out your bays first take all the lines down from the boom out to...

Access on and off the property is also a key factor. Corner lots are best.

What size is the inlet/outlet and what voltage is it. It is probably a normally closed solenoid. ONce you know these things you can substitute just about any brand of solenoid and coil. Many times a manufacturer will have a common item renumbered by the actual part maker so it looks like a part...

I think the company that builds ultimate heater products is Ambi-Rad. Ultimate has an exclusive for all car wash heaters and regular ambirad dealers are not supposed to sell to car washes. I installed a different type of ambirad radiant heater in my last 2 washes. The burner box and fan unit...

I have one wash gear system and I have not had one single problem in over a year. The fees are below 6% for me.

I get the white cotton towels from Sams and dye them pink. They are about 12 inches square and come in packs of 60.

I have the pet stones like described above. They work OK but I prefer the vac nozzle. A product that works similar to the above described product is a pumice stone availible in a grocery store by the toilet cleaning supplies for about $1 each.

I recently came up with a new way to remove pet hair from a car interior. I was buying a cheap vacuum at Target and noticed that most of the upright units now come with a small rotating brush unit about 4 inches wide that can be plugged into the vac hose. The suction of the vacuum is what drives...

I was thinking of getting a extra bottle for the tornador and filling it with hyper dressing or similar product and using the tornador to apply vinyl protectant to the plastics etc after cleaning the interior. Has anyone tried this and if so how did it work out?

If you usethe search feature of forum under drying towels you will several discussions on this topic. I recommend not going with too good of towel as they will be stolen at a faster rate. Sams club towels that around .35 cents each seem to be about right.

What size inlet and outlet pipes are used on your softner? Mine are all 1 1/2 inch or 2 inch piped softners and I have never been starved for water.

I found I could buy new starite pumps from Dultmeier sales with the motor cheaper than I could buy a rebuild kit for the old pump locally.

I know that Bill posted a picture of my towel station in a earlier posting about this subject. He may have put it in my picture section also locatedon this forum.

I have offered free drying towels for my IBA since I started in the business 18 years ago. It has worked very well for me. I put the towels out and let the people dry their own cars if they choose. It depends on the area you are in how many towels you will get stolen. I loose about $100 worth...

Listen to any compressor you are going to buy. Many run very loud compared to others. American made Quincy industrial compressors have always been great for me. I have one in my wash that has been running for 18 years without a problem. The one I have in my detail shop was purchased in the...

In the early 90s my father bought a Turbo diesel Isuzu Trooper. It always got 30 mpg in city driving and close to 40 mpg on the hiway. With the turbo it was pretty peppy and fun to drive. If I could still get one of these I would but no one offers anything like it.

The clicking you are hearing is probably air in the system lines. Check to make sure you have enough antifreeze in the tank if it is a closed loop system.