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I was told that if you use a high pH detergent and it sits on the frame during non-use hours or overnight, it can eat up the aluminum. However, we use ChemQuest Plummett for our Profile, and it is low pH, however, it does have acid in it.

I've now learned something that adds more to the equation. When WW first came out with the Profile, the Power Wheel Detailers were added as sort of an afterthought, as an option. They are extremely heavy. My guess is WW never took into account the extra weight being dragged back and forth...

After some service was recently done on our Profile and it was tested, the tech heard alot of popping/cracking noises. After inspection, we were shocked to find 18-20 welds in the frame that had cracked or come apart. The Profile was deemed unsafe, and we were down a few more days waiting on a...

Certainly interesting. But McDonalds doesn't really care about what's nearby to eat, because they're the center of attention; but it's definitely good for a proposed car wash to know what sort of commercial establishments and restaurants are near their location.

I don't think McDonald's is a requirement for a location, although being close to any type of popular fast food place is definitely an advantage. We're in a small town with a Pizza Hut 2 lots from us; a popular Mexican Restaurant across the street; and a state-famous BBQ place about a 1/4 mile...

You're not the only one with problems like this. We are having a similar problem with one of our new ICS AutoSentry Pay Station printers. It issues receipts for a couple of days and then backs up. It's actually printing, but the paper doesn't come out, it just keeps rolling in the machine...

That is so strange!

Thanx so much. Just glad it all worked out.

I was horrified and disgusted when contacted by a customer who told me someone had dumped 2 kittens in our vac trash cart. Have been in the car wash business for 7 years and have discovered some nasty and interesting trash, but never this. The outcome, however, was very lucky. There were 2...

It looks extremely complicated. Lots of mechanisms to break and maintain.

We put in a new Razor last year. WW's installation charges were: $4,000/Installation Kit; $13,000/Labor = $17,000. As Coach says above, did not include electric and plumbing.

I guess we've just been lucky so far. Fingers crossed.

Probably not, but he might check with the manufacturer of his to see whether there's a similar product.

We had a similar incident and bought a metal shroud from GinSan that fits over both locks of the top and bottom compartments. Haven't had a problem since.

I'm seeing more negatives than positives on this idea. I was actually aiming more towards RV's, but evidently that could be a whole different set of problems.

Thanx to all of you for your valuable imput. I've decided to "quit while I'm ahead" and not move forward with this.

Yours looks like a great set up. You have been fortunate not to have the same type of customers we have alot of here in the States. Folks who don't read instruction signs, and are negligent.

Wow. That's definitely something to think about! There's an RV Park right next to our car wash site and another RV/Campground about 5 miles away. I was under the impression those places would have the facilities for the dumping.

My experience has always been with IBA's -- currently have a site with a WW Profile and Razor. Am considering building a tall single bay self-serve on our site specifically for RV's/Trucks/Boats, with steps/ledges on both sides. Is a block structure better than a metal one? What dimensions...

Thank your for all your comments. Ours is an unattended IBA; and I can't imagine spending over $6,000 for the machine, and not charging for it. Our vacs are not free; we charge $1 for 4 minutes and they are heavily used. Might have to think on all this for awhile.