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    Have to love it

    I've heard stories and have even witnessed myself standing in line where people at a fast food place will order a burger, fries, and a drink, the clerk offers to give them a number combo meal which is cheaper than the same items, but the customer would refuse. "No! I just want the separate items!"
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    Using hp hose, for hydraulics

    It depends on the hydraulic pressure, the D&S units only ran a peak of about 800 so burst lines wasn't a concern. Double braided is usually 4500 to 6000 PSI working pressure.
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    VAC IT UP SYSTEM Questions

    One of those "gutless cheerleaders" is a forum moderator who has specifically told you to stop with your dollar coin agenda on this forum, yet you've brought it up again in this thread.
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    Using hp hose, for hydraulics

    We used to use Neptune 3000 for hydraulic hose runs on the D&S 5000 units we installed. It was never an issue - if any of those hoses ever did break it was always because the outer jacket would crack and the steel reinforcement would rust. The hydraulic hose that cost you $60 was probably...
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    Credit card processing

    Cryptopay sells the hardware at or below cost, and in exchange they get a small percentage of your sales from Worldpay. I feel like they ought to be more forthcoming about this, but if it weren't for them a lot of us would never have added CC acceptance.
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    Looking for an EIC for Hamilton GoldLine

    Something like $1700 from Hamilton, don't know what EIC stands for but it's like the main communication hub for merchant processing whether it's dial-up or ethernet through a D.A.N.
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    How to get rid of bad online reviews

    Just change the name, create your own Google location, and report the old one as closed.
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    Politicians on the take? One TX carwash

    I fixed it for you.
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    VAC IT UP SYSTEM Questions

    I and others have told you multiple times how we can't even get dollar coins.
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    Anyone want to join us for a free helicopter ride?

    Last time I went to Ruth's Chris it ended up being more than $150 per person, and that was 30 years ago.
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    VAC IT UP SYSTEM Questions

    FWIW I'm probably going to have to replace my vaults soon (They were too small 19 years ago when it was built and they're not the most secure) and when I do I'll pre-plumb for a vac-it-up system. What I'm thinking is to leave it with the two shared meter boxes connected to one safe and have a...
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    Does adding additional bays make sense?

    I know it's not for everyone, but I try to be at the wash as much as I can when it's busy and get to know the customers. Being a nameless, faceless business, they don't care about making a mess or tying up a bay, but things have vastly improved at my wash in the 1½ years I've had it. The trash...
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    Does adding additional bays make sense?

    Why not? There's a car wash in San Antonio with 15 bays, and they have people waiting all day Saturday and Sunday.
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    Kleen Rite

    Windtrax is pretty good too, their prices don't always look great online but many items ship at a much lower cost. I order my bay hoses from Windtrax because Kleen-Rite can't get the length right, sometimes they get multiple things wrong on one hose.
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    Kleen Rite

    I always order 7 at a time so they come in a sealed box with Smooth Bor's name on it.
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    VAC IT UP SYSTEM Questions

    I know there's a way to get the quarters straight into the changer, but you have to watch it if you have extra quarters. A "Vac-It-Up" system is really simple, mostly off-the-shelf parts, the only specialty thing is usually the main safe. I've seen one put together from schedule 80 conduit and...
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    Kleen Rite

    You have to watch them there too because they'll send you some other brand that's lighter and cheaper and splits easily.
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    Kleen Rite

    They've been handling backorders like that for years. If they have multiple backorder items one a free shipping order, they try to ship that backorder complete to save their costs, but if it's a paid shipping order they may send three or four separate shipments as items come in, unless you...
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    Dumpster odor

    Have you considered a garden sprayer to apply bleach to the whole inside? It would take less bleach and might do a better job, you know there's "garbage water" on every surface.
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