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First thing to do is make sure that your water flow restrictor is removed. It will limit flow to 4 gpm when new or less depending on how much temp. rise you want. Without the restrictor you will get about a 70 degree rise in temperature. If you need to descale the heat exchanger I would remove...

There is no way to put up signs for everything that could happen illegally on your property. If you try it looks negative to everyone. IF carpet cleaners are dumping correctly they use a filter designed to catch all the carpet fibers and solids so they can be disposed of in the garbage. I have...

With increased frequency I am catching carpet cleaning trucks pulling in and dumping their waste water in my SS bays. Most never buy anything just dump and drive away. When I catch them I jump in their face. They always say that the city told them to come to the carwashes to dump. This is not...

I have been happy with my Python and express detailers I got from Detail plus. I have a couple of mytee express detailers that work ok but it is a pain to change the dirty water on the Mytee's.

Most antifreeze foamy brush is a mixture of 50 gallons of methenol and 5 gallons of concentrated foamy brush soap. Run it through a hydrominder for the following freeze levels. 10% is good to 25 degrees, 20% is good for 10 degrees, 30% final dilution is good for 0 degrees, 40% is good for -20 F.

Check on the International car wash association ICA website.

The best polish I have found for plastic lights, windows etc. is a polish made by GLARE products. I originally found it at Honda motorcycle dealerships under the Honda chemical line. Most Honda dealers do not carry since it is so exensive, around $30 per bottle. You can buy it on line direct if...

At the WCA show this week they had a CAT pump tech. show everyone who attended his session how to dismantle a 310 and everything to look for. He was also passing out free training DVDs on the 310. If you contact CAT I am sure they would send you a DVD.

I use Johnson controls that I get at my local Johnstone supply store. i think the model is A419. It is a digital thermostat with a wire lead thermostat. I have put a 1/2 inch poly tube in the cement and I slide the thermostat bulb down the 1/2 inch to to get it out into the bay for slab...

You can get the pump through Dultmeier sales for less than 1/2 the price. I keep a spare on on the shelf as they have a tendency to fail.

The forum folks are as much help as the manufacturer or distributor. I would hate to loose any of the three. If a distributor folds then I think the mfg. has an obligation to help the car wash operator who bought the machine.

I dye mine ugly pink. I also put a sign on the towel cart letting people know of video camaras. I make sure the camaras are pretty visible. I still loose some but just figure it is advertising. In a couple of really bad cases I have called the cops and had the people arrested. If you loose less...

I will be there. Soapy

Try a product made by meguiars called Scratch X or Ultimate X. It is a light rubbing compound that will generally take off these marks. I used it on my neices Jeep that had hit a plastic fence and it came right off. If you have access to buffers and and paint compounds they will also work.

I have them in 3 locations and have been very happy with them.

The ryko overhead unit has been belt driven for about 10 years now. Belt drive is a big improvment IMO.

Try this for those hard to remove wax problems on vinyl. Grab a pink eraser like you used in grade school and erase the wax away. You can use it on the whole peice of plastic and return it to its original black shine with no chemicals. Every cart should have a couple of erasers on it. Go...

We charge $25 for ozone treatment on top of a normal interior detail. Not a large percentage of people buy it but if they have odor problems of any kind they are willing to buy it without exception.

I would suggest a little giant ladder with a scafold plank. I bought the new lightweight designed ladder at the last ICA convention. I get a ladder that will convert to a straight ladder up to 20 feet and with the scafold I can make a 5 foot high working platform to buff motorhomes and tall...

The cable is self regulating so it won't overheat. I use it troughs that are insulated and some that aren't. THe troughs I use are just 4 inch pvc pipe anchored to the exposed ceiling joists. Some I have insulated with urethane foam and others are just exposed pipe. Even the exposed pipe troughs...