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  1. MEP001

    'm getting to hate Starbucks

    That's exactly the case, that's why there are legal provisions for having the cars towed. I came in to my wash one Saturday morning and there was a car abandoned in a bay. I know the deal, but I called the police anyway - they looked it over, it wasn't reported stolen, there was no visible...
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    Does Cryptopay keeps track of Total dolloar amount combined from the coins and bills ?

    Cryptopay does not have a separate input to track bills, but if your bill pulses go to the timer tied together as coin pulses, they are counted, just not separately as bills. Cryptopay only counts the coin pulses and cannot distinguish between coins and bills in this scenario.
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    'm getting to hate Starbucks

    http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0715/Sections/0715.07.html
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    Car wash Superstore vs Kleen rite

    I agree they're quick to fix their mistakes, but they make so damn many, usually on something I really need. Some of the things they do I can't help but wonder if they do on purpose, like sending their brand of something instead of the brand I order, which they always manage to get right on the...
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    Car wash Superstore vs Kleen rite

    Where do you guys get your high pressure and foam brush hoses from? I have been using Kleen-Rite, but they get something wrong on every order. Windtrax always gets them right, but then I have to pay shipping, which I always get free from Kleen-Rite.
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    Options in lieu of Foam Brush for winter

    Have you considered a methanol mix and leaving it in service? A low pressure gun would be a good idea, maybe a good, strong foaming presoak, but you'll still need to keep it from freezing.
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    Adding Automatic to 6 Bay self serve

    You might consider a good friction unit that has everything on board. The newer material that has replaced the filament brushes is much safer, the controls are better, you'll use a lot less chemical and a small fraction of the water, and some units don't have anything in the room. A number of...
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    Air Bubbles in the Soap Supply Line

    The hole in the discharge tube keeps water from siphoning back to your bucket if the foot valve goes bad, but it will still siphon air. The best way I know of to test the foot valve is to pop the screen off, rinse it really well (Car wash soap doesn't taste as good as it smells), then blow...
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    Adding Automatic to 6 Bay self serve

    Do you have plenty of space to spare in your equipment room? The machines you named require a lot of space inside for pump stand, chemicals, tanks, and controller.
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    do you know a serial number of this faceplate or decal on the faceplate?

    Someone copied the Coleman style function labels but it's definitely not a Coleman door or decal.
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    do you know a serial number of this faceplate or decal on the faceplate?

    That looks like a GinSan box, but the decal will have been custom made.
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    Cleaning Vacuum Coins from collections bins

    https://www.carwashforum.com/threads/cleaning-vacuum-coins-from-collections-bins.19118/post-151235
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    Another strange Cryptopay issue

    Your customers are probably not spending much more with CC than with cash since you're count down.
  14. MEP001

    Float Switch Recommendation for RO Tank

    The ones from Kleen-Rite are fine as long as they aren't directly switching the motor.
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    Hamilton Goldline with Crypto Pay Locking Up

    You probably have paid washes stacked.
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    Cleaning Vacuum Coins from collections bins

    Too expensive and the holes are too small. My double pail was free since I had the hardware cloth, and just as fast and effective. Plus you'd have to clean the Prospector once in a while after people vacuum up water.
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    Another strange Cryptopay issue

    Years ago at another wash we put in one of the first Hamilton D.A.N. systems, and I used its cash tracking and the surveillance to see exactly what was spent per car. CC was about 50% more than cash. There was none of the "soap up the car and let it time out to brush for free," and no bucket...
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    Paint for lighted plastic vacuum domes?

    That guy sounds awful. ;)
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    Truck boom

    I feel like you'd be creating a different problem with such a long wall-mount boom. If your trainable employees are going to be using the boom, that shouldn't be an issue, but if it's in a SS bay it's going to be very difficult for your customers to understand and figure out that if the boom is...
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    Truck boom

    I don't think you need a boom longer than half the width of the bay. If the boom is 12' and on the wall, you won't be able to reach the side where the boom is mounted. Any reason you can't just mount a 7 1/2' boom in the center?
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