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Soapy, It seems like wishful thinking (hypish?) on the part of somebody --- that the Car Wash Appraisers on the WCA panel did not boil down more to the "business net income" or at minimum have the "net" as one of the key factors in the appraisal. MJ

Sparkey, Is the health insurance creating a situation where they are forcing your wife to sue herself with you in tow of course so that your liability insurance will then at that point kick in? Is it Bl Cr Bl Sh? Is it that black & white that the ladder incident is the sole cause for the need...

Sorry I.B. Washin, Thank you for catching that! I must have been dreaming or alluding to --- about the day when that could be a possibility with the hopeful replacement of the dollar bill --- it was a reference in relation to the extra heavy quarters --- instead of me hauling dollar coins from...

Culmination of better reasoning vs the lesser reasons Earl, Almo & others, Likewise --- I am lost when some of my fellow self service operators paint a picture of less problems with bill acceptors & soggy bills etc & fewer problems with bill counters than with multi coin acceptors &...

Almo, As long as your topic is related to custom faceplates --- I will add that we are in the process of using 3 Dixmors Led7s with 3 multi coin acceptors within car wash coin boxes from KleenRite on a semi secret laundromat coin project that we are nearing completion on --- it has some...

Mep, Dan, Earl, Almo & others, We have (within a year or so) purchased both Mars & Vantage bill acceptors - as in 13 of them. We still think & feel long term wise it is a positive if they do proceed with the one dollar bill replacement with the one dollar coin & hopefully eventually also a 2...

Jimmy, My guess is that the locksmith will drill out the key itself. I have lucked out in the past with tiny picks & worked the broken key far enough out to grab it with a needle nose. If you can tip the vacuum downwards some --- it could help the process. MJ

Almo, On our Futura, you open the valve & it bypasses the solenoids with check valves. We have doors so we rarely use weep. MJ

Almo, Is your Futura weep just a manual valve or is there a more sophisticated water saving control --- based on how the temperature varies? mj

Earl, I was scared witless & debated the ATM idea for many years. I agree there is a wide choice of ATM options (including my preference of not leasing but owning) & the operator would have to look at the fine print of hopefully a good long term contract. The ATM manufacturers tend to be more...

Mep001, They need a bank or credit card to use an ATM --- the objective is to accommodate the customer who happens to run low on $5, $10, & $20 bills or "heaven forbid" --- those wonderful waterproof dollar coins. As far as implying --- that can be a good thing & could be to whoever's credit...

continued Mep001 & others, Some of my fellow car wash operators should carefully read some of the ATM contracts & they may find it is much more practical than CC. As far as characterizing the 2011-2012 ATMs as mid eighties --- if it is --- it is taken from some of the better attributes of the...

ATM should not be ruled out by some of us seeking to upgrade CC acceptance Mep001 & others. I am not saying that in your area & others the CC is not a better fit. I am just saying that some operators similar to Carl may be pleasantly surprised that ATMs can be a better choice "in this...

Another credit bank card acceptance approach Since April we have had an ATM. It is centrally located closer to our vend items & our changers & the rest room. I know that I will get a bunch of hoots & scowls --- especially from - who I feel :D are biased immature dollar coin haters:cool:. I...

Thanks for the link Bill. As painful as it is --- the reality is --- that there are people who don't believe in either or lacking the better concept of both. Hopefully the link will do some good towards that direction. mike walsh king koin of bismarck

Paul & others, That's our experience too. A tiny percentage of customers may complain but they possibly would complain anyway. The thought of washing down bays in our "mud often brought in" area with warm or hot water doesn't make sense. It seems that cold water removes suds a bit better so...

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/opin...cc4c002e0.html Concerning the above link --- I preferred a different heading but the actual page was much more persuasive than the online version with a professionally done detailed visual graphic about "DC gridlock" in the center. The mainstream newspaper...

2Biz, The last time I visited with Jeff Deal of Hamilton Engineering --- he said his dad Herm was still involved in Huron Valley Sales. I bet Herm might have some information to share! Herm was pretty active in the middle eighties & I would think he would have pretty good idea of what his...

2Biz, It seems to me that swimming pool contractors used the StaRite pumps more than others --- maybe if you showed an experienced one of them --- it might possibly be more productive than us car wash people or plumbers. Another source of info may be a motor repair shop person who has been...