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    2018 Car Care Expo Express Car Wash presentations

    There are so many variables I do not know how anyone could answer this. Is competition $3.00 or $6.00 base or even more? How much competition is there? What are local water costs? What are anticipated real estate taxes. $50,000 a year or $100,000 a year? etc.
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    Water Pressure

    Any float Valve works, but over time they all fail. My current favorite is this https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-12901-573-hydrominder-float-valve-only-no-mounting-bracket.aspx or this if you need the bracket. I keep a spare on hand with a repair kit...
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    Remodeling old Doyle vacs

    I use Stainless Steel Foam Brush holders . I use the mercury relay and have done the retrofit by putting the transformer under the dome. Transformer from KR.
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    Trench Drain Recommendation?

    Don't know how big a drain you need but the big box stores have pre fab 2" poly with all sorts of fittings. If 2" is not wide enough perhaps 2 of them side by side may work.
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    Industry consolidation

    Bad, perhaps but it is the way of the world or the most part. (Except N.J.) We used to have Full service Gas Stations. We knew all the customers. Chain Fast food has replaced mom and pop restaurants. Sure there are plenty of examples of exceptions. But due to economic conditions such...
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    Evaluating an exisiting wash for purchase

    Too Bad you are in NY. Lots of places around Chicago can be bought for $3.8 Million.
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    Water Pressure

    I second the idea of the tank, but for the SS you may not need the pump with pressure switch if fluctuations are not really affecting the concentration of your solutions. Just have the bottom of the tank at a level above where your pump intakes are. I would expect some concrete blocks could...
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    Bringing in more business to an old car wash

    Do you take bills ? Credit Cards? Make sure everything is clean and works and then give it away for 2 weeks.
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    wash owners bad mouthing other washes

    Sadly we are our own worst enemy. When cloth came in they had a display with petrified filament next to cloth to show it was better. Then some lambs wool people did the same with a display of petrified cloth and filament. Then touchless people did the same. You might try reaching out to the...
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    Where to buy Led Lighting

    To illuminate the entire length and width along all 4 sides adequately 4 may not have the distribution.
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    LED7 - Sensortron Combination....Intermittent 4 pulses per coin.

    Had this happen twice recently. Extra Pulse on on and accepting and missing quarters on another - Sensortrons. One had Coleman / B&C Timer and one had Ginsan. Problem solved both times by replacing mechanism.
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    Depositing Quarters

    My monthly charge for counted Cash at one bank was $50.00!
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    What are used Coleman vacs worth?

    How much time does it take to unglue them and remove residue? I have 3 motor vacs - D & S. (14) Really don't see any difference between those and 2 motor units if they all have clean bags and screens.
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    Kleen-Pak Hyper Concentrates

    Anyone using the Kleen Rite Kleen Pak Hyper Concentrates and Easy Kleen Station.
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    Unlimited Monthly Wash Club

    Car wash monthly can be a great plan but it puts car counts into different metric than hat was traditional fr the industry. It's like an HMO. When the customer pays the membership they are an asset. Every time they use it they are an expense.
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    What are used Coleman vacs worth?

    Do I take that t mean you did not notice any difference in performance from the 2 motor to the 3 motor?
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    Office Computer Source

    I agree. I decline their pitch for optimization or all sorts of "Free stuff" that is really a free trial and then charges kick in.
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    What are used Coleman vacs worth?

    I would not waste time and$ converting them. Thy require heavier wire and breakers as a 3 motor with no real benefit unless customer choose the 3 motor option for more $.
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    Office Computer Source

    I tend to favor Best Buy or icr Center because they are local and if I have an issue I can bring it there for service.
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    Unlimited Monthly Wash Club

    "“I'm not as familiar with the $3 express model but I do know that people will pay for value.”" Chicago land is littered with the carcasses of those who tried. I acquired 3 of those places. Chicago proper is tough for new competitor to come in due to cost of dirt and no modular...
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