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  1. soapy

    Sta-Rite Booster Pump Blows Fuses

    Call Dan at Dultmeier and he can get you a replacement pump and motor. Give him the #s off the one you have and he can match it for you. I would also replace the whole thing and not just the motor in this situation. Somewhere in your town or close to it there should be a motor repair shop that...
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    Ryko high impact pump

    try astromatic in Texas. Kevin will probably have one.
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    Chemical Containment - A New City Code

    Sounds similar to a regulation they have for waste oil stored above ground. you have to have an outside container that will hold the volume of the tank in case it is ruptured. we used a round water trough from a ranch store to satisfy the regulators. Lifting a 55 gallon drum into the tank would...
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    Where can I get Passes for Car Care World Expo

    I will be paying for my pass from the ICA. It costs lots of money to put on these shows and I am willing to pay my own way. The value you get out of the show is well worth what ever you have to spend to support it.
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    Credit card problems

    You probably need to update the computer chips in the timers. New regulations were phased in at the first of the year that caused all of mine to stop working. I contacted Jim at Etowah and he send out some replacement chips that solved the problem.
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    Headlight Restoration

    I found a product that Honda motorcycle dealers sell for plexiglass windsheilds on motorcycles that works very well on headlights. It is made by Glare polishes and can be purchased direct from Glare. Most head lights can be restored with a single application of this product. Heavily oxidized...
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    Ryko OHD 2001 Boost Pump Issues

    Did you ever get your problem solved?
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    Question for lighting guru (MEP).

    T5 bulbs are even better than t8 for efficiency and longevity. Farm tech has some great prices on waterproof fixtures in the T5 format. The advamtage to T8 is that you can easily convert a T12 fixture to accept T8s. If you are buying new fixtures go with T5s.
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    Ryko OHD 2001 Boost Pump Issues

    Sorry it took me so long to remember the fix for this problem. What happens is that the air solenoid for either the presoak or trifoam is sticking open. If you hear air coming through the wash arm it is the presoak air solenoid. When the air solenoid sticks it forces the water out of the pump...
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    Bird Deterant

    Have you tried one of those plastic Owls. I use them around my cats food dish and it seems to keep the birds away.
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    New Door Opener

    Pat, I thought I saw these somewhere. Waxman, like Pat said we are talking about a different type of opener. I have been priced at $1200 installed. That is about the same as a waterproof rated jack shaft operator. I can only see upsides to this operator.
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    New Door Opener

    I came across a new style of overhead door opener and was wondering if anyone is using them. It is made by Liftmaster specifically for wet environments. It is a waterproof motor bolted to a sealed gear box. The gear box slides right onto the overhead door shaft and all controls are in a seperate...
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    flexible wand blowout

    I like the flex wands for one reason. We get a lot of cars here in the winter that build up ice in the wheel wells. People are always using the wands to pry off the ice. When I had straight wands I had to replace on per week in the winter because people would break them off where they thread...
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    Ryko PLC Help

    All of my Rykos do have the input output list right on the electric cabinet door.
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    Ryko OHD 2001 Boost Pump Issues

    Is your solenoid coil getting wet? Since all the chemical and water connections sit above the solenoids I have seen small leaks cause the coil to not open the solenoid. I drape a little plastic over all the solenoids in the cabinet so that any leaks above them won't get on the coil. A quick tip...
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    Polishing a Boat Hull that's gone dull

    Most automotive paint stores will carry polishing compounds. Gel Coat like that on a boat are harder than paint on a car. It takes a lot more time and a more agressive polish to clean up gel coat. It is almost impossible to buff a gel coat by hand.
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    Door Closes on car....

    I have a sign at the exit door of every IBA stating to drive forward through the dryer. DO NOT BACKUP I have seen many times were a car will back into a door that has already shut, trailer hitches catching a door because they back up or stop just outside of door, people backing up to get all...
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    Ryko OHD 2001 Boost Pump

    Dultmeier sales has the same starite pump for about $464. They also sell a gould a pump for around $600. I have purchased several of the starite pumps and in the future I will buy the gould pump. The main reason is that the starite pump impellers are good for 140 degree water but the gould is...
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    For All of you People in CA.

    This bill is mostly geared toward tunnel washes and detailers. Self service washes that don't take control of the car are generally exempt. The bill requires each wash to obtain a bond. This bond will be used in the event that a carwash goes broke and cannot pay its workers. So far the fines...
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    Ballon Payment BS

    I just had an updated appraisal done on one of my washes. There were no comps availible for several years back so the appraiser had to go a different way. He ended up basing most of his appraisal based on the cost to build less depreciation for the years the wash had been open. One scource he...
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