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  1. J

    what would you add

    In all bays I would put in the following: 1) credit cards 2) bill acceptors with bonus time 3) air dryers
  2. J

    Need parts for coin counter

    Try calling ABC coin in Frisco TX. at 1-800-752-7277.
  3. J

    Bent tubing

    I put the tube in PVC. But make sure the bottom of the PVC is uneven and drill holes in the PVC so that you get the soap in the PVC tube. At another wash I just tied a heavy piece of brass pipe to the end of the hose.
  4. J

    Thoughts and Prayers

    Please pray for those that died and were injured tonight. Tonight 2 police officers and 3 council members/employees of the City of Kirkwood Missouri shot and killed during an alderman meeting. Two others wounded.
  5. J

    Business Down Drastically

    Doug I'm sure the state government in Florida will just add more taxes to the people like they've been doing to pay for all the improvements. The cities won't go bankrupt the people paying all the d*** taxes will. They can always make the whole state like Venice Italy, canals all over the place.
  6. J

    Parking Location !! Help!!

    Email Suntexas maybe the two of you can get together and talk to each other.
  7. J

    Vending Blog #2

    The time I bought my system from Wash Gear I talked to them about adding acceptors to my vacs and they said they weren't to happy with wireless and they said the cost of adding credit card acceptors to each vac just wasn't worth the cost. I was/am very happy that they were so honest in their...
  8. J

    Vending Blog #2

    Here are some questions that came to me after reading your post: 1. Your bill changer is being used less (which is logical)because you have bill and credit cards in your meter lids. I think that is what you wanted. 2. If you put vending units in the bays (even if they could be waterproofed) you...
  9. J

    Vending Blog #2

    Uncle Sam can you develope a vendor that can vend (5-10) items back to back and be water proof. I was thinking about installing a vendor in my wall dividing the bays and have the coins drop into the main safe, with bills and credit card acceptor. Have one vender that can vend items (5-10 items)...
  10. J

    Interest Rates

    I'd take the ARM with a ceiling of 7.50% that way you don't get burned if rates go up.
  11. J

    Self Serve Newbie

    Find out what type of vandalism he's had and the other two washes too. If they say they haven't had any problems maybe you should ask the police to make sure. It seems to me that if all the washes are for sale in the same general area there might be more to the picture than you're seeing. You do...
  12. J

    Need Advice

    I don't know if you're in a cold climate or not but I had a person do the same thing about a month ago. I told him to move it right away because I had to work on the bay since it was frozen and his car would have water sprayed all over it if it was not moved. He didn't move it. So I made sure...
  13. J

    Tunnel Manufacturers

    Ben how would a tire shiner work with a conveyor belt? If the tires are not rotating.
  14. J

    Rotary Switches

    I've taken them apart and cleaned them with WD-40. Usually it's just gunked up with rust, etc. But I've got to tell you it's not worth it unless you need it that day and you don't have a backup. It takes some time and I more often than not have the darn thing slip out of my hand and fall apart.
  15. J

    Newbie buying an existing self serve wash

    Ask him for 3 yrs. financials and see how his business is really doing. In my area there are a lot of washes for sale and not one has seen sales rise in several years. Not a good sign. Some of them sold a 1-3 years ago and are back on the market again because it's so bad right now.
  16. J

    Setting up a weep recycle system

    You're right I hadn't thought about that. Maybe tap into the bottom of the gun holder, run the line along the ceiling and pump the water back into the equipment room where the holding tank would be. That way I could have a float valve in the tank if it gets low of water to refill it and a...
  17. J

    Tell me I'm nuts

    A 1031. Have your accountant or attorney talk to you about it.
  18. J

    New Marketing Thought

    When I was in the F.S. business I ran a promo "Buy a Wash , Receive a FREE Wash" (any wash) month during the summer when it was slow. Everybody thought I was nuts. It ended up being one of our most profitible months in the year. Many customers would buy up to the Ultimate Wash (back in the 80's...
  19. J

    Setting up a weep recycle system

    Why would the soap or wax clog up the check valve or anything? There has to be a way to design a holding tank against the wall that would not be obstrusive. Any debris hopefully would settle in the bottom before the weep water is recirculated thru the gun. I'm sure there is a better way.
  20. J

    Taking Cash

    I had an employee design a cup with a handle connected to it, put it down the pipe going into the safe. He would put it in the pipe late in the evening and remove it in the morning. He did not have the safes combination. Not a lot of money nightly but times 9 bays times 30/31 days a month it...
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