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I know it is extra effort but long term wise it is better to have the camera housing tied in with the 24 hour portion of your alarm system.

RockyMountain hi, The things that I don't like about Mercury Relays is that they have to be mounted horizontally or upright & also I have never seen a din rail mounted one. There are some good "force or positive guided relays" that hopefully would also be an option & not worry about sticking...

For those of you who are familiar with both the Air Shammie & the Blasto Dry----which can use the "lowest in height motor"? I am hoping I will not have to rewire or change the stainless steel cabinets that I already invested in & have mounted in the bays using the older mid eighties style of...

Thanks again everyone...especially for the Ebay link. I did go ahead & purchased those three on Ebay----it said they were working with a few scratches. We are looking forward to the fun involved mounting them. Dixmor said that usually it is better to get the optional shelf???

Randy, We use the timer from the OEM of our car wash equipment who is Specialty Equipment of Minneapolis. It is called the "Time Machine" Its dimensions are 5.5"x3.25"x2"deep & the led has to be mounted independently of the timer. The accessory 1.25"x1.5" LED for it has to be mounted in...

Do both the new & the older Dixmor LED-5s have bright enough LEDs so the time can be seen in bright sunlight? It looks like the only difference between the LED-5 & LED-7 is the spanish language option. Correct me if I am wrong. If I go with Dixmor it looks like I will have to cut into the...

Randy & Mep001, This morning I braved the minus 29 below outdoor temperature & put double the startup amount of coins to see if my lower end KleenRite timers go double time. They only went the amount of time for the start up & not for the additional coins put in. "Sigh!!#$" What brought about...

Thanks for the replies, & I will check into the Dixmors. We were mostly interested in a simpler timer that accumulates both the coins & the time. In other words the customer puts in 2 quarters--- the acceptor will pulse twice to give 2 minutes & the same customer puts in an additional dollar...

We might consider "bonus time". We mainly want a known reliable economical timer that accumulates both the coins & the time up to a reasonable time limit. Sorry, I didn't come up with the totally 100% perfect logic when I first presented. The only experience we have is with the Paraplate...

"accumulating" made clearer I do have the mercury relays. I also have the 2 cheapest KleenRite 110/24VAC vacuum timers. They accumulate coins for a set amount of time based on the startup amount required. The "accumulating" I was hoping an answer to will also accumulate time in proportion...

Are there reliable economical timers that accumulate the time as more coins are put in (similar to what most of us have in our bays) that work out well in vacuums? It seems like with inflation happening so fast these type of timers would make more sense nowadays---- especially if we already are...

Multi Coin acceptors at below 20 degrees temps? Mep said that the MA800s have been working out for over 5 years I wonder if the lower temps we have in North Dakota would affect them. Anybody see any issues with their multi coin acceptors at lower temps? It is surprising how many people use...

Bubbles, If you go to www.scratch-b-gone.com/ you will see a unique kit that we just started using & it seems better that anything we have tried so far. We are cleaning up our fabricated stainless for our future dog wash. There is a technique that they describe & it is a little spendy. As a...

Has anyone ever had problems with 18 gauge wire that comes in a cable from our various distributors? I notice that from my samples that some are tinned. One sample is a 25 conductor that is actually underground cable. The underground cable is not tinned & looks like it is all copper in...

Bubbles, We tried Sherwin Williams. Columbia Paint's 2 part water based epoxy worked better. Having said that---- following some of my fellow operators'(Galen & Wally) suggestion to put in FRP over 8 years ago was one of the better things we have done. We just went 8 feet up the wall with the...

I can't help but wonder if variable frequency drives is making the need less for 3 phase. I know that laundry equipment manufacturers have been kind of steering people more in the direction of VFDs as an alternative to 3 phase power. It seems like you can then use & get the use of 3 phase...

Wasiknator, We have had a suggestion box for almost 50 years that is inside with the launderette portion of our car wash business. Over the years it has proved to be of value. It is a slot in a door with the box on the inside to catch notes or drop off envelopes etc. It is something that...

Kirb, When I first put in my deicer system that is the exact same question I also had. There are issues such as your cement exposed to freeze & thaw damage, drains freezing & time factor in warming up the concrete. I decided to leave it on & then when there is a sudden warm up in the weather...

Bigleo, We are hoping to make it so our pet vacs drain their water when they are in off position. We figure that the water could fill the 3 HP hang up wet dry vac a lot faster than the hair. Based on your experience, does this make sense for saving emptying time or is that a non issue?

Bubbles, Only 2 of the lights are mounted so the pictures probably won't help that much at this point. The ceiling is about 10 foot high & the lights (Home Depot bought outdoor wall lights) are not really hooked up yet. The ceiling ones are the only ones that are mounted. There are so many...