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What are your walls cluttered with? FB Boom? Tire Brush Boom? Triple Foam?

I am in a somewhat unique position in that I have an 8 Bay SS and Tunnel on the same property. There is a market for both. Fortunately some of the same labor can maintain the Tunnel SS. Don't know that I would be likely to do an SS as a stand alone anywhere. There is another operator several...

If I understand how they work the unit may reduce volume to reach whatever temp you want to achieve. So, having a higher temp is less flow meaning I need to mix in more cold to get enough flow. So, is it a zero sum gain? Higher temp less flow mix in more cold, or lower temp more flow mix in less...

Wash operators who consider CC Fees insane should be thankful they are not a gasoline retailer. I'll use round numbers gas is a little cheaper than this now but sometimes it's higher. All in CC cost is about 3.5%. On a gallon of gas gross margin my be 40 cents. So if a gallon of gas is $3.00...

The cost of owning real estate in many markets will affect viability. 2 local SS were razed by the same operator and made into EE's . A third has the long term lease expiring we will see what happens. Good news is that will leave me with one (albeit top notch competitor) SS competitor...

Interesting. It's $279 without Blower and $229 with the blower. Did you get the blower?

I had no way of determining actual data for this so what I did was add CC to half the bays. Most places have some that are busier than others usually nearest the entrance. After a few months i decided to do the rest of the bays and now have done 4 vacuums. I think the biggest game changer is...

Since my base tunnel wash is $3.50 there aren't really a lot of "Large Ticket" swipes. My Vacuum swipe is a minimum $2.00 and bays minimum $2.50.

Last months statement. (First Data) - Tunnel $7729.75. Bays / Vacs $3000.25 . Total $10,730.00 fees $630.01 = 5.87%.

I use first Data as well. My SS Bays and Tunnel (EE with $3.50 Base Wash) run 5.5% / Month.

Why use a tarp at all? What does this accomplish for you that a cone does not?

Yep, saves a lot of time and builds goodwill. Also seldom happens. Just give them cash and have them sign a receipt in cse they also try to kick it back to the credit card company.

I would order bunch of Clear Bowl spares. Have had plenty fail over the years, but they were in Combo Vacs r the tunnel and subject to wide temp swings. I now use a black think it's called "Banjo" type strainer. Never had one fail.

There is a digital readout on mine that says 120 degrees. Is that the "Set Point" the plumber set? Or just something else?

I thought about this since other locations, tunnels and SS have the typical Boiler, Tank circulating pump system. Some tankless now have circulating valves built in so you could plumb a return line, but IMO it's not needed. The tank less is basically instant, so I don't see the difference in...

PM for Hydrominders same as for Vacuum Motors and Bay Cat Pumps - None. Problems addressed as they occur. Once did away with factory washer / strainers. Crud got in Diaphragms and they kept running. Now use a Strainer on line feeding units and Factory strainer. Took me too many years...

A little confused as to cause and effect. The above makes it look like you can set for higher temp and flow will drop. I figured temp was set and simply dropped if flow increased. Which is it?

When it comes to equipment and specs I figure they all lie (it's for some "Optimal" condition.) You just have to figure how much. FWIW after the plumber left I got a call that we were running out of water. Seems my guy didn't note the mixing valve which allows cold water to enter the hot...

A little confused by your specs since these seem to be rated at X GPM at a certain temp rise. rise. Here a 199K Takagi rated at 9.5 GPM for a 40 degree rise and 9.5 looks like max flow...

100+ CPH - Tunnel. I'd luv to hit that volume with SS Bays!