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I remember someone installing an early system that was $24k. It worked kind of like a Coleman Swipe 'n Clean. This was in '99 or 2000.

Bad for car washes, since if the state has an income tax instead, car washes can just report it low. I don't know how it compares to other states that use it. You can't fudge property tax. Contesting it does work, but not every time, and not if the area is doing really well.

Are there like 15 other car washes in the vicinity in about the same condition? That's the norm for a car wash in Houston. "Highly traveled road" is good. It's even better if it's at or near a traffic light and has good access for entry and exit. "Commercial area" is not good. People prefer...

Are you sure your presoak has hydrofluoric acid in it, assuming that's what you mean by HF? If you're using something that strong, your presoak cost per wash should be a lot lower than that.

That's a good point, but once the copper expands it'll be difficult to impossible to repair it if it does split. And copper (or cupronickel) erodes with a lot of water flow. Stainless tube won't.

The keypad on the Goldline is an option, so most likely you just saw pictures of units without one.

Definitely SS.

Can you make a video and post it on YouTube?

I've seen it happen a number of times. It's sometimes caused by the tube being too long. It can also be caused by a weak tank or really high water pressure. If the tank expands vertically when pressurized, gravel will fall under the filter, then it eventually crushes the filter when the...

This is definitely true with the IDX BTT timers. The new ones will burn out in a couple months. I've never replaced any in a LED 9 timer though.

Yes, you'll remove all the old timers. The Dixmor will do everything, just connect the timed load (white wire) straight to the input on the rotary switch. You don't want someone trying to rip the box off the wall, especially if there's a coin vault at the bottom. That's the main reason...

I let it dry on the bay floor and put it in the dumpster.

Seems silly to me. I doubt any of my customers would pay to use a trash can when they already just throw it around the can now.

The typical setup is to have separate power wires going to three different solenoids: soap, wax, and rinse. When rinse is selected, city pressure goes to the pump which stops the flow of hot water. There also needs to be a check valve between the pump and the tank to prevent city pressure from...

It would help to have more info about the washes. Self serve, automatic bays? Brand of equipment, model of machines? I have a 6-bay SS, the only "yearly" maintenance is changing the oil in the pumps and compressor (twice a year) and changing the brushes in the vac motors (every other year)...

I've tried too. I can't find them. I assume Dixmor can get them for you, hopefully at a reasonable price. IDX sells the ones for the BTT for $40 each, the exact same ones I can get for $5 each if I order a dozen. Here's the info off one of the modules:

I hope you've changed the default login info on your modem since you've just posted it on the internet. The box is Coleman, used to be a Swipe 'n Clean system. The CC hardware/timer is part of the Hamilton D.A.N. system with DTI timers. It's not likely your internet issue is from the water...

What kind of box and controls? Is the ethernet hard-wired?

The Handi Clam? It's not, it's very sturdy.

I send them to AECO Sales in Tecumseh OK. They're factory direct, and they come back like new for barely $100.