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    No high pressure soap. Water in Cat pump oil

    ND-30 is fine. If you want to stick closer to recommended oil and not spend so much, get some ISO-68 hydraulic oil. It's essentially the same thing as CAT oil. I buy it in a 2 gallon jug from Tractor Supply, which ends up costing about half as much per ounce as CAT oil in a 2.5 gallon...
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    Quarters rolling through directly to the reject slot.

    Ginsan fixes Parker Slugbusters now?
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    November Car Wash Show - Value for Newbies?

    There isn't a lot to see at the big ICA show for self-serve operators. The SCWA has a great but smaller show that's more SS. I don't know about other associations' shows.
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    No high pressure soap. Water in Cat pump oil

    That isn't water in the pump crankcase. The oil level is slightly overfilled, and there are some bubbles in the oil trapped at the top of the sight glass. The oil will turn light and milky if there is water mixed in it. You can drain a little out to check it. Even if there were water in the...
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    Upgrading a PDQ Access unit for Chip Cards

    You have summoned him...
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    Quarters rolling through directly to the reject slot.

    I'll have to give them a try. I noticed last night one of my new Microcoin QL units will return a coin but still give the pulse if you drop them in fast enough. Is this the model you use...
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    My $15 per month internet solution for CryptoPay

    Both the guys I know still using the hotspot leave it running 24/7. One had to replace his after a couple years, but he has a lot of electrical issues from lightning. The other guy hasn't had to touch it in five years.
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    Mach-E at the Car Wash - Best Practices

    Or the Mustang II with the Pinto 4 cylinder. Or any Mustang II. Or any Ford with the Pinto 4 cylinder.
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    Red sonar front and back on vector

    I don't have any Belanger parts. I used to work for a distributor in Austin that went out of business in 2019.
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    RO membrane filter

    I usually end up with 4-6 TDS with Filmtec. I've never used cheaper ones, but I've tested 12-15 at other washes.
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    Quarters rolling through directly to the reject slot.

    It wires differently from the IDX, but you'll use three wires instead of four. Yellow where yellow was, black where black was, blue where the lone red/green wire was, cap the unused purple wire.
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    RO membrane filter

    I use them mainly because it's a name brand and seems like a bad place to try and save a couple dollars.
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    Red sonar front and back on vector

    Is one of those out of Cedar Park/Leander?
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    Quarters rolling through directly to the reject slot.

    I've also switched to Microcoin QL, mostly to not get any dollar coins mixed in with my quarters and tokens. Slugbuster II and III are lousy IMO. I discovered a new problem with them - twice last week someone tried to use a 50 euro cent coin in a bay, the slot is wide enough to take the coin...
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    Add oil to CAT pump

    Why would you add oil? There is a level to maintain. You change the oil and refill it to the proper level. If it has a slow leak, you check it periodically and keep it filled to the proper level until you fix the leak. Pumps don't use oil and it doesn't evaporate.
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    Soap mix ratio and classes

    The class is this forum. There is plenty of info on how to dilute soaps. Your chemical rep should help you figure it out - if they aren't, find one that will.
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    I want to replace my old 8' flourescent lot lights with LED's and hoping for recommendations

    I don't know why but I like the old-style fluorescent lights like that. I see them in a lot of small towns around here. The city of Luling bought an old service station, turned it into a visitor info center, and kept the 8' pole lights but installed LED tubes in them.
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    Adding a third membrane to RO system

    It is if you have the room, but since it's been mentioned several times and OP hasn't gone with that, I assume it's not a solution for him. Yes, but it's a lot of trouble to reliably introduce it into the system. It's easier to have some of it trickle in with the hot water from an elevated...
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    Changer face plate

    Are you having a fight with yourself?
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    Adding a third membrane to RO system

    I would come straight from the pump outlet to three separate 1/2" hoses for the three membranes. The reject from the three membranes could return to a single manifold with two adjustments, one to the drain and one going back to the pump. You'll need meters that read at least 6 GPM. I would...
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